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I believe that the JHH salary varies depending where you work. I started at JHH main hospital this past fall. Offer letter starting salary was $60K or about 28.93 per hour. This accounts for shift differential (I am rotating between nights and days), holiday, and meetings. We pick up overtime if we want. Overtime is time and half so about $44 per hour. They also offer high needs which is $58-$70 per hour depending on the shift. High needs are just overtime shift were Hopkins is willing to pay more if nurses pick it up. I pick it up from time to time and one shift adds about $550 more to check after taxes. I know new grads who pick up plenty of high needs and overtime and will make more than $70k by the end of the year. I believe Hopkins pay is pretty competitive, generally you can find shifts to pick up if you need. My opinion

Any luck with employment?

From my understanding things have changed as far as requirements. Personally for me not at all. But its important to have good gpa (> 3.0) and pass the teas.

Oh wow! Congrats to you as well. Just keeping trying local hospital, you will get something

Hey, Just an update. I have graduated from coppin and passed NCLEX. I must say coppin does prepare you for the road ahead. I did get a position at a local hospital. Thx everyone

Here is also a helpful link: https://allnurses.com/maryland-nursing/john-hopkins-hospital-446601.html

Hi AJ1980 Although I just accepted an offer at Hopkins, I am from the area and can give you some insight. How is Hopkins? Like I said above ive just entered the hiring process at Hopkins, but have been there for clincals many times. It is a really nice hospital. The newer towers add state the equipment that you wont see anywhere else. Most of the staff and patients are nice and willing to help. And I personally enjoy the diversity of people that travel from all over the world to come to hopkins. As a student, I met physicians and patients from places I'd never imagine traveling too. And yes Hopkins has ranked #1 for many years and does hold a great reputation. From my understanding it looks great on your resume and can open opportunities in the future. How is living in Baltimore? The answer is "it depends". If you choose to stay near Hopkins, then not so great(high crime). But there are good areas like canton, federal hill, and bolton hill which area consider better areas within the city. I opt to live in Baltimore County because it is safer and I can still use the metro system to get to work. These areas include White Marsh, Rosedale, Pikesville, Towson/Lutherville, Randallstown, Owings Mill, etc. Most of these areas are within a 30 min drive or subway ride. Oh and would be a good place to raise a family. Are the salary and benefits good? Compared other hospitals once again it depends. If your a new grad then its competitive, but if you have many years under your belt I hear not so much. From my understanding, Hopkins is on a salary. If your a pace employee, you work 40 hours and/or 240 hours within a 6 week period. Pace shifts are also usually rotating and differential and holiday are factored into the salary(read other post on all nurses to get details). As for the benefits, Johns Hopkins has its own insurance which I believe is excellent. If you use area Hopkins facilities you pay next to nothing for many of the services. If your invited to an interview then you'll get alot of information in your email regarding detail of benefit and salary.

I was not required to get a 75 on ATI comprehensive (our requirement was 72). However I did get a 80 putting me in the 99 percentile. The best advice I have is ATI for ATI, meaning use the ATI resources(ex. books, online tutorial, and exams). Although I found NCLEX to be easier then ATI thats only my opinion. Do questions everyday, 100 to 150 at least and use your ATI resources. Good Luck

Thanks for sharing I will be starting the Spring program as well in October as a new grad on neuro.

Baltimore, Md Graduated May '14 Passed NCLEX 7/14/14 Applied to over 30 Have BLS & CNA Accepted Offer 8/6/14!!!! Start Oct Prior hospital exp. elsewhere

Hopkins Salary in still pretty much the same as above.

Can anybody tell me about the interview for JHH? Types of questions? Number of applicants per position?

I told myself that after I took the NCLEX I would post information about my personal experience and advice for all nurse graduates so here it goes. I graduated from nursing school May 17. I took a week off for a well-deserved break. After nursing school I was not interested in studying anything, not even NCLEX. The week after my break my nursing program required that we take the ATI course. After another short break I went to Kaplan. I took the NCLEX July 11, 2014. Here are my thoughts on the study material I used: Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination, 5th Edition 10/10 This book was wonderful! Most nursing students have heard about this book and it is as good as they say. I purchased this book prior to nursing and hardly ever used it. I wish I did. This book is like nursing school in a nutshell. It's all you need to get down any content you have forgotten or just missed for whatever reason. I love the organization of the book. I suggest using this book mainly as a refresher. I DID NOT read the whole book, only read areas I need to brush up on. The CD-ROM that it comes with is good for reinforcing content areas you are weak in. The questions are more of recall/recognition questions. Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment: Practice Exercises for the NCLEX Examination, 3e 8/10 I heard a lot about this book as well and since I was strapped for cash I checked it out at my local library. I only used it once and thought the questions were ok. I completed about 6 chapters and I read all the rationales which did help. ATI 8/10 As I said ATI was offered at my university post nursing school. It was 4 days in length and about 8 hours a day. The classes focus on refreshing content (med-surg, pharmacology, peds, maternity, mental health) that was learned in nursing school. Personally, I had a hard time paying attention to content squeezed in 4 days for 8 hours. To be fair the professor was great and she gave us great acronym s and study tools to be successful. Prior to completing nursing school we took the predictor: 80% which placed me at 99% chance passing NCLEX KAPLAN ($500 look for discount through your program) 8.5/10 Unlike ATI, Kaplan teaches you test taking strategies. They DO NOT review content (online content review is available). If this is what you need look elsewhere. Kaplan classes are 4 days about 6-8 hours in length. They focus on teaching the decision tree and do tons of questions. You basically learn how to answer question. Once again, I had a hard time sitting still and paying attention. I think the most useful thing about Kaplan was the online resources. They offer tons and tons of questions through the q-trainers and q banks. Qbank questions are considered passing level questions. This might help someone: Diagnostic: 55, QT1: 53 ,QT2: 55 ,QT3: 53 ,QT4: 55 ,QT 5: Never did it ,QT6: 55 ,Never completed QT 7. Readiness 65%. My q banks ranged from 44-70%. To be HONEST Kaplan questions were harder than NCLEX question (my opinion). Only complete 48% of Kaplan (I suggest doing all questions). And when they take Kaplan quizzes its look exactly like the NCLEX computer screen. Taking the NCLEX The day prior to taking NCLEX I did not study. I watched TV/movies and relaxed. The day of the NCLEX I woke and prepared myself. As I went to the test center anxiety set in. In the Pearson testing center all I took in was my keys and ID and brought NO PHONE. They provide you with a key and a locker to store any personal items. They scan your vein and also take a picture at the site. You're walked into the exam and provided a dry erase board and ear plugs (you can request for this). The exam prompts you to read stuff about not disclosing info about the exam, a sample question, and how the system works. When the first question pops up it I think "it's not bad". After about 200 questions I'm nervous and tired of answering questions. My last questions seemed more of a recall/recognition even though I was not sure. In the end I was shaken and cried in my car. I was 95% sure I had FAILED. Final Thoughts My Kaplan instructor told us "if you get 265 questions don't freak out" you can PASS at 265. Since April the exam got slightly harder, Kaplan noticed more students getting 265 questions. In short, I passed. I got my certificate in the mail from the MBON. You all will pass. Good Luck! Excuse any errors

To answer my own question, it took about 3 days for me to receive the ATT from the pearson vue.

Hey Guys, Can anyone tell me how long it took to get their ATT from the time they turned in their NCLEX-RN application? How did you get? If there were problems?

COPPIN IS A SPECIAL SCHOOL. And in special I dont mean anything good. Admissions and financial aid office are a mess and filled with people that dont give accurate information. Often times they dont quite understand your entire situation and give students answers to dismiss them. Be careful about this when applying to coppin. FInd all the information you can online first. Arm yourself on knowledge regarding the nursing program prior to calling them. Ask direct questions. Avoid round about questions and if not possible meet with them in person. Also if possible meet with more then one person and get several opinions from both administrators, current students, and nursing programs coordinators. As I stated above visit Coppins website, hit the academics tab and click on the school of nursing. Then scroll down on your right hand side and hit undergraduate if this is the degree of choice. Read this in addition to what I provide here as the information regarding there admissions process is forever changing. (This is due to the fact that the program is still making adjustments) Prior to applying to Coppin please contact ------------ or ---------. Avoid ------------- for yours and my sake. (Her attitude may turn you away) This is what I did. ----------- provides you with the most accurate information regarding the programs and its changes. He also educates you on the requirements and were you stand in the process. After speaking to him I applied to the university first. Once accepted I proceeded to applying to the nursing program. I forwarded them all my transcript from every university attended. After this if you meet basic requirements and show proof that you are enrolled in courses needed to fill the requirements, you will be invited to the school to take the teas test on certain dates within the spring semester. In my program if your gpa is a 3.5 or higher you are automatically accepted despite your score on the teas. (Those with this gpa still have to take the teas) The school requires that you get an 80% on 2 out of the 3 sections. Or all sections excluding the science portion. This score on the science section will not matter and does not affect your admission into the program. Once you pass the Teas, you will be notified usually late may early june about the admissions decision. If you dont get accepted initialyl you may send a written letter directly to the dean of the program. She may make considerations based on conditional acceptance. What Im telling you here many are unaware of. Despite the fact that the minimum gpa requirement is a 2.5, Coppin generally accept students with 2.7 and higher. BUT this is likely to get higher as the programs new incoming class is likely to get smaller and thus become more competitve. When I applied I had a 3.1 gpa. Im a current nursing student at coppin and its a migraine dealing with these departments. I avoid them at all cost.

Make sure that you log on to coppin.edu website and check for requirements. The biggest thing is to have good grades. In my class they accepted student as low as 2.6. Because the new class is smaller the requirement will be higher. I do know you need to pass teas.

Very tru williams3929. There are some kinks and to darmor11, our class was kinda of a guinea pig trial and error test. If you look at coppins program currently, it has been changed again to incorporate gen eds with nursing courses. I am not sure of the length, but you can visit the website for more info. The program is still pretty good, and you learn a ton!!!

Cant help too much there. Im currently in the new program which the teachers are complaining about lol. BTW I took patho over the summer with Dr. Murray. It was the class from Hell. But i passed with a B. I have Bell-Hawkins for pharm but am barely passing. Most students are complaining about her also in the new program for patho. Best advice is to read. Write notes and read the notes. Get study aids like the Patho made easy. And do evolve.

Im currently in the new program and scheduled to graduate in 2014. Students are complaining soo much about this falls course work its crazy. I know for sure that at least half the class is failing

I can believe it

Hey guys, I dont see many Coppin State University threads around. I wanted to know the opinion of students currently enrolled in the program both old and new. I'm currently enrolled in the new program (class 2014) and a lot of my class is struggling due to changes made this year. Previous coppin students please tell us your opinions and experiences as a grad. I would love to hear the responses!!!!!

Its the same here in Maryland. A bsn must still take the required course to be able tp apply to a pa program is what i mean. There is no bridge program like rn - bsn or bs-msn. I have not found a program that allows nurses to go directly into pa school without the required courses. Most PA programs require more sciences then nursing school. Ex organic chemistry, biochem, genetics, etc. Some more or less. Now if you meed the course requirement as a bsn you can apply. But you will usually need other courses.

Hi Daynip, I can kinda relate to your situation because I got my first degree in biology with the anticipation of entering medical school. Later I decided otherwise, due duration which med school took, many of the sacrifices I had to make and grades (although my grades were ok). But I still love the profession (MD). Due to the fact that I had considered nursing school in high school I decided this was the perfect time to pursue that career. Not only was it gonna be cheaper but I could begin working while pursuing a master as a NP. I did considered going the PA route, but decided otherwise. As Abigail612 said there are perks to being a NP vs PA. I say the biggest factor was that I could work and always have something to fall back on while pursuing my NP degree. Another is that NP's are not forced to work under physicians forever. And the pay is a little better which is always a plus. As for the reading material, I understand (currently enrolled in a BSN program). But medical school and pa school have just as much material, possibly more. Remember these are all healthcare professionals and the material will eventually be covered. Be patient with nursing school it will get easier but NEVER easy. I would recommend learning efficient ways to cover the material. As for rn to pa, there are not any programs that im currently aware of that offer that.(I researched it about a year ago). Personally I love nursing! I which i could have pursued it earlier. I enjoy the material i learn although i gets overwhelming at times. But wouldnt expect any less of PA, MD, NP schools. Why would you not want to advance in it?