Horseshoe

Horseshoe BSN, RN

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  1. ACLS and Advanced Airways

    Horseshoe replied to mskate's topic in General Nursing

    I just recently took ACLS and decided to do the 2 day class instead of the renewal class. We did airways, practiced on the dummy, etc. and the instructor watched each of us practice, but there was no...

  2. Do you think removing an NG tube is "killing someone"?

    Horseshoe replied to krenee's topic in General Nursing

    I usually read through all responses before replying, but don't have time this morning. Sorry if I'm being repetitive. Tell your Mom that an NG tube is not appropriate for long term placement. The...

  3. Fever and dying

    Horseshoe replied to honeybee888's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree. Fevers are definitely very uncomfortable. Why would anyone withhold antipyretics just because it's "normal" for a dying patient to run a fever? It's normal for patients dying of...

  4. Nurses who come from abusive/addicted families

    Horseshoe replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    I doubt there are many people in general who do not have "a family member who is addicted to

  5. NCLEX RN GONE BAD

    Horseshoe replied to leo82's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    So sorry! Don't let this keep you down for long. You will pass the next

  6. Is "sundowners" a real term?

    Horseshoe replied to purse's topic in General Nursing

    I saw this early in my nursing career. I had the same patient three days running. She was the sweetest thing during the day, then around 5 or 6 pm, this transformation would come over her face and...

  7. Contstructive discussion

    Horseshoe replied to dankimal's topic in General Nursing

    My answer to your question above: proper staffing. That may seem to be an "over simplification," but in my opinion, most of the dissatisfaction nurses feel can be traced to a poor nurse to patient...

  8. New Grad Co-worker driving me NUTS!!!!

    Horseshoe replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

    Meaning that if it's clear it's a vent, readers are only allowed to respond with answers that validate your position? This is the internet, and a forum which is designed to allow feedback from people...

  9. New Grad Co-worker driving me NUTS!!!!

    Horseshoe replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

    You have some legitimate complaints, but being called about not signing out a med is not one of them in my opinion. If I forgot to sign out a med, I would not be surprised to receive a call about it,...

  10. Coming to work after taking a narcotic?!

    Horseshoe replied to cherryblossom88's topic in General Nursing

    Whether some people who have developed a tolerance to vicodin over time due to chronic pain can work under the influence without being impaired is really irrelevant to this particular situation. The...

  11. Nursing School Selection Process???

    Horseshoe replied to adampricecna's topic in General Nursing

    That's pretty funny. After having read more clarification from the OP;), I would have to say I

  12. Standards of Behaviour

    Horseshoe replied to celticgirl's topic in General Nursing

    You have got to be

  13. Standards of Behaviour

    Horseshoe replied to celticgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Seems to me some of you are making a major mountain out of a molehill. I didn't see anything in the standard of behavior that seemed particularly out of line. Having integrity, honesty, showing...

  14. Does an employer have to have staff phone numbers?

    Horseshoe replied to sasha2lady's topic in General Nursing

    The "rule" is whatever conditions for employment your facility has. If they have a policy that all employees provide valid phone numbers, you have the choice of whether or not to work there. If it's...

  15. improper charting vs backstabbing?

    Horseshoe replied to ferretface's topic in General Nursing

    If the patient really did say the OP was rude, this is in no way "libel." It is, however, completely inappropriate in a medical record and the nurse involved should be censured and re-educated about...

  16. improper charting vs backstabbing?

    Horseshoe replied to ferretface's topic in General Nursing

    That's exactly what I was thinking. Nothing can be "stricken" after the fact. Totally inappropriate by the nurses involved. They should be sent to a remedial class on

  17. HIPAA privacy question

    Horseshoe replied to nurseandre34's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    While I agree with that in theory, would that hold up legally if challenged? That's what I'm

  18. HIPAA privacy question

    Horseshoe replied to nurseandre34's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Once our kids are 18 (or whatever age their state defines as an adult; there are a couple with higher ages), we have no "legal rights" to their health information no matter how financially dependent...

  19. Do CNAs make for better nursing students?

    Horseshoe replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in General Nursing

    The only negative I ever saw with the CNA's in nursing school was that their "real world experience" sometimes differed from the standards we were supposed to be learning in school. For tests and...

  20. HIPAA privacy question

    Horseshoe replied to nurseandre34's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    That would be a perfect way to handle it and would have completely avoided the situation described in the

  21. Nursing School Selection Process???

    Horseshoe replied to adampricecna's topic in General Nursing

    It took at least a 3.7 GPA to get into nursing school when I went for my BSN, even during a huge shortage. The problem was a lack of instructors in universities at that time, not that there was no...

  22. Night shift and Sleeping

    Horseshoe replied to jaznia15's topic in General Nursing

    Hit me every night at 2 am on the dot. Queasy, light headed, out of sorts, not on my game; not sleepy per se, though. After six months, even my nurse manager knew I wasn't cut out for it and moved...

  23. Nursing School Selection Process???

    Horseshoe replied to adampricecna's topic in General Nursing

    this quote is from the op: "i really want to be a nurse. i bet most of the people that got accepted dont want to be nurses or even care about nursing....it just doesn't seem fair, but then again...

  24. Watch your manners please..

    Horseshoe replied to DedHedRN's topic in General Nursing

    If he said "casket," it was not because he was actually looking for a casket, it was because he was making a joke (in very poor taste) that the OP's grandfather was in such bad shape (BP 40/15, he...

  25. Watch your manners please..

    Horseshoe replied to DedHedRN's topic in General Nursing

    My first impression was that he was being a smart alec (not the word I wanted to use) and didn't realize family was present. I've never heard anyone ask for a "cath kit." It's "hey, where are...