Horseshoe

Horseshoe BSN, RN

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  1. Nurse considering law school

    Horseshoe replied to kristie778's topic in General Nursing

    Would you please define what you consider to be a "high LSAT score?" My D is taking the LSAT on Saturday. Of course, yesterday she was diagnosed with strep and is pretty

  2. Hey RN's that used to be LPN's !

    Horseshoe replied to Tieuana's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats on your official designation as a nurse. Good luck as you move

  3. Today's cringeworthy event..

    Horseshoe replied to xoemmylouox's topic in General Nursing

    Well, maybe pleasure in being shown to be right. OP said she had tried to bring up this nurse's unsafe practices, only to be shaken off and not taken seriously. So more of feeling of being...

  4. Nurse considering law school

    Horseshoe replied to kristie778's topic in General Nursing

    It really depends on the field of law. Entry level in my D's desired field is well above any nursing salary. She was making more than I do after 20 years experience in her summer internship! But in...

  5. Today's cringeworthy event..

    Horseshoe replied to xoemmylouox's topic in General Nursing

    NETY is "nurses eating their young," also code word for "I didn't like what they said or did, so instead of actually addressing the point, I'm going to deflect attention and insist that their only...

  6. A sobering story-------

    Horseshoe replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. Thank goodness for double

  7. Nursing: In terms of personal satisfaction, even money has become a poor motivator :(

    Horseshoe replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in the US, so take with a grain of salt. I work at a free standing endoscopy clinic. We do have LPNs at my facility. You might enjoy that. It's very busy and pretty exhausting, but in a...

  8. Accepted a new position in ICU and possibly changing my mind. Help?

    Horseshoe replied to michigan94's topic in General Nursing

    This is a great opportunity to be involved in critical care without all the responsibility and liability it entails. I say go for

  9. Nurse considering law school

    Horseshoe replied to kristie778's topic in General Nursing

    My daughter is applying to law school withplans to work in a field where she will likely get a decent job. But my husband and I are paying for it, so she won't have any debt at all. If that were not...

  10. Completed my BSN

    Horseshoe replied to Rhody34's topic in General Nursing

    Good job. Now break out the bubbly or your favorite

  11. Disrespectful ad against nurses on Craigslist

    Horseshoe replied to Trilldayz,RN BSN's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't make the cut for waitress. I had to be a hostess

  12. A sobering story-------

    Horseshoe replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    I forgot what it was... Oh yeah! Poor woman who felt she had no other choice but to take her life. Sad story

  13. A sobering story-------

    Horseshoe replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    You chose to relate a story about a nurse killing three patients in one night. You said you reported it only to your superiors and that the offender was at work the next day. When posters expressed...

  14. A sobering story-------

    Horseshoe replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    Really? I was referring to this: We really do not have to keep our "digital judgements (sic)" to ourselves as long as we adhere to the

  15. A sobering story-------

    Horseshoe replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, now suddenly you decide to mention that the police were called after you insisted that you figured the DON and charge would "handle it" as promised and made zero mention of LE involvement?...

  16. A sobering story-------

    Horseshoe replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    You are not a moderator. You cannot command that posters here not respond to your comments, nor can you dictate content that is not against TOS. Everyone here has the right to state their opinions...

  17. Disrespectful ad against nurses on Craigslist

    Horseshoe replied to Trilldayz,RN BSN's topic in General Nursing

    As we suspected. So now we know. This was like a form letter with only the type of student differing, depending on which demographic they were targeting. Not picking on nursing students at

  18. A sobering story-------

    Horseshoe replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    No one missed that. But several have wondered why this guy was not reported to law enforcement by the person who witnessed the

  19. Today's cringeworthy event..

    Horseshoe replied to xoemmylouox's topic in General Nursing

    Emphasis is mine. Yes, more experienced nurses "always" eat their young and make fun of their mistakes. See? Default response as noted in my prior

  20. Help! My Employer is Committing Medicaid Fraud!!

    Horseshoe replied to oreocookie123's topic in General Nursing

    Timely and interesting thread. OP, please post any follow up

  21. Today's cringeworthy event..

    Horseshoe replied to xoemmylouox's topic in General Nursing

    Don't you just hate the "NETY" accusation as the default response to any constructive criticism of a nurse who happens to have less

  22. Disrespectful ad against nurses on Craigslist

    Horseshoe replied to Trilldayz,RN BSN's topic in General Nursing

    I actually wondered if that was the case when I read the

  23. Disrespectful ad against nurses on Craigslist

    Horseshoe replied to Trilldayz,RN BSN's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, that's really not that far off of

  24. Don't be an idiot.....

    Horseshoe replied to anh06005's topic in General Nursing

    What do you mean they are more "lucrative"? How is someone making money with a selfie on their instagram

  25. A sobering story-------

    Horseshoe replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    This has nothing to do with the issue of how she was treated after this error, but I keep reading how this was her first error ever. If a nurse told you "I've been a nurse for 25 years and I've never...