Horseshoe

Horseshoe BSN, RN

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  1. Dismissal from nursing school without failing any course

    Horseshoe replied to Beebee18's topic in General Students

    How is she "a soldier"? I don't know that she is a victim, a "soldier," a slacker, or any other descriptor without more information. We really don't know the whole story

  2. Cna incident investigation

    Horseshoe replied to Nnb07's topic in General Nursing

    Doubt it. They go for the deep pockets, not individuals, particularly not unlicensed personnel who are unlikely to have assets worth going for. They will sue the facility and parent company if there...

  3. What can I do with my nursing degree?

    Horseshoe replied to nishali78's topic in General Nursing

    Totally

  4. What can I do with my nursing degree?

    Horseshoe replied to nishali78's topic in General Nursing

    There is always going to be something about a job you don't like...that's why it's called WORK. If you liked the kidney transplant director job, it seems odd that you would quit. I get it, being on...

  5. Dismissal from nursing school without failing any course

    Horseshoe replied to Beebee18's topic in General Students

    Unless she can prove racism, that particular part of her appeal will likely be unsuccessful. As we all know, racism/sexism/sexual harassment is often very difficult to prove, even when it is actually...

  6. Nurse dating former patient?

    Horseshoe replied to mzsuccess's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I know I've seen something regarding professional boundaries/romantic entanglements with patients/former patients in mine, but I don't feel like searching through it at the

  7. Dismissal from nursing school without failing any course

    Horseshoe replied to Beebee18's topic in General Students

    Every school has an appeals process. Find out what yours is and get started right away. Unless you have proof of racial discrimination, that's going to be an unwise

  8. Dismissal from nursing school without failing any course

    Horseshoe replied to Beebee18's topic in General Students

    How would you know this? It sounds like you tend to exaggerate. She "bowed her head in shame"? Lol. Not something I have ever observed a nursing instructor do, even if they do have to admit to...

  9. Dismissal from nursing school without failing any course

    Horseshoe replied to Beebee18's topic in General Students

    That makes no sense. Usually if you were "one of their best," they would go out of their way to accommodate

  10. Nurse dating former patient?

    Horseshoe replied to mzsuccess's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    If your nurse practice act forbids dating a current or former patient, doing so could get you into trouble with your

  11. Los Gatos ER Physician in the News

    Horseshoe replied to CityofAngelsRN's topic in Nursing News

    Grumpy, your history/location is not showing at the bottom of your posts. Others in this thread ARE showing. Did you somehow change your

  12. Jahi McMath is finally at peace

    Horseshoe replied to anon456's topic in Nursing News

    Who has been "rejoicing in a mother's

  13. Patient-Nurse Culture Matching

    Horseshoe replied to perfexion's topic in General Nursing

    Well, if they are "taught to exaggerate pain," I can see how that would make it difficult for the nurse to accurately assess them and take the appropriate

  14. RN's and LPN's working as Nursing Assistants?

    Horseshoe replied to blackmamba123's topic in General Nursing

    Settle down, lady. There have been very few nurses posting on this thread who say they are not willing to do all aspects of care. You conveniently neglected to acknowledge the fact that nurse to...

  15. RN's and LPN's working as Nursing Assistants?

    Horseshoe replied to blackmamba123's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, well that's patently false. There are millions of dedicated, ethical medical professionals working in the US. Sorry about your mom, but what does that have to do with the subject of this thread?...

  16. Jahi McMath is finally at peace

    Horseshoe replied to anon456's topic in Nursing News

    That has never been corroborated officially. This accusation was first made in the comments section of an article about the case by someone who claimed (anonymously) to have been present in PACU when...

  17. Jahi McMath is finally at peace

    Horseshoe replied to anon456's topic in Nursing News

    Boggles the mind, doesn't it? There are doctors who don't "believe" in brain death. Don't even get me started on

  18. Jahi McMath is finally at peace

    Horseshoe replied to anon456's topic in Nursing News

    The long and the short of it from someone who claims to have inside knowledge of what happened: -Jahi had been hospitalized several times for various issues, including January and April of this year...

  19. Jahi McMath is finally at peace

    Horseshoe replied to anon456's topic in Nursing News

    Jahi's family apparently found a surgeon willing to operate on her for "an intestinal" issue. Shortly thereafter, she finally died. Jahi McMath, girl at center of brain death debate, has died after...

  20. Jahi McMath is finally at peace

    Horseshoe replied to anon456's topic in Nursing News

    Given that they found someone willing to perform surgery on her, it doesn't sound as if she was "allowed" to be at peace. Her body just finally shut down in spite of all efforts to the

  21. Protecting Your License: Notes from a Nurse-Attorney

    Horseshoe replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    I wondered if that was what she was implying. The poster stated she put the patient on an external pacemaker, which as written implies that the patient is being paced. She didn't say "I put the...

  22. Patient-Nurse Culture Matching

    Horseshoe replied to perfexion's topic in General Nursing

    I see several difficulties with this proposal. I'll just talk about one of them. Race is a protected class. I think a hospital making hiring decisions based on race or even ethnicity is going to be...

  23. Medical Marijuana, New Legislation in Oklahoma

    Horseshoe replied to DaveICURN's topic in General Nursing

    A nurse would also want to know the philosophy of the hiring facility. Some facilities reject nurses who lawfully smoke nicotine cigarettes, cigars, or pipes. Your facility may reject nurses who are...

  24. Nurse dating former patient?

    Horseshoe replied to mzsuccess's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    The fact that you are trying to re-frame this into something relatively okay is concerning. Calling someone repeatedly at work to initiate a dating relationship with someone who said no is the very...

  25. Protecting Your License: Notes from a Nurse-Attorney

    Horseshoe replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    I am confused about why you put a patient in v-tach on an external pacemaker. I will be due for ACLS soon, so I'm almost 2 years removed from the latest and greatest information. Can you enlighten me...