Princeton Originally Posted by dwag I am planning on relocating from Kentucky to Princeton, NJ and was wondering if anyone had any advice for possible job searches. Also, I will be a new grad nurse and am wondering if I should take the NCLEX in new jersey or transfer to new jersey with a KY license. any advice????
Good luck on your move: on the job search issue, look at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick first. It would provide you with an excellent University setting for your initial new graduate nurse training. The other community hospitals in the area are: RWJUH at Hamilton, Somerset Medical Center, St. Peter's Medical Center. From Princeton, you could also commute to the Philadelphia area. Or look at the hospitals in Trenton.
My first pick is still Robert Wood in New Brunswick because it's the main campus for the medical school, lots of learning and excellent nursing standards.
As far as a license goes........I don't know. I guess if you take the exam in Kentucky you could transfer the license......I think it's a few hundred dollars to do that kind of transfer but I believe all states recognize reciprocity now. You should check with the State Board of Nursing in Newark, NJ and ask them what would be required before you make your decision. If you're thinking of ever returning to KY, then I would take the exam in KY..........quite honestly, when you see the housing costs you might just stay there anyway!
Good luck!
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