Horseshoe

Horseshoe BSN, RN

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  1. Nursing and the supernatural

    Horseshoe replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Neither of the two events described in the OP sound remotely compelling as to evidence of the

  2. I'm a sexless nurse

    Horseshoe replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Well

  3. Taking a pay cut to go to day shift?

    Horseshoe replied to tobydog01's topic in General Nursing

    I did it with zero regrets. I am not a night person. Even when I was a teenager/young adult, I liked to be in bed by 10, and get up with the roosters. Night shift was torture for me, and I cringe...

  4. You should know better

    Horseshoe replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I hate going to the dentist. My teeth are really sensitive, and the cleaning process is literally agony for me. I am way overdue to go back, and I really need to. Dental hygiene is very important....

  5. How do you handle narcissist patients?

    Horseshoe replied to mikala3's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yeah, that is one of the strangest things I've ever

  6. You should know better

    Horseshoe replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    How can this be? If you wear a bike helmet, presumably you ride a bike (and therefore exercise), right? And as far as wearing the bike helmet goes, how is that possible coming from a person named...

  7. How do you handle narcissist patients?

    Horseshoe replied to mikala3's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So you are the special one who gets to refuse patients who are "too demanding" and inflict them on other nurses? Keep that job, seriously. If you came to my facility with that demand, you'd be gone...

  8. Unusual treatments

    Horseshoe replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    My bite took 2 weeks to stop bothering me. It was really red, too. The first couple of days it actually was painful as well. I don't know for sure that it was a chigger bite, but it sure wasn't a...

  9. Students who get As are bad bedside nurses

    Horseshoe replied to konstantine's topic in General Students

    Okay, that's just silly. Making straight As in school is no guarantee that one will be a good bedside nurse. However, making straight As doesn't doom one to being a bad nurse. That is just complete...

  10. Had my first colonoscopy today

    Horseshoe replied to TheGooch's topic in Gastroenterology

    Lucky you for getting the 10 year ticket. I got a two year ticket. Whatever happened to professional

  11. challenge examination for becoming a registered nurse?

    Horseshoe replied to KYWOMAN58's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well, you can't know what you don't know. Once you begin your nursing education, you will find that while your previous experiences/education may enhance your educational experience, they are not a...

  12. Does the difficulty of state RN licensure vary from state to state?

    Horseshoe replied to BIGT68's topic in General Nursing

    The Passing standard for NCLEX is set by the NCSBN (National Council of State Boards of Nursing). All US BONs use this same minimum passing standard for NCLEX. Your "veteran nurse friends" are wrong....

  13. Unusual treatments

    Horseshoe replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    My dermatologist removes skin tags with something that looks like thread. He twists it really fast, and off it comes. Probably like a snare used to remove polyps in a

  14. Unusual treatments

    Horseshoe replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Lol. Modern medicine: don't you just love

  15. Unusual treatments

    Horseshoe replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    I just looked this one up the other day because I wondered if my "mosquito bite" was actually something else. The theory behind putting fingernail polish on chigger bites was that chiggers burrowed...

  16. When do going back to school STOP!!

    Horseshoe replied to tlklvn13's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have a problem with anyone who decides they are not interested in getting increasingly advanced degrees. But I find the concept of a nurse who is not interested in staying current through...

  17. 8 yrs post nursing school

    Horseshoe replied to nrsnggirl's topic in General Nursing

    OP, others have stated very well that your extreme defensiveness will not serve you well. In your predicament, assuming you overcome the challenges which face you regarding becoming licensed and...

  18. Does everyone have a conscience?

    Horseshoe replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Your post reads like fiction. But of course, there are people with no consciences. What you are describing, however, is more like lack of empathy. Sociopaths/psychopaths do not have the capacity to...

  19. Facing a reprimand before I can take NCLEX

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

    I

  20. Help! Pre-employment nicotine test!

    Horseshoe replied to noviceRN22's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, now I just realized I responded to a 4 year old thread. Why do people resurrect these old threads? Guess I'll start checking that before I get sucked

  21. Help! Pre-employment nicotine test!

    Horseshoe replied to noviceRN22's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure one could appeal the high BMI=obese with regard to muscular individuals. There are body fat percentage tests which could show the person has a very healthy body

  22. Nursing's Transition: Creating Inclusive Healthcare Settings for Transgendered Patients

    Horseshoe replied to Jessica Quigley's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not worried about myself. If I have a gay male married patient, I would have no problem referring to his spouse as his husband. My question relates to the poster(s) who have stated outright that...

  23. Facing a reprimand before I can take NCLEX

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

    Sorry to hear of your difficulties. My understanding is that nursing boards have access to all records of this kind, even those which have been expunged. They have access to far more background...

  24. Nursing's Transition: Creating Inclusive Healthcare Settings for Transgendered Patients

    Horseshoe replied to Jessica Quigley's topic in General Nursing

    Jumping off some of the issues brought up in this thread: so I wonder if yesterday's Supreme Court ruling will present even more dilemmas for nurses who feel their religious beliefs can't and...

  25. challenge examination for becoming a registered nurse?

    Horseshoe replied to KYWOMAN58's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Ditto.