Horseshoe

Horseshoe BSN, RN

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  1. Nurse Charged With Homicide

    Horseshoe replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Saying she "ignored the warning" implies she read it and discounted it. I don't even think she read it or noticed it because she had allowed herself to be distracted by talking about an entirely...

  2. Nurse Charged With Homicide

    Horseshoe replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    ^^^^^^Thanks, Wuzzie, was just going to ask if you had a

  3. Do I have time to take 'fun' classes when in nursing school?

    Horseshoe replied to PresentPerfect's topic in General Students

    I took a History of Comedy in Film class when I did my first degree as a young person out of high school. It was fun! We had to go see old classic comedy films at the student Union theater. Then we'd...

  4. Nurse Charged With Homicide

    Horseshoe replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with many others who feel this nurse didn't just "make a mistake." She made a series of egregious actions and should suffer serious consequences. I think where the divide lies between many of...

  5. Is it just me or is nursing school not as difficult as everyone makes it sound?

    Horseshoe replied to Nicolecn's topic in General Students

    If you don't have kids, that's a HUGE dynamic that you are not having to deal with. There's no way for you to understand what a strain having kids on top of nursing school can be... When I was in...

  6. Nurse Charged With Homicide

    Horseshoe replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I most certainly did

  7. Nurse Charged With Homicide

    Horseshoe replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    IMO it's not her math that is the major problem here. It's pulling the WRONG DRUG ENTIRELY right out of the gate, being satisfied that it's okay because the first three letters are the same, and not...

  8. Nurse Charged With Homicide

    Horseshoe replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Your points are valid. I don't happen to agree with them, but on the other hand, I don't go so far as to advocate that she go to jail or even be charged criminally. I also don't think she necessarily...

  9. Nurse Charged With Homicide

    Horseshoe replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I'm wondering who on here has advocated "NO" consequences for this nurse. Some prefer remediation, some advocate for license revocation/civil penalties, and others are fine for her to go to jail....

  10. Nurse Charged With Homicide

    Horseshoe replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I think most people posting about this incident believe that the mistake was incredibly egregious. Many of us just can't find many mitigating factors compelling enough to let her off the hook, and...

  11. Is it just me or is nursing school not as difficult as everyone makes it sound?

    Horseshoe replied to Nicolecn's topic in General Students

    For some people, nursing school *IS* hard. It seems that some get annoyed when other people say it's so hard when they don't perceive it as such. Okay. But sometimes these "it's not hard" folks only...

  12. I've had enough.

    Horseshoe replied to MBar1's topic in General Nursing

    " I am introverted and do not allow people into my life. I feel as though they will let me down. As a result, I am alone." Being introverted doesn't mean you don't have people in your life. You can be...

  13. Associates degree in nursing. BA in English

    Horseshoe replied to Peanut5's topic in General Nursing

    I have a BS degree in a completely different field. But that degree enabled me to get a lot of credits for my BSN in the required English, Government, History, general credits, etc. that I didn't have...

  14. Weed

    Horseshoe replied to apsent1's topic in General Students

    BTW, I'm having trouble with the quote feature after the new changes to the site. Since I don't know everything I couldn't fix it. If there is an > mark, there should be a quote there. You have to...

  15. Nurse Charged With Homicide

    Horseshoe replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Criminal charges for incompetence???? Now THAT is

  16. Weed

    Horseshoe replied to apsent1's topic in General Students

    Probably, but certainly not because of your incorrect assertion that City Law>State Law>Federal Law. Where in the world did you get the idea that this is true? Why do you have SUCH a hard time...

  17. Weed

    Horseshoe replied to apsent1's topic in General Students

    tony, this is all kinds of wrong. In general, it's the exact opposite, unless the courts find the federal law to be unconstitutional or under certain specific conditions. In the case of weed, the...

  18. 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

    In a hospital unit, it certainly can be a big deal, especially for people working 12 hour shifts. Someone being late because "life happens" is now causing a "life happens" for someone else, who may...

  19. Is it normal to be so tired on days off after working 3 12s?

    Horseshoe replied to FNPStudentLife's topic in General Nursing

    I learned quickly not to work three 12s consecutively, but even after the second 12 hour shift, I'd need the next day to recover. I didn't have trouble sleeping, though. I slept like a rock after the...

  20. Does the BSN in 10 apply to all nurses or just RN's and why?

    Horseshoe replied to LPNTORN704's topic in General Nursing

    As always, the answer to this question is entirely dependent on location. In MANY locations, ADNs are hired with no problems. In certain large cities in my state, there are significant numbers of BSN...

  21. LIES About LPN's and LVN's

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

    All states are different with regard to LPN scope of practice. In my state, the BON formulated position statements that are pretty specific as to LPN/RNscopes of practice. Most states have *fairly*...

  22. LIES About LPN's and LVN's

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

    Sorry, duplicate

  23. New Grad in NeuroICU

    Horseshoe replied to gravy94's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Hopefully you are in some sort of new grad residency that includes classroom hours as well as intensive clinical with top notch supervision/preceptors. My clinical care residency program was six...

  24. Weed

    Horseshoe replied to apsent1's topic in General Students

    I didn't "screw up." I was injured on the job. My boss told me to go home, but said "but I am required to send you to employee health first." Guess what happened at employee health? Yes, a drug...

  25. Am I the *******?

    Horseshoe replied to Seeing Myself Out's topic in General Nursing

    Not true. I went from cardiac critical care to endo to OR. I have run into many nurses who have switched