PeteZar

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1. First RN job & it's pay

   PeteZar replied to Stephen.Stevens's topic in New Nurse

   No. The hospital is in Hartford county.

2. First RN job & it's pay

   PeteZar replied to Stephen.Stevens's topic in New Nurse

   New Grad with ADN in Connecticut at a main hospital: $28.50/hr + shift differentials.

3. Nursing school's in CT

   PeteZar replied to Hopeful*in*CT's topic in Connecticut

   Gateway Community College has an evening program, not Capital. MAT 136/137 is intermediate algebra.

4. New adventure or Big Mistake? Need advice please

   PeteZar replied to Strontium's topic in General Nursing

   That does not make any sense. I applied to the Connecticut Community College Program and the pre-reqs only took me a year to complete. I graduated high school in June 2008 and took BIO 105 in May 2008 as a summer course in order to be able to take A&...

5. Goodwin College questions...

   PeteZar replied to Thorgs's topic in Connecticut

   Goodwin College is over priced. I would recommend applying to the Connecticut Community College Nursing Program. The CC program is far more affordable and offers great experiences and well educated staff.

6. Community College Core Nursing Classes Question

   PeteZar replied to SwampCat's topic in Connecticut

   You do not get to choose your clinical site or shift. The school will only make exceptions for you if you have a class (that is part of the program) that conflicts with a clinical shift. For example, I had microbiology at night every Wednesday so I w...

7. First-Time Male Nursing Student Seeks Valuable Advice from Experienced nurses

   PeteZar replied to Brandon Misenheimer's topic in Male Students

   Flashcards and practice questions will help a lot. Memorization will only take you so far. Do a lot of practice questions and try to truly understand the rationale behind answers. Nursing tests are different from other subjects because a lot of criti...

8. Community College Core Nursing Classes Question

   PeteZar replied to SwampCat's topic in Connecticut

   I am currently enrolled in the nursing program at Capital Community College, this is my second semester. For NUR101 and NUR102 my schedule has been as follows: - Monday 9:00am-11:00am (Lecture) - Tuesday/Wednesday 8:00am-3:00pm (In-School Lab Simulat...