JROregon

JROregon ASN, BSN, RN

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  1. Is this normal?

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

    WOW, all I can say is that your instructor has assigned way too much work. My instructors gave us lab homework assignments that amounted to about an hour of homework and we had another hour of work...

  2. What would you do? neep opinons

    JROregon replied to rayne215's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I should explain that I am a 47 yo mom with younger kids, 10 and 8. I first got the desire to pursue a nursing degree about the middle of my pregnancy with my youngest. I didn't tell my husband of my...

  3. What would you do? neep opinons

    JROregon replied to rayne215's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Who would be raising your baby would be my only concern. I do know there are people that do this all the time but I'm more concerned with the welfare of the infant rather than getting nursing school...

  4. Do you guys see a lot of people saying they are nursing students....

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

    People ask about my schooling all the time so I try to be as transparent as possible because I know a few of them (moms with young ones) want to go back again or try college for the first time. It...

  5. BS to RN? How?

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

    You can either do the Associated degree at a community college and take the nursing pre-reqs which will include things like anatomy & physiology, microbiology, general and developmental psych,...

  6. Do you guys see a lot of people saying they are nursing students....

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

    September 2008 - "I'm taking a class at CC to see if I am capable of being a student again." June 2009 - "I'm half-way done with pre-reqs for nursing and I'm taking 2 lab courses at the same time....

  7. Mr Thrifty Skeleton........Your opinion????

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

    Our instructor would test us by laying out the bone all by itself, putting a little sticker on a certain part of the bone and we'd have to write down what bone we were looking at, what part of the...

  8. How to get into school?

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

    I don't know what state you live in, but in Oregon, there is a list of schools that is on the state's board of nursing website. Our RNs, LPNs and CNAs are under the state's board of nursing. Some...

  9. trying to become a RN

    JROregon replied to branch2010's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    http://www.wcccd.edu/academic/pdfs/NUR.pdf Here's what your college's site says. If your school is anything like mine, they give you an example of what classes to take each term. Well, throw that...

  10. Is 50+ pages of reading a week "normal?"

    JROregon replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Students

    50 pages sounds a little "light" to me : ) Yes, and 50 pages in a textbook is a lot more than 50 pages in a novel. And, if you don't comprehend what you're reading the first time around, you get to...

  11. Help with A&P 1..

    JROregon replied to Chel_C (:'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wow, this is just the beginning of anatomy for you? This sounds like something I would have learned way down the line but if you are just taking about osmosis then maybe it can be explained this way:...

  12. First day of CNA Clinicals!

    JROregon replied to PatMac10,RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Man, good for you!!! To be 17 with your CNA under your belt is quite an accomplishment. I got my CNA at a hospital last summer. My school requires certification to get into the nursing (ADN) program....

  13. Help me understand this Nutrition question

    JROregon replied to ziggysgal,RN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    First, I want to apologize to my nutrition instructor. Second, I thought my nutrition tests had been dumbed down quite a bit because there were no prerequisites for the class. So often, the...

  14. No waiting lists?

    JROregon replied to The_Hutch's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Linn Benton Community College does not have a waiting list. Grades in core courses, plus six short essay questions are the only things they look at. You need to live in the area (Linn or Benton...

  15. Decreased Na and Lithium Toxicity

    JROregon replied to Gingerbell's topic in General Students

    I was going to say yes because the body will compensated for the sodium loss by reabsorbing more of lithium or sodium or whatever is the same size solute. Lithium has such a narrow margin of being...

  16. Decreased Na and Lithium Toxicity

    JROregon replied to Gingerbell's topic in General Students

    I think you are correct. This is interesting to me because my dad took lithium for decades. He developed congestive heart failure from several small hearth attacks. He was given Lasix to reduce his...

  17. What's your plan B "if" you don't make it into Nursing school ?

    JROregon replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Joining the circus ?? Really, I don't have a plan B. I'd likely go back to my job before becoming a stay-at-home mom which was insurance adjusting. It was a good job, just not very

  18. Competitive Pre-Nursing Students?

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

    Never allow another person to dictate how you feel about yourself; just a good life lesson. You'll find all types of people in your classes. I find that sitting in the front of the class keeps me...

  19. Need student feedback for orientation ideas

    JROregon replied to epinephRN's topic in General Students

    I had my orientation about 3 months ago and haven't begun yet. The most helpful part of our orientation was listening to a soon-to-be-graduating nursing student. She did have a more positive but...

  20. Anatomy and Physiology I and II - drop out rate

    JROregon replied to Elizabeth 123's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It was hard to tell how many people dropped out because though there were empty seats throughout the class for the lectures, there was always a full house for exams. Hmm. During lectures, sometimes...

  21. Careplan help: effective breastfeeding

    JROregon replied to Jen_RN11's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    So from a mom's standpoint, I would say that it is very important that the baby is latching on to mom's nipple appropriately. Making sure the baby is making the appropriate number of wet diapers and...

  22. Economy/ Nursing Students

    JROregon replied to RN-4Ever's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Depends on where you live. The hospital system in my area has a regular schedule for hiring new grads. There may not be a ton of openings but it is a well run organization that know it needs to be...

  23. so what pre reqs have you taken? And how did you find them to be?

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

    Cell Biology - hybrid course, mixing up basic chemistry, cell structure and function, genetics. Very interesting. Wondered why I avoided science the first time I went to college. A&P I, II and...

  24. Is it realistic that I'll make 80-100,000 thousand after I graduate with associates.

    JROregon replied to Awright162's topic in General Nursing

    Well, let's see, have you looked at the hospitals where you want to live to see what their starting wages are ? That might be something to start with. Some areas of the country pay their nurses in...

  25. Vaccination question

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

    The hep B can take up to 6 months so I would start that. I believe you'll need 2 MMRs, possibly 1 depending on your state. PPD will likely need to be done once a year and for my state the TDaP every 2...