Horseshoe

Horseshoe BSN, RN

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  1. The struggle of being a Mom and keeping a career

    When I wanted to get out of the 12 hour shift/holidays/nights/weekends rat race, I applied (in person) to a stand alone GI lab (it does colonoscopies/endoscopies, etc.). I work PRN, usually 2 days a...
  2. I don't say this to criticize (this is only a message board after all), but just to emphasize the importance of the resume: You need to go over it with a fine tooth comb to avoid typos, spelling...
  3. New Nurses Working in Critical Care

    Hopefully you will have an extensive orientation process. I know I did, and even so, I spent the better part of a year feeling terrified. Learn from the amazing experienced nurses around you. Be...
  4. Waking up in the OR

    I "woke up" during my D & C (under sedation not general anesthesia), and the anesthesiologist made the exact point you did. While my impression was that I "woke up," it was not anesthesia, but...
  5. How do you keep in shape?

    I power walk 5 days a week and do strength training (including weights) 3 days a week. I've seen how older people who have been largely sedentary move (or don't move) and I don't want to be that...
  6. Do you like working weekends? Holidays?

    I did my time working nights, weekends, and holidays. I now work PRN at a facility which is not open on the weekends or holidays. I could work as many shifts as I'd like, but for now am keeping it...
  7. Waking up in the OR

    I work at an endoscopy center. Years ago, RNs worked the rooms, giving conscious sedation. Now, we use CRNAs to give general anesthesia. Done properly, patients do NOT wake up during procedures. If...
  8. Waking up in the OR

    How
  9. Cursed at a patient-fired

    Cursing can become a habit. Is it possible, just possible, that you may have cursed without even realizing it and that the other nurses weren't actually lying? I used to curse frequently, and...
  10. I couldn't do it. But there are people in the world who just seem to have boundless energy. We all know the type. Many are out there picking up the extra shifts the "tired ones" like us just can't...
  11. Waking up in the OR

    But if someone has a surgery during which they are intubated and receiving general anesthesia, they have usually been given a paralytic. They should ABSOLUTELY not be waking up while receiving a...
  12. That's what I was thinking! If the OP's concern is "INFECTION!" how is the cost of the watch relevant here? My DH gave me a watch for our 10th anniversary which was appraised at $11,000. I would...
  13. Waking up in the OR

    That doesn't necessarily mean it actually happened, simply that she believes it did. Also, she may have woken up after receiving sedation but before intubation and the commencement of general...
  14. I no longer work at a hospital. I work prn at a free standing GI lab and either I tell them when I can work, or the DON asks me if I can work a given shift. We are not open nights, weekends, or...
  15. Poop Free Nursing Jobs in the Hospital?

    Well, you were wrong. Not one ounce of delighting in anything negative towards the OP. I don't see anything wrong with her not wanting to work in an area where cleaning up poop is a constant. Just...
  16. Poop Free Nursing Jobs in the Hospital?

    I know a nurse who is a NP in a busy cardiology practice. I don't think she has had to deal with poop since in her days in CCU. She seems pretty happy. I learned it on the job from our sassy,...
  17. Poop Free Nursing Jobs in the Hospital?

    I think she feels that she needs bedside nursing experience in order to be a better NP. I don't recall her saying she wanted or needed ICU experience. Certainly that's not a very realistic stance...
  18. Poop Free Nursing Jobs in the Hospital?

    Who said she needs ICU experience to pursue another
  19. Can a nurse refuse to participate in a code?

    In the scenario given in the OP, she states specifically that the patient is NOT a DNR, but the nurse has a personal opinion that running a code would be "torture." I maintain that if a patient is...
  20. Poop Free Nursing Jobs in the Hospital?

    Of course not! Why in the world would you say such a thing simply because I want her to know that cath lab may have critical care requirements?! I'm all for the OP reaching her goal of finding work...
  21. Size matters? (IV question)

    I work in a GI lab, and if we even have 18's, I have never seen one. Maybe in the crash cart. We use 20's and 22's usually, or even a 24 if that's all we can get. We are not going to send a patient...
  22. Misread Schedule.

    I think most of us have made a mistake like that before. Don't do it again, but don't think that your reputation is ruined, unless you had a reputation for being perfect and
  23. Can a nurse refuse to participate in a code?

    Note that the OP asked if a nurse could be fired for refusing to participate in a code. The answer to that is a resounding yes. The nurse may decide to take that risk, but a risk it certainly
  24. Poop Free Nursing Jobs in the Hospital?

    Many cath labs require ICU experience first, or at least some telemetry. No escaping poop
  25. Obligation to respond: what is your take?

    Regarding nurses and the Good Samaritan Law: Being a Good Samaritan on ADVANCE for