Horseshoe

Horseshoe BSN, RN

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  1. Is this a HIPAA violation?

    Horseshoe replied to studentCL2009's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    i suppose that would be true of anyone to whom you are introduced-they could google you. at my facility, only our first names appear on our

  2. Nervous reck....

    Horseshoe replied to OnMyWay2B12010's topic in General Nursing

    No reason to be a "wreck." You are about to leave your safe nest and that is understandably scary. But you will learn and grow every day of your professional career, and one day you will realize...

  3. RN's who cannot insert IV's being Fired???

    Horseshoe replied to maidy's topic in General Nursing

    I just read this entire thread and found it amazing how many people posted without apparently reading the original post or any of the follow ups by the OP. The nurse was NOT fired for not being good...

  4. Is this a HIPAA violation?

    Horseshoe replied to studentCL2009's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Since you are a student, I was going to point out that you kept referring to "HIPPA" violations so that you didn't get nailed by your professor. But I see that you picked up on this. I think you are...

  5. Pinched Nerve causes stroke like symptoms?

    Horseshoe replied to Weebee's topic in General Nursing

    I have recently had experience with this. I have a bulging disc at C4 which is causing numbness to the right side of my jaw and upper anterior neck. I have a very bad herniation at C6-7 which is...

  6. Gasp! An uninsured Nurse (rant)

    Horseshoe replied to optimist's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The OP is not unemployed; she works part time (by choice) and is a second income in her household. She is choosing not to be insured, which she is entitled to do. However, she posted this on a...

  7. Gasp! An uninsured Nurse (rant)

    Horseshoe replied to optimist's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Well, the OP never said she couldn't afford it. She said she wasn't willing to pay $1800 a year for

  8. Gasp! An uninsured Nurse (rant)

    Horseshoe replied to optimist's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    True, the public at large will absorb some of it, but she is not indigent; she will surely feel the hurt of a huge medical expense. They will come after her. I had a friend in nursing school who was...

  9. Gasp! An uninsured Nurse (rant)

    Horseshoe replied to optimist's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    My husband was never sick a day in his life. Until he got a tumor... 6 months of chemo was $22,000 a month. A 20% copay was $4,400 a month. Add on radiation treatments, a major surgery, medicines,...

  10. Touching blood without gloves

    Horseshoe replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    LOL. Made me think of that Seinfeld episode where Jerry is out on a date with a beautiful girl. Then he notices "she has MAN HANDS!" Oh the

  11. New to site, Newly Diagnosed with BP I, and supposed to start Nursing School???

    Horseshoe replied to joannlmt83's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    it is absolutely not true that all nursing schools are hateful. my bsn program was very tough to get into, but once there they did everything they could to support you and help you succeed. i got so...

  12. New to site, Newly Diagnosed with BP I, and supposed to start Nursing School???

    Horseshoe replied to joannlmt83's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Where is the OP putting down nurses? She simply said that some of the nurses replying here seem to hate their jobs and that nurses who hate their jobs should probably be doing something else. I...

  13. Asking for old job/returning to past employer

    Horseshoe replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in General Nursing

    ^^^That's

  14. Male nurse in L&D

    Horseshoe replied to tony2353's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The facility is most certainly discriminating. The only thing which is in question is whether this is an EEOC violation or if it is a legal act justified with the BFOQ

  15. Associates RN vs BSN

    Horseshoe replied to derekfitness's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    It matters because the people who have the power to hire you have decided it matters. The reality of whether a BSN makes one a better nurse is pretty much irrelevant if you live in an area where the...

  16. Why does everyone seem to want to work L&D?

    Horseshoe replied to IowaLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not so sure the perception that "everyone" seems to want to be an L & D nurse is actually accurate. Only one person in my entire class verbalized a desire to go into L & D, but that was...

  17. Asking for old job/returning to past employer

    Horseshoe replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in General Nursing

    Every time a relatively new nurse posts a thread asking about leaving their job with no notice, or even doing a no call no show, your thread should be posted. You NEVER know when you may want to go...

  18. Obese children...my rant

    Horseshoe replied to Gently.me's topic in Pediatric

    i've seen children like this on talk shows or read about them. this doesn't sound like the typical overweight child who just eats too much junk and sits around watching tv or playing on the computer....

  19. Male nurse in L&D

    Horseshoe replied to tony2353's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Interesting. Thanks for posting

  20. Male nurse in L&D

    Horseshoe replied to tony2353's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wait,

  21. Obese children...my rant

    Horseshoe replied to Gently.me's topic in Pediatric

    "I just wish I could stop all of the binge-eating I do after she goes to bed. She busted me the other morning because I didn't throw away the Ben and jerry's container!" If you don't buy it, you...

  22. Obese children...my rant

    Horseshoe replied to Gently.me's topic in Pediatric

    I have mixed feelings about the whole obesity is unhealthy thing. I DO know that there are heavy adults who can be healthy. BUT those are people who are heavy in spite of eating what is generally...

  23. Foley sterile field

    Horseshoe replied to AJPV's topic in General Nursing

    That's so funny. I used to be called the "Foley Queen" where I worked. I sucked at IVs because we rarely had to start them. But I could get a Foley into just about anyone, even nursing home admits who...

  24. Job interview tomorrow...will my clothes make or break me?

    Horseshoe replied to purple_nomad's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, but what if they all look pretty nice, have great personalities, impeccable resumes, etc.? If there is a tie breaker to be made, and one shows up looking professional and put together, one...

  25. Will I ever feel confident?

    Horseshoe replied to Scared GN's topic in General Nursing

    the answer to your question is "yes." you will. but don't settle for that. keep learning and challenging yourself with new goals or new directions. after 15 years in icu, i made a change in nursing...