About Us

Donate

Links

Search

CT Health Facts

Publications

Home

Connecticut Health Policy Project
  Improving Connecticut's Health Through Information

Projects



How To Contact Us

How much do you know about Health Policy in Connecticut? Take our quiz!

Test your knowledge about the Nursing Shortage in Connecticut.
April 2003

1. The average age of registered nurses in Connecticut is?

a) 30-35
b) 45-50
c) 25-30
d) 50-55

2. The nurse vacancy rate in Connecticut’s 31 acute care hospitals has increased from 3.7% in 1997 to what in 2001?

a) 5.2%
b) 8.3%
c) 10.3%
d) 15%

3. What percentage of Connecticut’s registered nurse population was not employed in nursing in 2000?

a) Almost half
b) One third
c) More than half
d) Nearly one quarter

4. The supply versus demand for full time equivalent registered nurses in Connecticut in the year 2005 is projected to be?

a) Negative 24%
b) Negative 34%
c) Negative 46%
d) Negative 54.9%

5. The average yearly salary for a registered nurse in Connecticut is?

a) $45,534
b) $62,769
c) $53,216
d) $55,423

Data from the Connecticut Diabetes Surveillance Report, Connecticut Department of Public Health, 2000.

Free JavaScripts provided by The JavaScript Source