Horseshoe

Horseshoe BSN, RN

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  1. Is it possible to get out of a signed contract if a nurse doesn't like her job.

    Horseshoe replied to VKALA's topic in General Nursing

    I would never hire anyone who refused to give me

  2. Is it possible to get out of a signed contract if a nurse doesn't like her job.

    Horseshoe replied to VKALA's topic in General Nursing

    In absence of a contract, yes. But when 2 parties sign to specific conditions, the contract takes precedence. I've also known of employees suing successfully for wrongful termination when a...

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

    Horseshoe replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

    I think nurse to patients ratios is THE ISSUE which has the most impact on nurse job satisfaction. What the suits don't realize is that their bottom line would improve in the long term with less...

  4. The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    Horseshoe replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    This poster is not a nurse. He/she simply visits forums to push the anti vaccine agenda. And yes, many of her posts reflect a lack of understanding of basic math, virology, epidemiology, immune...

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

    Horseshoe replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I actually think she has approached things rather well in terms of gathering her resources and attacking the day. The problem I had was her attitude that she was somehow superior to others, when...

  6. what should I do with classmate/ friend who won't study but will complain about failing?

    Horseshoe replied to Goal_NP's topic in General Students

    You got that right! Not everyone has the chops for nursing. In spite of all the threads we see saying "Don't ever give up on your dream!", there simply are people who either don't want to work hard...

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

    Horseshoe replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe you missed the later post wherein she admits to being on anti-anxiety drugs. So it's not only that she just has super duper coping skills. And being on meds, she should at least be able to...

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

    Horseshoe replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand how a person with enough anxiety that it requires medications doesn't "get" the anxiety her peers are feeling. This just defies

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

    Horseshoe replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

    It would be helpful if you would use the quote function so we know what you're agreeing

  10. The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    Horseshoe replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    If you're insinuating that the vaccine gave you the flu, you've come to the wrong place. You could have gotten the flu IN SPITE of the fact that you had the vaccine (it's known not to be even close...

  11. what should I do with classmate/ friend who won't study but will complain about failing?

    Horseshoe replied to Goal_NP's topic in General Students

    If she's actually "failing," then the problem will solve itself, right? I don't think you have to "do"

  12. How do you find support while you're still applying to nursing school?

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

    Helpful hint: In nursing school, you will receive a LOT of "constructive criticism." If you respond to that they way you respond to even the slightest hint of disagreement that you have encountered...

  13. Have you encountered useless residents?

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

    To each his own, but these docs are the nicest men and women I've ever worked for, and absolutely one of the best jobs I've had. We have NONE of the crap going on that I read about daily here. No...

  14. Emotional abuse

    Horseshoe replied to angiegirl30's topic in General Nursing

    If YOU begin to care for yourself and realize that you are worthy, it begins to not matter what others think of you. He has clearly done a number on your self esteem. It's time to take YOU back....

  15. What's wrong with my patient?

    Horseshoe replied to Pseudonym's topic in General Students

    She's probably in class during the day. She may come back in the

  16. Nursing School and motherhood

    Horseshoe replied to shantelmorgan's topic in General Students

    School won't last forever. You may be able to offer your family more once you finish your education, so eventually it will pay off for all of

  17. Ivy League Schools worth it?

    Horseshoe replied to medic1969's topic in General Students

    You might want to post your question in the CRNA forum. They would be able to share how important having a degree from a prestigious school was in their own job searches and might offer suggestions...

  18. POLL ---Can a teacher give a group grade, but YOU a different grade from the group?

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

    The simple answer is yes, she can. Which I'm pretty sure you already knew was the

  19. "On my last leg"

    Horseshoe replied to TU RN's topic in General Nursing

    There is no one who is so together that they couldn't benefit from therapy at some point in their life. It may be the best thing you can do for yourself. Normally I'd encourage you to stick it out in...

  20. Tattoos?

    Horseshoe replied to ab_ott55's topic in General Nursing

    If the facility has no rules about tattoos, then I guess the answer to whether uncovered tattos are "appropriate or not" is simply a matter of opinion. If employees are required to cover their...

  21. Emotional abuse

    Horseshoe replied to angiegirl30's topic in General Nursing

    Most cities have some kinds of resources for victims of domestic violence, of which you are one. Please google "Resources for abused women in ______(your city). They can help you immensely. Living...

  22. Have you encountered useless residents?

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

    And you NEVER know when you might need that good relationship later on in life. I went to work for a stand alone endo facility several years ago that is owned by a group of doctors from two large...

  23. My experience at City Tech has been HORRIBLE, are all nursing schools like this?

    Horseshoe replied to workingtowardsRN's topic in General Students

    That sounds like a nightmare. I received my BSN from a well regarded university in Texas. Our professors bent over backwards to support us and help us succeed. Getting into the program was a weed...

  24. What's wrong with my patient?

    Horseshoe replied to Pseudonym's topic in General Students

    No one was being snarky or unhelpful. Based on your post, we had absolutely NO reason to believe you had done any work on this yourself. We see this all the time. We can't be mind readers. In the...

  25. Ivy League Schools worth it?

    Horseshoe replied to medic1969's topic in General Students

    The Ivy League consists of the following schools: Dartmouth Princeton Harvard Brown Columbia Cornell Yale University of Pennsylvania Duke, while not Ivy League, is a very fine school, as is Emory....