pdxmomazon

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1. Next move- give me your thoughts on what to do next!

   pdxmomazon posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello! I'm coming up on my 3 year anniversary on my inpatient ortho/neuro surgical unit and my life has changed a lot in the past year. I got divorced (2/15,) bought a house (5/15) and had my first injury related to patient care (~2months ago, but im...

2. Legacy Versant RN Residency, Late Summer 2013

   pdxmomazon replied to db2xs's topic in Oregon

   I got an email from the director of the program requesting volunteers to speak to the new cohort at the welcome breakfast on August 22nd. Congrats to our new colleagues, can't wait to meet you!

3. Legacy Versant RN Residency, Late Summer 2013

   pdxmomazon replied to db2xs's topic in Oregon

   Hi folks. I just graduated from the residency program at the end of June. One reason things might be going a little slower this year is that the RN who ran the program is leaving the position and has to train her replacement. 40 is a big group! We we...

4. Legacy Versant RN Residency - who's applying for this round?

   pdxmomazon replied to tejon's topic in Oregon

   Linfield. This cohort had a lot of accepted folks, but not all cohorts have this many.

5. Legacy Versant RN Residency - who's applying for this round?

   pdxmomazon replied to tejon's topic in Oregon

   Legacy did some calling today. Out of my BSN program 6 folks have been offered residency positions in this round of Versant. It's tru that they have scheduled an info session for new hires on Tuesday. A little bird told me that Kaiser is going to ha...

6. Legacy Versant RN Residency - who's applying for this round?

   pdxmomazon replied to tejon's topic in Oregon

   I got called today for post-surgical specialties at Good Sam. I know two of my other classmates are interviewing for the same unit. I also heard from a classmate who got called for oncology at Good Sam. I haven't heard of anyone getting any calls fro...

7. Portland Job Market for New Grads

   pdxmomazon replied to tritons09's topic in Oregon

   Portland is saturated with new grads. It takes most people several months to find something, and many of my classmates are moving out of town to find work. I think if you can move to a more rural area, your chances would be better to get a job faster...

8. Legacy Versant RN Residency - who's applying for this round?

   pdxmomazon replied to tejon's topic in Oregon

   Heard from another one today who had his second interview on the 8th in PCU/Cardiology/telemetry.

9. Legacy Versant RN Residency - who's applying for this round?

   pdxmomazon replied to tejon's topic in Oregon

   Alrighty- two of my classmates got calls from the Family Birth Center at Good Sam for 2nd interviews today. One said it sounded like other hospitals and departments were on their own time schedules. If we're not out of the game we're still in it, ri...

10. Legacy Versant RN Residency - who's applying for this round?

    pdxmomazon replied to tejon's topic in Oregon

    One thing that makes me feel a little more hopeful is that quite a few of my graduating class applied and had first interviews, and no one has admitted to being called back. So, maybe they are just slow...

11. Male nurses student and skipping OB/L&D clinicals

    pdxmomazon replied to Jfarmboy's topic in Male Students

    If they don't get born, they won't be around for you to pound on their chest in the ED. Your education is about learning what it's like to care for people in various stages of their lives, even though (gasp!) you may not work with that population exc...

12. Recommended Reference Books

    pdxmomazon replied to CRNBSN18's topic in General Students

    I just got Diseases and Disorders; a Nursing Therapeutics Manual by Marilyn Sawyer Sommers for med surg and I love this thing. Ever wonder "what he heck is that?" and "what do you do for that?" Well, here it is. It's very specific to nursing which wi...

13. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    pdxmomazon replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    Take a shower before you come to class. Greasy hair is gross.

14. No papers

    pdxmomazon replied to bloodlikefire's topic in General Students

    Wait..no papers? At all? Are you getting a BSN?

15. What procedure/situation are you most nervous about encountering?

    pdxmomazon replied to studentsara's topic in General Students

    Ah yes.. the smells. I have my first clinical day for my accelerated BSN program on Thursday and of course I wandered into a room and ended up helping a CNA change a patient's very smelly briefs. I have two small kids and am the designated cat/dog/hu...