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  1. New Grad RN with bad back. Is APN a safer option?

    BWright81188 posted a topic in Advanced Practice

    Hello! I am a 27 y/o former firefighter-EMT and ED tech, now new grad RN. As a tech and a firefighter, I worked for companies that didn't exactly have cultures of back safety. As a result, I was...

  2. New Grad RN with bad back. Is APN a safer option?

    BWright81188 replied to BWright81188's topic in Advanced Practice

    (See the post above) my original post was long enough, so I didn't want to go into detail about why I actually want to do advanced practice nursing. Long story short, it's been a goal of mine since...

  3. New Grad RN with bad back. Is APN a safer option?

    BWright81188 replied to BWright81188's topic in Advanced Practice

    Thanks for the advice! I worked (and currently work) with NPs, interviewed one before nursing school and shadowed several during, and have met with program directors and deans from different grad...

  4. Should I complete the program or shoud I leave?

    BWright81188 replied to summer2000's topic in General Students

    Long reply here, sorry. I just graduated this September, so the wounds and pains of nursing school are still fresh ;-). I was a former EMT/ED tech, I had straight As, and I was feeling as stressed...

  5. New Grad RN with bad back. Is APN a safer option?

    BWright81188 replied to BWright81188's topic in Advanced Practice

    Thanks for your response! Walking is fine with me. It was actually highly advised by my surgeon. It's prolonged sitting and frequent bending/twisting/lifting that get me. I can overcome the sitting at...

  6. No worries USA. Only healthcare workers will be exposed to ebola.

    BWright81188 replied to Raviepoo's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I would have liked to have been the flight nurse from Africa to Atlanta. I bet he/she got paid a TON! Not that money matters in this context, but it makes you wonder what they paid him/her just for...

  7. Is my school the only one?

    BWright81188 replied to aspiringrn1987's topic in General Students

    I was on the waiting list for an ADN nursing school at a community college in California. They had the same situation. I was under the impression that many of the community college nursing programs in...

  8. Do you think MacBook 11inch would be good for Nursing School? Or is it too small?

    BWright81188 replied to NRRN,IWP's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Oh, you already have one! I missed that detail, sorry. I wouldn't purchase more memory until you know you're about to run out, and even then you can always back everything up onto an external hard...

  9. Do you think MacBook 11inch would be good for Nursing School? Or is it too small?

    BWright81188 replied to NRRN,IWP's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have the 11" MacBook Pro, basic model, and I use it for everything! All of my textbooks are ebooks (we used Elsevier Pageburst, which works really well with Mac IMO) and our program is set up so...

  10. What is the problem with nursing school?

    BWright81188 replied to joe007's topic in General Students

    If you want to stay in nursing, maybe working in a research setting would be more appropriate for you. Higher education might be required, but it sounds like additional schooling wouldn't bother

  11. Fake crying and bad acting in the ER

    BWright81188 replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    Where in my post did I bash a nurse?! It was my fiancé's fault for downplaying his pain during triage and ACTING like it wasn't a big deal to appease his mother. I was giving an example of how acting...

  12. Fake crying and bad acting in the ER

    BWright81188 replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    When my fiancé fell through a roof and landed on his back, he tried to laugh and joke around in triage so that his mom wouldn't cry or worry. Because of this, he ended up waiting hours in the lobby,...

  13. Oregon Health and Science University 2014 cohort

    BWright81188 replied to TtotheAna's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Add the Facebook group! We're only missing 4 students from the group if you two add!! It's called "OHSU Accelerated BSN Program-Ashland Campus-Class of

  14. Oregon Health and Science University 2014 cohort

    BWright81188 replied to TtotheAna's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Me! There is an ohsu absn ashland class of 2015 Facebook group! Add yourself!

  15. No more glucose checks by CNAs/PCTs

    BWright81188 replied to Paws2people's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh wait I see your point regarding the automatic upload of the results. Another possibility might be if one doesn't clean the surface of the finger in the first place, the results are skewed! These...

  16. No more glucose checks by CNAs/PCTs

    BWright81188 replied to Paws2people's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This should be avoided by wiping the first drop of blood before taking a sample. At least that is a pertinent step we are taught to take. Is this not

  17. No more glucose checks by CNAs/PCTs

    BWright81188 replied to Paws2people's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm an ER tech in CA and we do check BGs, creats, hematocrits, PT INRs, Na, K, and a few others via finger sticks. The only Point Of Care test that we never do via finger stick is Lactic Acid (we use...

  18. Oregon Health and Science University 2014 cohort

    BWright81188 replied to TtotheAna's topic in Oregon Nursing

    I think the 2nd week of June is mandatory orientation. I should probably double check that. :) The cohort is only 16 ppl, so maybe that small of a class isn't worth a Facebook group? I've only met one...

  19. Oregon Health and Science University 2014 cohort

    BWright81188 replied to TtotheAna's topic in Oregon Nursing

    The Ashland ABSN summer cohort won't have a Facebook group, according to an email from them. I guess the semester is just so soon there is no point. Not sure about the Portland

  20. Oregon Health and Science University 2014 cohort

    BWright81188 replied to TtotheAna's topic in Oregon Nursing

    I received my letter at the end of March and had to send in a signed admission agreement letter and a $200 non-refundable enrollment deposit to secure my spot with a post-marked date no later than...

  21. Oregon Health and Science University 2014 cohort

    BWright81188 replied to TtotheAna's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Do you have any volunteer experience? Or medical-related work

  22. What is your degree in other than nursing?

    BWright81188 replied to nija315's topic in General Students

    BA in Biblical and Theological Studies with an emphasis in Ancient Near Eastern

  23. Oregon Health and Science University 2014 cohort

    BWright81188 replied to TtotheAna's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Sorry to hear that. Best of luck to you! With a 4.0 GPA I can't imagine it will be long before you get other acceptance

  24. Oregon Health and Science University 2014 cohort

    BWright81188 replied to TtotheAna's topic in Oregon Nursing

    I got a phone call about a week before I received a letter in the mail. But I'm California. I think an Oregonian that I talked to said she got her letter before getting a phone call. :-/ That was for...

  25. **POLL** New 1st Year RN Salary

    BWright81188 replied to Bell13's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think what we're learning here is California rocks, but I could be a little