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    How many different nursing positions have you had?

    LoveMyBugs replied to LittleMissVixen410's topic in General Nursing

    For me, I kept changing jobs until I got the job I wanted. When I graduated nobody was hiring new grads, I took whatever experience I could get to use that experience to get a better job. The company...
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    Choosing the right school

    LoveMyBugs replied to BritanyForgey's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Agree on the ADN the bridge to RN-BSN route being cheaper. I got my ADN at PCC then did WGU while working and I only had $15,000 in student loans for both
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    How many different nursing positions have you had?

    LoveMyBugs replied to LittleMissVixen410's topic in General Nursing

    RN for 4 years now. Have worked a variety with some overlap. 1st job flu shot clinics inside Walmarts. Then peds home health for 5 months Followed by a SNF, working the SNF side and the LTAC/vent for...
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    Choosing the right school

    LoveMyBugs replied to BritanyForgey's topic in Oregon Nursing

    The nursing schools in the Portland area are highly competitive. You would be wise to apply to all schools you are considering and if you get in the first time you apply and if you get into more than...
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    Are your choice of scrubs childish?

    LoveMyBugs replied to rose89's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Well I work in peds, so I wear solid color cargo scrub pants and a t-shirt. Rarely do I wear scrub tops. I try to find fun shirts with cartoons on them. When I worked in the adult world I wore solid...
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    Relocation/Jobs in Portland area

    LoveMyBugs replied to orionsbelt123's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Yep matsalleh is pretty much right on, with regards to the Portland area hospitals. Legacy will hire ADNs and with your experience you shouldn't have a problem getting hired. They are making the move...
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    Needing more information before I make decision

    LoveMyBugs replied to amberm5's topic in Western Governors University

    When I did WGU I had 22 credits to do. Which was all the upper level nursing courses. I had done everything else...statistics, nutrition and humanities before my nursing program. None of my classes...
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    Charge Nurse Interview

    LoveMyBugs posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    My unit recently posted a charge nurse position. I expressed an interest and now I have an interview coming up. What can I do to prepare? I think I would be interviewed by my manager, director, and...
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    Charge Nurse Interview

    LoveMyBugs replied to LoveMyBugs's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    It is for my current unit. I want the position to grow within the company as I really enjoy my job and my unit and coworkers. Since I have been in healthcare I haven't taken on any leadership...
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    New Grad seek job in Portland from Houston, TX

    LoveMyBugs replied to Catk22's topic in Oregon Nursing

    If you have no experience the pretty much the only way to get into a hospital system is threw new grad residencies. Get your liscense it will show you are committed to coming to
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    Do any hospitals in the Portland area have new grad RN programs??

    LoveMyBugs replied to Ecstatic2014's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Legacy has the Versent Program Portland Adventist has the Versent Program OHSU has a program, but tends to hire their grads 1st Providence at times has programs Peace Health SouthWest WA has programs...
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    Washington vs Oregon

    LoveMyBugs replied to katrn09's topic in Oregon Nursing

    A lot of people work in Oregon and live in Vancouver, the communte from Vancouver to a lot of the Portland area hospitals. Oregon does pay more than
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    Getting a foot in the door!

    LoveMyBugs replied to Rgrnurse's topic in Nursing Career

    Focus on the NCLEX and apply to new grad opportunities. Most places if you are applying to a residency understand you have to pass NCLEX first, and you can apply without having taken it, just the job...
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    Oregon vs. Florida - insight needed!

    LoveMyBugs replied to newsettler's topic in Oregon Nursing

    There are "hipsters" in Oregon, but there is a lot of other types of people in Oregon as well. It some areas mainly portland and it suburbs are fairly diverse. My own family is of mixed race and my...
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    Oregon vs. Florida - insight needed!

    LoveMyBugs replied to newsettler's topic in Oregon Nursing

    The Portland area has a lot of rain about 9 months of drizzle and hard rain. The pay off is our summers are amazing. Portland is about 2 hours away from the ocean and about 2 hours away from Mt. Hood....
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    New grad would like to pursue peds, but competitive :(

    LoveMyBugs replied to AshleyPCA's topic in Pediatric

    Look into residency programs. Public health is a good goal, but they usually want some acute experience. Getting on to a peds floor as a new grad usually will only happen through some type of...
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    Have bad attitude- RN to BSN programs

    LoveMyBugs replied to anon456's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I too was like you. I was burned out with school and did not want to get my BSN, but hospitals want the BSN so that's what I did. I did Western Governors too. And you can put as much or as little...
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    Pedi and NICU the same???

    LoveMyBugs replied to PediatricRNTX's topic in Pediatric

    I work in a fairly large childrens hospital where each of our floors is somewhat specailized. And I have to float, my home unit is the bigger school age kids and I get floated to the infant toddler,...
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    CNA scope of practice?

    LoveMyBugs posted a topic in Washington Nursing

    I am looking for Washingtons States scope of practice for CNA's I have tried looking through the department of health and I only got a little blerb about scope of practice is there is documentation...
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    New Grad starting in LTC with bad rating/reviews?

    LoveMyBugs replied to Disc_Chick's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Expect the worst and hope for the best. LTC usually have high turnover rates, it is sad. Get your experience but read some of the LTC threads on this board to really have your eyes open to what you...
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    Pediatric Psych?

    LoveMyBugs replied to uds16's topic in Pediatric

    In my facility, the peds psych unit is in a seperate building than the rest of the childrens hospital. My floor is a medical floor that takes eating disorders while they are medically unstable and...
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    Thinking about giving Oregon a try...

    LoveMyBugs replied to cadamski's topic in Oregon Nursing

    In the Portland amd surrounding areas there are a few hospitals there is OHSU + childrens hospital Legacy health - has 6 hospitals + childrens hospital Providence - 6 hospitals in the area Portland...
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    LTC to hospital.

    LoveMyBugs replied to she85's topic in General Nursing

    As a new grad got a job whereever they would hire me....it wasnt pretty, a SNF with a vent unit with a high turnover rate. Stuck it out for a 11 months, got hired into a pediatric LTC, worked there...
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    Accused of withholding pain medication

    LoveMyBugs replied to trucol's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If he was awake and asking for pain medication and with how you interpreted the order waiting for one to wear off before giving the next. Then why didn't you call the MD for clarification or new...
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    Seventh Day Adventist and working on Sabbath???

    LoveMyBugs replied to NeoNatMom's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    The SDA hospital has this as their mission statement as does a catholic hospital I worked for. They don't impose their religious beliefs on the patients. But a private not for profit hospital can have...