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Hi! Has anyone applied to the uconn cein for 2015? The first application deadline was Jan 31st. If you did apply have you heard anything yet?? I'm just anxious to find out.

I work in a level 1 trauma center. We start with 5:1 but that increases to 7 or 8:1 when the trauma nurse gets pulled and we have to cover her rooms. We see over 300 adults a day. Its a super crazy place, huge nurse turn over, we routinely have no te...

I am also a paramedic and RN. Just finished nursing school in Dec and about 1 month in to my orientation at a level 1 trauma center. I went to paramedic school and worked a busy commercial service for 6 years before I went to nursing school. I found...

My hospital is a level 1 trauma center in New England, we have over 100,000 ED visits per year, 99% adult patients too, we have a non affiliated pediatric hospital across the street so we rarely get any kids.

Hello everyone! I did a search of prior posts but the info is from 5+ yrs ago. Just looking for base pay (clinical nurse I) with shift differentials at area hospitals. Specifically Harford hospital, St Francis, Waterbury, Danbury and Griffin hospital...

Please, please, please do not try and fast track becoming a paramedic. Unless you have a hospital based job or helicopter/transport position lined up that would require both licenses then maybe you can get away with it. If you plan on responding to 9...

What I learned this week, So I guess I live in the section of town that gets higher snow accumulations. We got at least 12" when the rest of town got around 6-8". I do live almost on top of a 'mountain' ( a CT sized one at least). Also learned that I...

What I learned.... 1) No matter how awesome you actually did on the NCLEX, you will have your stomach in knots for the next 48hrs absolutely convinced that you failed. I had heard this many times but didn't actually believe it until now. I almost cri...

Connecticut new grad starting in the ED at a larger level one trauma center $29 per hour base for all new grads and shift diffs $3.60 evenings, $6.00 overnights, $6.00 weekend, $12 weekend/overnight Cost of living is pretty high. High income tax etc...

Anyone have any updated info on how long it takes the state to activate an RN license? I am still waiting. Its been a week since I tested (Friday 1/8) and still no number. I got my quick results on a Sunday so I'm hoping that my license will be activ...

I did hear that as well, has something to do with whatever company is buying the hospital. Supposedly once that goes through they are supposed to go back to the original pay.

BLS for healthcare providers same cert you need as a nurse ect

I am in the current program. I think 16hrs or so is doable. I really wouldn't try from more than that. Mostly because clinical is 2 days a week, plus lab, plus class day. So 4 days devoted to school and that's not counting any study time. If you do h...

What unit will you be working on? I was just called for an interview for HVC 5-2. I haven't even graduated yet, I graduate in december with my BSN

I have heard that storrs and Waterbury both accept 30 students while the other campuses allow 15. And that Avery point is the least requested campus, supposedly there are more spaces available there normally

Anyone that is in or has completed the program, around how much did you end up spending on books? And are there any books that we really don't need to buy that are considered required?

The health form says some clinical sites want a CBC blood test and a urine screen. Were you required to do those?

Do you remember what vaccines and lab work you needed to have done? The list on the health form is different from the list online. And the contact person on the form hasn't responded to my emails.

You can attempt to get financial aid but it is very limited due to this being a second bachelors degree. No grants are avaliable and if you have gotten federal loans before there is a limit on total undergrad loan amounts I think.

Hi! I have tons of questions lol. I have heard that class is one day per week and clinicals are the other days. How many days a week are you in clinicals and for how many hours? Did you work during the program? Which campus were you, and how were yo...

Just the form reserving my spot. The paperwork I recieved said to wait until I got a peoplesoft number to send in my deposit. I emailed them and was told they recieved the form but I have not gotten a peoplesoft number or sent in the deposit yet.

So has anyone that was accepted and returned the form gotten an email back yet?

Orientation is October 3rd

I recieved my acceptance letter for the Waterbury campus today!! Very happy I finally got in, I have been waiting since the first round of applications back in January! Excited I can stop worrying. But now time to pick up overtime at work to pay for ...

***** ********. I asked earlier in feb when we should expect to be notified she emailed me back first saying that the applications would be reviewed in June due to there being so many, then the next day she sent another email saying that the apps wou...