Horseshoe

Horseshoe BSN, RN

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  1. HIPPA during phone calls

    Horseshoe replied to Tboland88's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Not your problem. Patient privacy is your

  2. What is considered a positive TB test, 10mm or 15mm?

    Horseshoe replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    1)I did not say anything about chicken pox 2)what does being of Indian descent have to do with him not having had chicken

  3. Pregnant and in nursing school

    Horseshoe replied to Jen51685's topic in General Students

    All I can say is MANY women have successfully completed nursing school while pregnant and/or as single mothers. It's not easy, but your circumstances will only be harder if you don't finish. Nursing...

  4. is Nursing School HARDER than Medical School?

    Horseshoe replied to sunny d's topic in General Students

    As a mom of an upcoming 3rd year law student, I beg to differ. But in all fairness to her, law school IS much more grueling than nursing school was. On the other hand, all she has to focus on is law...

  5. Failed first pathophysiology exam

    Horseshoe replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Students

    Well, you are wrong. I have never failed an exam. I don't consider that any big deal, though. I agree that one bad exam is merely a blip on the radar that can certainly be

  6. What happens if you are injured on your way to clinical due to weather?

    Horseshoe replied to invitemeplz's topic in General Students

    Unreasonable expectation. You could have an accident driving to clinical on completely dry roads. No school can "keep you safe." Anyone can sue anyone else. I doubt you'd win, though, because even...

  7. What is considered a positive TB test, 10mm or 15mm?

    Horseshoe replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that the patient has not recently had smallpox... But good points made about false positives as well as the

  8. Falling Asleep

    Horseshoe replied to NurseRatchet777's topic in General Nursing

    It seems pretty reasonable to suspect that the charge nurse didn't speak to you herself because you were gone for seven consecutive days after the fact. If she had tried to find you, she would have...

  9. Disappointed by colleague

    Horseshoe replied to Sarah2018's topic in General Nursing

    I think this is a valid point of view, but the OP should have been the one to point this out. I don't know how things are done in the country where the OP works, but if she wasn't going to point out...

  10. Disappointed by colleague

    Horseshoe replied to Sarah2018's topic in General Nursing

    The surgeon asked YOU to call the medical doctor and inform him of the patient's status. I do not see any good reason why you put this task on your colleague. It was YOUR responsibility to do so. The...

  11. Is this considered bullying?

    Horseshoe replied to Ilovenursing3's topic in General Nursing

    If you are doing things wrong, you should want to know about it. You can't change what you don't know is a mistake. Framing this truthful criticism as "putting me down" is the wrong way to look at it....

  12. is this bullying?

    Horseshoe replied to jennalou's topic in General Nursing

    Actions may well be inappropriate or unprofessional. That does not mean it's bullying. One of the standard definitions of bullying is that it must be repetitive behavior over time. One incident of...

  13. So you're an RN - you must be earning big!

    Horseshoe replied to _littlemissBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Considering the amount of education and training doctors must obtain, and the increased responsibility (and therefore liability) they have, they SHOULD be making far more than nurses. But I agree that...

  14. Recent DWI arrest

    Horseshoe replied to adjrn's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    ^^^^^addjrn, Go to the top of the page where your thread title is. Look above it. It says "Licensure w/Criminal History." If you click on that, it will take you to that forum. You can also find any...

  15. Surgeon for an instructor

    Horseshoe replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Students

    How does "asking difficult questions" make him "not a nice

  16. Dropping the "Nurse Card"?

    Horseshoe replied to RNJay_'s topic in General Nursing

    Nope, I've seen it again and again on AN. Most nurses count their lucky stars if they get out of a ticket for being a nurse. Others consider it their RIGHT and get very ticked off if a cop doesn't...

  17. Pending Felony

    Horseshoe replied to CodeQueenRN22's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Please use the quote function so we know to which post you are responding. I think you may find that getting a job with this kind of charge pending will be difficult. Helping someone (even someone you...

  18. Any Mormon/LDS nurses here? I need help?

    Horseshoe replied to MaryFutureRN's topic in General Nursing

    So what happens in a 24/7 unit if everyone on staff makes a claim to needing every Sunday off in order to practice their

  19. Any Mormon/LDS nurses here? I need help?

    Horseshoe replied to MaryFutureRN's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, I agree that since the OP never said or implied that she feels entitled to having every Sunday off, some of the responses have been unnecessarily harsh, as though people didn't even...

  20. If you apply and accept a job, don't bail out for no good reason

    Horseshoe replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    It seems that when anyone relates the slightest unpleasant work incident on AN, the OP is met with an immediate chorus of "quit your job" posts. Rarely is anyone encouraged to work out a solution....

  21. Dropping the "Nurse Card"?

    Horseshoe replied to RNJay_'s topic in General Nursing

    I thought the original thread title was meant to be clickbait as that word is quite inflammatory. I think it was appropriate for the mods to change it. I've never been the beneficiary of special...

  22. Dropping the "Nurse Card"?

    Horseshoe replied to RNJay_'s topic in General Nursing

    It's one thing to benefit from some kind of unwritten professional courtesy code when pulled over. If it happens, consider yourself lucky. But the people saying that not only do they feel ENTITLED to...

  23. is this bullying?

    Horseshoe replied to jennalou's topic in General Nursing

    No, this doesn't rise to the definition of bullying. It hurt your feelings. That doesn't make it bullying. It seems that word is so over used these days. If you are dominating the discussions, that...

  24. Dealing with rude pt.

    Horseshoe replied to Wildflowerlvn's topic in General Nursing

    I think you mean to say conscience-and I agree with all of the above. The OP should have set firm boundaries, stuck it out for her shift, and requested a change the next

  25. Patient waking up during CPR

    Horseshoe replied to LisaStone's topic in General Nursing

    defibrillating