Horseshoe

Horseshoe BSN, RN

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  1. Imposter syndrome?

    Horseshoe replied to Sara-no-H's topic in General Students

    I agree that those who come out thinking they know it all (and we've all seen them-they refuse to listen to their preceptors, have zero respect for the knowledge that years of experience brings, etc.)...

  2. Do you think interviews for nursing school can lead to discrimination?

    Horseshoe replied to SilverNova's topic in General Students

    Surely the information you included on your application (past education, job history, etc.) provided clues as to your age. Just the fact that you didn't include a reference to being in the high school...

  3. Imposter syndrome?

    Horseshoe replied to Sara-no-H's topic in General Students

    If you came out of a 4 year program being "absolutely clueless," that must have been a really crappy program. I came out of mine not being an expert by any stretch, but certainly competent to begin...

  4. Implied/actual 'Right' for nurses to 'Do' Hands-on Procedures.

    Horseshoe replied to James W.'s topic in General Students

    This OP seems like a thinly disguised attempt to reincarnate a thread that was shut down by the mods (and not for any "hysteria-level emotive responses"). This is the gist of the responses given over...

  5. Has internet fueled anti-vaccine movement?

    Horseshoe replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that the internet has allowed these kinds of conspiracy theories to grow and spread far wider than they would have back in the

  6. Why is it "legal" for patient to decline male nurses?

    Horseshoe replied to carti's topic in General Students

    You are not a moderator. You do not have the right to tell another poster they cannot post their opinions. As long as they are not violating terms of service, they may respond when and however they...

  7. Why is it "legal" for patient to decline male nurses?

    Horseshoe replied to carti's topic in General Students

    Advocating that we as nurses should force a male nurse on an unwilling female patient to insert a foley (or vice versa, a female onto an unwilling man) is not a "progressive idea"- it's

  8. Why is it "legal" for patient to decline male nurses?

    Horseshoe replied to carti's topic in General Students

    Okay, key word here - *I* would be more much more fearful of care from an incompetent nurse than worry about gender specifics. Well,*I* would too, but you see, this isn't about YOU or I. It's about...

  9. Why is it "legal" for patient to decline male nurses?

    Horseshoe replied to carti's topic in General Students

    Nah, it's not gonna change. You try to inflict yourself on a female who doesn't want you to insert her foley, you will be fired, if not charged with battery. I really don't believe you are for real....

  10. Why is it "legal" for patient to decline male nurses?

    Horseshoe replied to carti's topic in General Students

    Patients have the right to choose or refuse care even if it goes against medical

  11. Why is it "legal" for patient to decline male nurses?

    Horseshoe replied to carti's topic in General Students

    This is what we call a false equivalency. Are you going to tell a traumatized sexual assault victim with PTSD to "grow up"? If so, please find another line of

  12. How can LPN/LVNs supervise RNs? WE

    Horseshoe replied to downsouthlaff's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Yes, as you point out above, in my state LPNs can supervise RNs from an administrative standpoint, but they cannot supervise the clinical practice of RNs in my state. Also, in my state, LPNs most...

  13. Should I try to earn my RN license or go back to college?

    Horseshoe replied to Divine-LPN,BSN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Ummmm hummm...And you currently make enough to support designer clothes and a Range

  14. Should I try to earn my RN license or go back to college?

    Horseshoe replied to Divine-LPN,BSN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Fortunately you are in Missouri (about which I know nothing with regard to nursing practice). In my state, you could not be a DON of any facility which employs RNs, as it would be a violation of the...

  15. Bring back our childhood diseases!

    Horseshoe replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, well here we go. The beginning of anti-vaccine sentiment being taken up as a party

  16. Conflict of Interest

    Horseshoe replied to Divine-LPN,BSN's topic in General Nursing

    Very weird post. Students (who apparently recognize everyone’s cars) drive by a strip joint, see his car, and rather than consider the possibility that he is a patron of the club, automatically...

  17. Conflict of Interest

    Horseshoe replied to Divine-LPN,BSN's topic in General Nursing

    She said in another post that she doesn’t have the RN. I don’t know if she just didn’t sit for the NCLEX or if she didn’t pass it. I asked but she didn’t

  18. Should I try to earn my RN license or go back to college?

    Horseshoe replied to Divine-LPN,BSN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    She did what a lot of LPNs do: she got her BSN, but for some unexplained reason did not take NCLEX-RN after she graduated. I honestly do not understand why you would go to the trouble of getting the...

  19. I Hope This is Not the Latest Trend

    Horseshoe replied to PhyllisMSN's topic in General Nursing

    Eating my Chinese food for lunch, that typo cracked me up. Add forging nurses' signatures to the illegal acts (which I guess would fall under 'falsifying charts,' but since it drags an additional...

  20. Nursing instructor gave a Warning for being late to first day of clinicals despite emailing her? What should I do?

    Horseshoe replied to faithandfood's topic in General Students

    The nurse's time IS more important than the student's in that moment. She is legally responsible for x number of patients. The student is there to learn but has nowhere near the amount of work to get...

  21. Nursing instructor gave a Warning for being late to first day of clinicals despite emailing her? What should I do?

    Horseshoe replied to faithandfood's topic in General Students

    She didn't say she was perfect. She said she is always on

  22. Nursing instructor gave a Warning for being late to first day of clinicals despite emailing her? What should I do?

    Horseshoe replied to faithandfood's topic in General Students

    No, not once, ever, for clinical or in a professional setting where a coworker would be inconvenienced by me. Because I had tremendous respect for the fact that the nurse has worked all night and...

  23. when should i tell my manager i'm pregnant?

    Horseshoe replied to smiley28's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't show with my second child until about 27-28 weeks. I see down sides to informing too early. I'd give myself plenty of time to make myself indispensable to the unit before I said

  24. when should i tell my manager i'm pregnant?

    Horseshoe replied to smiley28's topic in General Nursing

    It's against the law to consider pregnancy in any personnel decisions. But that doesn't mean it doesn't happen all the time. I don't see why you should have to tell anyone if you don't want

  25. Atrial Fibrillation, Strokes and the WATCHMAN Implant

    Horseshoe replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    This is a timely article for me. My Dad was visiting me for Thanksgiving this year and had a severe stroke. He has been on Coumadin for 25 years, and was very compliant with his regime. His INR was...