Horseshoe

Horseshoe BSN, RN

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  1. Pregnant while in nursing school?

    I had a baby during Christmas break of my senior year of my BSN program. I had a c-section and some complications which necessitated a hospitalization several days after giving birth. If I had...
  2. Why are ICU nurses so rude?

    One of the most stressful aspects of ICU nursing for me was when the patient needed to "travel." When a patient has to go out of the unit for a procedure, his nurse must go with him. This is a whole...
  3. Why are ICU nurses so rude?

    Interesting that the OP just assumed the tongue depressor was being used for seizures and that the ICU nurse was some kind of idiot. I guess you don't know what you don't know,
  4. Why are ICU nurses so rude?

    Very good point! An ICU nurse would far rather keep a less sick, stable patient than have to do discharge work AND get a new admission who is probably very unstable and going to make the rest of her...
  5. scolded for reading a book at work

    No, I am saying that WHERE I WORK, there is always something to be done to help out in the other areas of the facility. Thought it was pretty clear in my post that I was talking about my specific...
  6. A patient expired! Cannot figure it out why!

    It's not likely to be due to anything sinister, such as a drug overdose at doses the patient is well accustomed to. Like others, my first thought was a PE. The most simple explanation is usually...
  7. Nurse: 'I was fired for refusing flu shot'

    Did your parents refuse to have you vaccinated against any diseases at all? How did you get around that in nursing school? My best friend was a Christian Scientist, and she got a religious waiver...
  8. Senior Student - staying motivated till the end.

    I did it by repeatedly reminding myself that I only had one more year to get it all down. One of the biggest criticisms of new grads these days are they many of them seem woefully unprepared from a...
  9. Playing with fire...

    If she was truly interested, you wouldn't have to
  10. Why are ICU nurses so rude?

    I've worked ICU, stepdown, and tele. Having "only" 2 ICU patients doesn't make it any easier. You can still find yourself gasping for air to keep up, still have no lunch, no time to drink even a...
  11. scolded for reading a book at work

    Yeah, the concept of "idle time" at work is just to foreign to me. At my job, if there was a moment of off time, that would be the time to restock our rooms or perhaps go help our colleagues so they...
  12. Compassion, easily lost?

    I agree that all nursing environments are not like the one you mentioned. However, people are people, and all work environments, whether you are at a hospital, an engineering firm, and investment...
  13. splashed with hep c blood

    Not only are you not "at huge risk" of Hep C infection, your odds are practically nil. Try to put it behind you. Get tested after the appropriate period of time if you can't. Then you can move on....
  14. No one has ever asked me for my last name. I've had people who couldn't read my badge ask for my name and I give them my first name. I think they are asking in order to fill out the survey we give...
  15. Is there life after medicaid fraud ?

    I don't know what will happen; certainly other nurses with worse offenses than yours have gone on to get jobs and make positive changes in their lives. I would like to wish you
  16. I've seen doctors try to order nurses around, and those nurses nipped that concept in the bud themselves. Most nurses I worked with at the hospital worked very hard to have a collegial relationship...
  17. wouldn't it be easier

    There was no waiting list to get in my BSN program. You either were accepted or not. It was competitive; minimum GPA to get accepted was a 3.8 GPA. There was absolutely no waiting list for...
  18. wouldn't it be easier

    Not everyone who gets a BSN is drowning in student loan debt. I saved money in preparation for nursing school. I worked while going to nursing school. I attended a public university vs. an...
  19. Is one year of ICU experience enough?

    I agree. I'm always hearing people say that they want a "fun job." A job can be fulfilling, but at the end of the day, it's called "work" for a reason. Some days you really aren't feeling
  20. Is one year of ICU experience enough?

    Are you interested in anesthesia? You could be a CRNA, though I'd advise you to get another year under your belt first. In fact, that may be a requirement for many
  21. OMG Say it correctly!

    It's not a pronunciation issue, but it bugs me when medical personnel write patient's when they actually mean patients
  22. AWESOME. What was her response to that
  23. Where I work, only our first names are on our badges. If there is ever a lawsuit, the patient will be able to legally obtain the full names of everyone who cared for them. That's fine, but until I...
  24. HELP! False Accusations at work!

    I'm agreeing with the poster who says this is not a lose your license type of offense, even if you were actually a toxic presence at
  25. I just noticed this comment you made: How were you able to work as a preceptor in an ICU when you were a student? Are you saying you worked with a preceptor? "Preceptor" usually refers to an...