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alibee

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  1. NJ Board of Nursing - What the Heck?

    alibee posted a topic in New Jersey Nursing

    So I know that the NJ BON is notoriously bad. My husband graduated from nursing school in 2009 and had a six week wait, and my mother-in-law graduated in 2010 and waited two months from start to...

  2. Lets talk about $$$

    alibee replied to russki1313's topic in Home Health

    $770 for my first 12 units, $41/unit for each one after. Revisits/wound care are 1 unit, SOC/ROC are 2.5 units. We get paid 45 cents per mile. This is in NJ, and I'm brand new to home

  3. RN's in HHC, How much do you take home weekly?

    alibee replied to mommycruz3's topic in Home Health

    I have what is essentially a Baylor home health position (weekends only). I get paid $762 for my first 12.5 units, and then I get $41/unit for each additional unit I pick up (admissions are 2.5 units...

  4. What's a fair salary for a NEW RN GRAD?

    alibee replied to ArmyTwin's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Work at a hospital in Camden; as a new grad, I started at $31/hr + 10% evening diff and 15% night

  5. How much does a nurse make right out of school?

    alibee replied to tczapp88's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Friends of mine who recently were hired at two different major teaching hospitals in Philly (Einstein and HUP) are making $27 and some change as new grad RNs. I work across the bridge in Camden and...

  6. Surgical Step-Down

    alibee replied to yourstrulyjmc's topic in Medical-Surgical

    And also, I&Os are very important on a surgical floor. A lot of times, patients will be "dry" when they come up from the PACU. Watch their urine output, and let the doctor know if it's low so that...

  7. Surgical Step-Down

    alibee replied to yourstrulyjmc's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hi there! I started as a new grad on a surgical/step down unit and I love it (it's been eight months now that I've worked on my floor). It can be extremely overwhelming at times, especially working...

  8. Where to get the most experience an a new RN?

    alibee replied to Da-ved's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've been on a general surgery floor (we also take medicine and trauma overflow) for 7 months now, and I have learned SO much. As a new grad, it really teaches you how to prioritize and become...

  9. What salary is fair for a NEW RN grad?

    alibee replied to ArmyTwin's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was started at $31/hour as a new grad at a major teaching hospital in South Jersey. As far as negotiating salary, with as saturated as the market in this area is, I'd be hesitant; there are...

  10. New Grad RN, BSN in South Jersey/Philadelphia region

    alibee replied to DanaCheryseRN's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Additionally, for those just starting school, really try to find a pool CNA position at a teaching hospital (they seem to be more keen on hiring new grads than a lot of other places). It will give you...

  11. New grad, please Help with med surg organization!!

    alibee replied to Futuresos's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Here's my brain sheet: enough room for a patient sticker in the top left, and it's for night shift on a primarily surgical floor. I personally like open, yet organized space to jot down information. I...

  12. How much do nurses make?

    alibee replied to firefly101's topic in General Nursing

    New BSN grad (July), hired on at South Jersey hospital at a rate of $31/hr plus 10% shift diff between 7p-12a and 15% shift diff between 12a-7a working night

  13. med surge vs ICU

    alibee replied to ffliper27's topic in Medical-Surgical

    For our hospital, it is dependent on the level of monitoring that they need. I work on a med-surg floor, and while we do get some sick people up there, they can be on our floor because the physicians...

  14. New Grad RN, BSN in South Jersey/Philadelphia region

    alibee replied to DanaCheryseRN's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Yeah unfortunately, unless you have an amazing "in" at Cooper, they haven't brought on ASN/Diploma new grads in a couple of years because their Magnet application is currently being processed (it's...

  15. NJ Board of Nursing - What the Heck?

    alibee replied to alibee's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    3 of us here had instant success going to Newark, as did two of my new grad coworkers. So far, going to Newark seems to be the most effective way to get things moving. Good luck to

  16. Philadelphia New Grad Salaries

    alibee replied to alh353's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Cooper's pay rates for nurses are public record thanks to the union. New grad nurses start out at around

  17. Trouble funding job in nj hospital

    alibee replied to boots0890's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    South Jersey Healthcare and Lourdes are the only hospitals I've heard of that have taken on ASN nurses. Kennedy, Cooper, and Virtua all want BSNs. You might also try the hospitals closer to the shore,...

  18. Medical vs Surgical Nursing

    alibee replied to misscherie's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I can provide some input into surgical nursing. The majority of my patients fall into four categories: Surgical/Oncology (ie: masectomies, ostomies, thoracotomies, etc. related to cancer diagnosis),...

  19. Newbie

    alibee replied to FLmed's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Now that we're a month and a half in, how are the other Newbies doing? I don't know about y'all, but wow, it's overwhelming (and I bought myself a pair of TED stockings so that my legs would stop...

  20. NJ BON is ridiculous

    alibee replied to jeuulnie's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    It took me four months from start to finish to get my license, and it was a road trip to Newark from South Jersey that finally got me that number. I'd been getting the runaround continuously, I had a...

  21. New Grad RN, BSN in South Jersey/Philadelphia region

    alibee replied to DanaCheryseRN's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    As far as advice, the only thing that I can say is to keep trying and keep your name in front of the HR people. It appears that Cooper went internally before going externally judging by the number of...

  22. New Grad RN, BSN in South Jersey/Philadelphia region

    alibee replied to DanaCheryseRN's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    LOL no worries! Yeah, I'm there now as a med-surg RN. It's a great hospital to work for because you learn SO much with it being the only level 1 trauma center in south Jersey. And P6 is a very, VERY...

  23. New Grad RN, BSN in South Jersey/Philadelphia region

    alibee replied to DanaCheryseRN's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Yeah, don't give up. I worked as a tech at Cooper and I didn't get a call for an interview until 6 weeks after I'd applied for a position. Also, when I applied for the Nurse Extern position at Coop...

  24. NJ Board of Nursing - What the Heck?

    alibee replied to alibee's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I totally understand that, and the frustration is more with the staffing levels than anything. PA and NY have just as many students who have graduated/are renewing (if not more) than NJ does, yet they...

  25. New Grad RN, BSN in South Jersey/Philadelphia region

    alibee replied to DanaCheryseRN's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Keep trying at Cooper. They just hired a slough of new grads (and they picked up a lot of their techs who graduated this past May/June, so they probably had priority over external candidates). If...