Horseshoe

Horseshoe BSN, RN

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  1. How can they do this to us?!

    Horseshoe replied to KSU-SN's topic in General Nursing

    sounds like you need to say all of the above. "first of all, hospital policy states you cannot change my schedule with this short notice. secondly, you know perfectly well that it is against policy...

  2. HIPAA help

    Horseshoe replied to 2greeneyes's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    According to the original post, it's her sister's friends, not the sister, who are crowing about a HIPAA violation. OP, obviously you are not in trouble for a HIPAA violation, but I sure hope you give...

  3. Old Women Hit by Car...What Would You Do?

    Horseshoe replied to sameyjaney's topic in General Nursing

    a nursing school colleague of mine did just that. thought she was okay, but she was actually incredibly close to being paralyzed as she had a c-3 fracture. she didn't know that could happen without...

  4. Smelling Cancer?

    Horseshoe replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Nursing

    That thought occurred to me, too, but honestly, if you get cancer, that will probably be the least of your

  5. Do you bladder train before removing a Foley cath?

    Horseshoe replied to TooterIA's topic in General Nursing

    i don't agree that this happens if a foley has been inserted "for any amount of time." on my unit, i've never been asked to do bladder training. i'm working prn for a day surgery center. that foley...

  6. Student Nurse Needle Stick Scare

    Horseshoe replied to fortunato's topic in General Nursing

    I have had one needle stick in my career; it was also an insulin syringe. My patient was a 90 y/o female with no known risk factors. I didn't request testing, but later on down the line I had myself...

  7. Does Anyone Know If Their ICU Is Hiring?

    Horseshoe replied to NewTexasRN's topic in General Nursing

    If you don't have ICU experience, you would probably need to be accepted into some kind of critical care internship program. They usually recruit new grads for those, but it's worth a try to see if...

  8. nurses dating nurses?

    Horseshoe replied to rnski's topic in Nursing Humor

    I was struggling to survive 6 months of working night shift with two very young children to deal with as well. One day, after a Friday night of hell, I finally got home and fell into bed about 8:30...

  9. How would YOU like to see a nurse portrayed in the media?

    Horseshoe replied to purple_nomad's topic in General Nursing

    have you been watching house? i actually love the show, mainly because of hugh laurie, but those md's have me shouting at the tv at times-not only can they do every diagnostic test from all...

  10. Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    Horseshoe replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    that is patently

  11. Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    Horseshoe replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    cracked out giraffe, what a funny image. god, i would love to be 5'11". a friend's daughter hit that height at about 15 and she was really upset. i thought she was crazy-her daughter is

  12. Old Women Hit by Car...What Would You Do?

    Horseshoe replied to sameyjaney's topic in General Nursing

    whoa-how strange. i wonder if the "physician" was her

  13. Considering a career in nursing but shy

    Horseshoe replied to Sandg's topic in General Nursing

    awww...bless her heart. i feel bad for her! well, i guess what she doesn't know won't hurt

  14. How do I get around to LIKING changing an ostomy bag?

    Horseshoe replied to seks's topic in General Nursing

    I feel for you. We all have our "things" which really get to us. Try the vicks under the nostrils WITH the mask while breathing through your mouth. Maybe the combination will work. Your coworkers...

  15. How do I have more confident talking/calling doctors?

    Horseshoe replied to winter_green's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, so the OP misspelled "stutter" and had a couple of errors in her post...wait, so did you. Oops! Hey, we all do it from time to time. I know I have, and I don't usually catch them until it's...

  16. How can an rn with no nursing experience be a supervisor

    Horseshoe replied to mozella's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't find that surprising at all. Not everyone comes out of school having had much experience dealing with the doctors. Assertiveness does not necessarily come naturally, and confidence usually...

  17. Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    Horseshoe replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    good

  18. Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    Horseshoe replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    So compassion, respect, and kindness is only reserved for ICU patients? Or ICU patients aren't awake enough to feel embarrassed when it takes four people to move them up in bed? I assure you I've...

  19. How would YOU like to see a nurse portrayed in the media?

    Horseshoe replied to purple_nomad's topic in General Nursing

    For ONCE, I'd like to see a nurse, after a code where they've saved the patient's life, say to everyone as they leave to go have a cup of coffee in the cafeteria, "Are you freaking kidding me? It's...

  20. Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    Horseshoe replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    Nope. Never have in all the years of ICU I've worked. STILL irrelevant to the fact that obese patients have every right to expect to be treated the same as everyone else as it relates to compassion,...

  21. Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    Horseshoe replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    please refer to this sentence in my post that you quoted: i rarely move even normal size patients by myself. always ask for help-in the case of an obese person, it may require half the unit. that...

  22. how did you study?

    Horseshoe replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    My primary study method was flashcards, but since I had a 45 minute drive to my nursing school, I also did the study tape thing. Very

  23. Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    Horseshoe replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    I have no idea what your story has to do with nursing, but in the context of a hospital and nursing care, they should be treated the same as everybody else! Why would it annoy you that obese people...

  24. Night shift for 20 years

    Horseshoe replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    The OP has only done 2 days of day shift. If she were here commenting that she "can't do nights" after 2 shifts, we'd all be telling her that's not enough time to make a judgment. The OP needs to...

  25. Appropriate to ask for schedule switch?

    Horseshoe replied to none the wiser's topic in General Nursing

    i wondered the same thing about the preceptor(s) possibly being the reason for the scheduling. in my unit, we've always self scheduled. as long as all the shifts are covered, our nm doesn't care how...