Horseshoe

Horseshoe BSN, RN

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  1. Patients wants a back rub

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

    I used to work with post cardiac cath lab patients who'd had angioplasty or stents placed. They came back with the femoral sheath still in their femoral artery. They had to lay flat and still until...

  2. Nurses turn to pet therapy

    Horseshoe replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I love my dog and my cat. But, they are indeed

  3. Will I have a social life as a bsn student at a four year college and as a nurse

    Horseshoe replied to abbbbbbbbbbbbbb's topic in General Students

    The short answer to your question is "yes." BUT you will have far less down time than some of your other peers in

  4. Am I overstepping my boundaries? WWYD?

    Horseshoe replied to Velarey's topic in General Nursing

    I understand that as it relates to the damage your dog cost them, they told you to "forget it." But you, being a person of integrity and character, know full well that to leave it at that would be a...

  5. Low GPA and NP school

    Horseshoe replied to jarae's topic in General Students

    I agree with purple roses. You need to get your GPA as high as possible NOW. Getting into nursing school is very competitive. For most good programs, a 3.0 won't cut it to even get accepted to...

  6. PreNursing at 30+

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

    Does this nursing program offer night time clinicals? If not, how are you going to manage that? What kind of nursing program are you hoping to end up in after pre-reqs? LPN? ADN? BSN? I worked...

  7. care pans of Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF)

    Horseshoe replied to Ella123's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I see you have a fair amount of views but no answers. I rarely answer these kinds of posts because you should really do your own homework rather than getting others to give you the answers. However,...

  8. PRN

    Horseshoe replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    I work PRN. I work whenever I feel like it and not one day more. Once a week, twice a week, sometimes once every couple of weeks. Only bad side is no benefits, but I have those through hubby

  9. I Hate People (my rant)

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

    I work OR and there is still SOME time dealing with patients while they are awake. I do, anyway, where I work. A psychiatrist will be involved with medication decisions. If you don't want to go that...

  10. I Hate People (my rant)

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

    Totally agree. I shadowed a hospice nurse for a semester when I was in nursing school. Definitely not a job for someone who can't deal with

  11. I Hate People (my rant)

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

    How could anyone not love this

  12. I Hate People (my rant)

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

    Lol, I guess I have never actually seen one. Certainly not a nearsighted one. I do ADORE dogs but I don't think we will get another one after our current cutie is gone or moves back in with my D....

  13. How do you handle narcissist patients?

    Horseshoe replied to mikala3's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Whom she labeled as a narcissist even though the patient as described doesn't sound narcissistic in the general sense of the term, much less as a diagnostic

  14. Withheld meds

    Horseshoe replied to demo24's topic in General Nursing

    It seems that evidence based practice has shown this to be an inferior method and is no longer recommended when compared with other methods....

  15. Crazy clinicals instructor doesn't like us using the restroom?

    Horseshoe replied to JESSICAAA159's topic in General Students

    Maybe she is in treatment for chronic UTI caused by habitual insufficient bladder

  16. It's all about the money.....I mean, the patients...

    Horseshoe replied to Mursanary's topic in General Nursing

    Based on all the good things you bring to nursing and receive in return, it doesn't sound at all as if you are "in it for the money." You also care very much about your salary, as do most nurses, and...

  17. I Hate People (my rant)

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

    Okay, what is that bizarre creature with the glasses in the earlier

  18. Withheld meds

    Horseshoe replied to demo24's topic in General Nursing

    Never tried coke, but it is constantly recommended here for clogged feeding tubes. At my facility, we were absolutely forbidden to use it, rationale being that any good result is short lived as it...

  19. You should know better

    Horseshoe replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    This is true. I told my nephew about this when I opened the bag, and he couldn't get any of them on his fingers! He is 10. The funny thing is that there is a drawing on the back of the bag showing...

  20. You should know better

    Horseshoe replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I have to say that the same thing happens nowadays when you eat half a bag of them. I've been eating really clean for three months, not so much as a cracker has passed my lips. I woke up in...

  21. I Hate People (my rant)

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

    "That'll do pig. That'll do." Anyone remember the movie Babe?

  22. Withheld meds

    Horseshoe replied to demo24's topic in General Nursing

    Haven't done this in a long time. How does the "declogger"

  23. HELP! PlEASE! Drug Test False Positive

    Horseshoe replied to abarry011's topic in General Students

    You read the other thread about this exact concern and saw many reassuring responses. Be able to present your prescription and you will be fine. You won't be the first nursing student they've ever...

  24. clinicals

    Horseshoe replied to futurepsychrn's topic in General Students

    I'm impressed that you got your kids to leave you alone when you were in the bathroom. Even a locked door didn't get me the quiet time I craved. Of course, now I do miss those

  25. I Cheated?

    Horseshoe replied to tylay's topic in General Nursing

    Cheating on a test today, falsifying documentation tomorrow. There will always be a compelling reason for someone like you to fudge the