Testa Rosa, RN

Testa Rosa, RN

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  1. Peralta, Chabot and Contra Costa Colleges

    Testa Rosa, RN replied to nursetobein2010's topic in California Nursing

    I started CSU East Bay September '07 and will graduate with a BSN December '09. Not much more time for a BSN than for an ADN. Time should not be a consideration against going for the BSN programs....

  2. My mom just passed away....

    Testa Rosa, RN replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Students

    Kittyhawk-- There's many ways to say "I love you" without words, sounds to me that's what you and your mom had. My mom was very loving in action, but it wasn't her way to say I love you, either....

  3. northern california nursing schools

    Testa Rosa, RN replied to justastudent08's topic in California Nursing

    There's a big spread of ages in the Concord Program--mostly younger but a good portion are older, non traditional students. Concord works for me because I live nearby and have three young kids. But...

  4. My mom just passed away....

    Testa Rosa, RN replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Students

    Sorry for your loss. It sounds like you've had a rough go at life in the past and it's probably made you very strong. You must know it will get easier with time. I lost my 60 year-old mom in...

  5. northern california nursing schools

    Testa Rosa, RN replied to justastudent08's topic in California Nursing

    There seems to be more seats left open for the Concord program since it's less well known. In my class we have a couple people who actually wanted the Hayward program, but couldn't get in so they...

  6. Perfectionist? Nervous Nilly? Worrier?

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

    Sweetheart: My heart goes out to you. My own husband suffered with untreated anxiety all through his 20's and it had a profound impact on our relationship. I believe you may be experiencing...

  7. Sick kids and nursing school

    Testa Rosa, RN replied to NN2BVE's topic in General Students

    I had a real problem with sick kids this Spring--allergies turned into all sorts of ear and upper respiratory infections. Have no family nearby that I can turn to. Lectures you can miss, but...

  8. Anyone took pre-reqs at Diablo Valley College

    Testa Rosa, RN replied to shelley627's topic in California Nursing

    It's true that it can be hard to get into the science classes at DVC. I found that the T-Th night classes if the semester started on a Monday, or the Mon-Wed night classes if the semester started on...

  9. Anyone took pre-reqs at Diablo Valley College

    Testa Rosa, RN replied to shelley627's topic in California Nursing

    I am at CSU East Bay; but was also accepted at UCSF and Samuel Merritt. Have friends that I studied with at DVC that are in class with me now, which makes it nice. Also have DVC study partners all...

  10. Anyone took pre-reqs at Diablo Valley College

    Testa Rosa, RN replied to shelley627's topic in California Nursing

    I had awesome teachers at DVC. Highly recommend all of them. You can get more info on ratemyprofesso.com too. Good luck on your journey. The teachers are not easy--but they are good. A's are...

  11. How many Programs did you apply to??

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

    I applied to 2 ADN programs, 2 BSN programs and 3 ELMSN programs. Was accepted to all EXCEPT the ADN

  12. New grad jobs

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

    Good luck! Am discouraged to hear this as I can't move from the Bay

  13. Breastfeeding and Work

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

    Congratulations on your efforts to BF at work. Good for you! I recommend the Medela Pump in Style--I bought the back-pack version and used it through three kids. The double pumps work fast. I...

  14. Does this end my nursing path??.(grades)

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

    Don't give up hope on the CSUEB route either--a couple of my cohorts were offered seats a couple weeks before classes started and they did not have the strongest GPA's (less than 3.0 I believe). At...

  15. what areas are favorable to live for travel nurses in san francisco area

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

    Yeap, the Marina district has some warm spots--especially right there in cow hollow which is up on the hill a bit. While it's expensive, there are those little basement studios and garden apartments...

  16. what areas are favorable to live for travel nurses in san francisco area

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

    The entire Bay Area can have fog--but some areas are worse than others. I've lived all over the Bay Area and have found that SF/Pacifica/Brisbane/Colma/Daly City seem to get the most socked in and...

  17. College & Motherhood

    Testa Rosa, RN replied to katesmom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It helps if you are an insomniac and wake up at 2am to read pharmacology text books....who needs Ambien when you can run through some NCLEX practice questions until you get sleepy. Berto Mom of

  18. College & Motherhood

    Testa Rosa, RN replied to katesmom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You can do it! I started back at school with a 1, 6 and 9 year old. I used the community college day care and attended classes. I studied by putting out a ton of snacks on a beach blanket in front...

  19. Life and jobs in San Francisco

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

    LOL, you are absolutely right....for those of us who have never known anything else, moving from SF to the East Bay suburbs is "affordable." But at the same time, growing up in SF gets one used to...

  20. Taking Pre-reqs at a community college or university: Which is better?

    Testa Rosa, RN replied to jbjorn2b's topic in General Nursing

    I have a prior degree where most of my GE was done at a university; returned to the local CC years later to do my nursing pre-reqs (Diablo Valley College in CA--the one having the grade...

  21. Just how bleak is it?

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

    Bump ...want to see replies to the OP

  22. grades for prereqs...Los Medanos

    Testa Rosa, RN replied to em79's topic in California Nursing

    Hello Em: I also "retook" one of my pre-reqs in order to erase an old C grade that I earned when I was a SDSU surfer girl/MBA student. All the colleges I applied to--including LMC--took the A I...

  23. TEASE entrance exam

    Testa Rosa, RN replied to MimismomRN's topic in General Students

    How wonderful for you and your daughter to have so much in common. Please let us all know how you did by updating this post. I will be praying for you. Thank you for the kind words--but all you...

  24. TEASE entrance exam

    Testa Rosa, RN replied to MimismomRN's topic in General Students

    No worries--it all starts coming back with a little practice. My friends and I are all older students, and we did well. We got in and started our RN nursing program in the Fall. One friend was not...

  25. TEASE entrance exam

    Testa Rosa, RN replied to MimismomRN's topic in General Students

    I too am an older student and it had been awhile since my last math class. I took the TEAS in August of last year and spent the summer months going through the study guide and scored in the high 90's...