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I'm trying to get an assignment out in the LA area starting 2nd week of October. Anyone going to be close by then?

I am a similar boat and am wondering what to do. I have no desire to own a home, only rent which costs me $1400/mo. in a place that doesn't allow subletting. I was thinking of becoming itinerant, and taking the stipend/per diem as taxable all the time. Sent from my iPhone using allnurses.com

Thanks for the info. I just put in a travel bid there. I'll keep that one low down on the 'maybe' list.

Same exact situation here!! Congrats to you! :ancong!::dancgrp:

I can't help you with the Kaplan book, but I took the NCLEX-RN on Thursday and the instructions said to round to one place after the decimal point (i.e. 2.2), but save all rounding until the end (in case you have a multi-step math problem) unless the question tells you specifically otherwise. HTH & Good luck!!!

I took mine at 8am today too! Pins & needles.... Good luck

Hi everyone, congrats to those of you who were accepted! YAY :ancong!: Kris EMT, I'm sorry you were waitlisted. You do still have a chance, though. There was one, maybe two, people in my class that were on the waitlist and someone didn't accept so they got in...Hopefully that happens for you. Definitely keep calling/emailing Samantha to see what happened. How far do you life from the school? Maybe you could take a trip up there and speak with her in person?? Those who make the decisions for the program told me that they definitely look at the student as a whole. They want to make sure they have the best students graduate (and pass the NCLEX on the 1st try) because that makes the school look better. Your letters of recommendation and previous jobs, etc have an impact as well as your GPA and HESI score. I'm giving a virtual hug to those of you who were not accepted.

No, nobody got kicked out. However, we started with 27 and lost 2. One went to pharmacy school (her dream, she only started at NJCU until she got accepted), the other left because he preferred to take a more holistic approach.

Hi, Congrats to those of you that were accepted! For those that weren't, I try to look at things like that as "meant to be" and something better will come... (((hugs))) Our professor told us that last year for NJCU the 1st time passing rate was 90.53% Keep in mind that this was last year, and the NCLEX has been changed as of April 2010. We don't have any information as to the pass rate on the new test yet. As long as you study hard, pay attention in class, take good notes, and...uh...study hard :) you should be OK. I don't necessarily feel prepared because I don't know what to expect. I am worried about it though! I'll let you know after I take it . We had a recruiter from a local hospital come speak to us our last week of classes and because of the economy being as it is, a lot of hospitals are having budget issues and such. We were told to keep an open mind and not to box ourselves into one particular position or hospital because we might not get it. Since I haven't taken the NCLEX to become licensed yet I do not have a job yet. As far as clinicals go...once again, we were down here in Wall Township (Monmouth County) NJ so your clinical sites will be different. But anyway we were at: *Meridian Rehab at Wall (Gero) *Jersey Shore University Medical Center (Adult Health 1 & 2, and Psych) *Community Medical Center (OB, and Adult Health 1 & 2) *Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (Peds) *Shoreline (Psych) I hope that answers your questions. Did I forget anything? Once again, congrats and good luck!!!

How were the days? Do you mean the schedule? You're applying for the Jersey City campus, correct? I was in Wall, I know the clinical sites will be different, but I think the schedule will be pretty similar: We were in class most of the day on lecture days (8am-4pm) The half of the first semester we were at Brookdale's lab practicing skills on the mannequins and each other. The second half of the first semester they set us free in a nursing home (LOL). That was pretty nerve wracking. I had never worked in any health care setting before and our first assignment was just to walk in the door and talk to a patient. Sounds silly now, but it took me and another student 2hrs to give a bed-bath! Wow! The first semester we had class Mon-Wed, clinical on Thursday 7am – 1pm). Friday was open lab where you could ask questions and practice skills you needed to work on (In the lab with the mannequins). Second semester we had class Tuesday – Thursday and Adult health clinical was on Friday. Our OB/Peds clinical was on Saturday. Again, class all day and clinical was 7am – 1pm. Third semester, classes were Mon, Tues, Thurs. Adult health clinical was Friday from 7am – 3pm. Towards the end of the semester, we had a few shifts of 7am – 7pm. Our Psych/Community health clinical was Wednesday (hours vary for those clinicals depending on the instructor you have). When I say “class all day” I mean that there are lessons you must get through, as per the syllabus and depending on how fast you go through them, the instructor my let class out earlier. Some days we ended early because proff had a meeting or something like that….typical college stuff. But most days you will be in class from 8 or 9am to 4 or 5pm. Sorry this is so lengthy/rambling. If you want me to answer a specific question let me know.

I didn't work, but a bunch of people in the program did keep part-time jobs. You have to be really dedicated and study hard, so judge for yourself if you can handle it! I didn't have a problem with any of the professors...they were all great! I think the administration aspect of the school was the problem. A few students had an issue with the financial aid office, like getting dropped from classes for non-payment when their check was received/signed for by the office. Also, there were a few times we were told we were required to come to the Jersey City campus to take care of some paperwork (That's about an hour north of the Wall campus and some students live farther south than that!). Lots of little things like that. I guess it's just issues that can happen at any school, but it was just annoying to have to deal with that on top of handling course work...

I just graduated from NJCU's accelerated BSN program (Wall campus). It's not the best, but it is the quickest/cheapest in NJ. When I was applying I was torn btwn NJCU and UMDNJ. Ultimately, I was told that UMDNJ's accreditation has been put on probation (or something to that effect) because of a low NCLEX-RN pass rate for their graduates. If you are interested in UMDNJ, you should call and look into that before you apply. ...Just a thought...

The trip is about a 10 minute drive. Not too bad, but it could get expensive if you have to take a taxi everyday... I wouldn't recommend it though, because there are some days were class will start or end early or late depending on the instructor's schedule and then you'll be stuck dealing with the train schedule. I guess the up-side of that is you'll get a lot of reading done!!! LOL Here are the Mapquest directions to give you a visual...

Hi LovingCare84, Congrats on getting accepted!!! We have a few students that are from north Jersey and the commute is tough for them, but they make it work.... Our schedule (Wall Cohort) the first semester generally went from 8am or 9am-4pm Monday – Wednesday and Thursday & Friday were clinical days: 7am – 1pm. Second semester we went Tuesday – Thursday classes 8am -4pm and clinical was Friday and Saturday 7am – 3pm. Currently, our classes are 8/9am – 3/4pm Monday, Wednesday, Thursday. Clinical Tuesday 8am – 1pm. Friday 7am – 3pm and a few days 7am – 7pm. Each year they shuffle the classes around between the semesters because of instructor/facility availability, but your schedule should be pretty similar to that. If you have any other questions, please ask. Good luck!

25-27 students @ Wall. They begin Monday May, 17th. 50 @ NJ City. They begin sometime in September, not sure when yet (I believe after the holiday?).