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  1. Portland Area nursing....where did you apply?

    shawba08 replied to VonE's topic in Oregon Nursing

    VonE, absolutely! Im not applying to OHSU's ABSN but I am applying to Linfields since I actually have a chance as they look primarily at prerequisites, essays and healthcare/volunteer experience. I...

  2. Portland Area nursing....where did you apply?

    shawba08 replied to VonE's topic in Oregon Nursing

    I have applied to Linfield ABSN, and to OHSU's OCNE 3 year program. Linfield is my first choice but OHSU is great as well. I hope to be accepted to one of course, my prereqs for OHSU is over a 3.9...

  3. Outlook for experienced ICU nurse

    shawba08 replied to wynnemat's topic in Oregon Nursing

    I am not yet a nurse, however, I work in a Portland hospital and am familiar with the difficulty to obtain a job in the ICU. First, many hospitals give preference to its employees looking to make a...

  4. OHSU Nursing Campus Rating

    shawba08 replied to DQstatus's topic in Oregon Nursing

    I agree, it is a bit confusing understanding the "bridge" to OHSU. I thought you could opt to start at OHSU your final quarter in the ADN program. Maybe this isnt

  5. Applicants to Portland area schools

    shawba08 replied to portland medic's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Does anyone know if the OHSU bridge program can be completed "in-class" vs.

  6. Portland Job Market for New Grads

    shawba08 replied to tritons09's topic in Oregon Nursing

    If you are able to get a job at a hospital and then go to nursing school you have a great chance of getting hired at that hospital. Also, from what I know about folks who now have a job, they say to...

  7. Legacy RN Residency - Winter 2014

    shawba08 replied to Midwife22's topic in Oregon Nursing

    There are multiple residency specialties to apply for, does anyone know the breakdown of how many apply for which specialty? For example, out of the 600 applicants per cycle how many apply for...

  8. Who is going to ITT Tech Dec start?

    shawba08 replied to christinamuniz's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Ok I had heard they may not transfer so its good to know they do transfer to bachelor

  9. Is there anyone else feeling really frustrated?

    shawba08 replied to TNTD2011's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Is there a TEAS study guide? I dont want to take it but want to keep all of my options

  10. Who is going to ITT Tech Dec start?

    shawba08 replied to christinamuniz's topic in Oregon Nursing

    what are the requirements for ITT and do credits transfer to and from this

  11. Applicants to Portland area schools 2013

    shawba08 replied to apple74's topic in Oregon Nursing

    does anyone have an idea of how heavily Linfield weighs cumulative GPA? is it possible to be accepted with under a 3.0 cumulative but excellent prerequisite

  12. Legacy RN Residency - Winter 2014

    shawba08 replied to Midwife22's topic in Oregon Nursing

    I am interested in applying to the ED residency program when i graduate from nursing school, however, I have never actually seen a student nurse completing a clinical in the ED. So if I wanted to...

  13. GPA concerns

    shawba08 replied to jessicaforbush's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Take the prerequisites and do really well. I had a lower gpa like you and it hasn't changed much even after 60 post bacc credits at a 3.85 gpa, but I had a lot of undergrad credits and retakes. Don't...

  14. Applicants to Portland/Salem Area Nursing Schools 2014

    shawba08 replied to efda2rn's topic in Oregon Nursing

    mamakac or open to anyone, generally speaking how are clinicals integrated into the program? In terms of schedule and curriculum all I ever see on the the nursing program websites are courses. And...

  15. Applicants to Portland/Salem Area Nursing Schools 2014

    shawba08 replied to efda2rn's topic in Oregon Nursing

    mamakac, thanks for the encouragement, unfortunately i have a cumulative under a 3.0. But the good news is my prerequisites would be about a 3.9 for OHSU. Also, my last 60 hours of coursework, mostly...

  16. Applicants to Portland/Salem Area Nursing Schools 2014

    shawba08 replied to efda2rn's topic in Oregon Nursing

    RASKL thanks for the feedback. I definitely want to enter in to an accelerated program but would have no chance at ohsu due to my low cumulative. And with this being the 3rd cohort into the 15 month...

  17. Applicants to Portland/Salem Area Nursing Schools 2014

    shawba08 replied to efda2rn's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Thanks for the info...I've heard there were about 250 who apply to the accelerated program, but I've also been told due to the cost people elect to go to one of community colleges or OHSU if they have...

  18. Applicants to Portland/Salem Area Nursing Schools 2014

    shawba08 replied to efda2rn's topic in Oregon Nursing

    I'm applying to linfields accelerated nursing program. Did anyone know how heavily overall gpa is weighted? Do they go by a point system?And how many applicants they have for the accelerated program....