Horseshoe

Horseshoe BSN, RN

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  1. reactivating NJ RN license

    Horseshoe replied to EverYBeaTCounTs's topic in General Nursing

    A refresher course is usually only required when one has let her license lapse AND has not been working anywhere else during a given number of years (varies from state to state). Never heard of...

  2. When they're SO sure they're right...

    Horseshoe replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    A nurse is just writing his own orders? Is he an advanced practice nurse with prescription privileges? Or just someone practicing medicine without a proper

  3. Is a 3.6 gpa good enough for nursing school?

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

    It just depends on the program and how many top students are applying to their program. They may list some kind of minimum GPA requirement, but that doesn't necessarily mean that it won't actually...

  4. Confused with new role as RN

    Horseshoe replied to BeachLife_AKB's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that it takes a while to become comfortable on your own, but no way no how should your preceptor be a new grad. That is completely unacceptable. I would speak pronto to your nurse educator...

  5. When they're SO sure they're right...

    Horseshoe replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    That is so funny. I'm definitely going to plagiarize

  6. Is it possible for a nurse to become a doctor?

    Horseshoe replied to madel23's topic in General Nursing

    Note that there is no such thing as a pre med major. You major in *something* but make sure to take the courses that medical schools require in order to apply and be accepted. Theoretically you could...

  7. APPALLED!!!

    Horseshoe replied to mykids4life's topic in General Nursing

    It seems highly unlikely to me. Sorry for your daughter's loss and that she didn't receive compassionate

  8. When they're SO sure they're right...

    Horseshoe replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Well, he didn't say they produce "less urine," he said they don't produce urine while they sleep. I don't know what he meant, only what he allegedly said, but if she is quoting him correctly, he was...

  9. When they're SO sure they're right...

    Horseshoe replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    OMG are you

  10. When they're SO sure they're right...

    Horseshoe replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Well, it's not on the General Nursing forum, so a lot of people could have missed

  11. When they're SO sure they're right...

    Horseshoe replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    For anyone who doesn't recognize the reference above:

  12. Is it jealousy ??

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

    She said in her OP that she works in cardiac step

  13. team nursing in acute care

    Horseshoe replied to medsurg4ever's topic in General Nursing

    Ding Ding Ding! We have a

  14. What made your jaw drop

    Horseshoe replied to DextersDisciple's topic in General Nursing

    Some friends of ours were vacationing in Sweden, and their son was hit by a car. They said the Swedish medical system was the best they had ever experienced. Their daughter just got her MD here in the...

  15. What made your jaw drop

    Horseshoe replied to DextersDisciple's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my

  16. Discouraged BSN student

    Horseshoe replied to Nurseanac's topic in General Students

    GPA is only usually an issue with the first job. When I applied to a new grad ICU residency program, GPA was very important. It was so competitive that a 3.8 was pretty much required. Not all new grad...

  17. Discouraged BSN student

    Horseshoe replied to Nurseanac's topic in General Students

    If she is interested in applying for a competitive ICU nurse residency program, they might care very much about

  18. Shouldn't Have Gone Down that Rabbit Hole ...

    Horseshoe replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    I'd make a hard copy of her threat. Can't be too

  19. Nurses are people too

    Horseshoe replied to jupiter_rising's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it would be. Too bad that will NEVER

  20. Help!! New nurse that hates Med/Surg!

    Horseshoe replied to M0nk3y007's topic in Nursing Career

    Having a year of med surg behind you certainly could NEVER be a bad thing. In fact, it's quite valuable experience. I did a new grad residency in ICU, and 3 months in, I wasn't so crazy about it...

  21. Help!! New nurse that hates Med/Surg!

    Horseshoe replied to M0nk3y007's topic in Nursing Career

    Not necessarily

  22. Jahi McMath is finally at peace

    Horseshoe replied to anon456's topic in Nursing News

    When the CA judge ordered CHO to release Jahi to the family so that they could take her to NJ, it was on the condition that if she suffered cardiac death, they would release her body to the...

  23. Dr makes me feel so incompetent?

    Horseshoe replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    If you give a PRN drug for hypertension, it would be negligent of you to not follow up and take the patient's blood pressure to assess the effectiveness of your intervention. This is standard...

  24. Cna incident investigation

    Horseshoe replied to Nnb07's topic in General Nursing

    There could certainly be reasons why a patient who is not 300 lbs might still need the help of more than one person operating the

  25. Dismissal from nursing school without failing any course

    Horseshoe replied to Beebee18's topic in General Students

    What do you mean? If she was the only black student in her class, she was the only black student in her