Nursing

LPN requires 1 year training for both classroom segment, and patient-care. The LPN provides general care for patients, taking vital signs, changing wound dressings, basic phlebotomy, and daily intake-outtake monitoring.

The median salary for LPN in 2002 was $31,440, with the top 10% making $44,040 or more, and the bottom 10% making less than $22,860.


There are three different nursing degrees that lean to RN. To become an RN nurse you need to graduate from a 4-year Bachelor of Science in nursing (BSN),an Associates of nursing (ADN), or a Nursing Diploma program offered by hospitals. Also there is an national licensing exam (the National Council Li censure Examination - NCLEX-RN exam).

The median nursing salary for an RN is $48,090 (as of 2002, US DSL), with the top 10% making more than $69,670 a year. Because of the broad range of jobs that an RN can take, salaries widely by job description.

Some good schools to go to for a nursing degree is

• Chemeketa community college, nursing program offers nursing (A), Registered Nurse (RN)
• Oregon health & science university - Portland campus,school of nursing. It offers Nursing (B,M,D), RN-BSN
• University of Portland, school of nursing. it offers Community Health, Education, Family Care, Geriatrics, Health Care Administrator, Neonatal/Newborn, Nurse Educator (M), Nurse Practitioner (NP) (M), Nursing (B), Nutrition, Psychiatric/Mental Health
• Linfield college, school of nursing. offers are Adult Care, Anatomy, Behavioral/Mental & Psychiatry, Family Care, Nursing (B), RN-BSN
• Portland community college, department of nursing. offers -Anatomy, Nursing (A), Physiology

This information is from :

http://www.nursingschools.com/states/oregon-nursing-schools-programs.html

http://www.studentdoc.com/nursing-degree.html