osbick_bird

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1. Should i apply for RN II jobs even as a new grad?

   osbick_bird replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Nursing

   I'd suggest tracking down the recruiters for the systems you will be applying to and asking them this question, since there seems to be a wide variation in how different organizations prefer new grad applicants to proceed. Just got hired myself for m...

2. Portland RN Residencies, Summer 2015

   osbick_bird replied to osbick_bird's topic in Oregon

   Official Legacy rejection emails went out this morning. Took a moment to shake it off, then....onward and upward! (Providence has some new grad postings, just FYI)

3. Portland RN Residencies, Summer 2015

   osbick_bird replied to osbick_bird's topic in Oregon

   Not certain, to be honest. Not sure if they still have a relationship with Linfield or how important that might be, either. Not having gotten a call yet, I'm just going to assume that it's not going to happen for the sake of my own peace of mind!

4. Portland RN Residencies, Summer 2015

   osbick_bird replied to osbick_bird's topic in Oregon

   Supposedly sometime this week, for Adventist.

5. Portland RN Residencies, Summer 2015

   osbick_bird replied to osbick_bird's topic in Oregon

   Oh, how exciting, congratulations! For what clinical area?

6. Portland RN Residencies, Summer 2015

   osbick_bird replied to osbick_bird's topic in Oregon

   Oh, do I hate waiting. Living in suspense has never been my strong suit! Thanks for the little bit of extra information, guys. Eight hundred applications might take some time to sort through! Good luck to us all!

7. Portland RN Residencies, Summer 2015

   osbick_bird posted a topic in Oregon

   Seems like it'd be nice to have a thread up for anybody applying for the Legacy or the Adventist Versant programs, there's got to be a few people going for one or both! Word has it that Kaiser is also starting a new grad program but I don't have any ...

8. ADN to BSN vs. ABSN -- experience of recent grads?

   osbick_bird replied to nt2002's topic in Oregon

   Many of my OCNE graduate ADN classmates have gotten jobs in rehab-type facilities, some in home care, some in clinics, a handful in acute care settings, so there really are jobs out there, though landing one in a hospital is pretty difficult with an ...

9. Applicants to Portland/Salem Area Nursing Schools 2014

   osbick_bird replied to efda2rn's topic in Oregon

   As a soon to be graduate of PCC's Nursing program, I can only speak to my experience, but I am so grateful to have attended here. Expectations are high and the program is very demanding, but it has given me a very firm grounding in both knowledge and...