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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, 2007....and that no new students were being accepted to its...

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 experience, I chose to do an externship on a telly u...

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 like that. UMD hasn't adapted to the fact that stud...

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 much more concentrating on their 10-15 Master's trac...

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", for Additional Training Benefits. Basically, if ...

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 days).

UMDNJ in Newark also has an Accelerated BSN program....at half the price of NJCityUniversity in Jersey City.

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 drawing a salary.) My situation also a little uniqu...

Hi there, I'm soon to be a graduate nurse, in my last semester now, and reading your comments/suggestions was a pleasure!! Thanks for taking the time to share your observations.

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 they and UMDNJ's Accel Program are among the lowes...

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 cheapest accelerated BSN program in NJ, compared to...

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!! They have all been replaced, with all SON's admissio...

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 stereo-type that's out of date, as far as nursing...

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 (bathroom), so to speak.

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, Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch.

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 Hospital in Summit, NJ. Sorry, but there is NO c...

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 state), by just completing the RN license form for ...

Thx SilverDragon....appreciate the info!

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 why I'm interested in your comment above, about you ...

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 much more "student-focused". Moderator edit: email vi...

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 you.

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 much a union can do to "protect" you. Unfortunat...

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 treasure-trove of knowledge. I'd contact her, thru the...

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

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 it's quite limited. Reason I know that is that I ...