Horseshoe

Horseshoe BSN, RN

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  1. Family Behavior during a code

    Horseshoe replied to cm8816's topic in General Nursing

    Well, stranger things have

  2. Struggles of being a male nurse

    Horseshoe replied to aririe's topic in Men in Nursing

    I've never worked OB, but I hear that male nurses often feel frustrated with being refused (it's interesting that some women will turn down a male nurse, but have no problem having a male OB doing the...

  3. Will it look bad if I...

    Horseshoe replied to babychickens's topic in General Nursing

    It kind of depends...on you as a person/learner, the current experience you are getting, the kind of ER you are applying to, etc. I think a good year of hospital experience would be very valuable to...

  4. Will it look bad if I...

    Horseshoe replied to babychickens's topic in General Nursing

    How far from having 1 year of experience are

  5. Family Behavior during a code

    Horseshoe replied to cm8816's topic in General Nursing

    Lol, now THAT's

  6. Senator Maureen Walsh: When Do Nurses Have Time to Play Cards?

    Horseshoe replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    If we were all to have that philosophy, poor working conditions or unfair policies would never be challenged. Yeah, I'd like a lunch break in my 12 hour shift, but hey, I shouldn't complain because...

  7. Playing Cards

    Horseshoe replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    What we actually have is a shortage of administrators willing to hire enough nurses to properly staff units. There always pockets of places actually facing a nursing shortage (think rural or other...

  8. Family Behavior during a code

    Horseshoe replied to cm8816's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely. I would do that in every case of a refused med, even in non adversarial type

  9. Labor & Delivery - highly litigated field

    Horseshoe replied to SaraKay76's topic in General Nursing

    I have always charted with litigation in mind, and I've never worked L & D. It's the world we live in, sad to

  10. Family Behavior during a code

    Horseshoe replied to cm8816's topic in General Nursing

    I don't normally correct spelling or grammar-it's not relevant to the subject. But I do note that it is HIPAA, not HIPPA, because that is something that we should be referencing correctly. It's not...

  11. Family Behavior during a code

    Horseshoe replied to cm8816's topic in General Nursing

    Any time I get matched up with a family who seem suspicious and demanding, I figure either they are very scared (lots of people view the medical community with distrust) and just are grasping for...

  12. Difficult Doctors:  Tips for Students and New Nurses

    Horseshoe replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    We had a doctor at our hospital who always seemed a little grumpy and short. One morning he stomped into the unit and barked "Who is the nurse for Mr. Smith?" I said "It's Robin." Then I called out...

  13. University Marching Band Nurse

    Horseshoe replied to Nurse Velasco's topic in General Nursing

    I remember being at marching band practice in the late summer in Texas. It was 117 degrees on the field (artificial turf) and a girl standing on the row in front of me began doing this weird circular...

  14. Permanently Kicked out of Practicum

    Horseshoe replied to FrustratedExStudent's topic in General Students

    Wow, what a harsh reaction. If I were your clinical instructor, I would have you apologize to every single person who was in that OR. I don't see the need for failing you from the class, however,...

  15. What state should I move to now the Washington State legislature is trying to force me to work seven days a week? (HB 1155)

    Horseshoe replied to Capp's topic in General Nursing

    Well, there are laws limiting the number of hours certain people can work in a given period, in the interest of public safety. Those which come immediately to mind are truck drivers, those in...

  16. Family Behavior during a code

    Horseshoe replied to cm8816's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, I was in no way justifying his actions...I'm very glad the OP documented and has the proof that she was in no way negligent in this

  17. Family Behavior during a code

    Horseshoe replied to cm8816's topic in General Nursing

    Of course. Which is exactly why I said it's important that the nurse document, inform the doctor, and be very glad she has the evidence to exonerate herself. I don't see how we are in much...

  18. RNs and up - Do you really use all of the "gen-ed" course material on the job?

    Horseshoe replied to RomaniGypsy's topic in General Nursing

    Even if there are other diseases that cause more deaths, every nurse will run across infectious diseases if they work in a hospital or out in the community. Just because something isn't always fatal...

  19. RNs and up - Do you really use all of the "gen-ed" course material on the job?

    Horseshoe replied to RomaniGypsy's topic in General Nursing

    I'm wondering if anything would make you happy-cynical would be an understatement. It kind of sounds like you are disenchanted with the whole concept of working for a living. I get the impression...

  20. Family Behavior during a code

    Horseshoe replied to cm8816's topic in General Nursing

    If the son has medical POA, I think it's perfectly appropriate for him to want to know what each medication that his father is getting is and why he getting them. Giving this information is Nursing...

  21. Frustrated with working with incompetent nurses

    Horseshoe replied to KN1977's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Incompetence can be remedied. What you are describing is lack of integrity. There are places to work out there where the prevailing culture is one of high standards and patient focused care. It just...

  22. How to best handle this situation with my instructor?

    Horseshoe replied to snowlion_m's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    JKL33 couldn't edit his original post, either. As said several times by others, your wording made it seem that you had done the med pass anyway because you thought that not being on the med pass...

  23. How to best handle this situation with my instructor?

    Horseshoe replied to snowlion_m's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    The way your wrote about the incident also gave me the impression that you had done the med

  24. Teachers Discriminating against students

    Horseshoe replied to harkness1989's topic in General Students

    Secretly recording conversations with professors and administrators?????? If you are in a 2 party state, that's illegal. If not, you're fine in that regard, but still, it sounds like you spent more...

  25. Fallouts During Nursing School

    Horseshoe replied to KMGS17's topic in General Students

    Sometimes when I hear about these kinds of relationships, they seem to me to be a little too intense, almost like a love affair, of course without the romantic element. When they fall apart, I wonder...