itiswell

I just finished a new grad nurse residency and have to say that one of the hardest things to deal with is working with different preceptors who do things different ways. This situation I think it a little bit more nuanced, but in general I think a good preceptor should see grey areas within in nursing and be able to say "This is how and why I do my practice this way, someone else may do it differently, you need to decide for yourself what you want to do." In this situation, as with all med questions, I agree with others in calling pharmacy. This also covers your own a** because when you scan the med in you can write your whole little comment in about why your running it in faster and then put "per so and so pharmacist okay to do so" lol

Just wanted to let you know that a couple students in my nursing program, as well as a couple nurses in my new grad residency program, were in their final term of pregnancy during their capstones. All of them had supportive partners (as it sounds like you do as well), and all graduated and are now employed as nurses. I know that life isn't always shiny like this, and I'm sure many of them had a lot of emotional and physical exhaustion, but I just wanted to let you know that if you do choose to keep the baby I fully believe that you can do it. It's definitely a lot to think about and I hope you feel well loved and supported by those around you.

I think your goal is definitely possible but will take a lot of hard work! I was in an accelerated bachelors program with many who, after graduating from the bachelor program, went direct entry into the nurse midwife program. They are all doing very well, although definitely many are feeling burned out from such a quick and intense pace of schooling. Every single student accepted into the direct entry program had a thorough history of being at least a doula, and there's a couple of CPMs (certified practical midwife). I would start on your prerequisites for nursing school ASAP and look into becoming a doula. I went to school at OHSU for reference, we have an amazing midwifery program and a great reputation.

Definitely look into an Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program!! It's made specifically for people who have a prior Bachelors degree. Most programs are between 12-18 months and you graduate with a bachelors. I went through an accelerated program and at 24 I was one of the youngest in my cohort. Our average age was 31 and we had several students who were in their 40s and even a couple in their 50s.

Double check first with the schools you plan to apply to. I was surprised to find a few of the nursing programs would automatically reject if you had a W in any of the pre-reqs!

I definitely agree that policies vary greatly depending on region. In the Pacific NW every major hospital system allows visible tattoos, piercings, and unnatural hair colors. I think it's just because that's how the culture here is. Almost every person you run into the street, as well as patients in the hospital, have at least 1 tattoo, many have multiple. I personally have almost a full sleeve and just recently took out my septum ring. I found that it was a wonderful ice breaker for most patients, and I haven't encountered issues with them yet! As time goes on I believe more policies will flip to allow tattoos as the attitude that they are unprofessional seems to be dying out.

Honestly...any planner will work okay. I really don't think you need anything fancy. I just got a cute one that I liked at Target and used different colored pens to represent my different classes. That system worked well for me the entirety of my nursing program.

I'm starting my first nursing job in January so my goals are pretty focused on that such as: 1) Be a good advocate for myself 2) Seek out & develop supportive nurse friendships in the workplace 3) Challenge myself daily to be out of comfort zone My other goals include practicing music more, writing, and developing deeper friendships!

I'm in the same boat! My program graduated in September. Salem Health has a residency that starts in October.r I know some from my cohort who started with them and LOVE IT THERE!! Although the commute from portland obviously sucks. I think that Peace Health has a cohort that starts in January. Otherwise, OHSU doesn't require a residency. Providence & Legacy both do. I just accepted a residency position today and I'm toughing it out until February. Thankfully my student loans aren't due until March and I have an amazing and supportive partner.

I've had a few interviews over the last three weeks and was surprised that another manager contacted me yesterday for the first time to interview in mid-december. So for anyone that hasn't heard I wouldn't fully give up until Dec 1. I was contacted yesterday though with an employment offer from one of the units I interviewed with and accepted. I'm still in shock haha!! Best of luck to everyone I hope you all end up where you want to be !!

10% off our school/hospital merchandise store...... Not only do I NOT want to buy hospital merchandise for my day-to-day wear, but 10% is pretty terrible discount, AND the discount applied to all hospital employees.

Madam Pomfrey from Harry Potter FOR SUREEEEEEE. She's sassy and strict, but also deeply cares for the students and is always there when help is needed. Luvvvvv her. Also--she can do some sick a$$ healing spells.

Yes! I'm in nursing school right now and am giving flu vaccines next week. We were told specifically NOT to aspirate.

Most of these schools will have a page or a PDF on their website where you can view all their admission statistics. Such as # applied vs. admitted, average GPA, race/ethnicity, etc. Sometimes you have to dig for it. I would think most of these schools would have an average GPA of around 3.7-3.8. That being said, make sure you get A's in all your pre-reqs. I do not think a 3.3 is competitive. If you get A's you should be able to raise your GPA a bit. Otherwise, it sounds like you have good background and history.

My university hospital allows unnatural colored hair, if your facility does I say go for it!! One of our doctorate level audiologists has blue hair and all of her elder patients love it!