update
As I had just begun to embark on the mission of cleaning my room I thought to myself-- perhaps this'll be a good time to update my blog?--being that I finally have a computer that doesn't shut down every 20 minutes. For what seems like forever, I've had this great desire to jot down my testimony of how God orchestrated my life up until now. Since graduating college, I never got a chance to record the path i had endured. Now seems like a good time, so here it goes:
Bear with me, it's going to be quite extensive. At least I think so. I've entitled it:
So, I'm an RN
Alright, well, I've always wanted to become a nurse. Okay, that's a lie. I really wanted to be a teacher. A professor of some sort. I'm sociable, I talk a lot, and I enjoy being in charge. Most importantly, however, I wanted to help people. Cliche, I know. Give me a break. Anyway, after looking into several colleges and applying to a few I decided that it'd be such a waste of time and money. Especially because I wasn't 100% convinced that this is what I wanted to do. This led me to go to a community college. In the meantime, at the least it cuts my parents some slack. Financially, of course. I ended up doing my GE's and some Liberal Art prerequisites only to find--dangit-- I think I really want to be a nurse. I mean, hey; I'm sociable, I talk a lot, and enjoy being in charge. Most importantly, I want to help people. ( yes, I know. I did repeat this.) It's true, nurses do all this. So, I applied for the program at MSAC, only to be put on a 3 year wait list. After waiting 1 year I came to find they changed it from a 3 year wait, to lottery. I decided, wow, that's a crazy wait time..what if I don't even really like nursing once I start. I thought long and hard. A good day or two. I made the decision to do an LVN program. It's only 1 year, so I can get a glimpse of the whole nursing bit. Did it. Loved it. After graduating President and top of my class in LVN school. I bridged on over to West Coast University to become an RN. Ugh. This was a challenge. it was an 18 month program. Each class was 10 weeks long. At the end of each one we had to take the HESI from hell. This test was ridiculous. It brought tears to many and anxiety attacks to others. You only get 2 chance and then you automatically fail the course and must repeat it. Regardless of your grade prior to taking the HESI exam. I was one of the HESI's victims. During my Pediatric rotation, I missed the HESI by 5 points. I remediated and missed it again by 1 point. I cried and cried. I had A's in my classes and couldn't get pass this test. I prayed hard. This is when my life versed kicked in 7-fold. 2 Corinthians 12: 9-10; And He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness " Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me.Therefore I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ's sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong.Thank God for the encouragement I got from my friends. I was devastated. I would be left behind while some of my friends went on. On top of this, I, the President of the Student Body of WCU failed. I thought I might even lose my place in office. Thank God I didn't. I sucked it up and continued on. I ended up graduating in August instead of June. This is when God started making things a little more clear. It took me awhile to figure it out. Because I was left behind, I was no longer assigned to the hospital I was supposed to have my critical care rotation at, which was Hoag in Newport. Instead my site became UCI Medical Center. My university on gets this as a critical care site during the summers. If I had not been held back. I wouldn't even have had my critical care experience there. I loved it here because it's a teaching/ magnet hospital and the only Level 1 Trauma Center in Orange County. Also, I had done some of my other rotations here. 2 weeks before graduating I decided to see what it took to get in. I asked around and I was able to find a contact. Besides this, I wasn't even licensed yet. I would study at Corner Bakery and ran into Pastor Alex. He reminded of me of a friend of mine that works at UCI who I later got a hold of and asked to put in a good word. Pastor Alex and she also prayed for me. Finally school was over and I received my authorization to test. I wanted to take it at the testing center in Anaheim because this is where I passed my NCLEX-PN. Thank God, there was only one appointment time available at this site available for the rest of the month. I snatched it. The appointment was going to be in two weeks. This was perfect because the learningext study aide I had purchased online would expire the day before the test. Meanwhile, I got a phone call from the supervisor in the Intensive care unit at UCI. I had somewhat of a phone interview and got called in for a panel interview for the following week. I was so under qualified. I was a new grad, no experience, no ACLS, no interim permit, and no RN license. I went to the interview and it went great. I prayed in the waiting room that God would just calm my nerves and guide me through it. The told me they would inform me in 2 weeks if I am chosen out of 10 that they were looking for amidst the hundreds of applicants. Amazingly, I got a phone call, not 2 weeks later, but 4 hours later. The supervisor called me and told me they wanted me on board. They knew I hadn't taken my NCLEX yet and wanted me to relax and know I have the job if I pass instead of waiting anxiously not knowing whether I was hired or not. This caused more anxiety, however. My test was in 2 days and knowing that I could lose my job if I fail was a heavy burden on my shoulders. Still, God was faithful. I took the test on September 28, 2009. Most people who stop pass after 75 questions. I had almost the maximum amount of questions of 265, only I didn't get to the end. I ran out of time. Yes, my 6 hours had lapsed and I didn't even finish the exam. I left feeling like I was going to faint. With some good company and Buffalo Wild Wings I was able to calm down. Parking lot prayers also did the trick. I felt a better. I knew God had a plan. UCI called me the next day asking for a license number. I didn't have one. I asked if I could call them once I got my result. I called UCI the day after that. I passed. It was official. Krystal Loren de Rosas, RN. I couldn't believe it. But then I remembered. When I am weak, then He is strong. I am now a full-time RN in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit at University of California Irvine Medical Center. I just want to thank everyone who was there with me in this journey. Especially those who prayed for me, encouraged me, and kept me smiling. Including my parents who were on vacation, on the road, who stopped over and parked just to send out a prayer for me at the time of my board exam. God really does have a purpose for everything.
Krys
Bear with me, it's going to be quite extensive. At least I think so. I've entitled it:
So, I'm an RN
Alright, well, I've always wanted to become a nurse. Okay, that's a lie. I really wanted to be a teacher. A professor of some sort. I'm sociable, I talk a lot, and I enjoy being in charge. Most importantly, however, I wanted to help people. Cliche, I know. Give me a break. Anyway, after looking into several colleges and applying to a few I decided that it'd be such a waste of time and money. Especially because I wasn't 100% convinced that this is what I wanted to do. This led me to go to a community college. In the meantime, at the least it cuts my parents some slack. Financially, of course. I ended up doing my GE's and some Liberal Art prerequisites only to find--dangit-- I think I really want to be a nurse. I mean, hey; I'm sociable, I talk a lot, and enjoy being in charge. Most importantly, I want to help people. ( yes, I know. I did repeat this.) It's true, nurses do all this. So, I applied for the program at MSAC, only to be put on a 3 year wait list. After waiting 1 year I came to find they changed it from a 3 year wait, to lottery. I decided, wow, that's a crazy wait time..what if I don't even really like nursing once I start. I thought long and hard. A good day or two. I made the decision to do an LVN program. It's only 1 year, so I can get a glimpse of the whole nursing bit. Did it. Loved it. After graduating President and top of my class in LVN school. I bridged on over to West Coast University to become an RN. Ugh. This was a challenge. it was an 18 month program. Each class was 10 weeks long. At the end of each one we had to take the HESI from hell. This test was ridiculous. It brought tears to many and anxiety attacks to others. You only get 2 chance and then you automatically fail the course and must repeat it. Regardless of your grade prior to taking the HESI exam. I was one of the HESI's victims. During my Pediatric rotation, I missed the HESI by 5 points. I remediated and missed it again by 1 point. I cried and cried. I had A's in my classes and couldn't get pass this test. I prayed hard. This is when my life versed kicked in 7-fold. 2 Corinthians 12: 9-10; And He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness " Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me.Therefore I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ's sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong.Thank God for the encouragement I got from my friends. I was devastated. I would be left behind while some of my friends went on. On top of this, I, the President of the Student Body of WCU failed. I thought I might even lose my place in office. Thank God I didn't. I sucked it up and continued on. I ended up graduating in August instead of June. This is when God started making things a little more clear. It took me awhile to figure it out. Because I was left behind, I was no longer assigned to the hospital I was supposed to have my critical care rotation at, which was Hoag in Newport. Instead my site became UCI Medical Center. My university on gets this as a critical care site during the summers. If I had not been held back. I wouldn't even have had my critical care experience there. I loved it here because it's a teaching/ magnet hospital and the only Level 1 Trauma Center in Orange County. Also, I had done some of my other rotations here. 2 weeks before graduating I decided to see what it took to get in. I asked around and I was able to find a contact. Besides this, I wasn't even licensed yet. I would study at Corner Bakery and ran into Pastor Alex. He reminded of me of a friend of mine that works at UCI who I later got a hold of and asked to put in a good word. Pastor Alex and she also prayed for me. Finally school was over and I received my authorization to test. I wanted to take it at the testing center in Anaheim because this is where I passed my NCLEX-PN. Thank God, there was only one appointment time available at this site available for the rest of the month. I snatched it. The appointment was going to be in two weeks. This was perfect because the learningext study aide I had purchased online would expire the day before the test. Meanwhile, I got a phone call from the supervisor in the Intensive care unit at UCI. I had somewhat of a phone interview and got called in for a panel interview for the following week. I was so under qualified. I was a new grad, no experience, no ACLS, no interim permit, and no RN license. I went to the interview and it went great. I prayed in the waiting room that God would just calm my nerves and guide me through it. The told me they would inform me in 2 weeks if I am chosen out of 10 that they were looking for amidst the hundreds of applicants. Amazingly, I got a phone call, not 2 weeks later, but 4 hours later. The supervisor called me and told me they wanted me on board. They knew I hadn't taken my NCLEX yet and wanted me to relax and know I have the job if I pass instead of waiting anxiously not knowing whether I was hired or not. This caused more anxiety, however. My test was in 2 days and knowing that I could lose my job if I fail was a heavy burden on my shoulders. Still, God was faithful. I took the test on September 28, 2009. Most people who stop pass after 75 questions. I had almost the maximum amount of questions of 265, only I didn't get to the end. I ran out of time. Yes, my 6 hours had lapsed and I didn't even finish the exam. I left feeling like I was going to faint. With some good company and Buffalo Wild Wings I was able to calm down. Parking lot prayers also did the trick. I felt a better. I knew God had a plan. UCI called me the next day asking for a license number. I didn't have one. I asked if I could call them once I got my result. I called UCI the day after that. I passed. It was official. Krystal Loren de Rosas, RN. I couldn't believe it. But then I remembered. When I am weak, then He is strong. I am now a full-time RN in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit at University of California Irvine Medical Center. I just want to thank everyone who was there with me in this journey. Especially those who prayed for me, encouraged me, and kept me smiling. Including my parents who were on vacation, on the road, who stopped over and parked just to send out a prayer for me at the time of my board exam. God really does have a purpose for everything.
Krys