Horseshoe

Horseshoe BSN, RN

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  1. Why do Doctors think they are................God!!

    Horseshoe replied to RNdiva505's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure there are some incompetent doctors in the field, just as there incompetent nurses. All in all, though, I think the number of doctors who "don't know what the heck they are doing" are few and...

  2. Night shift -- can you just take it easy, please?

    Horseshoe replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    I don't get why so many are telling the OP to work nights. She's not saying she wants to work nights, she's not saying she minds the busy day shift or is unhappy working that shift. She's just...

  3. ? For those that work only weekends

    Horseshoe replied to MommyandRN's topic in General Nursing

    What a devastating loss. I hope you can make peace with your decision to work weekends while your son was young. Consider that no matter when you worked, you would most certainly has missed things....

  4. Nurses in the path of Hurricane Irene

    Horseshoe posted a topic in General Nursing

    This hurricane sounds like it has the potential to be a major event in large, heavily populated cities. If you work at a hospital or nursing facility in the path of this storm, what precautions are...

  5. Lunch breaks

    Horseshoe replied to stervets's topic in General Nursing

    I recently made a career change from hospital ICU to a new facility. For the first time in my career, we are given a 30 minute lunch (and docked for it), which is no different, but at this place they...

  6. Please help, call in sick for morning or go in?

    Horseshoe replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    We had two call ins today, one from a nurse who rarely calls in, and another from someone who makes it a regular practice. I'm beyond exhausted and just glad I survived the day. This is always a...

  7. did the Dr. have a right to scold this nurse?

    Horseshoe replied to Lurker011's topic in General Nursing

    yes, yes, and yes. and the recorder, while timing, also suggests the next drug on the algorithm, if appropriate, based on the problem at hand, the medical diagnosis, the cardiac rhythm as expressed...

  8. Coworkers that SLEEP on the job....arrrggghh!!!

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

    That was my experience as

  9. Question about expiration date on RN License

    Horseshoe replied to iamNurse23's topic in General Nursing

    In my state, your license expires either on odd years or even. So I graduated in 1996, and my license renewal is due on odd years, so my initial license was only good for a little over a year....

  10. Nurses in the path of Hurricane Irene

    Horseshoe replied to Horseshoe's topic in General Nursing

    Single and/or childless nurses, your point is well taken. I used to work every single holiday so that I could be off for Christmas with my children. And I mean EVERY holiday. So I took Christmas off...

  11. did the Dr. have a right to scold this nurse?

    Horseshoe replied to Lurker011's topic in General Nursing

    Some nurses seem to have almost a sixth sense about patients who are about to go down the tubes. Those are the ones you want on your unit. Better to intervene BEFORE they code and get them up to the...

  12. Nurses in the path of Hurricane Irene

    Horseshoe replied to Horseshoe's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think MOST people would consider a childless nurse to have a life of lesser value, simply that without having children who are depending on them to come home after work to care for them, a...

  13. did the Dr. have a right to scold this nurse?

    Horseshoe replied to Lurker011's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, so you have no idea what the doctor was saying, right? For all you know, the nurse was tearful and apologetic because she was feeling bad that she called a code and got so many people involved in...

  14. Ever have a patient that "turns" on you?

    Horseshoe replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, good

  15. New grad...I must have gotten super lucky.

    Horseshoe replied to TeleRN311's topic in General Nursing

    ^^^^^That's the kind of unit I worked on. This culture starts at the top. Our CEO was fabulous, and my unit manager and day shift charge nurse further influenced the "culture" of excellence and...

  16. Ever have a patient that "turns" on you?

    Horseshoe replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    Document, document, document, and then when you're finished,

  17. Nurses in the path of Hurricane Irene

    Horseshoe replied to Horseshoe's topic in General Nursing

    I watched a news story on the evacuation of the Staten Island University Hospital last night. It looked like quite an undertaking from a logistics point of view. If it's any comfort, the...

  18. Ever have a patient that "turns" on you?

    Horseshoe replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    During my critical care internship shortly after graduation, I had a very sweet elderly patient in the ICU. She couldn't have been lovlier. Right before shift change my first day of caring for her...

  19. Patients rights before surgery

    Horseshoe replied to Thumby's topic in General Nursing

    I had a procedure yesterday, and as part of the consent form it asked if I would grant permission for a student or doctor (intern) to be present. Without my permission, it wouldn't have happened. I...

  20. Nurses in the path of Hurricane Irene

    Horseshoe replied to Horseshoe's topic in General Nursing

    I am pulling this post from another discussion and want to emphasize that it is taken out of context-so you might not understand the passion of this poster-but I thought it was an amazing post and...

  21. Sitting down to calm an upset patient is unprofessional?

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

    WOW!!! Bless you, canesdukegirl. I totally respect what you are doing, and I'm sure your patients and family members will appreciate the sacrifices you are

  22. Nurses in the path of Hurricane Irene

    Horseshoe replied to Horseshoe's topic in General Nursing

    i find that incredible and wonderful at the same time. that's not what i would expect, quite frankly, though my former hospital's former ceo would probably have done the same. i thought he was one...

  23. Nurses in the path of Hurricane Irene

    Horseshoe replied to Horseshoe's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto. Some of you have some challenging days ahead of you. Good luck-I hope you all come home to healthy loved ones and homes which are minimally

  24. Sitting down to calm an upset patient is unprofessional?

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

    Your supervisor is an idiot. Seriously. Perhaps you could pull up some literature on nursing and how a function of a good nurse is to provide emotional support. Copy it and give it to your...

  25. First patient death at change of shift...feeling like a failure

    Horseshoe replied to Little_Mouse's topic in General Nursing

    Yep. I've seen that happen numerous