Horseshoe

Horseshoe BSN, RN

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  1. Do women find male nurses attractive?

    Horseshoe replied to Sykadia's topic in Men in Nursing

    Why are you letting what someone on the Internet says fill you with so much

  2. Do women find male nurses attractive?

    Horseshoe replied to Sykadia's topic in Men in Nursing

    "Hot under the collar" means angry and resentful. It's not a sexual

  3. Pregnant, scared, emetophobe, nursing student

    Horseshoe replied to Zerocks's topic in General Nursing

    Phobias can be successfully addressed with therapy. Please get a referral to a a professional who specializes in anxiety disorders and phobias. Some patients are amazed at how quickly their fears...

  4. Linguistic Pet Peeves

    Horseshoe replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I am in Canada right now. They do not refer to themselves as Americans. I have been asked many times this week by residents of this country if I'm Canadian or

  5. Do women find male nurses attractive?

    Horseshoe replied to Sykadia's topic in Men in Nursing

    A woman who is not attracted to you would probably say it has nothing to do with your profession, and everything to do with your insecurity and lack of

  6. Organ Donation Organization Unethical

    Horseshoe replied to dangerous1's topic in General Nursing

    Even if there is no "pressure," the conversation has to take place while the family is mourning. There is no choice if organs are going to be donated. Certainly, compassion for the family's suffering...

  7. Should mean people be allowed to be mean at work?

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

    Just out of curiosity, which personality disorder did your partner feel this woman

  8. Healthcare jobs at 18?

    Horseshoe replied to Anerelism347's topic in General Nursing

    Yet par for the course if you are familiar with the posting history. It's possible his wife started at a very young age, but again, not helpful to the OP in any

  9. Should mean people be allowed to be mean at work?

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

    Yep, it's all about the quality of the manager. I worked for the most amazing woman. We all respected her and wanted her to think well of us. She was fair, she fought for us when we needed her...

  10. Organ Donation Organization Unethical

    Horseshoe replied to dangerous1's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience, it was never a celebration, more of a "Thank GOD at least something good came of this tragedy." The whole process was somber, yet determined, because the staff wants those organs to...

  11. Organ Donation Organization Unethical

    Horseshoe replied to dangerous1's topic in General Nursing

    It's possible to be intelligent yet misinformed about a given subject. I consider myself to be fairly intelligent; doesn't mean I could never be wrong or that I know

  12. Healthcare jobs at 18?

    Horseshoe replied to Anerelism347's topic in General Nursing

    So did it take her a year to pass NCLEX? The OP is 18 and hasn't started working on her degree yet. No way she can get her BSN in one year, so how is your post

  13. Linguistic Pet Peeves

    Horseshoe replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have traveled to many foreign countries. They indeed do refer to my country of origin as the USA, but they refer to people from the USA as "Americans." I have never had someone say "Are you North...

  14. Linguistic Pet Peeves

    Horseshoe replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    The only people I've ever heard do this are from PA. But there may be more for all I

  15. Getting mortgage as contigent staff?

    Horseshoe replied to trickstick's topic in General Nursing

    We only ever bought a house based on one income. That way, if one person ran into job trouble, we could still easily cover our bills. People who borrow their max approval amounts based on two incomes...

  16. Injury at work. Help!

    Horseshoe replied to Scared_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    In the US, I doubt any anti vax philosophy would work against the mandated Hep B vaccine or proof of immunity policies for US nursing schools and clinical facilities. I'm thinking the OP may be from...

  17. Injury at work. Help!

    Horseshoe replied to Scared_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    You haven't been vaccinated against Hep B? There is no logical reason why the patient's blood would be on a glass ampule. Your risk is so low as to be statistically insignificant. The anxiety,...

  18. How much money to expect as a new grad RN?

    Horseshoe replied to Grier's topic in General Nursing

    There really is no "rough estimate" unless you provide your general

  19. Linguistic Pet Peeves

    Horseshoe replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Please use the quote button so we can know to which post you are

  20. Linguistic Pet Peeves

    Horseshoe replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    People in a specific region of the US bother me when they say: "That car needs washed." NO NO NO. That car needs to be

  21. Linguistic Pet Peeves

    Horseshoe replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    "Prolly" instead of "probably" annoys

  22. Linguistic Pet Peeves

    Horseshoe replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Those are examples of BASIC English. You CAN get those down. And sorry, when you use them interchangeably (they are not), many people will judge you as poorly educated. If you focus on these things...

  23. Nurse License Revocation

    Horseshoe replied to TSWeaver's topic in General Nursing

    Patently false and clearly disingenuous. You have already "encouraged" the OP to

  24. Got fired.. Need support

    Horseshoe replied to uniqueguy34's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    I see many mistakes in your entire post above. However, for the purposes of this message board, I don't think it is a big problem. Anything you say in your nurse's notes should be as perfect as you...

  25. Got fired.. Need support

    Horseshoe replied to uniqueguy34's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    I personally don't tell families that "all will be ok." We don't ever know that to be the case. I think there are ways of comforting families that don't involve making guarantees about the future....