Horseshoe

Horseshoe BSN, RN

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  1. Drug testing a RN while a patient in the er

    Horseshoe replied to lori4367's topic in General Nursing

    It's still used at a plastic surgery OR I occasionally work at. It's used in rhinoplasties

  2. GUILTY

    Horseshoe replied to GitanoRN's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely. Speeding while driving my newborn was selfish and dangerous. It would have been if I didn't have a baby with me. But getting dinged for it made me re-evaluate. I had no problem admitting...

  3. Nurses eat their young - now I understand why.

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

    Well said. Posting that resume was a low point,

  4. Drug testing a RN while a patient in the er

    Horseshoe replied to lori4367's topic in General Nursing

    If you had hurt your back at work, clocked out, and went to the ER, you would still be drug screened. They really do have to do this, and yes, worker's comp always plays into this. So this was really...

  5. doctor's office accessing of scripts

    Horseshoe replied to morte's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    If we are "all for using technology to prevent doctor shopping/drug seeking", then this is the inevitable result. I don't think we can have it both ways. I think the OP needs to question her...

  6. I want to curl up in a ball and cry

    Horseshoe replied to JenniferA428's topic in General Nursing

    If she has caller ID in her office, she may have seen that you called so often, and it may have been very off-putting. I would avoid doing that in the future. Not everyone would see it as being "on...

  7. doctor's office accessing of scripts

    Horseshoe replied to morte's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    You went there for a physical examination and assessment. How is a practioner supposed to do a thorough physical assessment without knowing what meds you take? Accessing this information would be...

  8. GUILTY

    Horseshoe replied to GitanoRN's topic in General Nursing

    Too bad this lady is not a nurse. Calif. woman arrested for speeding three times in one hour - Crimesider - CBS

  9. Pain assessment: do you believe your pt when...

    Horseshoe replied to Morainey's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone who doesn't believe that a patient could be asleep one minute and in severe pain the next minute has no business working in a post surgical unit. After surgery patients are often still very...

  10. Wiping off IV ports

    Horseshoe replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think anyone would seriously advocate for wiping ports between injections during a code. The image just cracked me up for some

  11. Chest tube, flush and aspirate?

    Horseshoe replied to tojal1989's topic in General Nursing

    LOL. You win the prize for this

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

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

    It would be helpful if you would quote the post you find offensive. The original post? The one which came right before yours? Any number of other posts in the

  13. Wiping off IV ports

    Horseshoe replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    LOL. Can you imagine a nurse swabbing a port for 15 seconds in a code? And letting it dry for 15 seconds before injecting the drugs? She'd be dragged out of the room by the hair if she tried that in...

  14. GUILTY

    Horseshoe replied to GitanoRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, nothing like a precious cargo to make you see the folly of selfish, dangerous

  15. Does it make me a bad nurse if I'm not book smart?

    Horseshoe replied to Hellostudentnurssee's topic in General Nursing

    As long as we're talking about our "druthers," I'd rather have a nurse who had common sense/clinical skills AND scored a 120% on tests! I knew a whole lot of these types in the ICU's at my hospital....

  16. Patient Abandonment by Physician???

    Horseshoe replied to TammyG77's topic in General Nursing

    We are getting a third party version of the doctor's behavior. I suspect his behavior has been exaggerated by the second or third telling. I also don't understand why a rheumatologist was not...

  17. Does it make me a bad nurse if I'm not book smart?

    Horseshoe replied to Hellostudentnurssee's topic in General Nursing

    As long as you always continue to "think" rather than just "do," you can become a great nurse. It is important that you understand anatomy and physiology, pathology, the implications of lab values,...

  18. GUILTY

    Horseshoe replied to GitanoRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, or you could slow down and be a safer driver. The last time I was ever pulled over was when I was running late to show my new baby to her great grandmother. I realized the incongruity of...

  19. GUILTY

    Horseshoe replied to GitanoRN's topic in General Nursing

    While it's nice to be let off with a warning simply because one is a nurse, your post suggests you believe you are entitled to speed without consequences and that because the policeman held you to the...

  20. Associate Degree program a thing of the past...

    Horseshoe replied to ashburns4ever's topic in General Students

    It is not hard to get hired at age 35. As to whether hospitals are hiring ADN's, that varies by

  21. Is this illegal?

    Horseshoe replied to markfish's topic in Nursing Career

    They did nothing wrong, much less

  22. Is this illegal?

    Horseshoe replied to markfish's topic in Nursing Career

    I don't understand what part of this you could possibly think is

  23. Did I catch this guy in a lie?

    Horseshoe replied to CNA1991's topic in General Students

    The fact that not one person here agreed with you should at least give you pause... There really is no huge safety factor here. Anyone who would take medical advice from this guy, even if he was a...

  24. Coworker going to turn down "diamond" job because of training location...seriously?

    Horseshoe replied to Marshall1's topic in General Nursing

    Surely he isn't that short-sighted. There must be other reasons he isn't

  25. scoop method for recapping

    Horseshoe replied to michelecl's topic in General Nursing

    If I am reading this correctly, this person sounds not only misinformed and foolish, but