Horseshoe

Horseshoe BSN, RN

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  1. Board of Nursing

    Horseshoe replied to Nursing5000's topic in General Nursing

    I have no idea what you are talking

  2. Really, is this real?!?!

    Horseshoe replied to FlossyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I guess it just depends. I have had CP patients that were on nitro drips with constant titration, post cath lab patients with femoral sheaths and coming off doses of reopro that had q 15 groin checks...

  3. Really, is this real?!?!

    Horseshoe replied to FlossyRN's topic in General Nursing

    She's saying that she has six patients at once, sometimes up to 8. That is crazy dangerous for step down-dangerous for the patient and dangerous for her

  4. What is up with these Sickle Cell Patients?!

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

    Normally I'd say that chronic pain can make a person bitter and demanding, but this one sounds like she may have a personality disorder on top of everything else. You have my

  5. Texas Board of Nursing-discrepancy- help need advice!!!!!!

    Horseshoe replied to HopefulRN2b25's topic in General Nursing

    I think God expects us to take care of our business rather than sitting back and expecting him to handle it. As someone whose last name is frequently misspelled (a more common last name is identical...

  6. Really, is this real?!?!

    Horseshoe replied to FlossyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Cardiac step down at my hospital was 3:1. Six or eight patients?!?!? If the acuity is the same as at my facility, that's just beyond dangerous. Frankly, if you can't or won't move, sounds like you...

  7. why do many MAs and CNAs call themselves nurses?

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

    NO ONE who is not a licensed nurse should be referred to as a nurse, whether in or out of hospital. It has nothing to do with showing them respect or having respect for the contributions they make or...

  8. Back after multi year hiatus and in monitoring

    Horseshoe replied to SororAKS's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Were you required to take a refresher course after being out of nursing for so long? In my state, if you don't work for four years, you are required to do a refresher course AND 80 hours in clinical...

  9. Is nursing for me?

    Horseshoe replied to schrutefarms's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, well I guess you do have a point: think what it's like for THEM having to see the same 10 guys over and over for 4 years, especially the ones who think they are special for some

  10. Rant - How should *I* know?

    Horseshoe replied to canigraduate's topic in General Nursing

    Elaine, trying to set George up with her friend: "And...he's kind of losing his hair." Friend: "You mean he's BALD?!?!?!" Elaine: "NO! He's not bald...he's

  11. Is nursing for me?

    Horseshoe replied to schrutefarms's topic in General Nursing

    That's one of the stranger comments I've ever read

  12. All my friends are RNs

    Horseshoe replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    If you are being a friend purely out of charity, you aren't really a friend, much as you might try to be. It's a false friendship, and it benefits neither of you. Cut

  13. All my friends are RNs

    Horseshoe replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Well, frats certainly have their cons. For now, I would really have some serious talks about the drinking culture. It can be fatal. Hazing is still rampant and binge drinking can have devastating...

  14. BSN vs MD?

    Horseshoe replied to nicuhopeful97's topic in General Nursing

    The reason I no longer in ICU is because I wanted to go part time, and then just PRN. I found that without that frequent reinforcement of my critical thinking skills and comfort with technology and...

  15. All my friends are RNs

    Horseshoe replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I can't imagine having no friends. But if something ever happened to DH, I could see how that could happen because I tend to be a homebody and can be perfectly content being alone. But DH has so...

  16. All my friends are RNs

    Horseshoe replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    It occurs to me that I do have two friends who are nurses, but I didn't meet them through

  17. My rights after pt assault

    Horseshoe replied to RadioJenn's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds like complete bunk to me and an attempt to keep you from exercising your rights. I'd consult an attorney. You might be able to get a restraining order against this

  18. My rights after pt assault

    Horseshoe replied to RadioJenn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a lawyer, but wouldn't YOU need to be the one to file charges for an assault against YOU? That's probably why nothing has happened. I don't know what your floor policy is, but I sure...

  19. Practice on Inactive RN license

    Horseshoe replied to agan16's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that we all need to take responsibility for this. However, if a negative outcome happened and a nurse was working on an expired license, don't think for a moment that the facility wouldn't...

  20. Practice on Inactive RN license

    Horseshoe replied to agan16's topic in General Nursing

    No, but I've had a lot of nightmares where I was working and suddenly realized my license was expired. I'd wake up so relieved! This has never happened to me because my facility has always been on...

  21. Starting out in a hospital?

    Horseshoe replied to Nurse2BeCam's topic in General Nursing

    I have a family member who became psychotic and was diagnosed as bipolar. His behavior was scary crazy. He even killed his daughter's beloved cat. When his daughter came home, she saw her father...

  22. Refesher course or ?

    Horseshoe replied to Imeanreally's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, lol, then maybe the THIRD question after they ask "have you EVER worked as a

  23. BSN vs MD?

    Horseshoe replied to nicuhopeful97's topic in General Nursing

    I have no problem with the fact that you might gravitate more towards medicine vs. nursing. But I do have a problem with you saying on the one hand you want to work with infants, but you aren't a...

  24. Starting out in a hospital?

    Horseshoe replied to Nurse2BeCam's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I'm surprised at the amount of nurses expected to work nights/days, which is not great for one's health and sleep cycles. When I was a new nurse, we ALL had to work nights until we got enough...

  25. When confidentiality isn't quite the same

    Horseshoe replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a nurse in an ICU in the 90's, I noticed how vigorously our head nurse protected our patients' privacy. We did NOT give info over the phone to anyone not designated to receive that...