KittyinNj

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  1. Ebola... What'cha Gonna Do When It Comes to You

    Our policy is. At our entrance it states if you have recently visited Nigeria Liberia etc please notify the front desk reception prior to triage. Yup that's a good method! ( insert sarcasm right here ) we have shared bathrooms and only two airborn...
  2. I Want to be an RN, PLEASE HELP!!

    Yes you can do it in ONLY 5 semesters, however, please don't take any offense to this, 5 semesters in a tough nursing program compared to psych classes is much different. you will have no life for 2 years and when I mean no life, I mean any of your t...
  3. Nursing Residency Programs

    check out hospitals in the area you plan on moving too, some postings may say 1 year experience but apply anyways. hospitals are open to training new grads ( not even a residency program ) so don't narrow ur search just to that
  4. NJ starting rn salary..

    Apply out of state. Most ni hospitals require exp. from what I've seen and heard.
  5. Central NJ Hospitals

    I just sent u a private message.
  6. Central NJ Hospitals

    whats units are u looking into I interviewed at a few dif places recently and my friends work at most of the places you listed above. pay rate is based on experience and degree, also depends what shift your on they are making cuts in all hospitals...
  7. Job outlook in NJ

    You can get acls bls but everyone else out there has them too. As far as speciality you need 2 years then sit in for the examination. Find a place thats willing to pay for ur acls or bls,,,, that or try ltc for awhile then do hospital
  8. Job outlook in NJ

    most of my friends from school went out of state including me. after 2 years exp its much easier to land a job. its just too crowded here and too many inexperienced and experienced people fighting for jobs . keep your mind open to relocating to pa...
  9. Job outlook in NJ

    no experience? look outside of nj.
  10. East Orange General Hospital in Essex County-

    pm if you can. yes the pt ratio is high varies from 6-9 depending on your floor. but i am shocked that some of the top ranked hospitals in nj also have 6-8 pts per nurse so dont let that get you down. the employees can be nasty from what my gf has...
  11. Young, Thin, and Cute New Hires

    I came into nursing as a 2nd career. First career paid 2 x as much and didnt have to deal with miserable old nurses. When i tell people i was in pharma the automatically assume i was in sales because i look like a model. Hey their words not mine L...
  12. East Orange General Hospital in Essex County-

    my friends from school work there, as a new grad yes ull learn, what type of nursing will u ne doinh? med surge? ed? etc, in this economy any type of nursing job is hard to come be with no experience. the pay is less yes but its better then no pay ...
  13. patient load on your neuro floor

    thamks!
  14. Best one sentence handoff report

    Pt should be icu status, sorry the dr has been in there with me since 10 am this morning its7pm, youll prob have to call a rapid response tonight (mind you this was a new grad working on nights, i felt horrible for her, the md said pt was stable enou...
  15. patient load on your neuro floor

    was curious to find out what the average patient ratio is on a neuro floor? I worked on a combined neuro ortho floor and it was 4-5 which at times was difficult, having 2 post ops ortho pts and add on 2-3 confused patients with evd drains lol i got ...