Horseshoe

Horseshoe BSN, RN

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  1. Has anyone had a pt's family member take pictures of you during care?

    Horseshoe replied to TonyaM73's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Nah, I don't let people walk all over me. I just know that the chances of a police officer racing to the hospital to arrest a patient's family member for taking a picture of me are just about

  2. Has anyone had a pt's family member take pictures of you during care?

    Horseshoe replied to TonyaM73's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    no, that's not a true statement in the broad sense. it depends on the state:

  3. Do you think nursing has aged you?

    Horseshoe replied to carolmaccas66's topic in General Nursing

    Good nutrition, healthy weight, EXERCISE, limiting your back to back 12's-sounds like a great formula for avoiding more than normal wear and tear. Well

  4. I feel guilty in canceling my extra shift...

    Horseshoe replied to ARRR10's topic in General Nursing

    oops!

  5. rotating shifts....is this the norm?

    Horseshoe replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. That would be hard. We don't have rotating shifts where I work. You are either day shift (7a to 7p) or night shift (7p to 7a). Only the PCA's work 8's and they also have set

  6. patient assignment

    Horseshoe replied to nurselyman's topic in General Nursing

    That's the way it's done where I work, though I think it is not necessarily hospital policy, but the culture in my own unit. Outgoing charge nurse reports to incoming charge nurse, and the incoming...

  7. Don't understand this weird-a%&! parameter

    Horseshoe replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in General Nursing

    maybe so, but i would definitely want to know and understand his rationalization. if called into question later on in a lawsuit, we cannot say "i figured the doctor knew best." if we understand the...

  8. Do you think nursing has aged you?

    Horseshoe replied to carolmaccas66's topic in General Nursing

    I personally believe that is the major factor in nurse dissatisfaction. When staffing is adequate and you have a reasonable nurse to patient ratio, you will still be very busy, but you are giving...

  9. ADVICE NEEDED- Hospital for Special Surgery Interview

    Horseshoe replied to NurseJackieO's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I was just watching a piece on the news about interviewing for jobs. One nugget of advice they gave: if asked for your greatest weakness, DON'T say "I'm a perfectionist." Apparently everyone says...

  10. Do you think nursing has aged you?

    Horseshoe replied to carolmaccas66's topic in General Nursing

    OP, sounds like you are experiencing serious burn out. You may need to take a break (how are you taxed more than you make-is that really possible?) and either just rest and restore for a year or so,...

  11. breastmilk=cure for cancer?

    Horseshoe replied to adpiRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, from reading the links you provided, it sounds like the speaker's husband wasn't cured of his cancer by the breast milk; it seems more likely that the breast milk was so easy to tolerate, that...

  12. English as a second language Nurse, How did you guys overcome fear of bad grammar?

    Horseshoe replied to Datu's topic in General Nursing

    I normally don't correct people, so no offense intended, but actually "not your cup of tea" doesn't mean it's not your business, it means it's something you don't like, don't enjoy, or don't care for....

  13. English as a second language Nurse, How did you guys overcome fear of bad grammar?

    Horseshoe replied to Datu's topic in General Nursing

    The grammar in a nursing note is far less important than correct terminology. Make sure what you actually charted is what you intended to chart. The best way to accomplish that is to get feedback...

  14. I feel guilty in canceling my extra shift...

    Horseshoe replied to ARRR10's topic in General Nursing

    I probably would have kept myself "on call" just to the charge nurse on my unit, so that the House Supervisor would never have to be involved. That way, your charge nurse could have just not called...

  15. Never driving to work in snow again

    Horseshoe replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I have no idea why you quoted my post to make your point. I'm absolutely wanting Nancy nurse to get home so she doesn't give unsafe care to her patients, as well as what's going on at home, though...

  16. How I got my (new grad) job...

    Horseshoe replied to Hootnhollern's topic in General Nursing

    That's how you get a job. Congrats and well

  17. Flu shot controversy

    Horseshoe replied to JeniRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    FYI Studies have shown that you are more likely to get GB as a result of influenza infection than as a result of flu vaccine....

  18. Never driving to work in snow again

    Horseshoe replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Agree with above about the nasty attitude. If my child is a patient in the hospital, you can bet I'm worried about Nancy the nurse getting her relief-someone working double or triple shifts is NOT...

  19. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Horseshoe replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Don't forget "ice tea," and "do you want your ice tea sweeten or unsweeten?" Yikes, drives me

  20. Nursing school

    Horseshoe replied to hipsobegirl's topic in General Students

    There are no laws against "discriminating" against a school. If a hospital has found over time that graduates of a certain school don't appear to be well educated and trained, they will be less...

  21. What do you fear most on the job?

    Horseshoe replied to tiroka03's topic in General Nursing

    Making a medication error, particularly one which causes harm or worse. We give a lot of IVP drugs, and to this day, I always feel a little nervous about making an IVP error. Though any kind of...

  22. Never driving to work in snow again

    Horseshoe replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I don't live in a really snowy area, so I am asking an honest question, not being sarcastic. What happens to the shift waiting to leave when you call in? It's not only the patients who need us, but...

  23. Visitors chasing you down the hallway....

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

    Yes, that's why I said it has negative connotations to "many," vs. "everyone." To many people, "inferior" means "not as good as" vs. "lower in rank." It certainly is a matter of perception. I...

  24. Never driving to work in snow again

    Horseshoe replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    So if I decide not to drive in unsafe conditions and "call out," what happens to the night shift who needs to leave? Do you expect them to just work 24 hours straight? I totally understand the...

  25. night shift is really hard on me...

    Horseshoe replied to LuvPedsNrsg's topic in General Nursing

    i respectfully disagree. my hospital staffs 24/7, but they have set night shift staff and day shift staff. there is no rotating of shifts. on my unit, for the most part, the night shift has chosen...