Horseshoe

Horseshoe BSN, RN

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  1. The effects of not reporting harassment

    Horseshoe replied to Funkymiss187's topic in General Nursing

    I would probably not have told the surgeon she was upset with "him" about the drains, simply that she was having a rough day because she hadn't been aware she might need drains. Or something to that...

  2. The effects of not reporting harassment

    Horseshoe replied to Funkymiss187's topic in General Nursing

    I totally believe it could happen. It happened to me. Before I became a nurse, I had a surgical procedure that was done by an on call physician, not my own physician. When my doc visited me in the...

  3. The every year Snow thread

    Horseshoe replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of areas have gotten ice in addition to snow. Ice is a totally different thing

  4. Why Nursing Sucks...

    Horseshoe replied to pixiern15's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    With all due respect, and I really mean that, by your own admission, you are very new to nursing. You can speak to your own very limited experience, so writing that "nursing" sucks seems a little...

  5. Why Nursing Sucks...

    Horseshoe replied to pixiern15's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I couldn't agree more. There may be some areas of nursing which are mostly "robotic," but that should not be the case in the OP's unit. Far from it, in

  6. Is there a legal way to do this...

    Horseshoe replied to BrnEyedGirl's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    In the incident discussed in the OP, documentation was provided as to how there was no HIPAA violation. Nobody's going to jail for notifying the cops that a fugitive from justice has set foot in a...

  7. What's his blood sugar?

    Horseshoe replied to FloridaRN123's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    If you misspelled "the" as "teh," I'd agree with you. But if medical terms are misspelled, I think it's appropriate to point it out. It's not to humiliate you, but to make sure that we are not...

  8. Have you discovered the therapeutic benefits of a good laugh?

    Horseshoe replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked graveyard at the county hospital trauma ICU in nursing school, the gallows humor was a)horribly crude b)entirely inappropriate and unprofessional and 3)absolutely necessary to the sanity...

  9. Why Nursing Sucks...

    Horseshoe replied to pixiern15's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Of course they "should," but we live in the real world,

  10. Administering Tylenol to a friend

    Horseshoe replied to Em31200's topic in General Nursing

    Post of the day. I know it's still morning, but nobody's topping that

  11. Administering Tylenol to a friend

    Horseshoe replied to Em31200's topic in General Nursing

    What absolute garbage. I, too, am hoping the OP misunderstood or

  12. Student Loan Debt

    Horseshoe replied to KeepItRealRN's topic in General Students

    Some of the top schools give very generous financial aid. It can be cheaper than going to your state university if you have the stats but not the finances. That said, if you can't get scholarships or...

  13. Why Nursing Sucks...

    Horseshoe replied to pixiern15's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hilarious.

  14. How do you do it?

    Horseshoe replied to KStudentNurse123's topic in General Nursing

    Just curious, what kind of unit is

  15. Why Nursing Sucks...

    Horseshoe replied to pixiern15's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yeah, but combine the fact that you often have jackwagons for patients with a ridiculously unsafe ratio. That is a whole other concept of hell in my

  16. Why Nursing Sucks...

    Horseshoe replied to pixiern15's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Just THINK how that one intervention alone could change the face of nursing. I believe that to be THE biggest issue facing nursing right now. I would be willing to be that many nurses would be...

  17. Fragrance Sacrifice

    Horseshoe replied to Shonqueen1's topic in General Nursing

    That might just trump unwashed girls' soccer goalie gloves! And brings to mind a certain Seinfeld episode: The valet BO episode.

  18. Have you discovered the therapeutic benefits of a good laugh?

    Horseshoe replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, another great

  19. Have you discovered the therapeutic benefits of a good laugh?

    Horseshoe replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Key and Peele: Substitute Teacher just KILLED

  20. bored to tears

    Horseshoe replied to KThurmond's topic in General Students

    Yes, they moved it as they always do when someone posts a topic in the wrong forum. At least it got moved to the student section instead of into one of the Siberia

  21. New grad nurse (RPN) - fired from my first nursing job after 1 week...help?

    Horseshoe replied to HopeToBeDivine's topic in Canada

    I can't really speak to the specifics, but clearly you were put in a situation in which you were over your head. It seems as though they expected you to practice like an experienced nurse right out...

  22. CRNA Requirments

    Horseshoe replied to williamskatie2016's topic in General Students

    There is actually a forum here for students in CRNA programs. Perhaps they could help you out.

  23. Withdrawing From School...Can They Hold My Seat?

    Horseshoe replied to Pumpkinn's topic in General Students

    You have your priorities straight. Just worry about your daughter. The rest will fall in place whenever the time is

  24. bored to tears

    Horseshoe replied to KThurmond's topic in General Students

    The OP posted this in the General Nursing forum. That is why several people asked her what it had to do with nursing. Since it WAS off topic, it was moved to the student

  25. The sloppy image of nurses today

    Horseshoe replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You'd be fine in Texas because that statement is not