Horseshoe

Horseshoe BSN, RN

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  1. My I'm going to medical school

    Horseshoe replied to synaptic's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It's certainly better than your average Joe can make for some specialties. However, they don't make that kind of money right out of med school. The amount of education and post med school education...

  2. My I'm going to medical school

    Horseshoe replied to synaptic's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Investment banking, commercial real estate development/investment also come to

  3. My I'm going to medical school

    Horseshoe replied to synaptic's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Even some of the specialties are complaining that they are having a lot more trouble being reimbursed. And you are correct that the best paid specialties are now CUT THROAT competitive. You have to...

  4. why do many MAs and CNAs call themselves nurses?

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

    So you backpedaled on this later, but I am going to respond to this again in the event others didn't realize you addressed this again (you didn't include quotes so not everyone would have known to...

  5. Night Shift Relationship Woes

    Horseshoe replied to applesxoranges's topic in General Nursing

    I took my little girl to my unit once to pick up my paycheck. She was probably 4. She looked around the unit with a thoughtful expression and asked me "what do all the sick people do when all the...

  6. My I'm going to medical school

    Horseshoe replied to synaptic's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would! I have this determination to have an active license all the way into my 80s. I worked too hard for that damn thing. Of course, I don't work very much any more, but I'm still out there!...

  7. Night Shift Relationship Woes

    Horseshoe replied to applesxoranges's topic in General Nursing

    You'd think that would be pretty self evident, wouldn't you?

  8. My I'm going to medical school

    Horseshoe replied to synaptic's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You know, in spite of your poor delivery, I do think you make some very good points here. I hope you realize, however, that even MDs are being sucked into the *&^#hole that is now the US...

  9. My I'm going to medical school

    Horseshoe replied to synaptic's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Normally I would totally agree, but there is something deliciously ironic about someone complaining that NP programs have totally "dumbed down" their requirements, all the while demonstrating that he...

  10. Arrested but not convicted

    Horseshoe replied to AlyceMcSherry's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    You might want to PM a mod to see if you can change the title of your thread. Not only is there a typo, but I thought it was about a patient arresting. At this link are many threads having to do with...

  11. CBD oil use as an RN

    Horseshoe replied to Calyptra's topic in General Nursing

    CBD oil is NON psychoactive. I'd have plenty of documentation to attest to that fact, because it is a very important

  12. why do many MAs and CNAs call themselves nurses?

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

    In many states, they ARE. I think there is a very good case to brought against any MA handing out business cards with the title "nurse" on it in any state in which "nurse" is a legally protected...

  13. ICU stress

    Horseshoe replied to maidinh405's topic in General Nursing

    The short answer is

  14. Drug seekers

    Horseshoe replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

    I believe that is an abuse of power. Nurses have the power to ignore a patient's request under the guise of "nursing judgment." It's inappropriate. If there is a genuine issue with the patient...

  15. Night Shift Relationship Woes

    Horseshoe replied to applesxoranges's topic in General Nursing

    Put down your club, let go of her hair, and go back into your cave. The rest of us live in the 21st

  16. Drug seekers

    Horseshoe replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

    People in CHRONIC pain don't necessarily "APPEAR" to be in pain the way someone with recent onset, acute pain does. How many times does this have to be said? Are nursing schools not teaching this...

  17. why do many MAs and CNAs call themselves nurses?

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

    Not at my facility. We don't have stools or chairs. Even our computers for charting are the stand up kind, so we don't even get to sit down while charting. The only time I ever get to sit down is...

  18. Really, is this real?!?!

    Horseshoe replied to FlossyRN's topic in General Nursing

    They sure as heck cared when a whole bunch of us were applying to a competitive critical

  19. Male and Gay?!

    Horseshoe replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I've worked with MANY gay males in nursing. No one batted an eye. I do work in a large metropolitan area, so I think there may be more acceptance and tolerance found in big vibrant cities vs rural...

  20. Male student enters OB room. What do you think?

    Horseshoe replied to truckinusa's topic in Male Nursing Students

    You would likely never know if a nurse chose not to breastfeed unless she specifically told you. So the chances are that you've had nurses who didn't breast feed simply because they didn't want

  21. Can I get hep C without a needle stick?

    Horseshoe replied to futurerntho's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    If this is someone with a true phobia, education isn't going to help, because it's an irrational fear. She should seek out treatment (if this is for real). They have some very effective therapy now...

  22. why do many MAs and CNAs call themselves nurses?

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

    This is from the Texas Nurse Practice Act, amended in 2013: Can you provide the chapter and section of the Nurse Practice Act which describes this "loophole" of which you

  23. Night Shift Relationship Woes

    Horseshoe replied to applesxoranges's topic in General Nursing

    I posted this somewhere else recently: One Saturday about noon, my husband walked into our bedroom with our two toddlers (I had worked all night the night before and hadn't gone to bed until 8:30 am)...

  24. why do many MAs and CNAs call themselves nurses?

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

    It bugs people not just because they are taking credit for doing the hard work of obtaining a nursing license when they did not. More importantly, they are a potential DANGER to the patient because...

  25. Really, is this real?!?!

    Horseshoe replied to FlossyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Obviously I'm seeing this from my own lens from back in the day when I worked critical care (I floated between units). In stepdown, we had a lot of titrated drips. Maybe not a huge hassle for one...