JerseyGuy2

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 fashion. But in case ur not aware, NCLEX pass-rates...

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 a "victim". (And I'm not calling you a "victim", ...

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 northern NJ private college, Fairly Ridiculous a/k/a...

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 "unremarkable", and probably NOT a good idea to see...

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. Am not on a med-surg unit, but med-surg is 6-7 p...

Well, this one is kinda up my alley. Before coming a nurse a few years ago, I was a human resources (HR) executive in several hospitals. In my former role, I was VERY involved with setting RN rates of pay for my facility, and had extensive knowledg...

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 work. For example, if you are in the New Jersey area...

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 chapter (and you may wish to check into this) had ...

JFK Medical Center in Edison NJ starts new RNs (no experience) at $28.10 an hour, plus $4 an hour for nite shift differential.

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 is to pay on "years of experience" as an RN (or 1/...

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 of NJ Dept of Health JUST RELEASED (within last we...

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 balanced. Soooo......LOL, you have a reader-fan club...

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, they said the program was terribly unorganized, the D...

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!!! What a laugh!!! Guess they didn't want to serve ...

Hi All: I am a brand new RN, a career-changing male who is just entering the nursing field. I have not yet decided where my "niche" is....and would appreciate your guidance. Have been told, PRETTY CONSISTENTLY, that as a new RN, I "SHOULD GET A YEA...

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 you'd make in NYC will more than be "eaten up" by the...

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 whomever in this thread claims/toots Holy Name's ...

Hi Iris: I'm what you'd call "a weaker" type new grad, so i think my experience might help you. I signed up for Rutgers Revu, after talking to nursing faculty who said it had "the most" in terms of review content. This was true, there was ALOT of...

hello folks, took nclex today, had around 80-85 questions, but can't recall if i got my last question correct (as "someone" said that if you got your last question correct, you most likely passed.) i did have 3-4 "check all that apply", but no med-ma...

Forget it....they work the nurses like DOGS.....never enough CNA staff on the units. A sleepy little place, if you dare...but most people can do better than Kimball Hospital. Plus, word has it they are "going under" financially, and might be taken ...

what's "SATA"??

Hi there JerseyFolks: does anyone have any experience with, or knowledge of, the "Rutgers Review" NCLEX prep course, sponsored by Dr. Gayle Pearson at Rutgers-Newark? I am wondering whether to take the Rutgers Review (8 days for $350), or a Kaplan ...

Hi RNNY2008: I appreciate your feedback, and I am going to start using Medpub this afternoon....got the use of it for free, as a benefit of signing up for the Rutgers Review. Thanks so much!!

Hi Steve & Ruby, Thank you both, for your response and your advice. I appreciate it very much! JerseyGuy2:yeah:

Hi Caringnurse, Thank you for your input. It helps to hear all the varied thoughts on this. Appreciate your time!!