Horseshoe

Horseshoe BSN, RN

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  1. She got fired...

    Horseshoe replied to StL_Momma27's topic in General Nursing

    If the situation even really happened, the chances are low that the nurse got fired "for saving people's lives." More likely, she either didn't do something that could have avoided a life/death...

  2. Is 31 too old to start a nursing career?

    Horseshoe replied to dannygurl84's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    When I was contemplating changing careers, I told my mom, "I really want to be a nurse, but I would be 32 before I would graduate." She responded, "How old will you be in 4 years if you DON'T go to...

  3. Hospital Won't Hire Obese Workers

    Horseshoe replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    Patently

  4. phentermine/drug test

    Horseshoe replied to pacific23's topic in General Nursing

    I doubt seriously you are going to "lose" your license. A good lesson about illegally taking someone else's meds...you just never know when that "random drug screen" card is going to have your name on...

  5. So here's my nursing dilemma ......

    Horseshoe replied to Mphillipsrn's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds like a crummy situation. However, I'm not clear on one thing: what is YOUR dilemma? Do you want to quit nursing because your husband was treated badly? Is your own job in peril? Do...

  6. She got fired...

    Horseshoe replied to StL_Momma27's topic in General Nursing

    My first thought exactly. Dying from a bleeding vein in an hour? No code called? No 911 call if LTC? I think the whole story is completely

  7. If you love where you work . . . why?

    Horseshoe replied to krenee's topic in General Nursing

    There are things about my job I don't like. But the things I love are: No nights. No weekends. No holidays. We are commanded to a take a full 30 minute lunch break (a real first in my career). Am PRN...

  8. A question to nurses with children

    Horseshoe replied to taramade's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I was actually able to pull off "always" being off for Christmas Day. But I literally worked all of the other holidays. No one else was willing to do that. It helped that we had a couple of...

  9. A question to nurses with children

    Horseshoe replied to taramade's topic in General Nursing

    In order to be home with my young children on Christmas day, I basically had to work all of the other holidays (Thanksgiving, New Year's Eve or New Year's Day, and

  10. Feeling dispondant after a bad final

    Horseshoe replied to natalieonaje's topic in General Students

    I agree! My BSN program was weed out for pre-reqs, but once you were accepted to the program, the faculty worked very hard to make sure everyone succeeded. They were very supportive and happy for us...

  11. How important is a 4.0 once you are in nursing school?

    Horseshoe replied to DarkLotus's topic in General Students

    When I graduated from nursing school, I applied to several new grad critical care internships. They all had minimum GPA requirements (lowest one was 3.5), so grades ABSOLUTELY impacted my future....

  12. How important is a 4.0 once you are in nursing school?

    Horseshoe replied to DarkLotus's topic in General Students

    Just because someone earns a 4.0 does not mean that they haven't learned anything "useful." If you want to go to grad school, just do the absolute best you can. Really, what else can you do but your...

  13. Refusing the Influenza Vaccine

    Horseshoe replied to TheAmazingMrsA's topic in General Students

    And are, compared to the actual flu, usually very mild. And don't happen 3 weeks after the

  14. Refusing the Influenza Vaccine

    Horseshoe replied to TheAmazingMrsA's topic in General Students

    Sigh. Should say "scientific point of view."

  15. Refusing the Influenza Vaccine

    Horseshoe replied to TheAmazingMrsA's topic in General Students

    So what are you going to do if your clinical sites refuse to give you a

  16. Refusing the Influenza Vaccine

    Horseshoe replied to TheAmazingMrsA's topic in General Students

    Clearly you don't. In order for you to become infected with any virus, the virus must be able to replicate in healthy cells. Killed viruses have no ability to replicate period. You CANNOT become...

  17. Refusing the Influenza Vaccine

    Horseshoe replied to TheAmazingMrsA's topic in General Students

    That makes zero sense from a scientific point of you. You do not get a virus due to an allergic reaction. It is physically impossible to get the flu from a dead virus, which is what is contained in...

  18. So upset right now I could spit nails...

    Horseshoe replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    I love that saying! I plan to use it in the future, along with the other great quote from the "You are not a nurse" thread ("You can stick feathers up your butt, but that doesn't make you a...

  19. So upset right now I could spit nails...

    Horseshoe replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    I get that you are venting, but how is the fact that he is single relevant to any of your complaints? Single people need to work just as much as people who are married and have kids. Secondly, even...

  20. How many Hours per Week do you work

    Horseshoe replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    I cannot imagine having the stamina to pull that

  21. The War On Fat

    Horseshoe replied to Crazed's topic in General Nursing

    That is a whole world of different than what the OP was talking about. Education is one thing. Sentiments like the one below is another. Or: It's quite easy to get a point across thoroughly,...

  22. The War On Fat

    Horseshoe replied to Crazed's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you will see that sentiment expressed here on AN...by nurses. It's no different than what you will hear out in society. Which, considering that 60-75% of our current population is overweight,...

  23. most troubling trend in healthcare

    Horseshoe replied to sophie09's topic in General Nursing

    I think a very disturbing trend is the ever increasing nurse to patient ratio. The impact from this one problem is like the waves a pebble leaves in a pond when you toss it across the

  24. Sex in the workplace.....what do YOU think should be done?

    Horseshoe replied to pawsomepooch47's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Why does it have to be either/or? How about

  25. Reccomend a gender neutral title to replace "Nurse"!

    Horseshoe replied to keithjones's topic in General Nursing

    okay, so you went to the trouble to resurrect a 3 year old thread but couldn't be bothered to read the 4th post in it? as peter griffin would say, "der ya