JerseyGuy

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  1. Need some advice on student loans....

    JerseyGuy replied to jnmoore02's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Hey there.....and 10% is WAY TOO HIGH!! As someone previously said, look into a Federal Stafford Student Loan. Those interest rates WERE as low as 3-4%, until Pres Bush raised them a year ago....

  2. Question?

    JerseyGuy replied to Nj~RN's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Yup, I did my RN pre-reqs at Raritan Valley Community College, and know LPNs that were enrolled in the LPN>RN bridge program there. Their feedback was that it was excellent. Beautiful campus, and...

  3. Attention Gaylord Focker...

    JerseyGuy replied to forgop's topic in Men in Nursing

    I like ur analogy to riding a bike....might feel a "little shaky" when you first get back on....but it's unlikely you'll "fall". I'm not married (have partner of 18 yrs), but we have no kids. There...

  4. Attention Gaylord Focker...

    JerseyGuy replied to forgop's topic in Men in Nursing

    Hey bud----go ahead, and make the switch. I'm a male career-changer, now a 2nd semester nursing student in an Accelerated Second Degree BSN program, a tough (well, intense) 15-month program for those...

  5. Male Nurse Smilies

    JerseyGuy replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Men in Nursing

    Very cool......how can I use one of these, at end of my allnurse.com responses? Marty (from NJ.....nursing

  6. Roll Call

    JerseyGuy replied to Tweety's topic in Men in Nursing

    Hey bud.....I'm a (somewhat new) male nursing student.....a career changer who's spent 20 years as a HR (human resources) exec in NJ hospitals, now in an Accelerated BSN Program at UMDNJ. Just...

  7. NCLEX pass rates for your school?

    JerseyGuy replied to Robin61970's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    NCLEX "pass rates" are extremely misleading, at best, unfortunately. There probably isn't a nursing program out there (BSN, AD or Diploma) that doesn't require some type of formalized "exit test",...

  8. Gay Nurses... help!

    JerseyGuy replied to quakerkid's topic in Male Nursing Students

    When I replied before, I was using the term "gay" in an all-inclusive way, eg: gay & lesbian. Sorry if I didn't make that clear....but of course we care! And I note from your profile that...

  9. Gay Nurses... help!

    JerseyGuy replied to quakerkid's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Just saw this, and I'm a somewhat new member of this on-line Forum thing. I'm an age 50 career changer, with a same-sex partner for the past 17 years. Am currently a student nurse, in an Accelerated...

  10. NCLEX pass rates for your school?

    JerseyGuy replied to Robin61970's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Does anyone know where to find nclex "pass rates" for nursing schools?....be it nationwide, or specifically, in New Jersey (state I'm interested in)