Horseshoe

Horseshoe BSN, RN

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  1. Can I lose my license over this?

    Horseshoe replied to wafiyyah's topic in General Nursing

    Depending on the state, this is terrible advice. In many states, refusal to submit to drug testing when there is a suspicion of impairment or diversion will be considered a positive result and can...

  2. Preceptor From Hell-Need Advice

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

    So as I understand it, the advice given in this thread consists of the following: 1)the preceptor is a bully and is creating a hostile work environment! Report her immediately to management and your...

  3. Do You Ever Get Dizzy/Faint When Working Days?

    Horseshoe replied to NewGradRN114's topic in General Nursing

    I used to get light headed and nauseated every night shift at about 2 or 3 am. I never fainted or felt incapable of delivering care. Once I went to day shift, I was good. I hope you are feeling...

  4. Flu Shot or Mask?

    Horseshoe replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I do understand the frustration with the efficacy of the influenza vaccine. Some years it has really missed the mark. I fully admit to having blown it off a few times here and there (I've never been...

  5. Flu Shot or Mask?

    Horseshoe replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    If the employee is the one divulging healthcare information, by definition there has been no HIPAA violation. The fact that the employee is doing this as a requirement of employment is irrelevant, as...

  6. Best private student loans for large amounts?

    Horseshoe replied to C_Schneider1010's topic in General Students

    How old are you? It's very possible you won't qualify for big loans without a

  7. Flu Shot or Mask?

    Horseshoe replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I really don't care what you advocate for. I am addressing your comment that requiring nurses who won't vaccinate to wear a mask or a certain name tag is a HIPAA violation. It is

  8. Flu Shot or Mask?

    Horseshoe replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    If you agree to wear a mask or colored name tag vs. quitting your job, YOU are the one revealing your status. No HIPAA violation whatsoever in that

  9. Flu Shot or Mask?

    Horseshoe replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    If the employee is given the choice between vaccination and wearing a mask, religious beliefs have indeed been respected. No one in that scenario is forced or even coerced into getting a

  10. Gave a med I shouldn't have given... worried about repercussions

    Horseshoe replied to tired_panda's topic in Patient Medications

    Holy

  11. Gave a med I shouldn't have given... worried about repercussions

    Horseshoe replied to tired_panda's topic in Patient Medications

    JMO, but no. OP gave right medication to right patient in the right dose at the right time and the right route. She also gave it in the right manner. It was simply a violation of facility

  12. Participating in Protests?

    Horseshoe replied to wanna_be's topic in General Nursing

    I guess it would be too difficult to admit that you may have written your post such that several reasonable people interpreted it in a similar way... I have to admit on a daily basis some error I've...

  13. Making 100k salary/ income as a nurse?

    Horseshoe replied to workingot's topic in Nursing Career

    Here is an article on jobs which frequently pay six figures. Contrary to some posts here, there are plenty of "business" types listed. America’s Six-Figure Jobs - 24/7 Wall

  14. Participating in Protests?

    Horseshoe replied to wanna_be's topic in General Nursing

    I also agree with

  15. Ask A Stupid Question . . . .

    Horseshoe replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    A friend of mine had just given birth. Her twin brother was visiting her in the hospital. She introduced her nurse to her "twin brother." The nurse asked her "are you identical twins"?...

  16. Ethics help!

    Horseshoe replied to KatieFRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would never refer a patient to refer to the internet. There is so much incorrect information put out on the internet as facts. Lay people often have trouble distinguishing factual information from...

  17. How to protect yourself from infections after work?

    Horseshoe replied to NurseIAm0613's topic in General Nursing

    No one is allowed to touch the wardrobe that holds your uniforms-yet you walked around in them all day and didn't get sick, right? Look, there isn't anything too extreme in what you've described. But...

  18. Nurses pulling rank on assignments

    Horseshoe replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    When I floated to various other ICUs (regular staff RN cardiac ICU, not float pool), they always gave me the easiest assignments. They were just so glad I was there, they wanted to show their...

  19. Forced to resign after 7 weeks

    Horseshoe replied to porkdumpling's topic in First Year After Licensure

    LOL, I've tried to put it behind me. Maybe I'll do a thread on it someday. My nursing instructors had always told us "don't be stupid nurse when you call a physician." It was one of the rare times I...

  20. I don't want to be a nurse!!

    Horseshoe replied to sharebear003's topic in General Students

    Keep in mind this person is not a nurse, has never worked as a nurse, and has zero authority to say what it's like to be a nurse. This person has never taken home one dollar of nursing pay, and is...

  21. GPN working under an RN license

    Horseshoe replied to Dogozaly's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the

  22. GPN working under an RN license

    Horseshoe replied to Dogozaly's topic in General Nursing

    No one works "under your license" but

  23. Can you be forced to be charge nurse?

    Horseshoe replied to yourfuturern22's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Can they "force" you? Of course not. Can they require you to be charge as a condition of employment? Of course they

  24. For The Love Of All That Is Holy . . . .

    Horseshoe replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I'd settle for any kind of punctuation from some posters. There is a poster here who writes paragraphs of text without even so much as one period. Then there was the poster who ended every single...

  25. Hardest class in nursing school

    Horseshoe replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Students

    That girl owed you nothing, and you're leaving out the information about how you scared her with your many inappropriate emails. As many people told you in that thread, your attitude about her is...