yellowfluffball

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1. Invega Sustenna IM injection S/E

   yellowfluffball replied to yellowfluffball's topic in Psychiatric

   most of the clients we serve are on invega sustenna, some are on risperdal consta, none on haldol or prolixin as they are unavailable in the area I am in. Most clients relate only the first couple shots of invega sustenna are somewhat painful, invega...

2. OHSU Acc Bacc to Masters 2012

   yellowfluffball replied to Ms. Bastet's topic in Post Graduate

   I applied for psych too, I wanted to know what kind of education and clinical backgrounds people have going into this program?

3. Invega Sustenna IM injection S/E

   yellowfluffball posted a topic in Psychiatric

   I am a community mental health nurse, the clinic I work at gives risperdal consta and invega sustenna injections, invega comes in 117mg, 156mg, and 234mg and is suppose to be given every 4 weeks, some of the clients we see had their 234mg invega sust...

4. IV Therapy or Burn Unit

   yellowfluffball posted a topic in Oregon

   Hi, this is question that I could answer myself, but I would like some input because I'm super indecisive, so I have 2 options for nursing practicums: Emanuel's Burn Unit or IV Therapy? which one would you choose?

5. Curious..What classes were in everyone's first semester?

   yellowfluffball replied to CBsMommy's topic in General Students

   My first quarter in nursing school was in the summer because I was a transfer student, we had (10 weeks): Intro to Nursing Pharmacology Nursing Skills (1st 5 weeks) Assessment (2nd 5 weeks) Skills Lab and a clinical it was like 18-19 credits

6. CarePlan Chronic Bronchitis

   yellowfluffball replied to Legends777's topic in Share Tips

   Our school had us get Sparks and Taylor's Nursing Diagnosis Reference Manual, it's a great help it gives you multiple nursing diagnoses, with interventions, expected outcomes, etc some diagnoses include: activity intolerance r/t oxygen supply and dem...

7. Trying to decide between different schools...

   yellowfluffball replied to nohika's topic in Washington

   I'm currently in the Walla Walla University - School of Nursing in Portland, it is a great program and the class sizes are small and the program is growing, the first 2 years is in Walla Walla and the second 2 years is in Portland, I transfered to th...

8. Private BSN

   yellowfluffball replied to hellosandyp's topic in Oregon

   All of the nursing programs in portland are very highly competitive, do stuff based on GPA, points, other certifications and other test scores. Right now I'm at Walla Walla University - School of Nursing and it rocks, it's a BSN program and I transfe...

9. Poll for Burn Nurses...as a student nurse, did you rotate in a burn unit?

   yellowfluffball replied to WineCountryRN's topic in Burn

   As a current nursing student, I only got a tour at the Burn unit in Oregon, I'm doing my practicum at the Burn unit, other than that we don't get Burn unit rotations.

10. Any recommendations on schools please?

    yellowfluffball replied to TXUKGal's topic in Oregon

    I currently go to Walla Walla University - School of Nursing and their program is 2 years for bachelors and i think if you're a LPN they take some of your classes and you just take a few less classes, http://www.wallawalla.edu, look under nursing

11. Transfer Schools

    yellowfluffball replied to Yoshi24's topic in Oregon

    I don't know if you're looking to graduate with a AA or BSN, but the school I'm at WWU in portland is a BSN program is a great school, i don't know about their transfer policy, but i'm sure you could look it up on http://www.wallawalla.edu in the nur...

12. Where can I get a CNA in Oregon?

    yellowfluffball replied to Lindsay112's topic in Oregon

    I took my CNA 3 years ago from cascade medical school in 4 weeks, it was about $1000, they have CNA programs it seems like at just about any community college, if you get hired at certain places sometimes they pay off your CNA class costs. I worked a...

13. phlebotomy program before applying to nursing school

    yellowfluffball replied to dr3amygirl's topic in Pre-Nursing

    well, I'm in a nursing program in oregon getting my BSN and they didn't even require or give points for having your CNA certification let alone phlebotomy, it probably would give you good experience to do IVs, but it might not give you extra points t...