JROregon

JROregon ASN, BSN, RN

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  1. Lies of the ER.....

    JROregon replied to Cari Turner21's topic in Nursing Humor

    One in a million chance of that happening. Guess it happens a little more often than you'd think :

  2. What do you WISH someone had told before hand about nursing school or a test?

    JROregon replied to northmississippi's topic in General Students

    Good point FL - I wouldn't even critique someone's essay. We have a great writing center at our school with plenty of "paid" help. Always claim to be ignorant when someone asks for something that...

  3. Considering moving to Oregon from PA

    JROregon replied to emtbubba's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Yes, there are union hospitals. Yes, land is expensive in the Portland area and suburbs surrounding. Here's a list of hospitals and their trauma levels...

  4. What do you WISH someone had told before hand about nursing school or a test?

    JROregon replied to northmississippi's topic in General Students

    Here's more ..... Don't hook up with a loser (boyfriend or girlfriend) that sucks all your time away from your studies. If you are going to start a relationship with someone while in school, find...

  5. BA to BSN prerequisites

    JROregon replied to BAtoBSN's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Linn-Benton might have a BI 112 spot

  6. What do you WISH someone had told before hand about nursing school or a test?

    JROregon replied to northmississippi's topic in General Students

    Here's what I would say to prospective students at my CC. Look at the nursing application and know the pre-requisites you will need to get into nursing school. There are 7 classes where you earn...

  7. Med-Surg Exams

    JROregon replied to den_rob1913's topic in General Students

    For each med-surg category, think about the diagnosis and the signs and symptoms of patients with that diagnosis. What can YOU do as a nurse? What do YOU do first? What is normal and what is an...

  8. I want ER. How?

    JROregon replied to doomsayer's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Absolutely. I have a classmate with a very strong desire to work in the ER so she took a job as a CNA in the ER when she saw it come up at the hospital where she worked. I think she beat out other...

  9. Dark age testing policy

    JROregon replied to Certifiable's topic in General Students

    Same policy where I am. The deal is, the instructors use a test bank from the publisher of all our text books. Both nursing instructors and other college instructors use these test banks because the...

  10. How many prereqs have you retaken?

    JROregon replied to kagi's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I haven't retaken any of the pre-reqs but a few students in my nursing class did and they are doing just fine with nursing school. It is the attitude that is going to help you most. If these are...

  11. Not Pregnant, so why no Period?

    JROregon replied to Felicia327's topic in General Students

    Cushings , polycystic ovarian

  12. Can someone explain to me about ortolini and bartolini maneuvers? LOL!

    JROregon replied to bassadict69's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    A picture is worth a thousand words. Maybe the instructor ate too much tortellini for

  13. How much does they "type of degree" matter?

    JROregon replied to MyGranniePanties's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Schools for CRNA will look at your grades and your work experience as a nurse. They are pretty competitive. Not sure about psychiatric nurse degrees - the schools will likely look at your grades. I'm...

  14. 2nd day of clinicals & I feel like an idiot...help me gain some confidence!

    JROregon replied to pecanpies's topic in General Students

    If you have needles and syringes to practice with, my CI told us to buy a beef tongue. Has the same kind of feel as skeletal muscle. Heck on our second day of clinical most of us were fumbling...

  15. Not sure about Nursing School acceptance?

    JROregon replied to pumpkinlove21's topic in General Students

    I can almost guarantee that by missing more than a week of nursing school will result in either poor grades or a failing. Even being distracted without missing class makes passing very difficult. This...

  16. Anyone worried b/c you did RN and not BSN?

    JROregon replied to Chris99mu's topic in General Students

    Sure, I worry a little. I chose an ADN program because it is close to home and the clinical sites are all within 15-20 minutes of home. The closest BSN location would be about an hour away (school...

  17. How to learn about drugs on your own?

    JROregon replied to northmississippi's topic in General Students

    Yep! And I would start with the drugs (categories) used most. You won't learn everything this way. You'll want to study each drug for the patients you have in clinicals. Know those side effects and...

  18. OB Rotations

    JROregon replied to ImThatGuy's topic in General Students

    Yes, I can see that. Good point, I just needed to think outside the box a

  19. OB Rotations

    JROregon replied to ImThatGuy's topic in General Students

    What would be the "ugly

  20. Is my school comparable? Am I being set up for failure?

    JROregon replied to TheGirl07's topic in General Students

    1/2 way mark. Lectures twice a week x 2-1/2 hours. Clinicals twice a week x 6 hours. Pharm once a week or less x 1 hour for entire year. Countless PO meds given, several insulin, fragmin shots...

  21. Do experienced students (cna, emt) do better in nursing programs than non-exp???

    JROregon replied to Aka Mommy's topic in General Students

    HI AKa Mommy, I have my CNA certificate also because we had to be certified to get into the nursing program and I got my training at a hospital, blah, blah, blah, nearly 2 years ago. When we first...

  22. What should I do? Can I get in?

    JROregon replied to Mojo jojo500's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The community colleges in my area are extremely competitive. The minimum GPA is a 2.5 at a lot of the schools but the GPAs for those getting in are usually above a 3.0. Some years the lowest is 3.5....

  23. At my age, should I forget about upper level degrees?

    JROregon replied to northmississippi's topic in General Students

    It really depends on what your goals are and those goals can change. I personally would not get myself into a huge amount of debt for a MSN regardless of your goals. If you want to teach, for...

  24. Should I go to school to become an RN or LPN?

    JROregon replied to Kmarie4507's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    First, have you taken any of the pre-requisite classes, A&P, Micro, psychology, math, writing? I wouldn't get my LPN unless it pays really well and will help you afford going through a bridge to...

  25. Do you like the uniforms they give you for your school?

    JROregon replied to prime11214's topic in General Students

    Our bottoms are white. Helps our clinical instructors find us in the crowd. I think white and white would be exceptionally