Horseshoe

Horseshoe BSN, RN

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  1. bring back diploma they can function on graduation

    Horseshoe replied to Susan Boff's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Bold by me. I don't think that's anything to brag about. I get that you don't want to have to depend on an instructor for every little thing, but a student just thrown onto the floor with no...

  2. Address change violations!?

    Horseshoe replied to allisonleigh122's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Good question because those are two very different

  3. Nursing Student balance Preventing NCLEX-RN attempt

    Horseshoe replied to Nursinglife090's topic in General Nursing

    You sound like you are surprised by this. Of course you must pay for what you have received. If they didn't have this leverage over the students, a boatload of them would have no incentive to ever pay...

  4. New job and asking for time off

    Horseshoe replied to direw0lf's topic in General Nursing

    How would you know that it will be "fine"? It might not be fine at all, especially if they are acting "crazy" about

  5. How soon did you move out after graduating (BSN)?

    Horseshoe replied to Ryohei Tomoyuki's topic in General Nursing

    Live at home for as long as it takes to save enough money to put down a deposit on an apartment (usually first and last months' rent) and have at least SIX months' full living expenses saved and...

  6. Gossiping Nurses

    Horseshoe replied to Beau Wolf's topic in General Nursing

    "You wouldn't worry so much about what others think about you if you knew how rarely they do." People are too wrapped up in their own lives to spend the kind of time thinking about you that you are...

  7. HIPAA and court orders and custody oh my!

    Horseshoe replied to T-Bird78's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    The father's name doesn't have to be on the HIPAA form as being allowed to receive information...because he is the father. The mother's name isn't on that list either, because she filled out the...

  8. HIPAA and court orders and custody oh my!

    Horseshoe replied to T-Bird78's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Just because a parent (in this case the father) doesn't have primary custody of his child DOES NOT MEAN that the mother can dictate that you not share information on the child with the father. The...

  9. HIPAA scapegoat

    Horseshoe replied to inthealpine's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    To the OP: When you are responding within a quote to another poster, it's not always easy to tell which are your words and which are the words of the poster to whom you are replying. I quit trying to...

  10. Please...please...Help

    Horseshoe replied to Prernafraid's topic in General Students

    I completely disagree that there is "no chemistry" in nursing. There are many metabolic processes that are highly related to "chemistry." Pharmacology is all about chemistry. But perhaps we would be...

  11. Elizabeth Warren says doctors, nurses don't treat black women same way as other women

    Horseshoe replied to Kallie3006's topic in Nursing News

    Megarline, people are not "prejudice." People can be prejudiced. And yes, black people can also be prejudiced. In fact, I think most people are prejudiced to some degree. They might not be prejudiced...

  12. You should never ask a nurse this question.

    Horseshoe replied to Nurse Yoni's topic in General Nursing

    To clarify the point I made: The OP is telling an audience of nurses and nursing students to "never" ask a nurse why she didn't become a doctor instead. Nurses generally don't ask other nurses this...

  13. Private or State school?

    Horseshoe replied to miss_mia's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    People often insinuate that LVN school is "easier." LVN school crams a whole lot of information into a small amount of time. If pre-reqs are this hard for you, I would not assume that LVN school...

  14. what are our rights re: being filmed/recorded at work?

    Horseshoe replied to ceccia's topic in General Nursing

    They might be violating hospital policy or standards of human decency. With respect to filming or recording others, they might be violating local statutes. Nevertheless, it has absolutely zero to do...

  15. You should never ask a nurse this question.

    Horseshoe replied to Nurse Yoni's topic in General Nursing

    Since the vast majority of people who visit this site are nurses or nursing students, the message is probably being delivered to the wrong

  16. Feel like giving up

    Horseshoe replied to Cmanursestudenta's topic in General Students

    Your health and that of your son needs to take priority for now. Please get help. And care plans as a formal exercise might not be relevant to every day nursing, but if you are a good nurse, you ARE...

  17. Juggling 2 under 2 and college

    Horseshoe replied to WolfMoon6's topic in General Students

    Many mothers have walked in your shoes. The fact of the matter is that it is very very hard to juggle it all. It is extremely stressful, but if you are going to commit to a course of study, you are...

  18. 50% days 50% nights- making it work.

    Horseshoe replied to jessicanurse247's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, I couldn't make it work. I went to days after six months and in doing so, regained my sanity and vitality. The research is very clear about rotating shifts and effects on the mind/body. I'm...

  19. Hostile Learning Environment

    Horseshoe replied to Unstable Angina's topic in General Students

    I don't see how you can make any statements about "most" nursing instructors with your limited experience to schools. That goes for most of us. As for extrapolating what you read here on AN to the...

  20. 50% days 50% nights- making it work.

    Horseshoe replied to jessicanurse247's topic in General Nursing

    Shift work is bad enough, but what they are proposing is simply inhumane imo. My aunt literally developed psychosis. At first she was told she was bi-polar. Her behavior was extremely frightening for...

  21. what are our rights re: being filmed/recorded at work?

    Horseshoe replied to ceccia's topic in General Nursing

    A family member is not bound by HIPAA, so they aren't violating it when they film their loved one. Facility policy is one thing, but this isn't a HIPAA thing if it's the family who is recording their...

  22. Something Has to Change

    Horseshoe replied to AlmostThere19's topic in General Nursing

    You are a new nurse. Of COURSE you feel like you can't multi task. It takes time to get down time management and everything else that nursing requires. It usually takes one to two years for a nurse to...

  23. PTO not in the budget for remainder of year

    Horseshoe replied to galaxygirl17's topic in General Nursing

    I've never worked anywhere that had that kind of policy. We had to work a certain number of holidays, no more. If you are not scheduled on Thanksgiving, your PTO is yours to use as you see fit. As...

  24. PTO not in the budget for remainder of year

    Horseshoe replied to galaxygirl17's topic in General Nursing

    And this is why facilities get away with treating their nurses like crap. Because they know the nurses will just take it- because they need the work that bad. Nurses are entitled to their PTO,...

  25. How Do You Fit In 30mins Of Exercise In Your Work Day?

    Horseshoe replied to RegenerativeNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, kudos to you. When I worked night shift, it was all I could do to stay awake on the 20 minute drive home. But I am a morning person and night shift just wasn't my thing. I got to days as soon as...