Horseshoe

Horseshoe BSN, RN

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  1. Do you overspend on luxury items as a nurse?

    Horseshoe replied to Neywel120's topic in General Nursing

    I did too! I thought he got his gf a pair of red panties. And when I saw a photo of them, I recognized them-because my D blew all her birthday money last year from all the grandparents and us on a...

  2. Failed Nursing School

    Horseshoe replied to nur_journey's topic in General Students

    Impressive!

  3. How do you get critical care or emergency room experience?

    Horseshoe replied to The0Walrus's topic in General Students

    I worked as a tech in an ICU which offered new grad ICU residencies. I made sure to make a good impression. When I neared graduation, I was basically a shoe in, because in addition to having stellar...

  4. Nursing Students Retaking Classes

    Horseshoe replied to MLTtonursing's topic in General Students

    I agree that a student should persevere in the face of failure and difficulties. Nothing wrong with your advice to retake a class. However, we often see on AN the "Don't give up on your dream! Anyone...

  5. Glasses(?)

    Horseshoe replied to heather717's topic in General Nursing

    I am near sighted, need readers, and now, middle vision (computer or the car dashboard) has gone to pot. It's progressive glasses for me now. Getting older is not for the faint of

  6. Working 12's with small children

    Horseshoe replied to karo07's topic in General Nursing

    Does your husband work 40 hours a week AND go to school part time? That's a huge difference, and one I'm willing to give him a pass on. If he wasn't in school also, I'd say he needs to get a grip...

  7. Do you overspend on luxury items as a nurse?

    Horseshoe replied to Neywel120's topic in General Nursing

    Doubt

  8. Do you overspend on luxury items as a nurse?

    Horseshoe replied to Neywel120's topic in General Nursing

    I am married to someone who has a very big income, and he is very generous. I could buy anything I want, and he would be fine with it. But I still work (granted, PRN) and plan to die with an active...

  9. We'd like to offer you the position but............

    Horseshoe replied to aerorunner80's topic in General Nursing

    Just because someone declines to hire you because you lack experience in the field doesn't mean they think you are a bad nurse. What that might make you is expensive, in terms of having to train you,...

  10. New Hire Physical

    Horseshoe replied to nerdynurse22's topic in General Nursing

    Discrimination is not illegal unless it is practiced against a member of a protected class. For example, even though nicotine is a legal drug, facilities are within their rights to rescind conditional...

  11. Need help from mom nurses please

    Horseshoe replied to Wanttobeamom's topic in General Nursing

    There is no doubt about it: being a nurse with young children pretty much requires that you have substantial support to help you with children. That usually means a flexible and supportive partner,...

  12. telemetry exams proctored for experienced RNs?

    Horseshoe replied to jkudrle's topic in General Nursing

    So it seems you actually DO have a problem with it being proctored, even as you believe you would pass it either

  13. Drug urine test after 12 hour shift

    Horseshoe replied to Kallie3006's topic in Nurses Recovery

    If you don't mind, please post the outcome of this so that those who gave you support and positive feedback on this thread might also know how you are doing. Obviously, there may exist legitimate,...

  14. Assault against nurses

    Horseshoe replied to nikkole318's topic in General Nursing

    When they are in DTs, they are not using alcohol; they are in a physical crisis during which they have little to no control over how they react. While I believe policies should be in place to...

  15. Assault against nurses

    Horseshoe replied to nikkole318's topic in General Nursing

    In your OP, you specifically referenced a patient in DTs, and went on to insinuate that the nurses should have pressed charges. People in DTs are NOT "completely

  16. Would you work on the same unit as your ex sister-in-law?

    Horseshoe replied to Fleuvre's topic in General Nursing

    Nope.

  17. No more rudeness!

    Horseshoe replied to WheatGerm's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OH, the

  18. telemetry exams proctored for experienced RNs?

    Horseshoe replied to jkudrle's topic in General Nursing

    What is your specific objection here? The fact that you are tested, or the fact that the testing is

  19. Assault against nurses

    Horseshoe replied to nikkole318's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, teaching someone that it's "illegal" to hit a nurse is not going to do a damn bit of good if they are in DTs. I can't get on board with you wanting punitive measures in place for people with...

  20. No more rudeness!

    Horseshoe replied to WheatGerm's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You haven't even worked as a nurse yet, but you already know so much about the "nursing

  21. Incinsiderate Families

    Horseshoe replied to logical0270's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree. I actually edited my original response to the thread after I went back and re-read the OP. It was not actually clear to me that she was framing the whole thing as being only about her own...

  22. Can you be pregnant in nursing school?

    Horseshoe replied to leikela91's topic in General Students

    I had my second daughter during Christmas vacation of nursing school. I took off spring semester and came back the next fall. I had very supportive admins at my program which allowed me to pull that...

  23. Accelerated BSN student interested in CRNA

    Horseshoe replied to Gilisawesome14's topic in General Students

    I agree. I work with 10-15 CRNAs at my endo facility, and one day I did a poll. NOT ONE of them applied to CRNA school with only one year in ICU. Most had several years behind their belts, some had...

  24. PROBATION with RESTRICTED RN LICENSE - NOW RN REINSTATEMENT : FORMAL HEARING

    Horseshoe replied to JC4me's topic in General Nursing

    It's very hard to believe you are in this situation because you gave some meds late. Very hard. The various BONs have so much to deal with just attending to nurses who divert, who use, who cause major...

  25. Incinsiderate Families

    Horseshoe replied to logical0270's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I could not agree more with you. Let the poor woman experience authentic