Horseshoe

Horseshoe BSN, RN

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  1. The sloppy image of nurses today

    Horseshoe replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I used to shower the night before going to work so that I could eek out every last minute in the morning. That was before peri menopause and the night sweat routine.

  2. bored to tears

    Horseshoe replied to KThurmond's topic in General Students

    I love your

  3. The sloppy image of nurses today

    Horseshoe replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    That wouldn't cut it for the temperature challenged nurses among us. The night sweats/freezing cold/sweating-turn-on-the-fan/freezing cold dance that goes on all night pretty much mandates the full...

  4. Student Loan Debt

    Horseshoe replied to KeepItRealRN's topic in General Students

    In some fields that might be true. In others, not so much. In certain fields, where you went to school is very important. Also, if you have a lot of money, paying 100K is no more of a drain than a...

  5. Magnet Designation: What's the Attraction?

    Horseshoe replied to ElizabethStoneRN's topic in General Nursing

    I wish "Magnet" meant "smaller nurse to patient ratios."

  6. Have you discovered the therapeutic benefits of a good laugh?

    Horseshoe replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Laughter and my treadmill have saved my sanity on more than one occasion. Actually, I have now ditched the treadmill in favor of my bicycle, but you get the gist. I believe research has been done...

  7. bored to tears

    Horseshoe replied to KThurmond's topic in General Students

    Wrong again dear. Internet trolls do not contribute to forums for five years. Not forums that are heavily moderated like AN anyway. Like yourself, they are usually new to the forum, and because they...

  8. night nurse can't sleep during the day!

    Horseshoe replied to keener's topic in General Nursing

    I sympathize. I never could get adjusted to nights. Every morning at 2:00 am I would feel nauseated and light headed. Yuck. I agree that you should try non medication interventions first. But if...

  9. Needlestick hep c + patient and post exposure testing

    Horseshoe replied to KRN589's topic in General Nursing

    Just wanted to re-iterate that chances are very VERY good that you are negative! Crossing my fingers for

  10. bored to tears

    Horseshoe replied to KThurmond's topic in General Students

    Look up the definition of troll. You clearly don't understand

  11. bored to tears

    Horseshoe replied to KThurmond's topic in General Students

    Lol, so saying someone is boring is rude...unless it's you who is saying it. Got it! "Only boring people get bored" is a fairly common saying. It means you can make something of anything if you use...

  12. Do RNs do a lot of heavy lifting?

    Horseshoe replied to TimTamJimJam's topic in General Nursing

    Yikes!

  13. bored to tears

    Horseshoe replied to KThurmond's topic in General Students

    And this is related to nursing how? Only boring people get bored. Listen to this guy. He may actually have something to say, even though it's not what you expect him to say. Think outside the

  14. Pregnant and starting new job

    Horseshoe replied to Xojessicaox549's topic in General Nursing

    This is tangential to the main subject, but if you are not going to go to the police, you nevertheless need to go after this *(&^% for child support. You will need the money, and the child is...

  15. Moving from MA to TX

    Horseshoe replied to arieseff's topic in General Nursing

    I have found the Texas BON to be very responsive to email questions. It might take a day or two, but they have always answered my questions in a timely manner. Just be sure that your email is clear,...

  16. Wiretten competency

    Horseshoe replied to fstxnurseExtra's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder if you can get the mods to change your thread title. I realize it's probably a typo, but given the subject, kind of ironic. I don't know what kind of test you are going to be taking, but do...

  17. Unpaid Mandatory Meetings?

    Horseshoe replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in General Nursing

    IMO, any mandatory meeting involving employees who are paid by the hour should be

  18. Do RNs do a lot of heavy lifting?

    Horseshoe replied to TimTamJimJam's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in ICU, there were no LPNs. And I've never witnessed a unit who did give RNs the right to delegate the lifting to the LPNs in order to spare the RNs. In ICU, we had one CNA, who...

  19. The sloppy image of nurses today

    Horseshoe replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Bold is mine. Wow, talk about judgmental. First, in which post did anyone say you "can't wear makeup if you if you feel like it"? It's one thing to say you like to wear makeup to work (several of us...

  20. The sloppy image of nurses today

    Horseshoe replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I wore makeup a few times in the OR, until it became clear that it's completely pointless. By the time we were finished and I removed my mask, it appeared I'd never worn any to begin with. I guess...

  21. The sloppy image of nurses today

    Horseshoe replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Let me guess-you're a guy, correct? Asking for a nurse to be clean and well groomed is one thing. Asking them to be "beautiful," to "apply makeup liberally," and "wear form fitting clothes" is...

  22. Is this normal exit interview question

    Horseshoe replied to Carolyn1234's topic in General Nursing

    Well, they may be trying to find out if they are losing you to a better economic deal, and want to know what the "going rate" is in the market for someone with your skills so that they can make a...

  23. How do I deal with "needy" nurses

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

    When you interrupted patient care to answer a page that turned out to be completely non-emergent, you set an expectation that you are easy to manipulate. The patient for whom you were caring deserved...

  24. Please help :(

    Horseshoe replied to %D#2's topic in General Nursing

    Kind of harsh...but I admit I totally

  25. LPN Before BSN?

    Horseshoe replied to RoyalePurple's topic in General Nursing

    From your prior degree, do you have any of the pre-reqs required in an ADN-RN program? If so, I'd do that rather than the LPN. It wouldn't take all that much longer if you have a head start on the...