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  1. Connecticut RN Salaries in 2015

    turtlesRcool replied to PacoUSA's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    This is about what I've heard for the Waterbury area, too. Danbury and Stamford pay more (or so I understand - my Stamford information is 3rd hand). They are also both located in Fairfield County,...

  2. what do you say to friends who want to copy

    turtlesRcool replied to direw0lf's topic in General Students

    So true. My last semester I was taking a research course that required significant work on a major group project. When we were forming groups on the first day, J and I wanted to work together...

  3. Nursing School Vs Med School, no comparison

    turtlesRcool replied to MedStudentNotRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    It must be so disappointing to post inflammatory statements, and have no one rise to the bait. But, then, as your post shows, you clearly don't know much about how nurses think, do you? We see crazy...

  4. NVCC Nursing May 2015

    turtlesRcool replied to midwife1990's topic in School, College Programs

    If this is Northern Virginia Community College, you might want to repost in the Virginia forum rather than the general one. Just look under U.S. at the top, and scroll down. I'm from CT, where NVCC...

  5. Goodwin or St. Vincent BSN program

    turtlesRcool replied to WCSU1987's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    It's not clear from your OP if you are already a nurse looking to bridge to a BSN or if you are starting from scratch. If you're looking to get into nursing, both St. Vincent's and Goodwin start out...

  6. Three nursing program's with three different start and end time's

    turtlesRcool replied to WCSU1987's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Since you're in CT, I'm wondering why you are considering a $25K associate's degree. The community college program is extremely well-respected and considerably less expensive ($4K per year for...

  7. To List, or Not

    turtlesRcool replied to procrastinator911's topic in Nursing Career

    Go through the application process, and include all relevant experience (this means your current job). You might not even get an interview, so at this point it seems premature to plan what to say....

  8. Failed, nclex rn 5 times! Help?!?!

    turtlesRcool replied to lystacy's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The length of the question is not an indication of its level of difficulty. A longish question might have a short paragraph to set up a scenario, but ask for low-level thinking. A short question...

  9. Negotiating Salary

    turtlesRcool replied to cathering's topic in General Nursing

    When it comes to wage negotiation, another thing to consider is whether or not the hospital is unionized or not. If it's not, you are free to try to negotiate your own raises (I agree you don't...

  10. I need your help

    turtlesRcool replied to CJ2blpn2017's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Not exactly an answer to your financial question, but I'm wondering if there's a way to make the fall work. Where are you trying to take the course? What program do you hope to eventually get into?...

  11. LPNs are nurses too.

    turtlesRcool replied to vbarger28's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    That's crazy that people would be so openly disrespectful! I'm a new grad RN. I have accepted a job offer, but haven't started yet. Meanwhile, my sister-in-law has been an LPN for years. While I...

  12. How to get a first Nursing job

    turtlesRcool replied to beenel's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Your school should have someone on staff whose job includes looking over resumes. Try calling career services (or whatever name your school has for that department), and ask if you can meet with a...

  13. Good NCLEX daily site sources?

    turtlesRcool replied to tatogb25's topic in General Students

    I enjoyed my SATA Facebook group. People just posted different questions from different sources. Then people offered the answers they thought were right. A bit later the OP would post the correct...

  14. Why can't i get a job???? US RN

    turtlesRcool replied to MKIVSupraRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    This sounds like my experience. Applied for some positions in Feb, and got generic "considering internal candidate" reply emails. Then they contacted me in April to interview for a new grad...

  15. Question about pre req's and accelerated nursing program

    turtlesRcool replied to RunnerD1987's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think that sounds fine. It's actually pretty similar to the schedule I gave myself, and I didn't feel overloaded. Certainly not compared to how overloaded I felt in my ABSN program. Just make...

  16. When did this trend start??

    turtlesRcool replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely not a new thing. I graduated in 98, and there were definitely lots of people decorating their mortar boards then. I've never decorated mine, but that's because I'm not particularly...

  17. Patients family in the medical field

    turtlesRcool replied to dreamer30's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm currently going into L&D for weekly NSTs. I keep getting 'you look so familiar' from the nurses. This is my 3rd, so I'm just playing it off as "you helped deliver my younger son" or "I took...

  18. 8 hr Night Shifts

    turtlesRcool replied to NICUnurse21's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Are you sure you're really going to be working 5 nights per week? I ask because most places around here hire for 32 or 36 hours. The only time I see 40-hour postings is for things like clinic work...

  19. English Degree Turned Nursing

    turtlesRcool replied to Jenn518791386's topic in General Students

    Start by passing A&P. Make sure you really can do it. I agree that older students are often more focused than they were when they were younger, but you also want to make sure that 8 years hasn't...

  20. Nursing students not happy to hear about how tough it is to get started as a nurse

    turtlesRcool replied to dnsonthego's topic in General Nursing

    I left teaching for nursing. It only seems like the same schedule. I taught high school English at a competitive school, and I was always working nights and weekends trying to keep up with the...

  21. Any recommendations for CNA programs in the state?

    turtlesRcool replied to WCSU1987's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    No personal recommendations, but there seem to be a lot of places in the state that do CNA programs. I did a quick google search, and found this as one of the first sites. CNA School & Classes...

  22. Question about BSN route for second degree student's

    turtlesRcool replied to WCSU1987's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm assuming from your screen name (and I think I saw on another thread) that you went to WestConn. If so, you might want to go in and talk to someone there about your options in going back and doing...

  23. How to gain experience.

    turtlesRcool replied to belfordnurse48's topic in Nursing Career

    You don't need a degree to be a PCT. However, getting your CNA certification (usually through a course of about 6 weeks), will make you more marketable. A diploma might be the bare minimum standard,...

  24. How to get first RN job as a career changer?

    turtlesRcool replied to angelofmusicRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I don't think changing careers hurts your job prospects. I also left education for nursing. I used my cover letter to discuss the crossover skills from one position to the other. When the question...

  25. LTC experience is worse than no experience? True/false?

    turtlesRcool replied to Melody Pond's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    It's not clear from your post if you are deciding between LTC and acute care for your internship, or if you must choose to take an internship in LTC or risk no internship at all. I think if you want...