atrex

atrex has 1 years experience.

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1. Have any males experienced what I am feeling now being in nursing school?

   atrex replied to lum917's topic in Male Students

   man, wait till you start working. it's waaayyy crazier. the little cliques at work make the classroom seem like a fond memory.

2. first year finnally over

   atrex posted a topic in New Nurse

   so i finally finished my first year of nursing. what a ride. small urban hospital in NJ on the telemetry floor. i love and hate it at the same time. loves, +the not working in an office anymore. career change for me. i'm still a little geeked it wo...

3. Anyone go to the Job Fair yesterday?

   atrex replied to nycNurse2b's topic in New Jersey

   if you're young and unattached, move to FL or Arz they pay reimbursement fee's haha. i went to the teeneck one this year and last year. man i don't understand why they show up. you could staff a whole hospital with all of these graduates!!! i have 1 ...

4. First job where? and Length of orientation?

   atrex replied to debblynn13's topic in New Nurse

   1. area of nursing: telemetry 2. orientation 8 weeks 4 on med surg 4 on tele 3. ratio 1 to 6 (put only 3 nursing assistants for a census of 30 to 38...***) i can't believe i have a job on a tele floor as a new grad, it is at a small "urban" hospital....

5. CCM/UMDNJ ?'s

   atrex replied to hpfulRN-NJ's topic in New Jersey

   I was told that the program looks for in-county students first. do you live in morris county? what's your GPA like? Let me know if you want the name and contact info for the head of the dept. PM me

6. New grad here...need help

   atrex replied to flipper628's topic in New Jersey

   1. Know your hospital/facility your going to apply to, do some research on the internet. know how many beds they have, what their specialty unit is. you don't want to sound foolish for saying you really want to work in pediatrics if the facility does...

7. CCM/UMDNJ ?'s

   atrex replied to hpfulRN-NJ's topic in New Jersey

   hello, i just gradated from CCM's AA-RN program. Took and passed the boards in February, and am now looking for work. I took A&P I and II at CCM. Who is your professor? i heard great things about crabe. *(you can go to ratemyprofessor.com to read...

8. Getting a little freaked out

   atrex replied to oldfashionedlove's topic in New Jersey

   hello, don't be too freaked out, just know that you'll have to be patient and may have to work in a place outside of your comfort level for the first year or six months. i agree with the recomendations to get an externship. they are competitive, mos...

9. new grad jobs in nj???

   atrex replied to quinnie50's topic in New Jersey

   i went to this job fair. it was depressing. there are no jobs for new grads. it's been 3 months since i graduated. 1 month since i passed the boards and i'm starting to get panicy. I have applied to so many jobs. i recomend roboform to keep applying....

10. Atlantic Health Hire Learning Program

    atrex replied to ladyash's topic in New Jersey

    I too went to a job fair, the one in Teaneck. Was so depressing. The Hospitals from Texas and Florida were the only ones hiring new grads. ;-(

11. St. Mary's in Passaic seeks bankruptcy protection

    atrex posted a topic in New Jersey

    http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newjersey/ny-bc-nj--hospital-bankrupt0310mar10,0,5865039.story Will another NJ Hospital close? Why are banks getting bailouts and not hospitals?

12. Morristown Memorial Hospital, salary for new RN graduate, externship

    atrex replied to Fundie's topic in New Jersey

    i went to a job fair. the atlantic health (the own MMH and Overlook in Summit) recruiter told me they're not hiring new grads, but they'll gladly take my resume and call me when they are. my class mate had an externship in the OR there and was kept o...

13. NJ Licensure after passing NCLEX

    atrex replied to notthereyet's topic in New Jersey

    Hi, i took and passed teh nclex the 24th of february still nothing yet. i have sent emails to the board, here is the contact page. http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/nursing/know.htm their response is be patient, they say an average of four weeks turn ar...

14. How Your OB Rotation Went

    atrex replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in Male Students

    i'm in north new jersey. my OB hospital rotation was at Morristown Memorial Hospital. large area hospital with many speciatly high risk pregnancies. it was an 8 week rotation two nights a week from 5.30 to 10.30, mosltly it was quiet as new moms and ...

15. Kaplan Prep Takers... What was your % before taking NCLEX?

    atrex replied to PA_CoffeeFreak's topic in NCLEX

    inititial diagnositc 48% q-bank average 50's and 60's ending diagnostic 68% passed in 75 questions the format was almost exactly like the kaplan tests. i had no calculations and no pictures. but a LOT of med questions.