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  1. Clackamas CC interviews this week

    tofutti replied to tofutti's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Quiltedstar, That would be great to have just one application. Each one costs money, besides getting official transcripts together and jumping through everyone's hoops. To answer your question, I had...

  2. Clackamas CC interviews this week

    tofutti replied to tofutti's topic in Oregon Nursing

    The interview went great, we'll find out at the end of this week. The problem is, they interviewed the top 95 of 700 applicants...so everybody is really good, and they only have 40 spots. The group...

  3. Best Long Term Care Facilities in Portland?

    tofutti replied to tofutti's topic in Oregon Nursing

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  4. Best Long Term Care Facilities in Portland?

    tofutti posted a topic in Oregon Nursing

    Hi everyone, I'm wondering what your opinions are about the best long term care facilities here in Portland. I'm going to do some cna work and have heard bad things about Avamere and Marquis...

  5. Finished Nursing School on Friday...marriage is toast

    tofutti replied to Gaelic's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, You've probably seen enough replies already, but I'll chime in. My ex was like that. Always needing the company of other women friends. Innocent excuses. They just had to go work out together....

  6. I'm going insane.

    tofutti replied to faith5099's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Faith, I'm going insane with you. My program is really waiting to the last second to let us know. Letters go out this week to invite us for interviews next week. Seems like the rest of the country...

  7. varicose veins in nurses

    tofutti replied to janel.rn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm having mine taken care of this summer, not by stripping, but by venous closure with heated device that kills the vein. Goodbye saphenous. Hope it works, anybody tried it?...

  8. Do NICU's hire CNA's?

    tofutti posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi There, Just wondering if NICU's generally hire CNA's? I'd like to do this on the side during nursing school but can imagine that they might need only RN's with their level of expertise in a unit...

  9. Paying for nursing school?

    tofutti replied to jaytek13's topic in Michigan Nursing

    In my area you can work two 12's on Sat/Sun at a local hospital, as a cna or tech, giving you part time status, making you eligible for full tuition reimbursement. So people can go to nursing school...

  10. Cna Questions And Requirments

    tofutti replied to spoiledbrat0627's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations SB, you're making a good choice getting your cna! I think I got slightly better training doing it through the community college and paying, vs. the nursing home programs. That's based...

  11. Getting Fat Because of Work Schedule?

    tofutti posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know that's a sassy title but I thought it would get folks' attention. It's a real concern of mine! It's my biggest fear about becoming a nurse. I'm worried how I'll find time to exercise once I...

  12. Paramedic/EMT vs RN?

    tofutti replied to mcknis's topic in General Nursing

    From what I've seen on local employer websites, rn's make twice as much as emt's. Emt's and paramedics are way underpaid in my opinion. My dh is a firefighter/paramedic. Most of their calls, about...

  13. Is it better to take A&P 1st year or 2nd?

    tofutti replied to Krither's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi Krither, I guess I'd have to see a list of all your prereq's, and know your time frame, to give a good answer. If there's no chem required then yes, jump right into a/p. Getting A's, if you can, is...

  14. CNA Surprise!

    tofutti posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Today was full of surprises for me. I have a cna license that's about two years old, which I never used, so I felt that I should retake the program before I tried working as one, even though my...

  15. CNA Surprise!

    tofutti replied to tofutti's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thank you for your nice words! I'd love to be an aide in a hospital but around here they want 6-12 months experience first. Is that what you do? Some of my cna clinicals were in the hospital and it...

  16. Interview went well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    tofutti replied to taniasjijo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Tania, was it a big hug or a little hug? Or a side hug? Just kidding my friend, because I think if she hugged you, you're IN. Best Wishes,

  17. Nutrition and Patho

    tofutti replied to Blessone's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Dear Blessone, I didn't find patho or nutrition that hard. Plus if your school is like mine, they don't come with a lab...yay! Enjoy!

  18. 2-4 year waiting list?!?

    tofutti replied to Achoo!'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was flipping through some national nursing journal in a community college library a year or two ago, and it said studies show a strong correlation between g.p.a. in the science prerequisites, and...

  19. Help! What order should I take these classes???

    tofutti replied to miranda819's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Ditto to what Futurenurse said. Also, does your school have pre-req requirements? Some schools require a term of chemistry before a/p. Personally, I found I could learn enough chemistry on the fly to...

  20. Questions for Providence Scholars at Uof P

    tofutti replied to tofutti's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Wow, thank you Evan for that great explanation. What a fantastic deal. You're so fortunate to be in this program! Best Wishes.

  21. Questions for Providence Scholars at Uof P

    tofutti posted a topic in Oregon Nursing

    Hi, I have a question for anyone who might be going to U of P as a Providence Scholar. Will they give you much say about when and where you work, after graduation comes and you have to put in your...

  22. CVD prevention in women

    tofutti replied to mousesn's topic in Cardiac

    Some books you might find interesting are The China Study by Thomas Campbell and Eat to Live by Joel Fuhrman. The China Study is actually a research book and basically states that most heart disease...

  23. What can I do while waiting for RN school?

    tofutti posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hello everyone, I hope someone might have a suggestion for me. I have all my pre-req's done and am pretty confident I'll be accepted into a nursing program for the fall, but meanwhile I have six...

  24. What can I do while waiting for RN school?

    tofutti replied to tofutti's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thanks for all the good ideas everyone. Falon, I owe you big time! I called my state board of nursing and they said my cna is good until 5/2007 as long as I put in 400 hours. I thought it expired...

  25. Already have a BS in Psych

    tofutti replied to Jospry's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I agree with the previous poster that it just depends on the schools you're applying to. I have a psych degree from 1988. The nursing programs nearby would accept old writing and general ed type...