JerseyGuy2

JerseyGuy2

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About JerseyGuy2

JerseyGuy2 specializes in Med-Surg & Psych.


Career changer, always interested in nursing

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  1. Nclex Pass rate for your school

    Hi there: Just got off my night shift, and before I sleep, checking into latest allnurses.com.....so I didn't read all the other comments. So someone else may have already commented in a similar...
  2. Really disappointed with the reality of nursing.

    Hmmm....now I'm a relatively new RN, career-changer. And I've done a year of med-surge on a VERY busy floor with 5 specialties, and pretty much got "run-ragged". However, I refuse to "be" or remain...
  3. UMDNJ Accelerated BSN Program

    YIKES....STAY AWAY from the Seton Hall Accel Program for several reasons! First, the COST, double the NJ-State supported UMD annual cost. NEVER worth the kind of money that Seton Hall (or another...
  4. Any info on Hoboken University Medical Center?

    It's a VERY SMALL, eg: less than 150 bed, community hospital in a "youth-oriented" community, close to NYC. If it's the only place you can get a job, well then...."hire on". But it's reputation is...
  5. Any info on Raritan Bay Medical Center?

    I'm working there now. Starting hourly rate for 1 yr of experience is around $28.00 an hour....plus a $3 hr shift diff. Tuition reimbursement in area of $5000 a year. Orientation is VERY well done....
  6. There is obviously a WIDE range of opinions here, which, overall, is good. However, you really need to look at the labor market in the area of the country where you ultimately wish to live and/or...
  7. Phi Theta Kappa - Haven't we all been invited?

    I too was invited to join PTK, but at the time money was extremely tight, as I had been laid off and attending local community college via a State Unemployment Program "Tuition Waiver". My local PTK...
  8. NJ Hospital and Starting Salary

    JFK Medical Center in Edison NJ starts new RNs (no experience) at $28.10 an hour, plus $4 an hour for nite shift
  9. I agree with the first poster....there is very little "negotiation" for Staff RN positions in NJ (at least at "decently-run/"fair" hospitals). Salary practice for Staff RN (bedside/acute care) in NJ...
  10. Bayonne Medical Center

    Can't comment on Bayonne's School of Nursing....but as far as the HOSPITAL ITSELF....FORGET IT!! 1) They are in BANKRUPTCY (why associate yourself with a "potentially" unstable place?) 2) The State...
  11. Hi Steve: I'm a new RN/career-changer who has read allnurses.com for several years. AND, I must admit, your posts/comments/replies in general. I always find them very enlightening, accurate and...
  12. YIKES: hate to say it, but I was in an NCLEX Review course with LOTS of FDU Accel BSN grads.....and almost without exception, they HATED their time at FDU. Besides being OUTRAGEOUSLY expensive,...
  13. How was Nurses Week celebrated at your Facility

    JFK Medical Center/Edison did NADA=====NOTHING AT ALL!! A poster taped up on the wall, with some balloons. Oh....they announced a free breakfast, and guess what time it was set for: 7am to 8am!!!...
  14. need some info, please

    NJ does NOT require completion of a 'child abuse' program before licensure (or even after licensure). And no, there are no other "certification" requirements for a NJ RN license. Anything more...
  15. Bayonne School of Med or Holy Name Hospital?

    My only comment is DO NOT pick a school based on their "NCLEX pass rate". Most schools require a certain score on a test, such as the HESI or ATI, BEFORE they will "permit" you to sit for NCLEX. So...