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1. How to get an RN job in Oregon

   NCPDX replied to oregon_val's topic in Oregon

   I just moved back to Portland with one year experience and got several offers about six weeks after I started applying. We have been really short at Providence Portland and have hired five new RNs on my floor alone since I started this winter. I don'...

2. Landing a job in PDX

   NCPDX posted a topic in Oregon

   I'd lived in Portland for a pretty long time but moved away to go to school and ended up working for a year out on the east coast right after passing the NCLEX. I wanted to move back to Portland, but all my friends and all these message boards said ...

3. How can I transition from rehab to acute?

   NCPDX replied to NCPDX's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks BTDT! I was starting to worry about being pigeonholed in rehab by accepting this fellowship. I appreciate your reply.

4. How can I transition from rehab to acute?

   NCPDX posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello everyone! I got my BSN a year ago and accepted the only New Grad offer I could get at the time in Acute Rehab at a major hospital. I'm moving back to Oregon and felt pretty good about having my one year of experience hiring managers look for, b...

5. Applied or accepted to Drexel ACE BSN Spring 2012?

   NCPDX replied to honeycrisp's topic in Pennsylvania

   Hi, I also took Ethics in America to fulfill that requirement. It's pretty much the only way to CLEP out of that class - I didn't see any others. It satisfied the requirement and I'm starting in two weeks. It's pretty tough as far as CLEPs go, so ma...

6. Drexel ACE--- Where to live? Apartments and such

   NCPDX replied to cheesetoe's topic in Pennsylvania

   Hi All - I'm also moving for the Spring 2012 ACE program. I don't know Philly at all and am moving from the west coast. Does anyone have any suggestions for neighborhoods to consider? I will have a car, but something within walking distance of cla...

7. Applied or accepted to Drexel ACE BSN Spring 2012?

   NCPDX replied to honeycrisp's topic in Pennsylvania

   I am taking Ethics in America, Intro to Sociology and Intro to Computing through DSST/CLEP. I think they would take CLEP scores for most of the prereqs, save for the sciences. Just give them a ring, they are really helpful and get back to you quick...

8. Applied or accepted to Drexel ACE BSN Spring 2012?

   NCPDX replied to honeycrisp's topic in Pennsylvania

   Hi Everyone - I applied to the Spring 2012 ACE program about a month ago and was accepted last week. The process was incredibly easy compared to the west coast, where even the community colleges demand upwards of a 4.0 and loads of CNA experience. ...