nt2002

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1. OHSU BSN 2016 Applicants

   nt2002 replied to TMFK1005's topic in Oregon Nursing

   Emails for the Portland ABSN interviews went out

2. ADN to BSN vs. ABSN -- experience of recent grads?

   nt2002 replied to nt2002's topic in Oregon Nursing

   Thank you, this isexactly the type of feedback I was hoping

3. Nurse Residency Programs in Houston- Need advice on offers

   nt2002 replied to kcolver's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I don't know anything about the hospitals, but high stress/high learning curve 1st position, plus hour & half commute plus young children equals greater possibility of burnout. What about the...

4. I failed a prereq

   nt2002 replied to delonghi's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   What about taking preAlgebra or whatever the class is before the class you're struggling with? Also, check out khanacademy.org -- I think they do a great job teaching all levels of math and it's

5. OHSU ABSN 2015 applicants

   nt2002 replied to captaintuber's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   FYi, there's a 2015 OHSU ABSN thread already going in the Oregon nurses

6. Help Please!! Withdraw from A&P??

   nt2002 replied to safia_007's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   If the school(s) you want to apply to will use your highest or most recent grade if you retake the class and if it's too late to get your money back, I'd stick out the class and just do your darnest...

7. Please help....

   nt2002 replied to Kat091177's topic in Nursing Career

   That's a tough choice. I would first take location out of the equation and ask yourself which job do you feel more drawn to, which fits better in terms of your overall career goals (sounds like the...

8. Trying to get out of Home Care and into a hospital

   nt2002 replied to HLC814's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   I'm not even a nursing student yet but a couple general things leapt out for me. If you do decide to put your clinical experience on your resume (and my understanding is that people on AN have...

9. Portland Nursing Programs and Volunteer

   nt2002 replied to xkgbx's topic in Oregon Nursing

   Sent you a PM. Also, you can try hospices -- Medicaid mandates that a certain amount of a hospice provider's services are provided by volunteers. You have to go through a pretty lenghty training that...

10. How do you deal with dementia residents?

    nt2002 replied to godlycreations's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This is a lovely post and wonderfully written. Thanks! When I started reading and came to the part about you having to take your "dreaded" job I thought this was going to be a negative rant about...

11. Ortho nurse vs Neuro nurse?

    nt2002 replied to 123jane's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    It seems weird to me that the neuro training is THAT much shorter. Personally, if this was my first job, I would go with the one that offers the longer training period. (BTW, I'm even a not even a...

12. Going back to nursing school

    nt2002 replied to tas026's topic in General Students

    You might want to take a year off after you get your degree -- maybe work in a health-related field and/or volunteer with a hospital or hospice or something similar just to make sure that you really...

13. How long do I wait for a response after my interview with the unit staff?

    nt2002 replied to jodibeydoun's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Call HR. If no response in a couple of days after you call HR ( I'm assuming you'll go to voice mail) then I would call or email the nurse manager and say that on your last conversation she told you...

14. I can't believe this just happened!!!

    nt2002 replied to stunurse2015's topic in General Students

    Very cool! I would maybe follow up with an email in a few days reminding him off the interaction, thanking him for the contact info and letting him know that when you graduate on X date you plan to...

15. How to explain reasons for leaving?

    nt2002 replied to afterseason's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ok, this is just me brainstorming because I haven't been in your position (yet), although I can certainly imagine being there -- so take it for what it's worth . . . . What about going into the...