Horseshoe

Horseshoe BSN, RN

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  1. Would you respect a nurse manager whose bedside experience...

    Horseshoe replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, I do, because management is rarely about a particular specialty. It's about human beings, how to interact with them, how to best motivate them, willingness to go to bat for the, etc....

  2. Full time working moms - how do you manage it?

    Horseshoe replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    I worked three 12s at the beginning of my career so that I could make myself valuable to my unit and face no resistance to moving to part time as soon as feasible. I had to hire a nanny to do a lot...

  3. Circumstances it's OK to quit without notice??

    Horseshoe replied to Cola89's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Wow! That's some story! Was any action taken against that facility or DON? Stuff like that makes you wish you were wired for

  4. School problem!!!

    Horseshoe replied to direw0lf's topic in General Students

    Good job. Bullies depend upon the weak in order to get their jollies. It's no fun when their intended victim displays courage, a calm demeanor, and the unwillingness to be abused. They usually...

  5. Burnt out

    Horseshoe replied to Hippy chick's topic in General Nursing

    Relative to many of my friends who have no more education than I do, nursing pay isn't even

  6. Circumstances it's OK to quit without notice??

    Horseshoe replied to Cola89's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Once you give notice, I think things will go easier. Every time something sucky happens, you can say to yourself, "In two more weeks, this will no longer be my

  7. teenagers and pot

    Horseshoe replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Isn't it true that medical THC used in children to prevent seizures does NOT cause "a high" in the same way smoking weed for recreational purposes does? I saw this recently on the news and am...

  8. Can pushing fluids lead to pulmonary edema?

    Horseshoe replied to Pseudonym's topic in General Students

    Isn't this the exact scenario you presented the other day? Doesn't seem like a minor assignment if you are still working on it. You have my sympathies. This is not even on the short list of your...

  9. Does the size of the work unit matter?

    Horseshoe replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    In reading the first several responses, I was amazed that no one interjected any levity, given the title of the thread. And then... I worked in a fairly small unit. We self scheduled. Our manager...

  10. Burnt out

    Horseshoe replied to Hippy chick's topic in General Nursing

    When I got burned out after years in the ICU, I said I'd rather flip burgers. After a good break, I began to miss it. I didn't want to go back to ICU (my awesome unit manager had left by then, the...

  11. Circumstances it's OK to quit without notice??

    Horseshoe replied to Cola89's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Give your notice. You never know when you might need a glowing review from that

  12. Cannot find no ADN programs!

    Horseshoe replied to xoxo23's topic in General Students

    You had several errors in your own post. Therefore, it was rather

  13. I Don't Get the Anxiety Part of Nursing

    Horseshoe replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

    My daughter has been having severe pelvic pain for weeks. She went to a doctor in her college town last week, and he was rude, dismissive, didn't even palpate her abdomen or ovaries, and said, "what...

  14. School problem!!!

    Horseshoe replied to direw0lf's topic in General Students

    Is it possible that these people have learned that you reported a cheating incident and are punishing you for

  15. Appeal Failed Class?

    Horseshoe replied to a.bowes1's topic in General Students

    No one here could possibly know the answer to these questions. You need to ask your

  16. Cannot find no ADN programs!

    Horseshoe replied to xoxo23's topic in General Students

    How

  17. Weed and work.

    Horseshoe replied to LDAthleteNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I guess you didn't see that I made a joke as well. Maybe if that inspires this much rage a break is in order. Sorry to offend, and I'll extend that to any CU Boulder grads as

  18. Weed and work.

    Horseshoe replied to LDAthleteNurse's topic in General Nursing

    "Everyone is doing it" is a tired old phrase that's not now, nor has ever been true. I grew up in the 70's. Not everyone smoked pot, not by a long shot, which is NOT the same thing as saying no one...

  19. Bad job reference from my school...now what?

    Horseshoe replied to Dreamscometru's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just because it's been part of the vernacular for 20 years doesn't mean it's not juvenile. The way it was used in the post in question, and the way it's been used here on this web site in recent...

  20. Bad job reference from my school...now what?

    Horseshoe replied to Dreamscometru's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Actually, that's poor advice. I know I would not have evolved into the person I am if I had always filtered out "the negativity" and only listened to people who validated my actions and thoughts....

  21. Weed and work.

    Horseshoe replied to LDAthleteNurse's topic in General Nursing

    There has never been an era when "everyone smoked

  22. Weed and work.

    Horseshoe replied to LDAthleteNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting.

  23. Bad job reference from my school...now what?

    Horseshoe replied to Dreamscometru's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Okay, so now we have some very good insight as to why one of your teachers gave you a scathing reference. You, in this post, pretty much validated his

  24. Weed and work.

    Horseshoe replied to LDAthleteNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I hurt my back during a shift and was immediately sent to employee health, where I was required to submit a sample for a drug screen. You never know when you might be injured, have a patient fall on...

  25. Dallas/Fort Worth Graduate Nurse Residency Programs Winter 2016

    Horseshoe replied to MissVintageGlam's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I was looking at the Parkland web site at the critical care residency program with a friend's daughter in mind, and it stated that it is done once a year, starting in August. Perhaps all of their...