Rianna1

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  1. For all of us who are sweating bullets waiting on acceptance/rejection letters...

    Rianna1 replied to phoenixfire's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    We are using Mosby's Physical Assessment book (green book) and Berman Kozier Fundamentals of Nursing (big huge white

  2. For all of us who are sweating bullets waiting on acceptance/rejection letters...

    Rianna1 replied to phoenixfire's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Just posting like friendlyghost an update. We are three weeks into NS and it is very fun and challenging (ask me again the night before a big exam). We start clinicals in two weeks and am very...

  3. You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

    Rianna1 replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    oh yeah, and when you're at a family function, you diagnose that uncle with the big belly...No, it's not a beer belly, there has to be some type of disease he has that he's keeping from the

  4. You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

    Rianna1 replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    New student here. You know you're in NS when in Lab the hospital beds at first dont look appealing then your 2nd week of Labs the hospital beds look so comfy you so wish you could take a quick nap in...

  5. Samuel Merritt ABSN Intensity Questions

    Rianna1 replied to scoobysnax's topic in California Nursing

    jzzy88, I think there are a lot of students who are not able to move to Maryland (Is that what you meant by MSU?). For those who have mortgages, kids and bills it is difficult to move out of state or...

  6. Chabot ADN vs Samuel Merritt ABSN

    Rianna1 replied to iluvmusak's topic in California Nursing

    We start April 23rd and they are having some issues with the SF building so we'll be starting at the San Mateo campus for now. Enjoy your time off as it will go by

  7. Chabot ADN vs Samuel Merritt ABSN

    Rianna1 replied to iluvmusak's topic in California Nursing

    iluvmusak, i am in the same boat as you. i got accepted into Contra Costa's ADN program and SMC's San Fran location. I chose the ABSN program thru SMC because of the time; BSN in only one year....

  8. Samuel Merritt ABSN Intensity Questions

    Rianna1 replied to scoobysnax's topic in California Nursing

    jzzy88, can you elaborate on what you mean by "a bit of a

  9. Samuel Merritt ABSN Intensity Questions

    Rianna1 replied to scoobysnax's topic in California Nursing

    lagoniadolce, i am in the SF location and we had orientation last week. we were told that there may be times when clinicals will change at the very last moment. we were told to be expected to be...

  10. Cali nursing programs

    Rianna1 replied to srleslie's topic in General Students

    In the Bay Area there are not many state BSN programs. Cal State East Bay, San Fran State, Hayward State, San Jose State. I think pretty much all of them are competitive. I would check each...

  11. L&D New Grad Program

    Rianna1 replied to jmCARing4u's topic in California Nursing

    CMCRN, Is the new grad program at CPMC competitive for the L&D dept? I gave birth there in 2006 and i absolutely LOVED

  12. Paying for school

    Rianna1 replied to Hotflashn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Bicster, I know this is a lame question, but what is OP? Just curious. btw, touching my 401K is the last resort. I have thought about it, but wouldn't do

  13. Paying for school

    Rianna1 replied to Hotflashn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hotflashn, I am going to be utilizing student loans. I have a small 401K that everyone says not to touch. I am waitlisted on an ADN program and have a BA. I decided to take the accelerated BSN...

  14. How many Programs did you apply to??

    Rianna1 replied to wannabenursi's topic in California Nursing

    Hi there, Copying and pasting from another thread w/same question: In 2007 I applied to 2 master's programs and got rejected, 2 BSN programs (rejected to 1 and waitlisted for 1.5 years for the...

  15. Samuel Merritt ABSN Intensity Questions

    Rianna1 replied to scoobysnax's topic in California Nursing

    how often do your clinicals change? have you ever had to do overnights or is 3-11 the lastest shift you had to

  16. Which program in the East Bay do you recommend

    Rianna1 replied to shelley627's topic in California Nursing

    Shelley627, I took my science pre-reqs at Contra Costa College in San Pablo. Debra Barnes for Anatomy is awesome. She also teaches Physiology and I heard she is awesome for that class also. Contra...

  17. Carpooling from Solano to SMC Oakland

    Rianna1 replied to Nikkiqueen's topic in California Nursing

    Ineed, I didn't get fin aid info yet. Did you? I was told they would send out packets in a couple weeks. Have you checked craigslist for places to stay? We live in the East Bay and I know there...

  18. How mant times have you applied?

    Rianna1 replied to MedicalNerd's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    In 2007 I applied to 2 master's programs and got rejected, 2 BSN programs (rejected to 1 and waitlisted for 1.5 years for the other), 2 JC's (didn't get name picked in lottery for 1 and the other...

  19. Samuel Merritt ABSN Intensity Questions

    Rianna1 replied to scoobysnax's topic in California Nursing

    I start at the SF location in April and am mentally preparing myself for the next year. The posts have been great to read. What is the earliest you have to be at clinicals? I heard/read that...

  20. Samuel Merritt ABSN 2008

    Rianna1 replied to Rianna1's topic in California Nursing

    Congrats ineed!!! Looks like we'll be classmates :) 9/10 weekends left till first day of class so I'm going to savor the so-called down time. Are you from the bay or

  21. Samuel Merritt ABSN 2008

    Rianna1 replied to Rianna1's topic in California Nursing

    My former pathophys classmate whom i've been communicating with via email was accepted to the Oakland campus and they told her over the phone. Don't know who she talked to. They also said that her...

  22. Samuel Merritt ABSN 2008

    Rianna1 replied to Rianna1's topic in California Nursing

    ineed, don't lose faith. a former classmate of mine who has pretty much the same stats as I do has not received anything yet either. she's applying to the Oakland campus which is much harder to get...

  23. No Shortage of Nursing in Bay,S.F, and Sacramento Area!

    Rianna1 replied to John123's topic in California Nursing

    Miss Mab, Well said. Even though as you said Oakland and its surrounding areas has its wonderful, diverse "nice" areas I guess the stigmatism Oakland has becomes hard to overcome/overlook if a person...

  24. Samuel Merritt ABSN 2008

    Rianna1 replied to Rianna1's topic in California Nursing

    Poppyseed, I believe the date to reply by was February

  25. Is anyone else quitting their job one they enter the nursing program?

    Rianna1 replied to mybrowneyedgirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Arual56, Thanks for your post; you are truly an inspiration!! I will be starting an accelerated one year program in April and I know it will be a rough road ahead. I'll be living off student loans,...