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1. San Diego ADN Program Clinicals

   CaliRN replied to CaliRN's topic in School Programs

   Hey Museic, Thanks for the info on clinical sites. Do you know where Grossmont students rotate to? Are any of these hospitals quaternary or tiertiery? Trauma Centers? I know Tri City is well known for wound care.

2. San Diego ADN Program Clinicals

   CaliRN posted a topic in School Programs

   I'm planning to apply to following ADN programs: Grossmont, Palomar, SD City, Southwestern and Mira Costa. Can anyone tell me where any of these programs send their students for clinical rotations? Which hospitals in San Diego will we practice at?

3. Pediatric Surgery- CHO

   CaliRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi Nurses, I am a senior BSN student and just received my preceptorship placement for my final semester of nursing school. I will be at Children's Hospital Oakland in their Surgical Center, Walnut Creek California. Anyone out there have experience he...

4. Spanish Immersion Clinical Experience

   CaliRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi Friends, My friend and I are 3rd year Nursing Students at Sonoma State University in California. It is very apparent we must learn Spanish to serve the community here in California. I have 3 years of Spanish classroom courses, but little conversat...

5. SSU RN program- how should I prepare

   CaliRN replied to CaliRN's topic in California

   Runbabyrun you are an amazing resource, coach, peer, etc. thank you! Will check the links and get busy! I would really appreciate being able to message you personally with an additional questions since I am new to SSU. But my membership here doesn't ...

6. SSU RN program- how should I prepare

   CaliRN posted a topic in California

   Summer before I begin Somoma State RN program, fall 2014. Any suggestions on how I can prepare? Brush up on medical terminology? Spanish? Any great podcasts out there that would help?

7. Fall 2014 College of Marin ADN v Sonoma State BSN

   CaliRN replied to CaliRN's topic in School Programs

   Wow, your posts are HUGE HELP with this crossroads decision. I wish I could talk to some bridge program students from COM to SSU- as that is super appealing to me. How many do they accept each year. I didn't realize it was mostly online. Wow. I took...

8. Fall 2014 College of Marin ADN v Sonoma State BSN

   CaliRN posted a topic in School Programs

   Fall 2014 RN Programs- Results are in and I am blessed. I was accepted in to my 2 top choices: College of Marin ADN program and Sonoma State's BSN. Now comes the moment of truth- I have to choose one and decline the other. Worked so hard to get here...

9. College of Marin Fall 2014

   CaliRN replied to mswtruth's topic in California

   mswtruth- wooohoooo! So happy for you. Your commute is fabulous. Congrats.

10. Sonoma State University Fall 2014

    CaliRN replied to mswtruth's topic in California

    What does it take to become a nurse midwife? Your NP? If so, where will you continue to study?

11. Sonoma State University Fall 2014

    CaliRN replied to mswtruth's topic in California

    Thanks RunbabyRun. Not sure where I want to work yet. Probably private practice eventually, but maybe hospital. Labor and Delivery looks great now, but might feel different once I get there. That's actually a great topic for boards, what "work in hea...

12. Other SSU pre-licensure BSN applicants?

    CaliRN replied to ThirdGen's topic in Illinois

    Go Cats! Love Chico. Congrats on your acceptance. That is a great program. If something changes let us know.

13. Other SSU pre-licensure BSN applicants?

    CaliRN replied to ThirdGen's topic in Illinois

    Caligirl, my son is a freshman at Chico State. A good friend of mine who is now a Ped ICU nurse at UCSF went there too. And my brother got his masters as Chico and still lives there. Love that town and that school. Congrats to Meib92, caligirl7 and ...

14. Sonoma State University Fall 2014

    CaliRN replied to mswtruth's topic in California

    @mswtruth Pretty sure I will be at SSU. Trying to gather information now about the differences between programs, besides obvious BSN vs ADN. I know COM has a great new building and all the labs are new. Can anyone shine some light? And thanks to Runb...

15. Sonoma State BSN

    CaliRN replied to scwolf's topic in California

    Hey Boleo, I was accepted at SSU for Fall 2014, transfer student with BA from SDSU about 25 years ago. I just finished CNA program at SRJC. Do you know anything about Skills Lab at SSU? Any information about the program? I haven't taken any classes t...