Horseshoe

Horseshoe BSN, RN

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  1. Night Nursing: Precepting & Perception

    Horseshoe replied to Larry2016's topic in General Students

    No, not over interpreted. Just disagreed with. Sorry if someone not swallowing your post whole without question offends

  2. Nursing license

    Horseshoe replied to Nursing5000's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing5000: When you do not use the "quote" button, we have NO IDEA who you are responding

  3. Night Nursing: Precepting & Perception

    Horseshoe replied to Larry2016's topic in General Students

    No, not by a long shot. HOW does having lots of docs around during the day shift lessen the burden of the day shift nurses in comparison with night shift nurses? Note that I have been BOTH a day shift...

  4. How old is too old for an Algebra class

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

    I think you have convinced yourself that you cannot do algebra. If you can do well in chemistry, you can certainly do well in a basic college algebra class. There is nothing magical about algebra....

  5. Letter of Good Standing

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

    If you were failing out of the program, I don't understand how they could write a positive letter of "good standing." Maybe I'm not understanding your post

  6. Night Nursing: Precepting & Perception

    Horseshoe replied to Larry2016's topic in General Students

    That's not the point that was made/being addressed. Of course the docs help the PATIENTS. How do they help the nurse, as in day shift has more "help" than night shift because the doctors are there...

  7. Pt.s Ordering Food from Outside Hospital?

    Horseshoe replied to annie.rn's topic in General Nursing

    We're supposed to believe that "non adherent" is vastly superior to "non

  8. Underage drinking question? please help

    Horseshoe replied to xjay22's topic in General Students

    Gah...should read an MIP or

  9. Underage drinking question? please help

    Horseshoe replied to xjay22's topic in General Students

    No, but even if she doesn't drive, and MIP or MIC could cause her MAJOR trouble in her quest for a nursing career. That's why some of the advice here is useless and vague. WTH does "be careful" even...

  10. Underage drinking question? please help

    Horseshoe replied to xjay22's topic in General Students

    My D is 22 and would give the same advice. It's not "parent" advice, it's called

  11. Underage drinking question? please help

    Horseshoe replied to xjay22's topic in General Students

    You are very lucky to have dodged a bullet. In my state, if you are under age and blow anything but a .00, you are DUI. Learn from this. People who want to go into careers which are overseen by...

  12. Night Nursing: Precepting & Perception

    Horseshoe replied to Larry2016's topic in General Students

    OP, I'm really at a loss as to why you don't think night nurses do med passes. How could you not know that meds are scheduled 24/7? Every nurse has to chart a full assessment on every patient in...

  13. Night Nursing: Precepting & Perception

    Horseshoe replied to Larry2016's topic in General Students

    How do doctors "help"? Seems to me that all too often what the doctors do when they come around is write new orders. They aren't helping the nurses, they are creating new tasks for the

  14. Nursing license

    Horseshoe replied to Nursing5000's topic in General Nursing

    How do you know that? You may well learn something that makes you go "Ah..." While I understand your frustration, do know that education is never without value of some sort. Have an open mind about...

  15. Job Hopping

    Horseshoe replied to male2serve's topic in General Nursing

    Best comment of the

  16. Job Hopping

    Horseshoe replied to male2serve's topic in General Nursing

    Please disregard any and all of PinayUSA's comments. He is either a troll or a misogynist or both. He just tries to get a rise out of posters here. He must be bored most of the

  17. Saline infusion vs. pressure bag for Arterial Sheath Patency

    Horseshoe replied to tonyrn21's topic in General Nursing

    I treated patients post cath lab with arterial sheaths for a decade. We ALWAYS used a pressurized set up connected to the transducer as already noted. As it has been several years since I cared for...

  18. New Grad... 7 months later and I hate my job in the PICU. What next?

    Horseshoe replied to AlhendyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Let me just warn you, then, that OR orientation can be really brutal. Rather than mainly dealing with nurse preceptors, you are also enduring the wrath of surgeons when you don't display perfection...

  19. Can you go from LPN to BSN after MSN?

    Horseshoe replied to FutureLPNNursing's topic in General Nursing

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't this require a Bachelor's degree? Wouldn't have to be in nursing, of course, but one generally can't go from HS diploma or ASN to direct entry MSN programs,...

  20. Denying Death As A Society

    Horseshoe replied to Kyrshamarks's topic in General Nursing

    It's the responsibility of the care team to bring these issues to your attention. You've spoken a lot about what YOU want for grandma. Does she really want to go through all this hell to survive...

  21. Hospital that bans family members

    Horseshoe replied to paramedic-RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    How did you respond to this

  22. Denying Death As A Society

    Horseshoe replied to Kyrshamarks's topic in General Nursing

    Emphasis is mine. Neither one of these statements is necessarily

  23. Ethics: Brain bleed sign out AMA

    Horseshoe replied to Kbig2's topic in General Nursing

    For very good reason it

  24. Mobile IV infusions... for hangovers

    Horseshoe replied to Dogen's topic in General Nursing

    People, mixing alcohol and Tylenol is NOT

  25. Ethics: Brain bleed sign out AMA

    Horseshoe replied to Kbig2's topic in General Nursing

    What is the "too much that suggests the patient may not be competent"? The OP states the patient was completely oriented, his situation was explained to him by a translator, yet he refused care. The...