JROregon

JROregon ASN, BSN, RN

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  1. Pre-nursing student = no job?

    JROregon replied to happyheart65's topic in General Students

    At our local hospitals all unit secretaries are

  2. Will I be shunned?

    JROregon replied to studentgolfer's topic in General Students

    I'm way more efficient studying by myself than with a group. However, I have loved the time I've had with my cohorts during clinicals and even around class time. We learn a lot from each other and...

  3. nursing test taking skills-i have nursing knowledge but can not pass any tests

    JROregon replied to romaja's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Once you get the test taking strategies down.... and you can get those from any number of NCLEX study guides (I have Kaplan), and you get into your medical questions, you need to know anatomy of the...

  4. What was your first year of nursing school like?

    JROregon replied to linzjane88's topic in General Students

    We spent the first 5 weeks working on patient assessment, actually on each other. This gets old pretty quickly. I think week 5 or 6 we began working in the hospital. We would go in the afternoon or...

  5. The greater good or all your hard work for free? an opinion please...

    JROregon replied to Certifiable's topic in General Students

    I don't even understand why anyone in your group wants to share this with the class. I know of two different study groups in my class that have 4 or 5 people in them and they meet every test week. I...

  6. Starting Clinicals, Hepatitis B Vaccine question

    JROregon replied to nursegc's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yes indeed, we live in a time and place that allows for great luxury of choice. Try living in India or parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. They have polio and diphtheria there. Living in the US, where most...

  7. Starting Clinicals, Hepatitis B Vaccine question

    JROregon replied to nursegc's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm just using pertussis as an example because this disease is making a big comeback and school age children and adults have symptom that resemble a bad cold. In a baby or toddler the symptoms are...

  8. Starting Clinicals, Hepatitis B Vaccine question

    JROregon replied to nursegc's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    So Blackboot, tell me what type of symptoms would you have if you caught pertussis (whooping cough)? Maybe you would only have symptoms of a cold and cough and it would be pretty mild for you. Imagine...

  9. I am a Pre-Nursing student and I have several questions. Thanks in advance!

    JROregon replied to DUHmanda's topic in General Students

    Outside of the hospital, I hate puke, poop, etc. In the hospital, it is all completely normal. If a patient is puking up something contagious, gown up, put the mask and goggles on and you'll have a...

  10. Do your own homework please...

    JROregon replied to DolceVita's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I agree with DolceVita although I think posters can post whatever they want to, they may not get an answer to their questions. I have my own homework to do without trying to figure out what some...

  11. I want to be a nurse, BUT..

    JROregon replied to pre-ASUstudent's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't imagine that I could ever be a paramedic or EMT and see the very raw injuries and some very horrible sights. However, I don't mind a little vomit or blood. It's rare that you will see...

  12. iv lines, can someone plz explain all the differnces?

    JROregon replied to gummibear's topic in General Students

    Wikipedia has some nice pictures and explanations. The normal IV lines are fine for infusions of normal saline and some drugs. PICC line catheters are inserted further up on the arm and the catheter...

  13. Im panicking =[

    JROregon replied to vccorscc's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The first 2 weeks of nursing school were very disorienting and left most of us scared to death. Nursing school does take over your life but I would use the word immersive. Just know that every...

  14. clinical instructor calls me air head

    JROregon replied to medsurg911's topic in General Students

    Oh to be the victim of perception. It's a tough one to fix right away. There is so much "acting" and "pretending" in this profession when you are a student to make people believe that you know what...

  15. Advice or tips for getting accepted

    JROregon replied to km27047's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I wouldn't worry about the speed at which you get into nursing school. You'll want to be as prepared as possible when you start. I am surprised that you will be able to apply for nursing school after...

  16. Community College or University...that is the question

    JROregon replied to jessig24's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Depends on what you can afford, how much time you have for school and convenience factors..... like, I won't drive 90 minutes to get to school and clinicals. If you are a parent who needs to spend...

  17. The Ugly Side of Nursing!

    JROregon replied to Francesca_H's topic in General Students

    I don't much like the smell of c-diff but neither do most healthcare workers or patients. Also don't like the smell of food when it's been sitting in one of those tray holders, blechh! If a patient...

  18. Unsatisfied SAHM with A/A degree wanting to become nurse, immoral to my children?

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

    I was a SAHM until my youngest started K-garten and I could find afterschool care. I started with one class. I too avoided sciences with my prior degree so I had to start from scratch. It took me a...

  19. Do you have your clinicals in the hospital?

    JROregon replied to SummitRN's topic in General Students

    I go to a community college and all of our clinicals are in the hospital except for a 4 week rotation at a geriatric facility. The college and hospitals in the area have agreements that have been in...

  20. Why is it everyone's favorite?

    JROregon replied to KareBear0609's topic in General Students

    Insurance claims - interesting legally and medically but I am really enjoying the "hands on" skills and being an advocate rather than always being suspicious and cynical. I am looking forward to...

  21. Pregnancy in nursing program

    JROregon replied to naomiomio's topic in General Students

    I really appreciate all the anecdotal evidence about pregnancy while in nursing school. I believe that there are some exceptional women out there who are capable of having a baby, popping it in...

  22. Don't let yourself get sucked in by BM'ers and DG'ers

    JROregon replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    Oh goodness, so right on. Even some of the nicest people can turn into BMers. Complaining that nursing school isn't all that it could be and different expectations from different clinical instructors...

  23. Edema caused by hypoproteinemia

    JROregon replied to lhunau2's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Wasn't this covered in

  24. Time and days please!!!!

    JROregon replied to Darkpk55's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    What kind of question is that ? Why, are you traveling abroad? For nursing, you'll need to use military time. It's not that complex. At 6pm, it is 1800 hours. At 9 pm, it is 2100

  25. Biology Prerequisites

    JROregon replied to Clever Username's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My anatomy and physiology was a combined class, actually 3 combined classes. I did find anatomy much easier than physiology, requiring only a good memory. A&P included far more material than...