How to Become a Registered Nurse in New Jersey
Registered nurses work in healthcare, and besides helping save lives, they also provide education to the public on nutrition, illnesses, injuries, recovery, and exercise. They treat patients independently, as well as provide assistance to doctors. There are three basic steps to becoming a registered nurse in New Jersey: earning a degree or diploma, acquiring clinical experience, and obtaining a state license. A registered nurse career has several pathways for advancement. The average RN salary in New Jersey is $94,690 per year, or $45.52 per hour. [contentblock id=25]
Future nurses can start by enrolling in an Associate’s Degree in Nursing (ADN) program that takes 2-3 years to complete in order to meet the minimum nurse education requirements. They take several different courses to prepare them for what they will face in clinical settings. Other coursework includes training in basic areas of nursing and learning about mothers, newborns, and psychiatric patients. The classes students will take are nursing leadership, management, anatomy, biology, informatics and health assessments.
During the second year of an ADN program, students have to complete a certain number of hours of clinical work. The nursing faculty at a hospital or health center guides the student in training. Students will learn how to handle different types of patients, and the equipment commonly used by nurses.
In a baccalaureate degree or bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) program the course work is expanded to go further in-depth on nursing science topics. The additional two years it takes to finish a Bachelor degree is a smart investment to make in your future. BSN degree recipients will be better prepared to work as a nurse in a variety of settings. Nurses who hold a Bachelor degree also enjoy higher salaries and are more desirable to health care employers.
Getting a state license is the third step in becoming a registered nurse. In order to be eligible for a registered nursing license you must complete an approved professional nursing or practical nursing program in an institution which the New Jersey State Board of Nursing has approved. You then must pass the NCLEX-RN licensing examination. The New Jersey Board of Nursing also requires you to pay a $200 fee for Licensure By Examination and provide a criminal history background check.
Many people choose to become a registered nurse in New Jersey because of the strong job security. There is always a demand for nurses who are committed to helping others, and that demand is steadily growing. There are several nursing schools in New Jersey each offering education and training to start a registered nurse career. There are 12 nurse diploma programs, 16 ADN programs and 17 BSN programs located throughout the state which makes it easy for New Jersey students to become nurses.
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Associates Degree RN Programs in New Jersey (NJ)
Atlantic Cape Community College
5100 Black Horse Pike
Mays Landing, NJ 08330
(609) 343-5035
Bergen Community College
400 Paramus Road
Paramus, NJ 07652
(201) 447-7181
Brookdale Community College
765 Newman Springs Road
Lincroft, NJ 07738
(732) 224-2418
Burlington County College Dept. of Nursing
601 Pemberton-Browns Mill Road
Pemberton, NJ 08057
(609) 894-9311
Cumberland County College
P.O. Box 1500, College Dr
Vineland, NJ 08362
(856) 691-8600
Essex County College
303 University Avenue
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 877-1885
Gloucester County College
1400 Tanyard Road
Sewell, NJ 08080
(856) 415-2179
Mercer County Community College
1200 Old Trenton Road
West Windsor, NJ 08550
(609) 570-3391 |
County College of Morris
214 Center Grove Road
Randolph, NJ 07869
(973) 328-5351
Ocean County College
College Drive
Toms River, NJ 08753
(732) 255-0395
Passaic County Community College
One College Boulevard
Paterson, NJ 07505
(973) 684-5218
Raritan Valley Community College
PO Box 3300
Somerville, NJ 08876
(908) 218-8877
Middlesex County College-Raritan Bay Medical Center
2600 Woodbridge Avenue, LH #225
Edison, NJ 08818
(732) 548-6000
Salem Community College
460 Hollywood Avenue
Carneys Point, NJ 08069
(856) 935-0285
Warren County College
475 Route 57 West
Washington, NJ 07882
(908) 835-9222 |
Diploma RN Programs in New Jersey (NJ)
Bayonne Medical Center School of Nursing
69-71 New Hook Road
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 339-9656
Capital Health School of Nursing
446 Bellevue Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08618
(609) 394-4050
Charles E. Gregory School of Nursing
530 New Brunswick Avenue
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
(732) 607-6500
Christ Hospital School of Nursing
176 Palisades Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201) 795-8365
Trinitas School of Nursing
12 West Jersey Street, 5th Floor
Elizabeth, NJ 07202
(908) 659-5200
Helene Fuld School of Nursing in Camden County
P.O. Box 1669, College Drive #26
Blackwood, NJ 08012
(856) 481-9100 |
Holy Name Hospital School of Nursing
690 Teaneck Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
(201) 833-3008
Merit LLC – Mountainside Hospital School of Nursing
1 Bay Avenue
Montclair, NJ 07042
(973) 429-6060
Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center Harold B & Dorothy A Snyder School
Park Ave. & Randolph Rd.
Plainfield, NJ 07061
(908) 668-2000
Our Lady of Lourdes School of Nursing
1600 Haddon Avenue
Camden, NJ 08103
(856) 757-3730
St. Francis Medical Center School of Nursing
601 Hamilton Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08629
(609) 599-5190 |
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Accredited New Jersey RN Schools
See our complete list of qualified RN nursing education programs in the state of New Jersey. The schools listed here offer pre-licensure nursing programs that meet the registered nursing education requirements set forth by the New Jersey State Board of Nursing. Although the schools listed on this page are accredited by the New Jersey Board of Nursing and approved by the state of New Jersey, they might not be accredited by national organizations such as the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC). Individuals should check to see if the state-approved nursing school they are considering also enjoys national accreditation status if they are seeking a school with both accreditations.
New Jersey Bachelor Degree RN Programs
Bloomfield College
467 Franklin Street
Bloomfield, NJ 07003
(973) 748-9000
Caldwell College
120 Bloomfield Avenue
Caldwell, NJ 07006
(973) 618-3000
College of St. Elizabeth
2 Convent Road
Morristown, NJ 07960
(973) 290-4072
Felician College
262 South Main Street
Lodi, NJ 07644
(201) 559-6030
Georgian Court University
900 Lakewood Avenue
Lakewood, NJ 08701
(732) 987-2180
Henry P Becton School of Nursing and Allied Health
Fairleigh Dickinson University
1000 River Road # H-DH4
Teaneck, NJ 07666
(201) 692-2890
Kean University
1000 Morris Avenue T
Union, NJ 07083
(908) 737-3390
Marjorie K. Unterberg School of Nursing & Health Studies
Monmouth University 400 Cedar Avenue
West Long Branch, NJ 07764
(732) 571-3443
New Jersey City University
2039 Kennedy Boulevard
Jersey City, NJ 07305
(201) 200-3157
Ramapo College of New Jersey
505 Ramapo Valley Road G-445
Mahwah, NJ 07430
(201) 684-7737
Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
PO Box 195
Pomana, NJ 08240
(609) 652-4496
Rutgers, The State University
311 North 5th Street
Camden, NJ 08102
(856) 225-6226
Rutgers, The State University
180 University Avenue Suite 102
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 353-5149
Seton Hall University
400 South Orange Avenue
South Orange, NJ 07079
(973) 761-9015
St. Peters College
2641 Kennedy
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201) 761-6272
The College of New Jersey
2000 Pennington Road
Ewing, NJ 08628
(609) 771-2592
Thomas Edison State College
101 West State Street
Trenton, NJ 08608
(609) 633-6460
Thomas Jefferson University School of Nursing
1314 Edison 130 South 9th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 503-8390
UMDNJ School of Nursing
65 Bergen Street
Newark, NJ 07101
(973) 972-4322
William Patterson University
300 Pompton Road Hunziker Wing 106
Wayne, NJ 07470
(973) 720-3494
Resources for Nurses and Nursing Students in New Jersey
New Jersey Board of Nursing
Grants & Scholarships for New Jersey Nursing Students
New Jersey State Nurses Association
New Jersey Nursing Emotional Well-Being Institute
New Jersey COVID-19 Information Hub
New Jersey Association of Public Health Nurse Administrators
New Jersey Hospital Association |
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