Horseshoe

Horseshoe BSN, RN

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  1. Should I have stayed?

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

    Patient was stable, you gave report. You did NOTHING wrong. When you left you had no idea how long it would take for transfer. Could have been hours. It's ridiculous that you were called out for...

  2. Do you get hit/spit on? Does body fluids splash on you?

    Horseshoe replied to KatFUTUREnurse's topic in General Nursing

    True, but it's far more common in certain areas compared to others. I work endo and elective plastic surgery. The chances of being assaulted in these areas is miniscule. Working ER or psych or with...

  3. The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    Horseshoe replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    And YET: the nurse still retains her right to say no. And as stated, none of the MANY nurses responding here to this survey who refuse the flu shot have been fired. A big straw man imo. Nurses as...

  4. The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    Horseshoe replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    No one's right to choose has been compromised. Everyone has the right to decide whether or not they will take the flu vaccine. Those who decline might face a consequence of being required to wear a...

  5. TWU vs UTA?

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

    I went to TWU, but it's been 19 years since I graduated, so I don't know that I could be very helpful. What specific questions do you

  6. Do you get hit/spit on? Does body fluids splash on you?

    Horseshoe replied to KatFUTUREnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I worked ICU for 10 years. Now I work PRN endo and PRN OR for an elective plastic surgery center. I have never been kicked, hit, spit on, or choked. Although ICU patients can be disoriented, I just...

  7. Nursing Instructors Would Rather see You Fail than Succeed

    Horseshoe replied to pat8585's topic in General Students

    DITTO.

  8. Why I'm Leaving the Nursing field and Nursing School

    Horseshoe replied to sweetcaroline101's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it pays well at all. My husband has BA in finance from a second tier school and makes 6-7 figures per year. I'd say his job pays well. I make fiddly. He works long hours but it's not...

  9. Screwed Over by My School

    Horseshoe replied to Brilton's topic in General Students

    Wow, I'm astounded, really. How are you going to react when something REALLY BIG happens in your life? You must have led a charmed life prior to this. Something that should have been frustrating...

  10. Screwed Over by My School

    Horseshoe replied to Brilton's topic in General Students

    I can understand your frustration, but not the rage and the desire to exact revenge. Getting a lawyer involved will net you nothing and cost you much. I would be very shocked if a news station found...

  11. colleague does not want to take day off

    Horseshoe replied to bellefleur's topic in General Nursing

    Heard the other day that there are more grandparents than ever before raising their grandkids. I could totally see how that translates into working more hours for a longer period of one's

  12. Report me???

    Horseshoe replied to MendedHeart's topic in General Nursing

    I've never worked more than 40 hours per week. I am a lazy bones at heart. Puttering around the house, reading a good book, listening to music, napping, that's my idea of heaven. In my next life I...

  13. You are NOT allergic to...

    Horseshoe replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    On our intake form, we have a space for "allergies and sensitivities." We are instructed to put the drug the patient states are allergies there with their reaction in quotation marks so that it is...

  14. Who here works both part time and per diem?

    Horseshoe replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in General Nursing

    Your questions are all facility specific. You could certainly ask what others' experiences have been (and the replies here have shown that there is no "norm"), but our experiences have not one iota...

  15. Who here works both part time and per diem?

    Horseshoe replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in General Nursing

    I'm confused why you think we would know what your job requirements are at your facility. Did you not ask these questions during your interview? I work PRN at two different facilities. I have no...

  16. MA to RN

    Horseshoe replied to 288jessi's topic in General Students

    Oh come ON. Is that a serious

  17. colleague does not want to take day off

    Horseshoe replied to bellefleur's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I think there is a little hyperbole going on with the OP. I don't believe for a second that any nurse of any age is working 365 twelve hour shifts in a row. I worked with a twenty something...

  18. Not excited about nursing--feels like a bad joke

    Horseshoe replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    You might try an area of nursing which doesn't require bedside care. I work part time in endo and part time in an ambulatory surgery center in the OR. These jobs are far different from the hospital...

  19. FAILED NCLEX RN 5 times! Desperate need of help!

    Horseshoe replied to Deandanl's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It's been a LONG time since I took NCLEX. Do you get ANY kind of feedback about your areas of weakness? Do YOU have an inkling about where you are going wrong? How do you fare on the practice...

  20. colleague does not want to take day off

    Horseshoe replied to bellefleur's topic in General Nursing

    My grandparents used to go dancing 3 nights per week in their 80s. Some people just have a vitality that we who would prefer to chill out just have a hard time understanding. It's an inborn thing,...

  21. Would you wait for Dr orders?

    Horseshoe replied to AcuteCare4Life's topic in General Nursing

    One of our cardiologists was very angry a night nurse wrote a "verbal" order for maalox at 3 am for a patient who was constipated. He said "I would have been happy to give that order if I had been...

  22. You are NOT allergic to...

    Horseshoe replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm impressed with the knowledge base of some of you guys who are not professionally involved with allergy practice.

  23. You are NOT allergic to...

    Horseshoe replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks to the iodine posters. I've learned something new today.

  24. Are there any nursing schools in Texas that doesn't have a waiting list?

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

    I got my BSN at a school in the North Texas area, which does have a school in Houston. But it is a four year university program, not ADN. There are many good ADN programs in this region, but they are...

  25. Christian School and Atheism

    Horseshoe replied to applesxoranges's topic in General Students

    Maybe it is a fundamentalist Christian school which insists that the earth is only a few thousand years old and was created literally in seven days, doesn't teach the theory of evolution, applies...