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  1. What is your routine to clean-up and decompress after your shift?

    barleynhopsBSN replied to kelsn's topic in General Nursing

    Shoes at the door, scrubs in the laundry basket, a beer in the

  2. OHSU & Linfield Students/Alum - Need your input, plz

    barleynhopsBSN replied to taz5869, RNC-OB's topic in Oregon Nursing

    1. Linfield ABSN: Graduate December '10 2. My schedule this semester: Monday 9-12 and 2-730pm class Tues 8 hrs clinical wed 8 hrs clinical Thurs 9-3pm class Fri-Sunday off 3. I spend maybe another 12...

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

    barleynhopsBSN replied to luclmarie's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Pharm and patho are covered in the classes. It really comes down to if you want more detail or not. They are both bio courses taught by professors with backgrounds (phD) pharm and physiology rather...

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

    barleynhopsBSN replied to luclmarie's topic in Oregon Nursing

    I'm an ABSN student at Linfield (graduate in December '10). Electives: Many students in my cohort take one elective per semester such as patho or pharm. It makes for a busy semester but it is...

  5. Linfield College - Paying for tuition for accelerated program

    barleynhopsBSN replied to Tobygo2's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Take a look at the Wells Fargo Med-Cap (for healthcare students) I ended up having a cosigner but I think I was eligible without one for a higher rate. Yes I am in the program and will graduate in...

  6. Linfield College - Paying for tuition for accelerated program

    barleynhopsBSN replied to Tobygo2's topic in Oregon Nursing

    I believe everyone in my ABSN cohort at Linfield received a $10K+ per year transfer scholarship without even applying for it. On top of that like many classmates I received another smaller...

  7. Introduction with some questions!

    barleynhopsBSN replied to Vegemite's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Some BSN programs look at cumulative GPA while other programs only look at your prerequisite grades. If you are able to apply to the schools around the country that only look at your grades from your...

  8. Introduction with some questions!

    barleynhopsBSN replied to Vegemite's topic in Male Nursing Students

    If you think you may want to work as an RN for a number of years before PA school it may be worth doing an Accelerated BSN program. The nice thing about this route is that your BSN degree will be the...

  9. OHSU and other PDX area applicants for 2009

    barleynhopsBSN replied to studentmom2007's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Unless OCNE community college programs have have changed there admission requirements since last year you should get a letter with your points in late April and another letter inviting you to...

  10. Cellular/Molecular Biology

    barleynhopsBSN replied to fabulousity89's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Cell biology was required for me to take as well. Use ratemyprofessor.com to find an instructor that works for your learning style. Good

  11. Nursing School Must Haves??

    barleynhopsBSN replied to Servingshots's topic in General Students

    iCal is the native calendar on the iPhone/Mac. I started NS last June and will be done this

  12. Nursing School Must Haves??

    barleynhopsBSN replied to Servingshots's topic in General Students

    I just googled Skyscape, its $89 right now from $200+, I bet they are coming out with a new edition. My school had a deal where I think it was like $150 or so. Epocrates is a good free app if you...

  13. Nursing School Must Haves??

    barleynhopsBSN replied to Servingshots's topic in General Students

    Get a good nursing diagnosis book, it will save you a lot of time on papers. Saunders NCLEX review. Skyscape for your PDA, a laptop with Mircosoft Word or Apple's Pages. Once you get accepted to a...

  14. new grad jobs in Oregon?

    barleynhopsBSN replied to tara_b's topic in Oregon Nursing

    New grad jobs in the Portland are very hard to find in hospital settings. The rest of the state does not seem to be any better. I would try and gain 1 year experience before moving to Oregon if you...

  15. Lpn to Rn bridge programs

    barleynhopsBSN replied to erosa962's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Lower Columbia College in Long View Wa has an LPN to Rn bridge. I think a lot of LPNs in OR do online programs like Excelsior because there are not a lot of LPN to Rn programs. LPN jobs in Portland...

  16. Question about equal pay for equal work...

    barleynhopsBSN replied to jschut's topic in General Nursing

    Likely he neggotiated his pay rate and she accepted starting pay rate. RN #2 should start writting down her accomplishments and performance on the job and approach manager about a

  17. CNA hourly pay rate?

    barleynhopsBSN replied to SuBinCRNAtoBe's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Noc =

  18. I'm really interested....

    barleynhopsBSN replied to JustYouWait's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Welcome to the forum! If you feel like you want to get some patient care experience before school starts I would say go for it. The 5 mths you have is enough time to get through a CNA a program and...

  19. bad experience with a male nurse

    barleynhopsBSN replied to bigd123's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Just remember that 10% of people in the world are jerks it doesn't matter the

  20. What made you pick nursing...

    barleynhopsBSN replied to ArkansasFan's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I like the nursing model over medical model. Also, I like the idea of working as RN for a while before deciding if I want to become an advanced practice nurse, unlike the PA route where you have to...

  21. Want to get into Nursing school, but have bad grades from previous college

    barleynhopsBSN replied to bronxjoy's topic in General Students

    Start taking your pre-reqs and get the best grades that you can. Find a school that only looks at your pre-req grades and you should be all

  22. OH NO! the A & P classes are FULL!

    barleynhopsBSN replied to nickynoodles's topic in General Students

    Seriously if you crash the class you will get in. People will drop after the first few classes. Ive done this so many times and always have got in. Like above poster says email the teacher before you...

  23. Can I write "RN" if only have license number online

    barleynhopsBSN replied to LoriNJ's topic in General Nursing

    If your name and license number is online then you are an RN. Employers can confirm your license by checking the state board of nursing. Congrats on passing the

  24. Linfield College

    barleynhopsBSN replied to huffy26's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Halla-There is only one application period (Jan-Feb) for the June, Sept, and Feb start dates. You don’t need to have all your AP finished if you have AP1 done and Micro and other science you...

  25. Ages of male nursing students?

    barleynhopsBSN replied to Stearnsy's topic in Male Nursing Students

    in my accelerated bsn program (20% men) i would say the avg. age is equal between men and women. ages range from 23-50yo. the only difference that i see is that all of the guys want to get into icu or...