Horseshoe

Horseshoe BSN, RN

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  1. What's wrong with my patient?

    Horseshoe replied to Pseudonym's topic in General Students

    The fact that you just ask for the answer to be given to you and don't provide your thoughts on the matter is exactly why I don't answer questions like this, and why many others don't

  2. Applying to nursing school this year... is a baby a terrible idea?

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

    A lot of nurses have done this while in school, with varying degrees of difficulty. And let me tell you, it carries a great deal of difficulty. You might get lucky and be able to time it perfectly...

  3. IVs in the breast

    Horseshoe replied to kasekin's topic in General Nursing

    I've never put one there or even seen one placed in the breast, but I did an informal poll once with our CRNAs, and all of them had either done one there or seen it done at some point. SEEMS like...

  4. Jealous Friends...

    Horseshoe replied to Upward_Bound's topic in School, College Programs

    Well, you certainly proved that point! I didn't know about the ellipsis joke, but I definitely got that it was a joke.

  5. Jealous Friends...

    Horseshoe replied to Upward_Bound's topic in School, College Programs

    I still don't see how this is relevant. So your friends have benefited to a small degree from your research. If they didn't get this information from you, they would have gotten it from somewhere...

  6. Sitting at work

    Horseshoe replied to nursefortheLord's topic in General Nursing

    Prolonged sitting on the job is associated with pretty bad health outcomes. So most of us are going to live to be 100! Yeah, there should be a happy medium, but as with most things nursing, there...

  7. Jealous Friends...

    Horseshoe replied to Upward_Bound's topic in School, College Programs

    Absolutely none of what you've said about these friends makes them sound jealous. They sound as they are inspired by what you have told them about nursing and also want to improve their lives. Quite...

  8. Jealous Friends...

    Horseshoe replied to Upward_Bound's topic in School, College Programs

    If they get into nursing school, they will absolutely be doing the same hard

  9. Accused by patient of stealing his percocet

    Horseshoe replied to Nursebb1942's topic in General Nursing

    I said "Any documentation," as in a formal written complaint by the

  10. Sitting at work

    Horseshoe replied to nursefortheLord's topic in General Nursing

    We have no chairs where I work (stand alone endo facility). Therefore we are literally on our feet for the entire shift. I feel fine during the shift. But by the time I get home, I'm so stiff I can...

  11. Accused by patient of stealing his percocet

    Horseshoe replied to Nursebb1942's topic in General Nursing

    If that accusation ever made it into any documentation whatsoever, I would demand a drug screen for myself. I'm sorry the OP and others posting here have had to endure that. How

  12. Correcting Others mistakes?

    Horseshoe replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    Oh come on. I thought it was funny, and if I had started this thread, I would have laughed hysterically at that. Sometimes you just have to be able to laugh at yourself. Otherwise we'd all go

  13. Drug seekers

    Horseshoe replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

    So did she? Any hospice nurse with "personal beliefs" against narcotics needs to be shown the door ASAP.

  14. Should I take a leave of absence/withdraw/drop out?

    Horseshoe replied to sneezingpanda's topic in General Students

    Good luck, sneezingpanda. I will be thinking of you and sending good vibes your way. PLEASE take

  15. Random drug test

    Horseshoe replied to ch710's topic in General Students

    Did anyone say "all tests" were random? Just what exactly do you want here? For everyone to respond that NO ONE has ever been tested, that they've never heard of anyone being tested, that they are...

  16. Random drug test

    Horseshoe replied to ch710's topic in General Students

    I've never been tested randomly, though my facilities have always reserved the right to require random tox screens. It's in the employee handbook. I hurt my back once, bending over drawing blood (yep,...

  17. Can they do this?

    Horseshoe replied to jkadel's topic in General Students

    Oh COME ON. I don't know if you have any recourse due to the delay in processing your status in the program, but saying you didn't realize you had failed three classes just defies belief. Go through...

  18. Unexpected pregnancy in nursing school?!

    Horseshoe replied to brie8989's topic in General Students

    I became pregnant during nursing school. I did everything in clinicals everyone else did and gave birth during Christmas vacation. In theory, you should be fine to carry on as normal. Obviously, if...

  19. Should I take a leave of absence/withdraw/drop out?

    Horseshoe replied to sneezingpanda's topic in General Students

    Your first priority should be your health and SAFETY. I PROMISE YOU that school can wait. Many of us did not follow a traditional path to our profession. You have nothing to lose and everything to...

  20. Negativity Bias (This is Long)

    Horseshoe replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    You are right, and I've seen that all too many times. VERY frustrating. I've even seen it when it completely goes against the living will, because the docs won't challenge the family

  21. Negativity Bias (This is Long)

    Horseshoe replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    I see a pretty big distinction between "failure to rescue" and making a mistake which causes a patient to die. Some people cannot be "rescued" no matter what interventions are taken. That's...

  22. Forgot to carry out an order? Reportable to the BON?

    Horseshoe replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    Can you imagine how overwhelmed the BONs would be if missing an orthostatic BP once in a shift or failure to document patient teaching were being reported to them? This a specific job issue, not a...

  23. Really, is this real?!?!

    Horseshoe replied to FlossyRN's topic in General Nursing

    IMO 4 ICU patients is too many! When I worked ICU we were capped at 2, and only 1 if it was a fresh CABG. I'm really glad I'm no longer working at a hospital. I'd be a nervous

  24. honeymoon during orientation

    Horseshoe replied to notah's topic in General Nursing

    Well, we've had numerous accounts on this thread of facilities being perfectly fine with it. It is just going to depend on the OP's particular circumstances, which none of us are privy to. Even...

  25. Nurses turn to pet therapy

    Horseshoe replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    If I were to become allergic to cats, I would fall into a severe depression. I love dogs too, but my lifestyle is more amenable to having a cat. If I talk about my beautiful yellow lab who we had to...