Horseshoe

Horseshoe BSN, RN

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  1. Being Treated Poorly by an RN

    Horseshoe replied to msnikki05's topic in General Students

    The OP may have completely valid complaints in this situation. HOWEVER, she blew it when she went off on the RN for being rude in front of the patient. Two wrongs don't make a right, and her valid...

  2. Jury Duty

    Horseshoe replied to lpn954's topic in General Nursing

    One day, our county put out arrest warrants for people who ignored their jury summons. They arrested these people. Now, they may have eventually gotten the charges dropped, but who wants to go...

  3. Not Criminally Responsible

    Horseshoe replied to Tylerr's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I cannot imagine that there isn't reams of stuff on this in the medical/criminal literature. If simply having any degree of mental illness meant that the perpetrator would be better served in a...

  4. The Fifth Vital Sign

    Horseshoe replied to bgxyrnf's topic in General Nursing

    I work in an endo facility, and I wish I had a dollar for every time I heard a doc tell a patient with a bleeding ulcer to get off all NSAIDS. What the heck are these people supposed to do? Many of...

  5. False documentation?? I need your help

    Horseshoe replied to distressnurse's topic in General Nursing

    This is a great lesson to all the new kids on the block: Don't EVER document a med given until it actually IS given! Sure as you document it and go into the room, the patient will change his mind or...

  6. The Fifth Vital Sign

    Horseshoe replied to bgxyrnf's topic in General Nursing

    I have had chronic pain (back, neck) for DECADES. I know intellectually that over prescription of narcotics is a problem, but it's hard for me to really absorb because in the 30+ plus years of my...

  7. Less judgment more, construction. Don't tell me I cannot, tell me how to, and this is why.

    Horseshoe replied to honeyforasalteyfish's topic in General Nursing

    What in the Sam Hill are you talking

  8. Patient privacy and pelvic exams

    Horseshoe replied to cphillipslpn's topic in General Nursing

    Every male OB/gyn I've gone to has called in the nurse when it's time for the exam. When he's doing a pap smear, she appears to be helping him with it, but I suspect that some of this is to protect...

  9. BP freak out

    Horseshoe replied to bindikwan's topic in General Nursing

    That's exactly what I thought. Unless she doesn't trust the CNA, it makes little sense that this is laziness, as it would just be quicker to give the med and keep on moving down the

  10. Jury Duty

    Horseshoe replied to lpn954's topic in General Nursing

    ^^^^That stinks. Every time I've ever gone in for jury duty, they've let us go home before noon if we weren't needed. It doesn't seem even remotely likely that they wouldn't know before 5pm whether...

  11. Being Treated Poorly by an RN

    Horseshoe replied to msnikki05's topic in General Students

    Every HCW should be treated with respect regardless of title. But not all states license their NAs, so while they are "certified," they have no actual "license" to lose. The whole thing was...

  12. BSN New Graduate Salaries

    Horseshoe replied to jchurnock's topic in First Year After Licensure

    And people on this site are always talking about how nurses make such great pay.

  13. Jury Duty

    Horseshoe replied to lpn954's topic in General Nursing

    Is there anything on the summons which gives you a clue to the allowable exemptions? My summons lists a reasons you can list which will exempt you from service (for example, no child care, things of...

  14. Being Treated Poorly by an RN

    Horseshoe replied to msnikki05's topic in General Students

    I cannot believe the hullabaloo over turning off a freaking light. I think you were all being ridiculous. And telling a nurse she is rude in front of the patients is extremely unprofessional. That...

  15. Sexually transmitted case of Zika virus in Texas

    Horseshoe replied to Horseshoe's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I think people filter out the words "may be associated"

  16. Sexually transmitted case of Zika virus in Texas

    Horseshoe replied to Horseshoe's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I have not read any credible source that says the microcephaly has "definitely" been caused by any particular thing. Merely that there "may" be an association. Considering the high stakes involved,...

  17. Male Nurses in OB

    Horseshoe replied to belin5's topic in General Nursing

    And the EXACT same would be true for a female nurse assigned to care for

  18. Home births gone wrong

    Horseshoe replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think it's the statement of someone trying to cover their

  19. pay for A Run of 13 yrs in Dallas

    Horseshoe replied to DPnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't researched salaries in Dallas recently, but I bet the above is correct. Do note that the cost of living in Texas is significantly lower than in California. We have fairly high property...

  20. Cardiac Observation Unit-a step down unit?

    Horseshoe replied to minmin11's topic in Cardiac

    Sounds like a great opportunity. I would love to be doing that, but have no desire to work weekends, holidays, and 12 hour shifts anymore. But if I were into hospital nursing, that would be right up...

  21. Male Nurses in OB

    Horseshoe replied to belin5's topic in General Nursing

    And when you ask them to explain the reason for the discrepancy here, they usually

  22. Male Nurses in OB

    Horseshoe replied to belin5's topic in General Nursing

    Gender does not determine qualities such as compassion, sensitivity, and caring

  23. Nursing School No Longer Going by Their Own Policies

    Horseshoe replied to dholly2015's topic in General Students

    Today I was in the "10 items or less" line. I realized that the lady who was at the counter when I walked up had at least 30 or 40 items. At first, I was annoyed. Then I remembered a time when I...

  24. Self defense and protection in a hospital.

    Horseshoe replied to Ruger8mm's topic in General Nursing

    I had a great manager. One time a patient's family member seemed to take a liking to me. He kept coming up to the unit after we had transferred his relative to the floor. He would come in on my...

  25. Administering Tylenol to a friend

    Horseshoe replied to Em31200's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure why you'd ask that since I addressed it explicitly. The OP's post states her instructor has said she administers OTC medicine to her own child at peril of losing her