OHSU BSN, Fall 2021

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Hi, first post because I cannot find that much information about this!
Apps recently opened to OHSU's BSN program. I haven't decided if I want to apply to Ashland or Monmouth - I am currently in California (don't hate me Oregonians) but most of my family live close to those two campuses. 

Anyone else start their application for OHSU yet? 

Also - Any tips for essay question responses? I have a 3.9 GPA in the prereqs and overall, finished all prereqs, and have 4000+ hours of healthcare experience as a medical assistant, but I feel like I still might screw it up if I flub those responses.

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Hi there! I am also a Californian (Bay Area!) applying to OHSU's program, although I haven't decided on a campus yet. I'm hoping to gain more clarity after attending the info session (again). I haven't looked at the essay questions quite yet--but that's what I'm nervous about as well! I'll be applying with a 4.0 GPA and a couple hundred hours of healthcare experience as a phlebotomist

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Apply to Portland! It's the best campus.

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On 10/3/2020 at 11:30 AM, carlierose4 said:

Hi, first post because I cannot find that much information about this!
Apps recently opened to OHSU's BSN program. I haven't decided if I want to apply to Ashland or Monmouth - I am currently in California (don't hate me Oregonians) but most of my family live close to those two campuses. 

Anyone else start their application for OHSU yet? 

Also - Any tips for essay question responses? I have a 3.9 GPA in the prereqs and overall, finished all prereqs, and have 4000+ hours of healthcare experience as a medical assistant, but I feel like I still might screw it up if I flub those responses.

What is your undergrad in?

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I'm a student at the community college in klamath and looking at switching to OIT soon and eventually applying to the OHSU program there. Can anyone who's in the program give any idea of what it's like, as nursing schools go? Is it especially demanding, or more easy going, good/supportive teachers etc ? Or is it one of those nightmare programs LOL? What does a semester look like? How many classes do you have each semester? If theres a better place to ask these questions please point me to it! Thanks!

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I'm surprised how inactive this thread has been with applications being due so soon! 

How are everyone's stats? I also was wondering when we might hear final decisions. I saw on the website that for the Portland campus, there are no live interviews, only essay questions sent out to eligible candidates but it doesn't specify when. I wonder if that might prolong the decision process...other schools require decisions by May. 

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6 hours ago, LJ15 said:

I'm surprised how inactive this thread has been with applications being due so soon! 

How are everyone's stats? I also was wondering when we might hear final decisions. I saw on the website that for the Portland campus, there are no live interviews, only essay questions sent out to eligible candidates but it doesn't specify when. I wonder if that might prolong the decision process...other schools require decisions by May. 

I'm surprised as well. Did you decide on a campus yet? I ended up going with Monmouth as I have a lot of family nearby in Corvallis. 

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Howdy Everyone:

I applied to the Monmouth Campus for Fall 21'

I have a 4.0 Prereq GPA, prior degree, ED hospital volunteer experience, Hospice Volunteer, worked as a Med Tech / CNA at a long term care facility and currently work at a hospital F/T as a CNA. 

According to admissions, they will begin processing applications soon and interviews for Monmouth will be late March / early April. Portland appears to be doing essays only with no interviews. 

From what I have read they take a very holistic approach to your application. I work with and know several students who have been through the program. Some have had no healthcare experience and others have had more.  I am an older student and this is my second career with a solid work history. I work with many second career nurses who went through the program recently.  I have also known 4.0 students not get accepted into the program. I have applied to 5 surrounding schools just to hedge my bets.

Wishing everyone goodluck

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Hey y’all! 
 

I wish the OHSU website gave a little more info on dates we should hear back... all I know is interviews are around April 2nd. I applied to the Klamath Campus. I have a 3.9 GPA, have over 1000 volunteer hours, I’m a CMA and certified lactation consultant. This is the most nervous I’ve ever been. I have applied to other programs but this is my 1st choice. Good luck everyone!!! 

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Hello everyone!

I also applied to OHSU Monmouth campus ? I was waitlisted last year at PCC and Clackamas but never got a spot so here I am applying again.....I have a BA in History, 9 years working for Providence the majority spent in inpatient behavioral health as mental health associate and about a year on the medical floors as a CNA.  My GPA is not a 4.0 haha , that is very impressive for all of you that have one ! I do have all prerequisites complete. I also have 2 years of volunteering with an animal shelter and have dealt with some significant life challenges which I used for my essays (I filled out all the supplemental essay questions)  Wishing everyone luck this application cycle!! 
Jenny 

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On 11/25/2020 at 9:16 AM, ksCNA said:

I'm a student at the community college in klamath and looking at switching to OIT soon and eventually applying to the OHSU program there. Can anyone who's in the program give any idea of what it's like, as nursing schools go? Is it especially demanding, or more easy going, good/supportive teachers etc ? Or is it one of those nightmare programs LOL? What does a semester look like? How many classes do you have each semester? If theres a better place to ask these questions please point me to it! Thanks!

Not sure about Klamath specifically, especially now with covid, but I think most of the ohsu programs follow a similar schedule.

each quarter has 2-3 classes, they’re usually 9-12 credit hours per quarter. I took all my non-nursing undergrad courses before the program so I didn’t have to take anything other than nursing classes. People who didn’t have them done had to take them the quarters we had less classes or over the Summer.

The first quarter was pretty much a CNA course + learning basic nursing tasks like assessments, taking vitals, pulling and passing meds. a lot of lab time, not many clinical hours, though.

We had two quarters of chronic health where we did our clinicals in skilled nursing facilities, long term care facilities, and assisted living facilities. Two quarters focused on acute care where you did clinicals in the hospital. the majority will be on a med surg unit, but you get a couple of days in specialty units like the ER, ICU, OB, OR, wound care, etc. you take patho and pharm alongside these heavier classes, which made the first year the toughest imo.

The whole second year focuses more on populations health and you do your clinical time in community agencies that might provide social services vs health care as an intro to case management. The last year you do a leadership project and then work six months for free during your practicum. Make sure you advocate for yourself for your clinical placement — a lot of specialty areas like ICU, ED, or will only hire new grads who did their clinical hours in their department . 

there were a lot of group projects (at least one a quarter), presentations, and lots of long essays (think a 10+ page paper each quarter per class). Usually three tests per subject a quarter. Usual schedule was two days of lecture with two days of lab/clinical (later quarters you do much more clinical time vs lab time). Each quarter you do several group sim labs w/ animatronic mannequins or actors, and usually have a solo final sim lab as a hands on final.

 The best staff were newer instructors as they had recent hands on experience. Some of the instructors had been teaching so long that they didn’t really know how nursing in the real world works anymore. the joke here at Asante is rcc makes nurses, ohsu makes essay writers. There’s a misconception that the ohsu program does less clinical hours than a 2-yr ADN program, but a lot of the second year is focused on doing things other than bedside nursing and a lot of the program is self aggrandizing fluff preaching how only baccalaureate prepared nurses are capable of fixing pretty much every problem in the world.

 

 

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On 2/13/2021 at 4:33 AM, gere7404 said:

Not sure about Klamath specifically, especially now with covid, but I think most of the ohsu programs follow a similar schedule.

each quarter has 2-3 classes, they’re usually 9-12 credit hours per quarter. I took all my non-nursing undergrad courses before the program so I didn’t have to take anything other than nursing classes. People who didn’t have them done had to take them the quarters we had less classes or over the Summer.

The first quarter was pretty much a CNA course + learning basic nursing tasks like assessments, taking vitals, pulling and passing meds. a lot of lab time, not many clinical hours, though.

We had two quarters of chronic health where we did our clinicals in skilled nursing facilities, long term care facilities, and assisted living facilities. Two quarters focused on acute care where you did clinicals in the hospital. the majority will be on a med surg unit, but you get a couple of days in specialty units like the ER, ICU, OB, OR, wound care, etc. you take patho and pharm alongside these heavier classes, which made the first year the toughest imo.

The whole second year focuses more on populations health and you do your clinical time in community agencies that might provide social services vs health care as an intro to case management. The last year you do a leadership project and then work six months for free during your practicum. Make sure you advocate for yourself for your clinical placement — a lot of specialty areas like ICU, ED, or will only hire new grads who did their clinical hours in their department . 

there were a lot of group projects (at least one a quarter), presentations, and lots of long essays (think a 10+ page paper each quarter per class). Usually three tests per subject a quarter. Usual schedule was two days of lecture with two days of lab/clinical (later quarters you do much more clinical time vs lab time). Each quarter you do several group sim labs w/ animatronic mannequins or actors, and usually have a solo final sim lab as a hands on final.

 The best staff were newer instructors as they had recent hands on experience. Some of the instructors had been teaching so long that they didn’t really know how nursing in the real world works anymore. the joke here at Asante is rcc makes nurses, ohsu makes essay writers. There’s a misconception that the ohsu program does less clinical hours than a 2-yr ADN program, but a lot of the second year is focused on doing things other than bedside nursing and a lot of the program is self aggrandizing fluff preaching how only baccalaureate prepared nurses are capable of fixing pretty much every problem in the world.

 

 

This is the most helpful thing I've heard yet about nursing school, thank you!

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