Horseshoe

Horseshoe BSN, RN

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  1. Disrespectful ad against nurses on Craigslist

    Horseshoe replied to Trilldayz,RN BSN's topic in General Nursing

    It's not just the OP. It seems like nowadays people are just looking for any opportunity to be OFFENDED. Pretty soon, the only acceptable subjects for discussion will be the

  2. School problem!!!

    Horseshoe replied to direw0lf's topic in General Students

    Yeah, I can imagine the attention the police will pay to the OP, weeks after an incident where someone "put their hands" on her. They will get right on that one, no doubt. They certainly don't have...

  3. Do differentials make up for working 36 hrs vs 40 hrs per week?

    Horseshoe replied to Philly85's topic in General Nursing

    I never worked more than 3 12s. The financial difference was irrelevant to me. I could have made more money on nights (tried it and just couldn't do it) or weekends (I'd miss all the soccer games,...

  4. LPN jobs in L&D??

    Horseshoe replied to kstevens24's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder if rural hospitals utilize LPNs in L &

  5. A sobering story-------

    Horseshoe replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, well YOU SAID that 3 non diabetic patients DIED in single night at the hands of some apparently rogue nurse giving insulin overdoses. Now it's actually one who died? And 2 additional patients...

  6. teenagers and pot

    Horseshoe replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    [h=2]touché![/h]

  7. A sobering story-------

    Horseshoe replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    Is this really the case? I'm beyond baffled how this happened. Yes, I think that would have been a far better way to handle it, instead of "escorting her out of the building," promptly firing her,...

  8. A sobering story-------

    Horseshoe replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    WELL SAID!!! Would you want your pilot to rely solely on the autopilot functions and not be able to fly the plane if all those systems failed? I think not. The nurse truly is the LAST point where...

  9. A sobering story-------

    Horseshoe replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing was done after the first non diabetic patient given an insulin dose died? And then a second non diabetic patient subsequently died of another insulin OD? Why didn't someone call the police?...

  10. A sobering story-------

    Horseshoe replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think she came on later and said she meant "stripped of their

  11. A sobering story-------

    Horseshoe replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    Nowhere did I say every nurse who is distracted drawing up a med should be fired or lose their ability to practice. I didn't even say the nurse in question should have been fired or lost her ability...

  12. A sobering story-------

    Horseshoe replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    I could forgive a lot, but I could never forgive a nurse causing my child's death by giving her 10 times the normal dose because she was distracted by a conversation and didn't recheck her math. I...

  13. teenagers and pot

    Horseshoe replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    I lost the love of my young life due to drinking and driving. Unfortunately, HE was the one driving after consuming a whole lot of alcohol. It was not his normal habit, but was nevertheless a bad...

  14. A sobering story-------

    Horseshoe replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    True, but all of those are inappropriate while drawing up an IV med. Not as unprofessional as talking about last night's Dancing With the Stars, but potentially just as

  15. A sobering story-------

    Horseshoe replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure I believe the part about only one error in 25 years of nursing. It's not particularly relevant, but still, I find it difficult to

  16. Odd finding (Concerning genitalia)

    Horseshoe replied to LDAthleteNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. Learn something new here every

  17. A sobering story-------

    Horseshoe replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe so. Nevertheless, it doesn't make her mistake any less egregious. If someone is trying to talk to you while you draw up an IV drug to give to a small baby, you have to establish your...

  18. A sobering story-------

    Horseshoe replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    That was from an article linked later by another poster. Nurse's suicide highlights twin tragedies of errors - Health - Health care | NBC

  19. A sobering story-------

    Horseshoe replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have made a med error before, and I was appalled and devastated. My patient suffered absolutely zero harm, but it really shook me to the core. I can only imagine the agony this nurse went through...

  20. A sobering story-------

    Horseshoe replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you. What the family wanted should have had no bearing whatsoever on whether or not that nurse was reported to the BON. She is a dangerous nurse, and the public has the right to be...

  21. Can I be rehired?

    Horseshoe replied to aeminer's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know what you specifically mean by not being "supportive," but it seems that could be just as likely to get you labeled as ineligible for rehire in that system as the positive tox screen...

  22. Daith piercing with stethoscope?

    Horseshoe replied to RNSMC2592's topic in General Nursing

    Seems like it would be painful to constantly jiggle a new piercing with a

  23. A sobering story-------

    Horseshoe replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think most parents would say that there is no one they love more than their children. If a nurse made a fatal med error which led to the death of my child, and I learned that she was yakking it up...

  24. Weed and work.

    Horseshoe replied to LDAthleteNurse's topic in General Nursing

    My D did a summer internship for an oil and gas firm. She was drug tested-urine and hair. One of her friends lost his internship because of the hair

  25. teenagers and pot

    Horseshoe replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Uh, YES, it was "an issue." And psssst...drinking and driving IS a bad thing. MADD - History of Drunk