JROregon

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  1. Patient falls scare me to death

    JROregon replied to CBsMommy's topic in General Students

    When I did my CNA clinicals, that was my biggest fear. I tried to think ahead of the task at hand and limit the amount of time that the patient was standing on his or her own. I would prepare the...

  2. pre req hard

    JROregon replied to JonB04's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You will find A&P has lots of reading and memorizing and understanding of the workings of body systems. Actually, psych and sociology will have a lot of reading and understanding as well but the...

  3. I Think I am NOT Going to NS

    JROregon replied to Donald11's topic in General Students

    What they said and nursing schools in Oregon do not have waiting lists. They are strictly merit based for entry. Accelerated programs in the Portland area. Radiology is also great. In this area,...

  4. Taking Bio 223 & 251 at same time?!

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

    I don't know which classes these are but I also think 2 sciences w/labs are very doable. Make a point to do your homework/lab reports the day they are assigned or as soon as possible. Do test prep...

  5. What is priority here?

    JROregon replied to notthereyet0's topic in General Students

    I would pick D also because the pt needs someone to keep an eye on him now for his safety. The other answers require various waiting

  6. Health form ?

    JROregon replied to Hopeful3's topic in General Students

    We have a form that me and my doc signed that basically said I was capable of the lifting and general physical requirements of nursing, including being exposed to various diseases, etc. There weren't...

  7. Honors BSN unable to find job. Can the college be sued?

    JROregon replied to Tankweti's topic in General Nursing

    Here I am, just starting nursing school in another month and I assumed it cost closer to $100,000 to train a first year nurse in acute care. I worked as an insurance adjuster and in that field, it...

  8. Am I Always Going to Argue with my Instructors?

    JROregon replied to LuckyinKY's topic in General Students

    My nursing instructors say that there will be times when I am up against a physician or nursing supervisor and that I will need to figure out when a mistake has been made by a higher up. YES, there...

  9. Backstabbing/Gossip in Nursing School

    JROregon replied to silverhalide's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ignore them and let them be the ones who are completely distracted. Some people do not grow out of this behavior and the more malicious ones tend to get noticed by everyone. I am hoping that the...

  10. My Accuplacer Scores

    JROregon replied to frogger32091's topic in General Students

    I just saw this. Hope you did okay on the retest. I studied Algebra for 6 weeks before taking my school's placement test. I suppose if I worked hard at it, I could have done it in 3 or 4 weeks but not...

  11. How competitive are CC's?

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

    Depends... My comm college is not as competitive as the ones in the Portland, OR metro area but then again, those CCs are teamed up with OHSU and the students can get their ADN in 2 years (after being...

  12. Going to Nursing School at an Older Age

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

    At 47, I am starting NS in another 2 months. I hope to be working in some capacity until I'm 80. I don't believe either schools or hospitals (and other care facilities) look at how long you'll be...

  13. I have totally confused myself about tonicity of solutions....

    JROregon replied to mysticpenguin's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Okay, if we are looking at a cell that is in a hypertonic solution, the water will leave the cell and the cell will shrink or crenate. When calling anything hypertonic or hypotonic, you need to...

  14. What is your school's GPA requirements for acceptance?

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

    We are on a point system with at least 1/4 of the points coming from an experiential assessment essay paper. If you get As in your 7 core classes and pass 4 general ed classes (in different...

  15. One Binder or Many?

    JROregon replied to StangGang92's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I used one binder for all except for Anatomy and Physiology. The instructors printed out a rather thick study guide that I stuck in a medium 2" binder with some lined paper. I wrote notes on the study...

  16. I have totally confused myself about tonicity of solutions....

    JROregon replied to mysticpenguin's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yes, yes, yes, it is about the concentration of solute. Hyper - higher concentration of solute Hypo - lower concentration of solute. Yes, it's true that water is attracted to the higher concentration...

  17. How many nursing programs did/are you applying to?

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

    Just one. It was the only acceptable option with a family. There is no waiting list. It is strictly "points" based. Was

  18. How to become a CNA in Oregon at 16?

    JROregon replied to MissReagan's topic in Oregon Nursing

    http://www.oregon.gov/OSBN/pdfs/CNA_CMAprograms.pdf Link to most of the CNA programs in the

  19. Help! Final presentation!

    JROregon replied to AKA_Glamour_Pearl's topic in General Students

    Only use powerpoint when you have something that is visually stimulating. I like the angle of talking about advanced directives. Make your class think a

  20. Anatomy and Physiology distinctions.. together? separate?

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

    In this neck of the woods, we take 'em together. Either 3 quarters or 2 semesters of A&P. As we progressed through our text, we would begin by studying the anatomy of a body system before...

  21. Pre-nursing student in need of advice!!!!!!

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

    Yay !!! Hit 'em up first thing on

  22. Pre-nursing student in need of advice!!!!!!

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

    http://www.dvc.edu/org/departments/counseling/pdfs/CSUNursing-10-08.pdf

  23. Pre-nursing student in need of advice!!!!!!

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

    http://www.dvc.edu/org/departments/counseling/pdfs/CSUNursing-10-08.pdf Here's all the pre-nursing requirement for the colleges that are in your area. My parents met at DVC about 55 years ago. I...

  24. Pre-nursing student in need of advice!!!!!!

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

    See what you can glean from your schools website. Look for the nursing application and see if you can find all the classes necessary to graduate with the nursing degree. Ours is called an associated...

  25. Pre-nursing student in need of advice!!!!!!

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

    Counselor would be the first stop. Also, does your local comm college require that you take a placement test (I am assuming you are going the community college route, correct me if I'm wrong). Some...