I think those of us who are going to PCC starting in fiall of 2010 should have an icebreaker event or two over the summer. With all the other pressures that we will be facing in the fall the "new kid" stress is at least one thing we can avoid eh?
Anyone have any suggestions? I have a backyard near PCC with lots of green space for a BBQ/Bocci Ball tournament toward the end of the summer but it doesn't get really dry (i,e. not swampy grass) until mid to late July.
It might also be fun to get a kickball game together?
We only need 2 terms of college level foreign lang. or 2 years of high school for the OCNE BSN. I did ASL and really enjoyed it. You can always send your transcript in to OHSU and get it evaluated to be sure your on track. They charge $25 for this but I think its worth it.
We only need 2 terms of college level foreign lang. or 2 years of high school for the OCNE BSN. I did ASL and really enjoyed it. You can always send your transcript in to OHSU and get it evaluated to be sure your on track. They charge $25 for this but I think its worth it.
Yes, thanks for correcting my mistake. I thought it was two years but its only two terms-sorry everyone! But we do need the upper-division electives. I plan to take mine in the second year of the program and/or during the bachelor's portion. I believe we can take those courses during the third (or 3rd and 4th) year(s). Man, I was excited to realize my mistake about the foreign language lol! Maybe that's for a Master's or something..I don't know where I got two years..oops!
Does anyone know when we can go talk to an OHSU advisor about our scheduling, aside from the transcript eval? I would like tot alk with them about mapping for the Master's program. I would really like to get that far as a Family Practitioner as my ultimate goal, so I would like to be on track and not waste expensive credits :-)
Ok ,so I hope we get to find out when classes are, add on costs on top of creidt hour, Is it just me or is this info top secret or something? I sure hope it is all wraped up nicely in our packets. If anyone has the inside track please share. How many days a week will we have class? I have never even seen the inside of a classroom in the nursing dept. at PCC, do you think they stuff all 100 of us into lectures? Just wish I knew more, don't want to wait till June 21st. But still thrilled to be accepted:redpinkhe
I talked to the Nursing Advisors, and the tentative schedule is as such: first year 12-15 credits per term. Lecture Monday and Tuesday 8 am - 3 pm. Wednesday off, Thursday and Friday for clinicals. Most run 6am-3pm, there are some swing shift and weekend options but they won't have details for some time. We have a list we can put preferences on but there are no guarantees for shifts and days. These times don't allow for study time, of course. I plan to use wednesday and several hours after lecture/lab days for this (and any other free minute I'm sure lol!)
2nd year, 9 credits per term, no idea on the schedule. But they said that this is what they have had in years past and it should be the same coming fall.
I don't know about the cost per credit hour as I am on Financial aid.
And we usually do lecture one day and lab the other so not all 100 of us are in a classroom lol.
I think that's all I remember..I am hoping for the swing or weekend shifts since I have to put my son in daycare, most daycares won't take kids earlier than 7 am, and his dad is at work at 5 am. If I worked swing I could have a neighbor watch him for the couple hours from when I leave until his dad gets home without too much trouble..
Does anyone else have kids? How are you dealing with this?
Thank you, for all the info, Do you know if there is a list to put our prefered times on. I am in the same boat as you with Daycare, I need weekend or swing.
We only need 2 terms of college level foreign lang. or 2 years of high school for the OCNE BSN. I did ASL and really enjoyed it. You can always send your transcript in to OHSU and get it evaluated to be sure your on track. They charge $25 for this but I think its worth it.
Two terms of "college level" means 200 level or higher, for which as I read it, the 100 level series is pre-req? so that would be almost 2 years. I am hoping to eat up 12 of my upper level humanities credits in ASL at 300 and 400 lvl at WOU so I will take 2 years either way (or the summer accelerated) but if you have no HS foreign language i don't think you can just take 101 and 102 and be done w/foreign lang. The things I have read have specified 200 level or above.
I am wondering if once the program starts all of us masochistic over achievers will settle in to a standard bell curve on grades now that there isn't all the entry pressure?
Ugh! You're right I think about the foreign language..need to revisit OCNE website now...I just don't know when I'm gonna do more foreign language! I took 150 and 151 this year, which is 101-103, so one year. NOT 200 level...darn it.
Ok ,so I hope we get to find out when classes are, add on costs on top of creidt hour, Is it just me or is this info top secret or something? I sure hope it is all wraped up nicely in our packets. If anyone has the inside track please share. How many days a week will we have class? I have never even seen the inside of a classroom in the nursing dept. at PCC, do you think they stuff all 100 of us into lectures? Just wish I knew more, don't want to wait till June 21st. But still thrilled to be accepted:redpinkhe
hello all,
I am not in your cohort but just cruising through the threads:D
How it worked for my class and should for yours as well, but who knows things may change.
For the first year:
lecture is 4 hours either Mon or Tues, where you are split in either lecture, we also had an hour lecture (GA) where the whole cohort attened and that was on a Tues day, there is a huge lecture hall that the used for us (ST 107)
on Mondays we met with our advisor for an hour in a small group to help answer question.
Lab was also 4 hours a week and was either Mon, Tues, or in you are late in registering on Wensday. so if you are in lecture on Monday your lab is Tuesday or you could kill yourself and have a Monday afternoon Lab and try to do it all in 1 day, but I really would not recommend it.
Clinicals Thurs and Fri are at 0630am, however the instructors really except you there at 0615. There was only 1 instructor who did evening clinical. CLinicals are for 6 weeks of the term, and you go either the first 6wks, last 6wks or split 3wks on 3wks off and 3wks on again.
While there really isn't anything scheduled for Wensday, you need that afternoon and evening free to prep for your clinical the following day.
In clinical you pick your patient that you are going to take care of and you need to look up diease and diagnosis for the paitent and know the medications the patient is on at in LTC some patients have upwards of 20 meds, depending on the clinical instructor depends on how much information/paperwork that they want done.
Then over the weekend you finish writting your careplans:uhoh3: because they are due that Monday
The second year, is much easier things make more sense and there is not the amount of paperwork that there is in 1st year:yeah:
Good Luck to all, as someone who just passed her last nursing final today:yeah:, these 2 years will fly by
You guys are really worring needlessly about the foreign language, 101 and 102(yes these are college level, over 100 classes) are all you need to get the BSN from ohsu, If you are still worried email the advisor for the
OHSU School of Nursing Jennifer Anderson. That should help you rest easy about one thing at least.
If anyone has the inside track please share. How many days a week will we have class? I have never even seen the inside of a classroom in the nursing dept. at PCC, do you think they stuff all 100 of us into lectures? Just wish I knew more, don't want to wait till June 21st. But still thrilled to be accepted:redpinkhe
There was only 1 instructor who did evening clinical. CLinicals are for 6 weeks of the term, and you go either the first 6wks, last 6wks or split 3wks on 3wks off and 3wks on again.
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We only need 2 terms of college level foreign lang. or 2 years of high school for the OCNE BSN. I did ASL and really enjoyed it. You can always send your transcript in to OHSU and get it evaluated to be sure your on track. They charge $25 for this but I think its worth it.