JerseyGuy

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  1. I recently heard that Seton Hall University (South Orange, NJ) is "closing" its Accelerated BSN Program to new admissions, eg: that the last Accel Class it admitted was this past September,...
  2. Newark Beth Israel Hospital

    Hi Angie: WOW....just loved ur email. Lots of good info in it, and much appreciated it. Am a recent grad from UMD's accelerated BSN program, and bkz ABSN programs are a little light on clinical...
  3. In response to Descartes below.....I understand about chaos/disorganization on a real live nursing unit, and no problem with that. But respectfully disagree that nursing SCHOOL itself needs to be...
  4. Hey, about UMDNJ's Accel BSN Program.....it IS VERY disorganized, so just be sure you know "what your're getting into", as far as the stress etc due to the "lack of student focus" there. They are...
  5. Hi NJRNtobe: thot I'd reply here, in case others are interested. Your local Unemployment Office (called "One-Stop" now, I think), can tell you if the program is still available. It's called "ATB",...
  6. UMDNJ in Newark also has an Accelerated BSN program....at half the cost of Seton Hall, and probably similar price to JerseyCity State University (or whatever they are calling themselves these
  7. UMDNJ in Newark also has an Accelerated BSN program....at half the price of NJCityUniversity in Jersey
  8. hey there: I have a domestic partner who works, and he pays most of the bills while I'm in nursing school. (I did same thing for him several years ago, when he was starting a new business and not...
  9. Seton Hall Accel BSN--Still Viable??

    Here's what I've picked up from a pretty reliable source....a senior level educational dean at another nursing school: Seton Hall's Accelerated BSN apparently has a fairly low NCLEX pass rate....both...
  10. Been there a year now. I gotta tell ya......if you go to UMD-Newark, you really have to "grin and bear it!" They do very stupid things there, again, the ONLY good thing about it is: it's the...
  11. I am currently in the UMD Accelerated BSN program, and the reply from the person who works at UMD is VERY ACCURATE---in that the previous admissions area at the School of Nursing was a DISASTER!!...
  12. Gay male nurse stereotype?

    In my class of 60+ nursing students, there are 12 males...and I am the only gay/out male. There is one other who hasn't quite come out yet, and all the others are married/straight. So it's really a...
  13. Aviator Scrubs

    Now that's odd about the fly zipper....I ordered a pair, and didn't see the "option" for the zipper fly, so I just sent them back. Without a fly zipper, it's kinda a hassle hitting the head...
  14. Hospitals with On-Site Day Care?

    The Saint Barnabas Health Care System has daycare in several of their acute care facilities, including, SBMC in Livingston, Newark Beth Israel in Newark, Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville,...
  15. Correction----Mountainside Hospital is NO LONGER in the same network as Morristown Memorial Hospital (MMH). MMH is part of the Atlantic Health System, and it's only other sister hospital is Overlook...
  16. Hi all: does anyone know the rules/regs about reciprocity involving a NJ RN license, and other states? For example, once I get my NJ RN license, can i get a RN license in another state (eg: any...
  17. NJ Licensure in Other States & Reciprocity

    Thx SilverDragon....appreciate the
  18. Hi there: I'm currently in the Accelerated BSN program at UMDNJ in Newark. I had also been accepted to Muhlenberg's Accelerated Assoc Degree program, but decided NOT to attend there. So that's...
  19. accel. BSN - Seton Hall, Drexel, UMDNJ?

    I'd be more than happy to speak with you about UMDNJ. It is a place that's improving, day-by-day....there is a new Dean in its School of Nursing (SON), and she's VERY committed to making UMD's SON...
  20. accel. BSN - Seton Hall, Drexel, UMDNJ?

    Feel free to contact me "off-line" to discuss further. I'm already half-way thru the Accel BSN Program at UMDNJ, and be glad to share my thoughts with
  21. Union nursing jobs vs non union

    Oh boy....I'm glad to comment on this one. First, unions come into "being" because of a "management failure"!! That said, I've been involved with BOTH environments. And I'll tell you, there's not...
  22. guys I need your help..

    The national "guru" on transcultural nursing is a faculty member at UMDNJ (Univ of Medicine & Dentistry of NJ), in Newark, NJ. Her name is Dr. Dula Pacquiao, and she's DYNAMITE!! A true...
  23. Night nursing school in NJ ????

    Hold onto your hat.....the UMD Accel BSN has ALOT of pitfalls. I'm there
  24. NJ Salary

    If ur going into an acute care hospital in NJ, most places pay Staff RNs on an "experienced-based salary scale", which equals your # yrs experience as an RN. I won't say there's NO negotiation, but...
  25. UMDNJ Accelerated BSN students

    I'm in the UMD Accel Program (Newark), and I was able to apply before completing all pre-reqs. Obviously however, my acceptance was "conditioned" on satisfactory completion of pre-reqs that I was...