Horseshoe

Horseshoe BSN, RN

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  1. It seems like everyone but nurses make more money

    Horseshoe replied to rearviewmirror's topic in General Nursing

    There are no doubt many people at all income levels living above their means. Your friend with the nice house and cars might be up to their ears in debt, with no college or retirement savings at all....

  2. It seems like everyone but nurses make more money

    Horseshoe replied to rearviewmirror's topic in General Nursing

    It's still better to go for the degree than not: Nearly half of college grads are underemployed. But they’re not literally baristas - MarketWatch It behooves all graduating HS seniors to...

  3. It seems like everyone but nurses make more money

    Horseshoe replied to rearviewmirror's topic in General Nursing

    So was your family "miserable" because of their affluence or in spite of it? It's interesting to me that there seems to be this idea pervasive in society that because money can't buy happiness, it...

  4. Can you cancel your license

    Horseshoe replied to RescueNinja123's topic in General Nursing

    That depends on the state. In my state, you do not have to retake the NCLEX no matter what. After a certain amount of time with an expired license, however, you DO have to take a BON approved...

  5. It seems like everyone but nurses make more money

    Horseshoe replied to rearviewmirror's topic in General Nursing

    When I read here nurses saying that nursing pays "a lot," I figure they don't know many people who actually DO get paid "a lot." I make the absolute least amount of money compared to my friends who...

  6. About unc chapel hill application

    Horseshoe replied to Selymass's topic in General Students

    Do you live in NC, or are you applying from out of state? That's an important factor, as UNC is notoriously difficult to get into from out of state. By law, 82% of accepted students must be NC...

  7. Bullying online is NOT harmless

    Horseshoe replied to Dianna11's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Because, as you yourself admit, it's important to call people out on their BS when you see it. And your posts in this thread are indeed highly hypocritical. Therefore you need to be called out on...

  8. Bullying online is NOT harmless

    Horseshoe replied to Dianna11's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Bold is mine. Based on your posts, I find that rather hard to

  9. Bullying online is NOT harmless

    Horseshoe replied to Dianna11's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Bold is mine. You do not tolerate bullying and name calling-and yet you called a total stranger "hun," which is clearly meant to be over familiar, and in essence, insulting and demeaning. I find...

  10. Two weeks notice

    Horseshoe replied to superarn86's topic in General Nursing

    If you were going to call in on Christmas Day, the least you could have done was just go ahead and tell them when you had that thought, so that they could get coverage and your coworkers don't get...

  11. Gun Owning Nurses

    Horseshoe replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    Baloney. You're badgering another poster who said she didn't want guns. It happens to be perfectly fine for other people to live their lives in a way that's different from WoundcarePhil. The vast...

  12. Gun Owning Nurses

    Horseshoe replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    Why are you badgering someone who chooses not to have guns but doesn't have a problem with you having yours? Not everyone SHOULD have guns. We have a family member who endured a trauma that was life...

  13. Not paying license renewal fees on time (random thoughts)

    Horseshoe replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Yep!

  14. Is flipping a coin a "fair" way to decide who stays when there is a call-in?

    Horseshoe replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    The "fair" thing to do is get an agency nurse in. This is exactly the kind of thing that should be the DON's responsibility, given that she is, you know, the DIRECTOR OF

  15. prescription drug addiction

    Horseshoe replied to shedevilprincss's topic in General Nursing

    Two years ago, I had a throat infection that caused the worst sore throat I've ever experienced. It was agonizing pain. I've had back and neck problems for decades and never asked for narcotic pain...

  16. prescription drug addiction

    Horseshoe replied to shedevilprincss's topic in General Nursing

    I just had knee surgery. My doc basically gave me a prescription for a max of seven doses, because that's the typical course of moderate to severe pain requiring narcotics with this kind of surgery....

  17. When your ex or their mistress/lover is the patient?

    Horseshoe replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My post was not addressing your specific situation AT ALL, it's a general statement as to nurses caring for with anyone with whom they have had a former personal relationship. This situation could...

  18. When your ex or their mistress/lover is the patient?

    Horseshoe replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Even if the ex or the mistress is a crappy person, they have rights as patients. And one of those would be not being cared for by a nurse with personal feelings towards them, an agenda, or anything...

  19. Do you ever want to escape nursing profession?

    Horseshoe replied to thida's topic in General Nursing

    Being cancelled like that would actually really suck. But as to being forced to drive the highway in dangerous weather, look at it this way. You have just put in a full 12 hours on the night shift....

  20. I'm young and nervous about going into the nursing profession

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

    I don't see how nursing would work out for someone who "doesn't like to

  21. When your ex or their mistress/lover is the patient?

    Horseshoe replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would think the patient would also want a different

  22. The Sight of Blood

    Horseshoe replied to violet87's topic in General Students

    When I had my gallbladder out, they wouldn't give me pain medicine in PACU because they said I needed to wait until I got to my room (crazy, but not the point). My DH was there in my room when I...

  23. Does the same rules apply to doctors

    Horseshoe replied to mrsfoster601's topic in General Nursing

    Surely if he is an ER doc, he has the proper certification. I don't see why he wouldn't just show them his ACLS card though. Or if he is board certified in Emergency Medicine, it seems that would...

  24. prescription drug addiction

    Horseshoe replied to shedevilprincss's topic in General Nursing

    Esme's story is one of my worst nightmares. Being in pain, not being believed, not being treated, not being helped...usually by people who have no idea what excruciating, debilitating pain even feels...

  25. How much do you pay monthly for Health insurance?

    Horseshoe replied to LDAthleteNurse's topic in General Students

    My husband is self-employed, and I don't work full time. Our premiums are over 2K a month. Yep, 2K for a family of 3, with huge deductibles to