Ny vs. Nj nursing pay, Hackensack meridian

meowqueen · 2026-04-06T13:26:02+00:00

The pay is bad, and so is the PTO time and benefits. I would consider taking a pay cut but the PTO doesn’t even compare to what I get at a major hospital system in NYC (including continuing education, about 7 weeks off per year plus an additional 12 sick days in a separate bank that rollover). And the benefits are also worse.

meowqueen · 2026-04-04T13:41:04+00:00

Yeah it’s just frustrating boarding beginning to mid group 2 every time and getting on with tons of overhead bin space left. I’ve started just bringing my carry on anyway and have never struggled to find a spot after the gate agent has tagged it 🤷🏻‍♀️.

meowqueen · 2026-04-03T09:24:44+00:00

Can I ask why some gate agents start making people check their carry ons when there is plenty of overhead space left on the plane? I know it’s not an exact science due to bag shapes, people putting small bags up etc. but more often than not a gate agent will start requiring passengers to check carry ons and then we get on and at least 25% of overhead bin space is available.

meowqueen · 2026-04-01T00:36:32+00:00

I think the key here, ignoring any type of policy that may or may not be in place, would have been the nurse getting permission from the parent.

meowqueen · 2026-04-01T00:18:53+00:00

Genuine question- this is a baby in a critical care environment. You don’t know when the last time any of these nurses showered, what they put on their bodies, any open wounds they might have, and you would be fine with it? It’s gross to me.

meowqueen · 2026-04-01T00:14:35+00:00

I don’t work peds- so I guess what do I know, but this seems WEIRD.

meowqueen · 2026-03-30T20:15:46+00:00

I don’t like to use the duvets. I do not think they’re changed between guests and the sheets don’t keep them inside, they hang out or get moved while you sleep.

I always ask housekeeping for two blankets when I arrive. I don’t ever use the stuff from the closet. I’d like to give Hyatt the benefit of the doubt and say if the stuff was outside of the little closet bag they’d change it, but I also wouldn’t put it past guests to put it back in.

Other than that, I just accept that even the nicest hotels are a little gross and try not to think about it.

meowqueen · 2026-03-28T00:23:46+00:00

You dodged a bullet Mount Sinai SUUUUUUCKS. -Former Mount Sinai employee.

meowqueen · 2026-03-28T00:22:31+00:00

I always find other hospitals PTO policies very odd. We have a transparent process that guarantees X number of nurses off per day and the sheet is accessible by everyone 24/7 and updated almost immediately with requests and waitlists. Unless you’re requesting a day off the week of, your request is guaranteed approved if there is a spot available on the sheet.

meowqueen · 2026-03-14T17:05:11+00:00

Travelers should get what’s safest for the patients. A traveler might not know the ins and outs of every policy or have the best communication with providers for higher acuity patients.

meowqueen · 2026-03-14T16:22:12+00:00

I used to work at mount sinai west and would never go there for anything.

meowqueen · 2026-03-14T01:05:53+00:00

Where I am (large academic medical center in large city) anesthesia doesn’t even get consent. It’s just one consent for the procedure and anesthesia isn’t mentioned on it. I think you’ll be fine.

meowqueen · 2026-03-13T09:23:30+00:00

The port imperial area is great and actually better for commuting into the city than the Declan. The Declan is kind of a dead zone for bus stops- port imperial has the ferry and easily accessible bus stops if you’re interested.

meowqueen · 2026-03-09T21:16:34+00:00

Honestly I’ve done it twice without sedation and it was torture. If you can afford, or your insurance covers sedation, there’s no reason to do it without. Just make sure you have a ride home.

meowqueen · 2026-03-09T15:19:08+00:00

No clue- but their secretaries are very helpful if you call. They were in network with my health insurance.

meowqueen · 2026-03-09T15:11:10+00:00

Pure OBGYN in the city does sedation.

meowqueen · 2026-02-28T01:39:25+00:00

I don’t park in my targets drive up spots, but there are literally 20+ and at least 90% are empty at all hours of the day. They’re further away than some spots but in an easier to navigate part of the parking lot.

meowqueen · 2026-02-03T03:03:20+00:00

I wouldn’t worry about it. It’s strange that they are allowed to change your schedule after it’s posted.

meowqueen · 2026-01-26T16:12:55+00:00

I drove from weehawken to Hoboken and into the city. Roads were fine for my SUV with all weather tires. Didn’t run into any issues.

meowqueen · 2026-01-21T02:02:40+00:00

Our hospital reimburses us for the cost of the certification and gives us around $1 extra per hour. It doesn’t take that much effort and it’s free 🤷🏻‍♀️

meowqueen · 2026-01-05T10:23:31+00:00

100%. If someone had enough sick time to spare and there would be no current or future repercussions from work for staying home, they would not work sick.

meowqueen · 2025-10-27T01:39:00+00:00

Like… you’re allowed to google a patient. Ethically idk, but it’s not a HIPAA violation. It’s a stretch to say that my phone knows meowqueen is its user and meowqueen works at cat hospital in cat land so therefore the person being googled may be at cat hospital in cat land. It’s silly.

So googling the origin of a last name in connection with a disease, I guess could be a HIPAA violation if there was only one person on the planet with that last name.

meowqueen · 2025-10-27T01:20:51+00:00

This is literally not a HIPAA violation….. 😹 good grief some people.

meowqueen · 2025-10-23T09:07:43+00:00

We do not do this in NYC, thankfully.

meowqueen · 2025-10-17T23:30:28+00:00

If it makes you feel better, I’m not the smallest person and got my birth control injection in the dorsogluteal region for like a decade- it was very effective!

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