futureRN07

I entered nursing school with the intention of being an OB nurse. I graduated in June of 2007 and was hired for night shift on an L&D unit in July. I'm from Oregon and the hospital I work at has a six month internship for new L&D nurses and...

I am a current employee of Salem Hospital, hired as a new grad last year. I work at the Family Birth Center and absolutely love it. I would agree that they are short staffed but I think that they are just suffering from the general nursing shortage...

I also have an interview for a new grad internship at Salem Hospital, mine is for the L&D internship. I haven't met anyone who has any experience or knowledge about Salem Hospital but like you, I would love to have a bit more info. before my int...

Here is my chaotic weekly schedule (I'm a senior in a BSN program) Monday: Wake up at 5:00a.m., get kids ready and drop them off at daycare at 6:30, get to clinical site by 7:00. Pick kids up from daycare at 4:00p.m., piano lessons at 5:30, dinner s...

I think I've been juggling twenty things at a time for so long that I just don't realize how hard it is. I'm the single mom of two young kids and just starting my senior year of a BSN program. I've been doing it alone for four years and my closest ...

The hospital that I will be doing my preceptorship at doesn't allow new nurses to work in labor and delivery until they've worked in post partum for two years. When I first learned this I was a little disappointed because I'm becoming a nurse to do ...

I am currently a nursing student at OHSU and the way I understood it was the Nurse-Midwifery program required you to obtain you nursing degree at OHSU. There are four our five mid-wifery students that started with us nursing students our junior year...

I understand what you are saying and I agree with some of it but the fact is that many people that are going into nursing now days are taking out HUGE loans. I am interested in knowing how much I might potentially make because I want to know if I wi...

I got my prereqs at a CC and I'm attending a fairly expensive BSN program. When I'm finished, I anticipate owing about $45,000 in loans. I try not to think about it too much because there isn't any other alternative. I'm just greatful that there a...

I'm currently a junior at OHSU and just starting my fourth term. The first term (summer) you take a pharmacology course, health assessment, and two others that I can't remember (must not have been that interesting :) ) The pharm. course was extreme...

That's such a shame because I had a fabulous patho. instructor. I took it last term and it was an extremely hard class but the enthusiasm my instructor showed for the subject and the way she taught made it not only bearable but fun and interesting. ...

I am a 1st year/3rd term full-time nursing student in a BSN program. Between classes and clinicals, I am in school around 30 hours a week. I work a couple of nights a week and every Saturday, usually averaging around 16-20 yours a week. I also hav...

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I am a 34 barely A and very comfortable with my body and happy with my "flat chest." I have two older sisters and both of them have implants. I've seen them both (with their shirts off) and that was enough to convince me to never get mine done. I ...

I have two kids, one is in first grade and the other is in fourth. I just finished my second term at OHSU (a BSN program in Oregon) and so far everythings is going well. I'm single and the closest family member to me is two hours away so that makes...

Congratulations! Definitely not easy classes to get A's in. Enjoy your break, I know I'm enjoying mine :)

I don't understand how such a high amount of people could fail out the first semester. I just finished my second semester in a BSN program and so far only one person has failed out. I agree that it is very hard and takes a lot of study time but I d...

I hear ya! I'll have 40k in loans when I graduate next in 2007.

I'm also attending nursing school in Portland, OHSU, and will owe around 40K when I graduate. I had about 10K in loans when I finished up my prereques. I get a lot of grants and a couple of scholarships but I'm a single mother of two so most of my ...

I live in Portland and attend OHSU's nursing program. I don't know about all of the other hospitals but at OHSU new grads stary out at $25 on days and $31 on nights. As far as affordable living goes, houses in the Portland area run around $250,000 ...

I'm also a single mother of two kids, 6 & 9, with my closest relative living 2 & 1/2 hours away. I'm half-way through my second term in a BSN program and me and the kids are handling things fine. It hasn't always been easy and I think tha...

I agree that it isn't appropriate to bring a newborn to class for five hours but you should also show some compassion for the new mom. Maybe you and some of your other classmates can give her some advice on finding childcare. If she's already on as...

I got accepted into a BSN program in Portland, Oregon and my first day of class is July 5th. I'm still in disbelief that I actually got in and I'll be done in two years! Good luck to all of you that are still waiting.

I went to LBCC from 2001-2004, taking my prereqs for nursing school. I decided I wanted to get my BSN so I transfered up to PCC last year and I just found out in April that I will be starting OHSU's BSN program this summer :). I really enjoyed my a...

I wish I could give you a little insight but I never had to go through the interview process. I would just be yourself and let them know how much you really want to be a nurse and why. Good luck, you'll do great.