Horseshoe

Horseshoe BSN, RN

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

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

    an hour and 45 minutes break?! wow. when i worked nights (12 hour shift), we got 30 minutes to eat (rarely ever happened) and two ten minute breaks (never happened). we were so busy, i cannot...

  2. When an employee is a patient

    Horseshoe replied to LaurRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think a more diplomatic way of saying "there is more to this story" would be that, as with any kind of conflict, there are always two sides to the story. We all have our own perceptions of...

  3. is it considered abandonment if no call no show?

    Horseshoe replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    oh good grief-"attack you for stating your opinion?!" uh, no. i did state that i know i was lucky in my job. there was no attack on you, only stating that you are making a false and unfair...

  4. is it considered abandonment if no call no show?

    Horseshoe replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    mighty broad brush you are painting with. i'm sure there are many nightmare stories out there about management, but it's patently false to apply that statement as a given. i've had very good...

  5. No more internet access

    Horseshoe replied to racing-mom4's topic in General Nursing

    I have never had a nursing job where I would ever have time to use the internet for any kind of personal stuff. When I worked ICU at the hospital, you were lucky to get 10 minutes to cram some lunch...

  6. is it considered abandonment if no call no show?

    Horseshoe replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    Just curious why you resurrected a 3 year old thread? How would you even find something this old which is surely pages and pages and pages

  7. helping a friend

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

    while what you are saying is certainly possible, you say this as though it were fact. we don't know these people, so we certainly cannot proclaim these things with any degree of certainty as you are...

  8. Student nurse gets the boot...veteran nurse fired

    Horseshoe replied to C287's topic in General Nursing

    I'm also doubting this happened "yesterday." Sounds a lot like the situation described below:...

  9. Do you need an order to give the flu vaccine?

    Horseshoe replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    i live in texas and have had many vaccinations given by

  10. Drug tested and scared

    Horseshoe replied to Platypus's topic in General Nursing

    When that nurse learned that it was she who had miscounted, did she apologize? I don't blame you for being ******. I would definitely have given her hell for that

  11. hidden cameras in patient's rooms allowed?

    Horseshoe replied to Shell5's topic in General Nursing

    Hopefully they keep the records for at least two years (I think 2 years is the statute of limitations for personal injury suits in most

  12. hidden cameras in patient's rooms allowed?

    Horseshoe replied to Shell5's topic in General Nursing

    Do you know that in fact you do have "hard evidence" to the contrary? The reason I ask is that I once worked on a unit which had cameras to monitor the patients that were also viewed at the front...

  13. hanging blood with the wrong fluids

    Horseshoe replied to newnurse012's topic in Medical-Surgical

    that was not the op. it was different

  14. CPR certification

    Horseshoe replied to tiredstudentmom's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, if you ask for opinions yet cannot tolerate ones which don't validate your feelings, even those which are respectfully given, then yes, you probably shouldn't ask for thoughts from your peers on...

  15. CPR certification

    Horseshoe replied to tiredstudentmom's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, she should only listen to YOU or anyone who validates her opinion. Thanks, got

  16. Got yelled at by MD today

    Horseshoe replied to agldragonRN's topic in General Nursing

    your patient went only one day without food, correct? starvation was no issue here. and no, you did not deserve to be yelled at. think about times you have been really sick (a bad case of influenza...

  17. Question for Nursing Recruiters/Nurse Managers

    Horseshoe replied to churchsgirl's topic in Nurse Management

    Would correct spelling be important too? Sorry, just couldn't resist that

  18. Renewal/Licensure Question

    Horseshoe replied to LadyTiger44's topic in General Nursing

    just trying to understand the deal. a license application specifically asked if you've ever been fired, and you believed it was okay to lie about it? there is a big difference between not...

  19. pt. called in narcotics under MY name...now what

    Horseshoe replied to Yulie's topic in General Nursing

    Doesn't a nurse have to have the doctor's DEA number to call in a prescription? How would the patient get that number? Off an old

  20. Discrimination Against Relocaters

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

    As much as I sympathize with her predicament, I find her solution to be unacceptable and bordering on neglect/abuse.

  21. Discrimination Against Relocaters

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

    I had the same thought. I think OP you are waaaaay too quick to find offense. Seriously, give these people the benefit of the doubt. If you are this easily offended, you will spend a whole lot of...

  22. Night shift. I can sleep during the day the first night. Anyone else?

    Horseshoe replied to Ginger45's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, I got a little confused as your thread title says you CAN sleep during the day. I feel your pain. I could never sleep during the day before a night shift. I never did adjust, and was reassigned...

  23. Could use some advice or a listening ear...new RN, newly abusive husband

    Horseshoe replied to seekinganonymity's topic in General Nursing

    PLEASE get out of this situation immediately. If you won't do it for yourself, do it for your children. You have a responsibility to protect them AND THEIR MOTHER from harm, and it's only a matter...

  24. Preceptor Schedule and School

    Horseshoe replied to pinkstethoscope's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds like a question for your NM. Since she is the one scheduling you, she is probably the only one who can really address your

  25. Tonsillectomy

    Horseshoe replied to ttpurtee's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, so a word of warning: Don't see the movie Bridesmaids. You'll get over a lot of the things that gross you out, though probably not all of them. It's normal to have the kinds of feelings you...