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Hi, I am starting my first semester of nursing school in February. I wonder if anyone knows a good website for scrubs (cheap and xs sizes)? Thanks!

Jessica. I just wanted to say I know what you mean about "something just clicked". I had that experience myself THIS MORNING in the OR. I was watching a lymph node biopsy with a circulating RN (who has only been a nurse for 1 yr by the way and only i...

Hi, Anyone else out there applying this fall/winter to BSN programs in Oregon? I am getting my application packets organized, ordering transcripts etc. Last year I applied to one school, Linfield, and was wait-listed . Now that all my pre-reqs are...

Hi, I am a PSU student, and an OHSU employee who applied to Linfield last year. I got on the wait list but was never accepted. I recently looked on the Linfield website and they have changed their pre-reqs. You now have to have taken EITHER 1 year...

Hello, I am a student nurse and will be applying to several new grad programs when I graduate. I would like to hear about your experiences for those of you who were accepted into a program. What is the process like, applying, interviewing, training, ...

I live in Portland and LOVE it. It's the largest city in Oregon along the Willamette and Columbia rivers, but houses are spendy these days. You'd probably want to live in a suburb like Beaverton/Hillsboro for example. There are several large hospital...

Oh boy, where to begin? Our clinical assignment was fun and very educational today. The assisted living facility is pretty big - 90 beds. We were getting a tour with our instructor and stopped to help a woman who was calling for help and seemed to ha...

Okay, your story totally freaked me out!

THanks Midget - I got into Linfield's BSN program now and LOVE IT!

I would chose the first as well. My thought process is: I already know what's bothering her since she is asking questions about the procedure - so I wouldn't say, "Tell me what's bothering you..." because I already know what her concern is. I would a...

:yeahthat: Adri I second that!

Are you serious!? 3 women are gonna get divorced - that is hilarious!! Well, not really I guess.

When I first started pre-reqs I was dating a very insecure guy who did not support me in the nursing school endeavor. I guess that's why I'm still single! J

Providence Portland and Providence St. Vincent (both in Portland) are Magnet hospitals - I hear they are wonderful. http://www.nursingworld.org/ancc/magnet/facilities.html#OR They are the only Magnet facilities in Oregon. I think the VA is applying f...

Hi, we had our first simulation lab today. It was to test our therapeutic responses to different clinical situations. We have a lab with a dummy that is controlled by someone behind a mirror that speaks as the patient. Anyhow, my "patient" was in a...

Thanks for your posts. I think the reason I choked was actually the fact that I new I was being watched by my peers and instructors - in real life I think I may be more calm and able to think of better wording - I guess it was my initiation into nur...

Hi, I need some help finding definitions for the following abbreviations. I found 34 out of 40 on my worksheet but can't find these last 6... 1. ad lib 2. O.O.B. 3. BRP 4. w/c 5. DOE 6. P.V.R. Thank you! J

Navy blue scrubs with school patch on left sleave, white shoes. Not to bad!

Thank you all so much! Here is one more I can't find: AAO What does it mean!?

Hi, I am reviewing some calculation questions and this is the first time I've ever done this. I don't understand the following question... can someone please explain? The NP prescribed 35mg of Lasix as a one-time dose for injection. The medication...

That helps a lot! But how did you get 2cc from 5cc available??

Could someone please write out the steps -I'm not getting this

I am starting my first semester of nursing school on Feb 6. How the heck do I organize all of my course material!? I was considering one big binder for lecture handouts from all of my clases and then seperate note taking notebooks (1 for each cours...

Great ideas - thank you so much! J

Hi - I am a new BSN student am considering Peds as my specialty. I don't have children, neices or nephews but I was myself sick a lot as a child and I have a soft spot for them because of my own experiences. Anyhow, when did you first realize Peds ...