Horseshoe

Horseshoe BSN, RN

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  1. I got fired while being on orientation at a hospital for just 1 week. Why did this happen?

    Horseshoe replied to Strugaaa4eva's topic in General Nursing

    Come on. A half hour on the phone is not the same thing as "a few minutes of personal phone call." Whether or not the employer could have been more forgiving is another point of discussion. But let's...

  2. "Breast Is Best": A Mantra to Promote Infant Health? or Stigmatizing Adage to Guilt Moms

    Horseshoe replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, you don't know what I like or don't like because I didn't address that. Vaccination arguments are off topic in a thread about the issue of breast feeding and free choice, which is...

  3. I got fired while being on orientation at a hospital for just 1 week. Why did this happen?

    Horseshoe replied to Strugaaa4eva's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, following along just fine, and wait...so okay, um, gosh...(runs to get reading

  4. I got fired while being on orientation at a hospital for just 1 week. Why did this happen?

    Horseshoe replied to Strugaaa4eva's topic in General Nursing

    I'd say that there is a whole lot of ground between "taking a call" and disappearing for 30 minutes on the clock, whether it's talking on the phone or some other

  5. I got fired while being on orientation at a hospital for just 1 week. Why did this happen?

    Horseshoe replied to Strugaaa4eva's topic in General Nursing

    The OP took a 30 minute phone call without informing the nurse educator. That in itself MIGHT have been the reason she was let go. But she was not a "no show" to clinical orientation. She was called...

  6. "Breast Is Best": A Mantra to Promote Infant Health? or Stigmatizing Adage to Guilt Moms

    Horseshoe replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in General Nursing

    I wanted to breastfeed my children. The first time, I had to stop after about six weeks because I developed gallstones and had to be on narcotic pain relief waiting for the gallbladder inflamation to...

  7. "Breast Is Best": A Mantra to Promote Infant Health? or Stigmatizing Adage to Guilt Moms

    Horseshoe replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in General Nursing

    Let's not hijack a breastfeeding thread with vaccination

  8. I got fired while being on orientation at a hospital for just 1 week. Why did this happen?

    Horseshoe replied to Strugaaa4eva's topic in General Nursing

    In the OP's defense, lawyers can be very hard to get a hold of. I once worked at a law firm, and I observed first hand how infuriatingly unavailable lawyers can be. Often times, they are calling you...

  9. "Breast Is Best": A Mantra to Promote Infant Health? or Stigmatizing Adage to Guilt Moms

    Horseshoe replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in General Nursing

    It's normal for milk to not come in for 3-4 days. It's too bad your lactation consultant didn't tell you that so that you wouldn't feel you were struggling or had "issues." The important thing is your...

  10. Should drug diverters be prosecuted?

    Horseshoe replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    People who use narcotics on a regular basis for chronic pain syndromes may well have NO impairment whatsoever. It's not a blanket assertion that narcotics render nurses incapable of providing safe...

  11. I got fired while being on orientation at a hospital for just 1 week. Why did this happen?

    Horseshoe replied to Strugaaa4eva's topic in General Nursing

    Let's not forget that we are hearing only one side of the story. The OP's perception that the instructor "flipped out" might or might not be completely accurate. We also do not know for sure that...

  12. Urgent!!!! I need your help nowwwwww!!!!!

    Horseshoe replied to PositiveVibes101's topic in General Students

    It's called being considerate to the people who helped you by letting them know you appreciate their efforts, particularly since you begged for IMMEDIATE help. Does that really need to be

  13. Urgent!!!! I need your help nowwwwww!!!!!

    Horseshoe replied to PositiveVibes101's topic in General Students

    I don't find that post rude AT ALL. She actually makes a very good point. You made a dramatic plea for help "NOWWWWWW," and subsequently received a couple of timely supportive responses. If anyone...

  14. Appealling Gwynedd Mercy ABSN prerequisites

    Horseshoe replied to jr1991's topic in School, College Programs

    When I began my BSN program at a respected state school, I was informed that I needed to take freshman History. I had a history degree already, with freshman history I bundled with a government...

  15. Should drug diverters be prosecuted?

    Horseshoe replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Nope! Not in my state (as long as RN is not impaired). From my state's BON newsletter: https://www.bon.texas.gov/pdfs/newsletter_pdfs/2007/july07.pdf Again, WRONG. See

  16. Should drug diverters be prosecuted?

    Horseshoe replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, if I were taking vicodin for an acute pain problem such as a tooth extraction, I would most certainly be impaired after taking even one. I would never work while under the influence of a...

  17. Should drug diverters be prosecuted?

    Horseshoe replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Patently, completely, and most certainly

  18. First time doing CPR/losing a patient

    Horseshoe replied to LilianGrace's topic in General Nursing

    By the time you found her, she was likely essentially dead. You're not God, so there was nothing else you could have done. The survival rate of unwitnessed arrests is abysmal. Don't take...

  19. If you go to a hospital get ready to YELL

    Horseshoe replied to BSN16's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, those were quite

  20. Call in sick???

    Horseshoe replied to Larry2016's topic in General Nursing

    You may not have the flu, but some other viral illness. Irrelevant really; you have a fever, so you are contagious and should stay

  21. Narcotic Discrepancy!!

    Horseshoe replied to Gericare25's topic in General Nursing

    You actually don't "know" that. Sometimes the person who diverts turns out to be the last one you'd ever expect. I'm not saying she did it, just that you really only "know" what YOU'VE

  22. Suboxone treatment

    Horseshoe replied to Heynurse29's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I think you mean naivete, which is entirely different. You knew you were reported to the board, but thought it "would just blow over." Yes, that is naive. Falsification of the medical record is...

  23. Drug urine test after 12 hour shift

    Horseshoe replied to Kallie3006's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I completely agree. OP really got shafted. It's absolutely disgusting. What a

  24. Why are nurse managers jerks?

    Horseshoe replied to Cola89's topic in Nurse Management

    Sorry, haven't had your experience. I actually haven't had a bad nurse manager, much less one who was a "jerk." I had one I wasn't totally crazy about, but for the most part, they have been fair,...

  25. Job interview ethics...

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

    Huh?!? No one is asking for medical advice here. OP, maybe your manager felt blindsided by the fact that she had no knowledge of your desire to transfer out when she received the call about the part...