Archive for date: September 5th, 2015

Hello classmates, for those of you that don’t know me my name is Lauren Thomas. I live in Santa Barbara and currently work at Cottage Hospital on the Telemetry floor as an RN. I started at Cottage Hospital almost a year ago and went through their new grad program, which was a wonderful experience! I’m currently working nights but I’m hoping I get to switch to the day shift soon as I miss my sleep!

I finished my ADN at Mount St. Mary’s College in Los Angeles because the waitlist for the RN program in Santa Barbara was over 4 years long. I lived in a cute “hipster” part of town called Los Feliz and enjoyed hiking to Griffith Park as well as frequenting the many restaurants in the area. I chose to continue my education at CSUCI because I believed that I needed to obtain a BSN in order to stay current in the nursing profession. This as been a challenge being a new nurse on the night shift and keeping up with school, but it’s something I know I’ll appreciate later into my career.

In my free time I enjoy spending time with my family and friends. I love being outdoors, whether it’s running on the beach, hiking the many trails of Santa Barbara, or enjoying a glass of wine in Santa Ynez Valley. I love animals and have Persian kitty at home who keeps me company. When I’m done with the BSN program my goals are to travel more, I’m thinking Bali might be a good idea when I graduate!