Testa Rosa, RN

Testa Rosa, RN

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  1. How do I walk back into a room

    Testa Rosa, RN replied to newtress's topic in General Nursing

    Tanti Brachi Caldi--Many warm hugs in Italian because it's more heart felt that way. I lost my parents to cancer, one during my own bout with breast cancer, and it was a brutal time....I had babies...

  2. Advice about jobs

    Testa Rosa, RN replied to amzyRN's topic in California Nursing

    I would recommend one of the new grad transition

  3. Shadowing after accepting the job offer

    Testa Rosa, RN replied to MajanRN's topic in California Nursing

    The wheels turn slowly in a big corporate hospital, and the staff probably does not have the time to deal with you until you've been properly cleared and have planned in advance for your arrival. I...

  4. What Do You Expect of A Preceptor?

    Testa Rosa, RN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I had two awesome preceptors-- learned SO MUCH from these super nurses and hope to repay my debt in kind one day. One thing that helped is that one of my preceptors and I both did our...

  5. Pros and Cons

    Testa Rosa, RN replied to bernhaal's topic in Oncology

    Thanks for that wonderful post Onc Nurse 1--so true. I've only just worked in Oncology a short time and can attest to the high acuity. I had precepted in oncology so knew what to expect, but had...

  6. Every now and then I'm reminded...

    Testa Rosa, RN replied to Mike A. Fungin RN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for sharing your story! As a new RN It gave me insight. Sounds like you are a solid nurse to me--keep up the good work. In a small way I can understand how you may have felt. I too had a...

  7. Single mom seeking advice

    Testa Rosa, RN replied to 2blessings's topic in California Nursing

    I would highly recommend staying in your state--it is a difficult job market for seasoned nurses, and an near impossible market for new grad RN's. Maybe in a couple years. Long term goals and dreams...

  8. UCSF and SMU New grad program

    Testa Rosa, RN replied to Liferewards10's topic in California Nursing

    I did a T2P thru CSUEB and was placed at an East Bay Hospital. It was an excellent experience at a wonderful facility. I worked with a seasoned nurse in a very busy post-op unit where I refined many...

  9. Does benig jealous make me a bad person?

    Testa Rosa, RN replied to raygun354's topic in General Nursing

    Your emotions are understandable. But, don't let them take control of the situation. Good nursing school friends are gems and you want to keep them--years from now you will be able to talk/laugh...

  10. Nurse helping out Cna at times = they eventually expect the nurse to help them?

    Testa Rosa, RN replied to nd deb's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Many hands = less work for everyone. I always throw my hands in when I can and usually can expect the same in

  11. Do I have what it takes? Am I cut out for nursing?

    Testa Rosa, RN replied to Kenrb27's topic in General Nursing

    I always felt weak at math and science--turns out I loved anatomy and physio and things started to really click for me from that point forward. I especially loved patho and still read thru my text...

  12. I cant read MD handwriting! Ack!

    Testa Rosa, RN replied to Trubie's topic in General Nursing

    As a new grad RN I'm really struggling with this issue. It can really throw a wrench in my day when I'm already grappling with time flow issues. It's very humbling when I finally flag down a senior...

  13. New Grad & New Oncology Nurse!

    Testa Rosa, RN replied to flygirls2's topic in Oncology

    I am just reading up on oncology sections of my old text books before I sell the back to the school. I am also doing online research on common side effects of chemo regimes and how to best treat...

  14. what would you do if you got cancer?

    Testa Rosa, RN replied to Leelee2's topic in Oncology

    Dx'd in 2005 with Stage III Medullary Carcinoma of the left breast as a young mom with three kids--my 1 yr old still nursing--was told the lump I felt was due to a plugged milk duct. NOT! Did...

  15. is pursuing a degree in nursing still worth it in this depressed economy?

    Testa Rosa, RN replied to xtin0712's topic in General Nursing

    I did nursing school with three young children and no extended family to fall back on for back up care. We survived but it was brutal. Honestly, the hardest time I had was with a young nursing...

  16. Assigned to PACU or Oncology for preceptorship. Share your experience with me?

    Testa Rosa, RN replied to Zaraza's topic in General Nursing

    Just do a real good job and make lots of contacts, and follow up with a nice resume package. Work hard, do well and make sure they know your name. Hoping good things for you chica--your...

  17. Assigned to PACU or Oncology for preceptorship. Share your experience with me?

    Testa Rosa, RN replied to Zaraza's topic in General Nursing

    I did my preceptorship in Oncology, and did a residency in Post Surgical. Both were beneficial in getting experience/exposure. It's all good! More importantly, I would look carefully at which unit...

  18. Lung sounds and breasts

    Testa Rosa, RN replied to ObstreperousYoungLad's topic in General Nursing

    You don't need to wear gloves when just touching intact skin--in fact, touching skin is one of the ways I assess my pts. I to have had a hard time with larger breasts and getting good lung sounds....

  19. how to deal with bullying between nursing students/coworkers?

    Testa Rosa, RN replied to mashamontago's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm sorry you feel this way and hope this gets better for you soon. I know I have a tendency to be sensitive and misread friendly joking as being more mean intentioned when I am feeling...

  20. 2010 - UCSF / Stanford RN Residency Interview?

    Testa Rosa, RN replied to westmidwest's topic in California Nursing

    When you log into their system you can set up a notification agent that sends search results to your email based on whatever criteria you choose. I've never heard of a hospital allowing "shadowing"...

  21. Sanitary covering of tattoos for the workplace?

    Testa Rosa, RN replied to bustthewave's topic in General Nursing

    My co-preceptee from another nursing school kept her tat covered with curlex, she always kept a stray roll in her pocket to recover. Jobs are hard to find in our neck of the woods so she was very...

  22. Interview tips and tricks

    Testa Rosa, RN replied to Rae1989's topic in General Nursing

    Tell me about a situation you had to deal with a difficult patient, what did you say to this patient to make them more cooperative/compliant. We all have made errors in the course of nursing work,...

  23. Hired! Yay!

    Testa Rosa, RN replied to NiteQwill's topic in California Nursing

    Congrats to

  24. Meg or Jerry

    Testa Rosa, RN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in California Nursing

    Meg actually stated that there is a nursing shortage and that we need to pump in more new grads--NOT! As one of a growing tribe of qualified yet still unemployed new grad RN's--that sealed the

  25. is the cali market worth a try?

    Testa Rosa, RN replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in California Nursing

    As a still unemployed (with previous experience but still a new grad RN) I would say NO--Do not even think about it right now. Especially the