GEMINI06

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1. Threatened dismissal because of wrinkly clothes :0(

   GEMINI06 replied to hotdog19d's topic in General Students

   Okay gals and guys.....what is the real issue here - wrinkled clothes? or immediate dismissal from nursing school because of them? To the wrinkled clothes I say there are many great suggestions here that work, so try them and see what works best for ...

2. Do Nurses Eat Their Young?

   GEMINI06 replied to Brian's topic in Relations

   Well, I myself came home from the very gut of the whale that chewed me up and swallowed me whole today! I have been in my unit a total of 3 weeks as a new grad after having done a 4 month preceptorship there. I was called into my first closed-door ...

3. Nurses and Nursing Students: what was/is your biggest pet peeve in nursing school?

   GEMINI06 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

   Side-conversations, know-it-alls, teachers who are rude, people who use class as their personal therapy sessions, ALL drive me nuts. :trout: And although cell phones going off during class etc bothers me, I have to admit that on the day of our very ...

4. Real 911 calls.....

   GEMINI06 replied to RosesrReder's topic in Humor

   We had a very sad incident recently in our town....a man called 911 to report that his wife had cut her stomach on something, wasn't sure how it happened, and to send an ambulence. The dispatcher told him "Okay, Mr. So-and-So, we've got you". Mr. S...

5. PICU externship

   GEMINI06 replied to KES's topic in PICU

   I just graduated and interviewed at our local PICU for an intern position. The initial HR one was pretty gross- just an HR person reading a list of questions off a list (typical stuff like give me 2 adjectives that describe yourself- OH PLEASE!) The ...

6. Medical University of Ohio Grad school?

   GEMINI06 replied to Louise409's topic in Ohio

   Ahhhhh...a very touchy subject indeed! Funny thing: for years, UT students have been doing their BSN through MCO (as well as Bowling Green), as a transfer program. They retain their home campus while completing the 2 year RN portion on MCO's campus...

7. Medical University of Ohio Grad school?

   GEMINI06 replied to Louise409's topic in Ohio

   Sorry it took so long to find your post! I just graduated from teh GEMIN program (convocation May5th!) It was 2 of the best and most challenging year sof my life! We had 2 women from CA come to Toledo for the program. Both of them found plenty of ...

8. Ways to treat pain w/o meds?

   GEMINI06 replied to mommy2boys's topic in General Nursing

   What kind of pain? Chronic, acute? What age? I took a complimentary therapy class this last semester that suggested several ways to help people cope with pain, everything from guided imagery to acupuncture. We also got certified in theraputic touch, ...

9. Master Level General Nurse - What are your thoughts?

   GEMINI06 replied to flyingfish2u's topic in General Nursing

   I am sorry if you took this the wrong way- I was just throwing it out there to show that some areas are more aggressive than others when it comes to degrees and licensure. I wasn't trying to say that I support that thinking or not. My husband is an...

10. Master Level General Nurse - What are your thoughts?

    GEMINI06 replied to flyingfish2u's topic in General Nursing

    I should be a little more clear: My degree was a BA in English with a minor in women and minorities studies. Although I definately skimmped on the sciences doing this degree, there were still science reqs that had to be met to graduate. Also, our pr...

11. Master Level General Nurse - What are your thoughts?

    GEMINI06 replied to flyingfish2u's topic in General Nursing

    I just graduated yesterday from a graduate entry-level masters in nursing program....:mortarboard: Many of us had careers (I was a teacher) and even Masters in other fields. It is amazing how much of our previous expereinces relate to nursing. Almo...

12. Labcoat?

    GEMINI06 replied to diagnose's topic in General Nursing

    We are required to wear a lab coat in our program...besides being asked to remove in some clinical settings (peds, geri, psych), we were often confused with RT, residents, and MDs. I found that the easiest way to dispell misiterpretation of who I am ...

13. What's the weirdest baby name?

    GEMINI06 replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Worked in PICU just last week, had a 6 mo. baby girl come in resp. distress. As I was doing admit paper work, I saw the name Areola.....I thought as in nipple? Apparently it is pronounced A-rey-la. Also, there is an urologist in the town I live ...

14. Already Have a BA, do I need to get a BSN?

    GEMINI06 replied to Newbie Nurse SMP's topic in General Nursing

    Hi: I have a BA in English, and worked as a teacher for while (loved it, but the school I was teaching at closed:o . I was enrolled at the local CC for their ADN program and ready to start clinicals when I found out about a local U that offered a pr...

15. Clinical Outfits

    GEMINI06 replied to Golden_Clover's topic in General Students

    When my husband was in nursing school, they had to wear all white uniforms. Besides detesting the roomy-hipped, tappered legs of the pants, his major complaint was that it was a woman's uniform....ie it zipped and buttoned on the wrong side, leading ...