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  1. Legacy Health RN Residency 2011

    OregonBSN replied to ttt-n's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Legacy is on a hiring freeze and they plan 400 job cuts. The system is short $40 million for 2012... Job prospects don't look good for anyone right

  2. Advice needed from Portland area Critical Care RN's!!

    OregonBSN replied to portland medic's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Well since you are applying for 2012 it sounds like you have time. I wouldn't mess with an ADN, if you want to be competitive. Go straight for your BSN - especially in the Portland area. U of P, OHSU...

  3. What is the job market like in OR?

    OregonBSN replied to marie010's topic in Oregon Nursing

    The market is flooded here as well. Not much hospital work for LPNs, maybe long term care but even that is a long shot. There are 12 nursing programs in the Portland area, and even BSNs are having...

  4. New Grad Programs in Portland, Oregon

    OregonBSN replied to LUVNURSING2008's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Legacy Health just hired 61 new RN residents across their 6 hospitals - more than 750 applicants, 530 or so qualified for a 15 min. screening interview and a handful that group got formal interviews....

  5. Advice needed - Which school should I go to?

    OregonBSN replied to luclmarie's topic in Oregon Nursing

    If you were accepted into the program, they obviously think you can do it. It's busy, but not overwhelming - plus you have lots and lots of support. Go for it! They will make some accommodations for...

  6. Q's for Linfield Nursing Graduates

    OregonBSN replied to punkdmunkey's topic in Oregon Nursing

    I had the honor of graduating with BSN2010, and I would be willing to have her as a nurse for any of my family members. I was accepted to several nursing schools in the area and if I had my choice, I...

  7. Oregon 2008: How I Earn My Acceptance Letter

    OregonBSN posted a topic in Oregon Nursing

    while it is still relatively fresh in my head, i wanted to pass on some of what i learned from the admissions process and taking my prerequisite classes. i hope other applicants who earned a spot this...

  8. Advice needed - Which school should I go to?

    OregonBSN replied to luclmarie's topic in Oregon Nursing

    I just graduated from Linfield's Accelerated program this past December - I can't say enough about how much I enjoyed the program. (Take that endorsement with the fact that like many graduates, we...

  9. Linfield College - Paying for tuition for accelerated program

    OregonBSN replied to Tobygo2's topic in Oregon Nursing

    The ABSN program changes are still preliminary BnH, it will be a while before they actually change anything. The planning committee I was on was just exploring curriculum structure and feasibility. So...

  10. Linfield College - Paying for tuition for accelerated program

    OregonBSN replied to Tobygo2's topic in Oregon Nursing

    I had the same concerns once I got my acceptance letter... but things worked themselves out. Linfield is expensive but they do have a great program. The scholarships they gave for the Accelerated...

  11. ITT Tech's New Program???

    OregonBSN replied to Joyfull77's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Ha-ha.... Oh great another nursing program in a flooded market for new

  12. new grad jobs in Oregon?

    OregonBSN replied to tara_b's topic in Oregon Nursing

    barleynhops is dead right and he's a smart guy... There are pretty much NO jobs here for new grads. There are 6 BSN programs and 6 ADN programs in the area. BSNs are having a little edge, but there...

  13. Looking For a Little Direction

    OregonBSN replied to tnohe1's topic in Oregon Nursing

    You are the perfect candidate for an accelerated BSN program. You don't have to be a CNA to get into school - I had zero clinical experience when I was accepted. The accelerated BSN programs like the...

  14. BSN RN from the Philippines, new here in Oregon

    OregonBSN replied to dadah_vxr's topic in Oregon Nursing

    I wasn't working, I was a student. I interviewed for a job as a student and got a job offer as long as I passed the NCLEX. Had you been working as a licensed RN back in the

  15. BSN RN from the Philippines, new here in Oregon

    OregonBSN replied to dadah_vxr's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Welcome to the United States and welcome to Oregon.I was hired before I was licensed, but I am a rare case these days. The job market here is one worst for new graduates. We have numerous nursing...

  16. Will BSN get jobs over ASN in this recession?

    OregonBSN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    LPNs and RNs have a different roles. In the NW they are looking for BSNs, again for new graduate positions, and there is no difference between pay for an ADN and BSN, except at the

  17. Any Spring 2009 Linfield Cohorts?

    OregonBSN replied to lilikoi's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Linfield gives a ton of scholarships, the College has one of the best financial aid programs around. Every fall the Financial Aid Director holds a workshop on how to write and apply for scholarships....

  18. New Grad Programs in Portland, Oregon

    OregonBSN replied to LUVNURSING2008's topic in Oregon Nursing

    My graduating class (Dec 2009) has about 10 placements so far. A fellow intern said his cohort had less than 1/3 of his class finding positions (May 2009) and yet another said maybe less than 25% from...

  19. Nurse to Oregon

    OregonBSN replied to Ben_Yehudah_RN's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Welcome Ben it shouldn't too hard for you to get a job with experience. The largest hospitals are Legacy Emanuel, Oregon Health Sciences University and Providence St. Vincent. There is also Legacy...

  20. Will BSN get jobs over ASN in this recession?

    OregonBSN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Well as of right now a new graduate with a BSN will most likely get the job over a an ADN. In my new grad internship there were no ADNs - zero. The Portland metro area and Willamette Valley are...

  21. What am I doing wrong??

    OregonBSN replied to lilmomaluvinlife's topic in Oregon Nursing

    I know of 6 new grads starting on the ICU and 1 on the IMCU in Salem, they all have their BSN. Of my graduating class this past December, about 10 of us have jobs now. I know many people have moved...

  22. BSN/ASN confusion!!

    OregonBSN replied to mggjo's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck to you! Keep after it... you'll make

  23. IV Therapy or Burn Unit

    OregonBSN replied to yellowfluffball's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Easy, Burn

  24. from bsn to medical school

    OregonBSN replied to rapidash425's topic in General Nursing

    You can do research as a Doctor of

  25. BSN/ASN confusion!!

    OregonBSN replied to mggjo's topic in General Nursing

    So here are some perspective from my area (Oregon and the Pacific Northwest)... I just completed an 18 month Accelerated BSN program. In general they are full time programs, really - what is the point...