JerseyGirl73

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1. Really disappointed with the reality of nursing.

   JerseyGirl73 replied to NurseFrustrated's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   That's why I left the hospital. I am in home care now and it is A LOT

2. New Grad Home Health

   JerseyGirl73 replied to kasendamiles86's topic in Home Health

   Yes, the grass IS greener...I have found less back stabbing in hh than in the hospital where I suffered for one year in med surg. Granted, I work as a perdiem, did not want the stress and...

3. New Onset AFIB..Is it an emergency?

   JerseyGirl73 replied to JerseyGirl73's topic in Cardiac

   Thanks! I'll remember that part about the

4. New Onset AFIB..Is it an emergency?

   JerseyGirl73 posted a topic in Cardiac

   Hello! I am a visiting nurse, dealing mainly with the elderly and thought you cardiac nurses might give me some insight into a fairly common scenario. On occasion, I will encounter a patient in afib...

5. Career changer with many questions

   JerseyGirl73 replied to angelofmusic219's topic in New Jersey Nursing

   I am a second career nurse, and here it what I have discovered: 1. There is NO nursing shortage. That is a bunch of BS. It is especially hard for new nurses to find employment in New Jersey at this...

6. New RN, NO JOBS!!!! WHAT the HECK!??

   JerseyGirl73 replied to kcsb12's topic in New Jersey Nursing

   Hi...There are openings at Bayshore Community Hospital in Holmdel...they hired me last year fresh out of nursing school...I, too, am a second degree nurse (BS Physics '82, AAS Nursing '06). PM me if...

7. New Grad & No one will hire me

   JerseyGirl73 replied to cmh25's topic in New Jersey Nursing

   There was a problem with the link I left before, for Bayshore Hospital in Holmdel....try this: http://www.bchs.com There are openings there...if you are really interested, pm

8. New Grad & No one will hire me

   JerseyGirl73 replied to cmh25's topic in New Jersey Nursing

   Hi everyone...sorry to hear it is so difficult for you....I work at Bayshore Hospital in Holmdel...got hired last year right out of school, as did a lot of my friends. I work in Med/Surg...am...

9. Loan Forgiveness Programs

   JerseyGirl73 replied to nycNurse2b's topic in New Jersey Nursing

   Bayshore has a few LPNs on staff, but I don't know if they are hiring any more. You can check out their website for job openings:

10. Loan Forgiveness Programs

    JerseyGirl73 replied to nycNurse2b's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Bayshore Hospital in Holmdel has a tuition forgiveness program for new grads (i.e., graduated less than 3 yrs ago). They will pay up to $5000/year for two years for each one year commitment. I believe...

11. From deadening boredom to high anxiety

    JerseyGirl73 replied to garciadiego's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hi....I came to nursing 8 mo. ago after working many years in another field entirely (i.e., computers) and med surg is where I "hit the ground running". That is what we do there much of the time, no...

12. Need IV Access/Phelobotomy Classes

    JerseyGirl73 replied to tutored's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Hi...As I wrote in another post, there are openings at Bayshore Hospital in Holmdel. I know it is a small hospital and doesn't compare with some of the bigger, more modern facilities. However, there...

13. new grad, cant get hired

    JerseyGirl73 replied to jojo19's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I can give you one hospital in NJ which has openings, and they WILL hire new grads, cuz they hired me last summer: Bayshore Community Hospital in Holmdel, NJ. It is a small hospital, but there are...