JROregon

JROregon ASN, BSN, RN

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  1. silly confusion in regards to prn order/standing order

    JROregon replied to on eagles wings's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I don't know about the definitions either but when I think about standing orders, I think about a list of interventions and drugs needed for a certain situation, like after surgery or if a patient...

  2. Doubts about Nursing

    JROregon replied to LostEMT's topic in General Students

    I can totally see where you're coming from. We've had all our clinicals in the hospital and I'll only be working in a nursing home for 4 weeks, which I haven't done yet. Some people have the gift of...

  3. Doubts about Nursing

    JROregon replied to LostEMT's topic in General Students

    Where are you doing your clinicals? If you work in a hospital, most people go home. When you really think about it, we are all dying or getting closer to death every day. So what? Just work on...

  4. Second Week

    JROregon replied to studentrnnurse's topic in General Students

    I started nearly a year ago and the first two weeks were difficult for everybody. So much stuff being thrown at us. I didn't grasp most of it. Thankfully, nursing school is taught in layers and you'll...

  5. Private vs Public

    JROregon replied to JonB04's topic in General Students

    Private vs public what? School. Yeah, the private costs about 3-5 times more than public. You can find excellent programs at both type of schools. You can also find cr@ppy programs at both

  6. Admissions for a second degree in nursing

    JROregon replied to BSNWANABE's topic in Oregon Nursing

    There are community colleges in Oregon, especially in rural and semi-rural areas that will only look at your grades for sciences/psych/nutrition and assign points accordingly. Work on getting straight...

  7. how long does it take to finish the prerequisites?

    JROregon replied to able2009's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Consider also that some/most community colleges (I don't know if this is where you are going) have higher demand for those classes that you want to get into than a supply of instructors. I know many a...

  8. runners in nursing school?

    JROregon replied to swoody's topic in General Students

    I fit it in somewhere and there are some weeks where I have only been able to fit in 2 days. Make it a priority and it will happen. I found that it really helped right after a test when I was...

  9. What are you using for a clinical bag?

    JROregon replied to tag2007's topic in General Students

    I bring as little as possible to the clinical sites as there isn't much room to store anything more than a lunch bag. You'll only need a stethoscope, scissors, penlight, pens (lots of pens) and maybe...

  10. BSN or BS in Health Science?

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

    Don't let fear about the possibility of having to change schools be a huge factor in making your choice. There are a couple of people in my nursing class (ADN program) who got their Bachelor's...

  11. Clinical Impressions

    JROregon replied to ChelseaLynn1623's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You won't be given a ton of direction so try to learn as much as you can by asking questions of RNs and CNAs. I got some helpful tips from the CNAs who were my classmates and understood where to...

  12. Cliff Notes?

    JROregon replied to CrazierThanYou's topic in General Students

    I find that certain paragraphs on all of the college syllabi say the exact same things to cover anything and everything that a student could get in trouble for. I have yet to see Cliff Notes for...

  13. What all do I need to take...

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

    It all depends on where you want to go to college. We don't have VoTech schools anywhere near where I live but do have community colleges so I looked at their information on-line. Where I am going...

  14. How do you guys take notes

    JROregon replied to nickster10's topic in General Students

    I don't take notes on my reading but I do concentrate on any of the "boxes" and "figures" in the book as well as bolded sentences and italicized words. If I am short on time, I can usually get away...

  15. Hairstyles for graduation

    JROregon replied to larien37's topic in General Students

    Congratulations!!! Do a google search on nursing graduation and click on "images". You might see something you

  16. dilemma, best option? ADN hard to find job?

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

    How are you doing in those pre-requisite classes, especially the sciences (A&P, micro)? If you are charging along with a full load and A grades, maybe the accelerated program is for you. Is...

  17. What are your other degrees in?

    JROregon replied to nurse2b013's topic in General Students

    BS in Business Admin/Marketing. Beginning 2nd year of

  18. I'm flipping out here :-s

    JROregon replied to CrazziiRN913's topic in General Students

    I have friends who have graduated and have yet to insert a tube of any kind into an orifice of any kind. I'll be starting my second year in another 6 weeks and had the opportunity to work (for free)...

  19. Help please, apical pulse before metoprolol?

    JROregon replied to angbarrett's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Do you have a pharmacology textbook? I sold mine back to the bookstore otherwise I would have

  20. It's going to take me 3 years to earn ADN. Does that sound right?

    JROregon replied to my3mracles's topic in General Students

    It took me a while to get over the shock that I was NOT going into a 2 year program. Heck, even to stupid catalog for the school showed schedule examples with all the science courses being taken at...

  21. How often do you get sick? More or less often than

    JROregon replied to MammaNurse2Be's topic in General Students

    I run 3 times a week to improve my immune system. Other than that, nothing. I got my first cold the week of finals when the first year of nursing school was over. The people in the hospital usually...

  22. Using a Littmann 3200 Electronic Stethoscope for nursing school?

    JROregon replied to RNinthemaking1986's topic in General Students

    You might find it helpful when you get into the cardiac portion of class and clinicals. Once you know what you might be listening to, it can make it a lot easier to hear a murmur or some extra

  23. bouncing has bounced back

    JROregon replied to bouncing's topic in General Students

    I didn't see your previous thread either but glad I found this one and that you are back on the road again. My dad was BP and thought he had hidden it from us for all our growing up years. I knew...

  24. Mid-Columbia Medical Center

    JROregon replied to Riker3's topic in Oregon Nursing

    I wish I could be more helpful with this question. I've stayed in the Dalles once and driven through a couple of times to head over to the Deschutes river for rafting... so if you like white water...

  25. Drug screen question?

    JROregon replied to DBK99's topic in General Students

    They look for opiates and other drugs that could impair your cognitive skills. Antivirals were not part of my drug