Connecticut State Community College (CT State) Fall 2024

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Hello everyone I have applied to the NVCC nursing program for the 2024 fall. Im wondering if my stats are any good or if I should be worried. Whats everyone' stats too if I may ask.

Nursing GPA 3.53

TEAS 92.7

A&P 1 A-

 

nnm2426 said:

Has anyone done their CPR certification online for Castle Branch or do we have to do it in-person?

I think we have to do it in person. That's where I did mine. 

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cassmariex said:

I think we have to do it in person. That's where I did mine. 

I did my online through American Red Cross in the nursing packet it says you can do either or just make sure you pick the right one with hands on practice 

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Does anyone else feel blindsided by how much class we have? In the registration information for the nursing class it said one day of 9-3 and then 2 days of 7-11, which was do able. But now that we have access to the actual class and the course schedule on blackboard im suddenly learning I have class 3 days in a row from 8-4? Im going to have to quit my job unexpectedly. 

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futurenurrsing said:

Does anyone else feel blindsided by how much class we have? In the registration information for the nursing class it said one day of 9-3 and then 2 days of 7-11, which was do able. But now that we have access to the actual class and the course schedule on blackboard im suddenly learning I have class 3 days in a row from 8-4? Im going to have to quit my job unexpectedly. 

So it's not technically class, for me, Wednesday is class. Thursday and Friday are my clinical days. The first day of onsite clinical is like the 17th of October, the labs are all skill labs from my understanding and will be going over basic clinical skills that we will need to know for when we are actually onsite. 

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It just seems very last minute to let us know a couple weeks before class starts that its actually from 8:30-4:30 when it said from 7-11 on blackboard. People have jobs and things to plan for. 

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What school is this?

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futurenurrsing said:

It just seems very last minute to let us know a couple weeks before class starts that its actually from 8:30-4:30 when it said from 7-11 on blackboard. People have jobs and things to plan for. 

Didn't the classes you register for tell you the correct times? 

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I have attached what the class said on blackboard when I registered. Now that we have access to the syllabus and course schedule on blackboard it says lab every Tuesday & Wednesday  from 8:30-4/4:30. This is for Capital.

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This may vary by campus, but at Norwalk, everyone has lecture Monday 8 - 10 am, and Tuesday 8 - 11:30 am; in addition to that, everyone has one assigned lab day on EITHER Wednesday, OR Thursday, OR Friday, and this lab day will then turn into your clinical day. It's my understanding that the length of each lab session can vary but, on average, it's 8 am - 4 pm--once this day turns into your clinical day, that changes to 6 am - 6 pm. So for those of us trying to work as much as possible, this basically looks like 1 weekday we can't work at all (lab/clinical day), and 2 weekdays we would have to arrive late to work. This is why lab/clinical day preferences were discussed at our orientation because it wouldn't be possible to work on the day you get assigned. Assuming the organization of the programs is similar on each campus, I'm going to guess at Capital, they've divided the cohort into different lab groups, and some groups meet on Tuesday, and some groups meet on Wednesday. Of course check with someone at your school, but I'm fairly certain you will not be on campus twice a week for lab 🙂

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nnm2426 said:

This may vary by campus, but at Norwalk, everyone has lecture Monday 8 - 10 am, and Tuesday 8 - 11:30 am; in addition to that, everyone has one assigned lab day on EITHER Wednesday, OR Thursday, OR Friday, and this lab day will then turn into your clinical day. It's my understanding that the length of each lab session can vary but, on average, it's 8 am - 4 pm--once this day turns into your clinical day, that changes to 6 am - 6 pm. So for those of us trying to work as much as possible, this basically looks like 1 weekday we can't work at all (lab/clinical day), and 2 weekdays we would have to arrive late to work. This is why lab/clinical day preferences were discussed at our orientation because it wouldn't be possible to work on the day you get assigned. Assuming the organization of the programs is similar on each campus, I'm going to guess at Capital, they've divided the cohort into different lab groups, and some groups meet on Tuesday, and some groups meet on Wednesday. Of course check with someone at your school, but I'm fairly certain you will not be on campus twice a week for lab 🙂

Hi, thanks for your response, but unfortunately we do have 2 lab days on Tuesday and Wednesday from 8:30-4:30 and 8-4. It says this both on our course calendar, like I said, and as an announcement for the class on blackboard. So thats 3 days in a row of class all day. 

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What shoes is everyone getting for clinical? I'm having trouble finding some

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oatmikandcookies said:

What shoes is everyone getting for clinical? I'm having trouble finding some

I got Hokas 

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