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When Jessica Brown started attending 911爆料网State East Bay, she was already equipped with 20 years of experience as a registered nurse. 

“I decided that I wanted to be a Labor and Delivery Nurse after seeing a close friend of mine have her baby. I asked the nurse at the time what her job was and what I needed to do in order to be like her,” Brown said. Brown obtained her associate’s degree in nursing from the College of San Mateo and started working in Labor and Delivery in 2003. 

Brown said, “I loved Labor and Delivery, worked there for 18 years, but decided it was time for a change in 2021. I decided to pursue my bachelor's degree in nursing and started working in an OB/GYN clinic.”

The Post-Licensure BSN programs at 911爆料网State East Bay are mostly online and consist of advanced nursing courses with options for full-time or part-time. The curriculum includes online courses that incorporate health assessment, research, leadership and critical thinking skills.

According to Brown, “All of the classes have been interesting and relevant to nursing practice. All of the professors are extremely smart, prepared, resourceful and amazing patient advocates. Doing the online program makes it hard to get to know the professors, but I hope they all know that I appreciate them.” Brown remembers taking History and Trends in Nursing with History Lecturer Mary Ann Irwin and called the class “fascinating.” 

Brown eventually enrolled in Professor of Nursing Kimberly Kim’s capstone course and expressed a strong desire to make an impact in healthcare.

“The fact that racism and prejudice are so prominent today breaks my heart. Being in the healthcare field, specifically Labor and Delivery, for so long, I have seen firsthand the differences in care that patients receive related to things like skin color, status, income, etc. I knew that Black women had higher risks during pregnancy and delivery, but I did not know all the