Gentle Giant

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  1. Do you consider yourself a "highly sensitive person" ?

    Gentle Giant posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just finished reading Elaine Aaron's book, "The Highly Sensitive Person." Do you identify as one? Take a self-test here: http://www.hsperson.com/pages/test.htm There is a chapter in the book about...

  2. Georgetown Accelerated BSN Fall 2010

    Gentle Giant replied to JoeNurseRN's topic in School, College Programs

    Hi everyone, For all who are starting in the fall, join the f-book group, "Georgetown University Fall 2010 ABSN". Let's get

  3. Georgetown Accelerated BSN Fall 2010

    Gentle Giant replied to JoeNurseRN's topic in School, College Programs

    Thanks for the info. Natalie!! I'll likely call Patrick for an extension if the contract doesn't come this week. Yeah, NYC is a short bus trip away--makes for a good trip on long weekends, and there...

  4. Georgetown Accelerated BSN Fall 2010

    Gentle Giant replied to JoeNurseRN's topic in School, College Programs

    The deposit can be postmarked by the 15th. Let us know what they say when you call. It would be really nice to read the "fine print" before sending off the 900 bucks. I, too, was offered admission at...

  5. Georgetown Accelerated BSN Fall 2010

    Gentle Giant replied to JoeNurseRN's topic in School, College Programs

    Hi, Has anyone who is a WHC scholar received the loan and work contract in the mail yet? I'm wandering if we'll have time to review it before deposits are due?

  6. Georgetown Accelerated BSN Fall 2010

    Gentle Giant replied to JoeNurseRN's topic in School, College Programs

    Poppsymom, I haven't entered the program yet, but I do know that you are required to work full-time (36hrs/wk) for the 3-year contract. So, you would be taking the MSN program part-time. According to...

  7. Georgetown Accelerated BSN Fall 2010

    Gentle Giant replied to JoeNurseRN's topic in School, College Programs

    Thanks for your insights, TLM. May I ask what your study schedule looks like in a typical week, like how many hours per day you usually study during the week and on weekends?

  8. AM I BEING SELFISH???

    Gentle Giant replied to grantchatt's topic in General Nursing

    Hi JenJam, Would you mind sharing some more insights into the program? I'm curious as to why some people decided not to stay for the scholarship. What are some of the reviews of the hospital?

  9. georgetown ABSN question

    Gentle Giant replied to purplegum's topic in General Nursing

    Here is what I've been told about the international health certificate: It is somewhat like a minor (4 classes). So, the way Gtown's ABSN program is set up, you need a certain number of prereqs for...

  10. Need help making a major dicussion regarding Nursing

    Gentle Giant replied to kristend's topic in General Nursing

    good luck with that

  11. Nursing or Occupational Therapy ?

    Gentle Giant replied to sarahcurzon's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm in a similar boat in regards to choosing between nursing and OT. I've shadowed both RNs and OTs, and I did like the OT work better: more one-on-one interaction with patients, seemed to be more...

  12. Help with deciding becoming a nurse or occupational therapist!

    Gentle Giant replied to interestedinnursing2's topic in Nursing Career

    Hey everyone! I'm exactly in the same boat as far as deciding between OT and nursing. So undecided, in fact, that I'm applying both to second-degree BSN programs and OT programs. I've shadowed four...

  13. Male Nurses

    Gentle Giant replied to Keptonkurtis's topic in General Nursing

    Look, I'll tell you what is gay, Mister...the way you spelled "mail" in the first sentence. Now that's

  14. maybe not nursing..

    Gentle Giant replied to BethT's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    wow, maybe they will make physics a prereq for nursing

  15. maybe not nursing..

    Gentle Giant replied to BethT's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I totally hear you. I'm finishing up my last semester of A&P and all of a sudden am unsure if I should move forward in my prereqs and apply to nursing school. I have done a couple of job shadows,...

  16. want to be a nurse but afraid of mechanical abilities

    Gentle Giant posted a topic in Men in Nursing

    There are several reasons why I think I'd make a good nurse, but one issue is keeping me somewhat hesitant to move forward. I am taking A&P now. I do well on the written exams, but I have...

  17. want to be a nurse but afraid of mechanical abilities

    Gentle Giant replied to Gentle Giant's topic in Men in Nursing

    Thanks for your encouragement. I am going to keep moving forward and see what

  18. want to be a nurse but afraid of mechanical abilities

    Gentle Giant posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I do well in my A&P written exams, but I have struggled somewhat with the labs. I struggle sometimes with "spatial relations" and working with my hands sometimes if it's the first time I'm doing...