Horseshoe

Horseshoe BSN, RN

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  1. Cheaters.... What is our responsibility?

    Horseshoe replied to PlayaChickRN's topic in General Students

    No we have not ALL cheated. That's just something people who are unethical say to convince themselves and/or others that what they are doing is normal, acceptable behavior. The "everyone is doing...

  2. Pregnancy and nursing

    Horseshoe replied to SayRPN's topic in General Students

    I delivered my daughter by c-section during the Christmas break, which was fortuitous timing. As it was, I still took a semester off and came back in the fall. I cannot imagine starting a January...

  3. First week of nursing school and I just received a court summons.

    Horseshoe replied to FLnurseprospect's topic in General Students

    The problem with postponing is that eventually it will be rescheduled. There are no guarantees that the rescheduled date would not be even more inconvenient than this one. It could land on a test...

  4. Off duty RN scope of practice on an airplane.

    Horseshoe replied to creativekari's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I guess there does tend to be "one in every

  5. Patient Death Experience.

    Horseshoe replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Nursing

    I saw a lot of gallows humor in the trauma ICU where I worked during nursing school. I think the staff in these units see such horrific stuff that this is a coping mechanism they use to avoid chronic...

  6. New grads in specialties without the basics

    Horseshoe replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. I did a critical care new grad program and it was fantastic. I wish every new nurse could benefit from one, no matter their

  7. New grads in specialties without the basics

    Horseshoe replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Med-surg is the foundation of ICU, however. One must have a clear understanding of the issues that are addressed in any med surg

  8. Drug Testing

    Horseshoe replied to level1's topic in General Students

    Not necessarily. It's perfectly legal to smoke, and yet employers are moving towards-not away from- screening smokers out of their potential employee

  9. Should I even apply? Haven't taken A&P 1 or 2

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

    I'm surprised you could even apply without having these classes, but since you can, I guess I would want to know if your "competition" for admittance into the program would also be lacking these three...

  10. Dear New Grad Nurse

    Horseshoe replied to ashrose1992's topic in General Nursing

    The scariest nurse of all is the one who isn't lying when she says "I've never made a mistake" because it shows that she just doesn't realize when she has screwed up. You can't learn from your...

  11. Off duty RN scope of practice on an airplane.

    Horseshoe replied to creativekari's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think that this is actually a likely scenario. Being realistic, that nurse most likely would NOT want to begin pushing drugs and shouting out that she didn't need doctor's orders if she didn't...

  12. Off duty RN scope of practice on an airplane.

    Horseshoe replied to creativekari's topic in General Nursing

    We have been discussing trained ACLS nurses having to wait for doctor's orders to follow protocol, not merely BLS trained nurses. At least one ACLS certified nurse has said they don't give emergency...

  13. Patient Death Experience.

    Horseshoe replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Nursing

    No one who is a professional HCW should be referring to their patients going through the death process as a "super goner." It's incredibly disrespectful and

  14. Patient Death Experience.

    Horseshoe replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Nursing

    You keep saying this as if it's somehow been clearly established that we don't have to respect professional boundaries simply because we're "anonymous." Clearly not everyone here agrees. You were...

  15. Nursing is becoming stupid

    Horseshoe replied to canigraduate's topic in General Nursing

    I also work in a physician owned facility. Of course they want to make a good living (and they do). But they are very pro patient. And have a full time RN whose job is to make sure all regulations...

  16. Is an associates degree in nursing a waste of time?

    Horseshoe replied to hardworkingmom9's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Why are you letting what other people think about what you do with YOUR life influence you to this degree? If you want to be a registered nurse, your ADN program will get you there. It is the SAME...

  17. Broken relationships & focusing yourself for the NCLEX?

    Horseshoe replied to sdgdude's topic in General Students

    Do you mean that you are a 2015 grad? Because if you actually graduated in 2014, I'm not understanding why you are just now thinking about the NCLEX. Are you a citizen in another country and waiting...

  18. Nursing is becoming stupid

    Horseshoe replied to canigraduate's topic in General Nursing

    Kind of OT, but this is one the first times I've ever seen that quoted correctly.

  19. Drug Testing

    Horseshoe replied to level1's topic in General Students

    Gee, that sounds just SUPER! Except it's patently false, depending on your employer. BTW, as to your post above, your employer cannot interfere with any of your "rights," meaning that they cannot...

  20. Breast Question

    Horseshoe replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    Hormones? Perimenopause can cause breast tenderness/odd sensations. So can weight

  21. Time Paradox of 12 hour shifts

    Horseshoe replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    There are pros and cons to every schedule. If you were working 5 8s a week, you would be able to find negatives in that situation as well. If you don't have the option of working 8s, then you might...

  22. High school senior for CRNA

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

    I haven't really researched nursing schools, but you could just go to the web sites of various Texas Universities and see what their nursing school admissions policies are. I couldn't answer your...

  23. Can someone explain...please

    Horseshoe replied to muirite's topic in General Nursing

    American Academy of Physicians Assistants web site with helpful information:

  24. Can someone explain...please

    Horseshoe replied to muirite's topic in General Nursing

    There ARE direct entry NP programs which do not require any RN experience. Here is one that doesn't even require that one have a degree in nursing at all. One can be accepted with a non-nursing...

  25. High school senior for CRNA

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

    Well, it's true that not every new grad who wants to go on to be a CRNA will be hired for ICU right out of the gate. You might have to work in the trenches for a couple of years first. You would need...