Horseshoe

Horseshoe BSN, RN

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  1. Racial Discrimination in the Nursing Profession

    Horseshoe replied to MasterStreet's topic in General Nursing

    But "everybody" doesn't

  2. Hot Cheetos are a public health menace

    Horseshoe replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    If Fritos can actually burn "a hole" in a stomach, they need to come with a warning label! I never heard of the products being discussed until this

  3. Racial Discrimination in the Nursing Profession

    Horseshoe replied to MasterStreet's topic in General Nursing

    A couple of the most frustrating things about discrimination on the job is that a)in order to get anywhere, you really DO have to be able to prove it and b)it's incredibly hard to prove, even when it...

  4. Racial Discrimination in the Nursing Profession

    Horseshoe replied to MasterStreet's topic in General Nursing

    It could well be the *9 year absence* rather than your age. Large employment gaps are frequently the cause of hiring difficulties even among nurses far younger than

  5. Is your hospital requiring BSN or higher?

    Horseshoe replied to aballard2318's topic in General Students

    The answer to this frequently asked question is that it is entirely dependent upon geographical

  6. When did being pregnant become a disability?

    Horseshoe replied to guest940422's topic in General Nursing

    How refreshing! We are living in times where it seems NO ONE ever wants to admit they could be wrong about anything. Thanks for showing that isn't completely

  7. Inclement weather conditions...mandatory to work?

    Horseshoe replied to 8Lovenursing8's topic in General Nursing

    I would be willing to bet there are actually more instances of nurses being killed while driving home after working a night shift and falling asleep-in perfectly fine

  8. Hot Cheetos are a public health menace

    Horseshoe replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Often there are not good grocery stores nearby, especially in poor urban neighborhoods. I don't get the tendency to demonize poor people for their bad choices. It's easier I guess to suggest they are...

  9. Hot Cheetos are a public health menace

    Horseshoe replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Why is it surprising that poor people would choose to pay for food over gauze? And poor people often choose fast food over fresh, organic, and healthy because it's

  10. Hot Cheetos are a public health menace

    Horseshoe replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    The point isn't whether or not you personally care about other peoples' opinions, it's to make the point that seeing a person in one particular moment of their lives tells us very little about who...

  11. Hot Cheetos are a public health menace

    Horseshoe replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, but the occasional time you did say yes, would it have been fair for an observer who didn't know you to decide that you didn't care about the health of your kids? I mean, the evidence was right...

  12. Grossmont ADN when I have a Bachelor's already

    Horseshoe replied to ChronicallystrongRN's topic in General Nursing

    What about one of those direct to MSN programs people with Bachelors degrees on other fields

  13. When did being pregnant become a disability?

    Horseshoe replied to guest940422's topic in General Nursing

    That is just not necessarily true. Something about pushing beds around corridors at my facility torqued my back. I was okay on a straight shot, but the turning around corners in order to get the...

  14. grammer help for nursing student

    Horseshoe replied to blenderbottle's topic in General Students

    You also definitely need help with spelling. Do you have a program on your computer to help you check your spelling before you turn in your

  15. Inclement weather conditions...mandatory to work?

    Horseshoe replied to 8Lovenursing8's topic in General Nursing

    Correct, no one should be driving to work during a hurricane, storm surge, or flood. But since these storms are known about well in advance, the nurse should either make arrangements to be at the...

  16. DUI as an RN

    Horseshoe replied to Joshua126's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    When you say you didn't "fall for that nonsense," what does that mean in terms of how you responded to the BRN? The BRN also may not accept your determination that you, not they, can decide what the...

  17. When did being pregnant become a disability?

    Horseshoe replied to guest940422's topic in General Nursing

    If the person is entitled to maternity leave, you have no business being resentful. If you are working short staffed, that is not on her, it's on management. There is no reason that those shifts...

  18. When did being pregnant become a disability?

    Horseshoe replied to guest940422's topic in General Nursing

    She was being

  19. When did being pregnant become a disability?

    Horseshoe replied to guest940422's topic in General Nursing

    . Right...everyone you've ever met has been pregnant...umm...okay. What exactly is the purpose of this

  20. Old nurse won't retire

    Horseshoe replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    WOW!!!!

  21. Getting pregnant during last semester or during new job?

    Horseshoe replied to Steph82997's topic in General Students

    The OP asked for advice about the timing of a potential pregnancy as it relates to nursing school and professional life. She did not ask for anyone else's approval of her adult decision to engage in a...

  22. Nursing School Drug Testing

    Horseshoe replied to Egonza57's topic in General Students

    This is a huge country, with thousands of schools. How would you know what happens "most of the

  23. I forgot to clamp the peripheral IV site!!!

    Horseshoe replied to DH1234's topic in General Students

    Seriously, don't worry about this. Students make mistakes. It's expected. This is a mistake seasoned RNs have

  24. Nursing School Drug Testing

    Horseshoe replied to Egonza57's topic in General Students

    While the chances may be slim of a random re-test, as someone mentioned above, it could happen after an "incident." Such incidents could include a patient fall with the student at the bedside (or...

  25. Not Seeing Test Reviews

    Horseshoe replied to tropsnegRN's topic in General Students

    I agree that this is a poor way to enhance learning. If you don't know which answers you got right, and which answers you got wrong (and why), you leave the test clueless. This is