Horseshoe

Horseshoe BSN, RN

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  1. Stealing meds?

    Horseshoe replied to FLMaryRN's topic in Patient Medications

    You "heard" she claims to steal insulin? At a work place other than your own? Unless she has told you this herself, you should stay out of it and not take part in potentially ruining someone's...

  2. Fell asleep during clinical.

    Horseshoe replied to lolplayingnurse's topic in General Students

    What does violating HIPAA have to do with the OP's question? This is one of those "How would we know?" scenarios. No one here can answer your question; we can speculate about it just like you can....

  3. Drug urine test after 12 hour shift

    Horseshoe replied to Kallie3006's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Wow. I would definitely get a lawyer and go after them. I understand it may be costly and might not seem worth it to you. But I think I'd "go to the mattresses" on this

  4. Lone Star Fall 2017 ADN! Hesi Advice Given! Criminal Record Inquiry

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

    No can do. I was a teacher before becoming a nurse. It infects your DNA and you cannot control

  5. Don't be an Autobot

    Horseshoe replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    The Ritz Carlton chain has been using the "it's my pleasure" thing for years. ETA: Annnnnd here it is: Customer Service as a Differentiator: The "My Pleasure" Principle -

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

    Horseshoe replied to workingot's topic in Nursing Career

    Here is an interesting article on how a millenial's salary really shakes out when you adjust it for cost of living. Some of the high salary cities end up with an adjusted salary which is actually...

  7. No-Lift Hospitals in Texas?

    Horseshoe replied to Happylady123's topic in General Nursing

    Most of the wear and tear on my back and neck came from cumulative effects from patients who you normally wouldn't think to get special equipment for. They aren't obese and if you asked for the...

  8. Norovirus going around!

    Horseshoe replied to Pharmahaulic's topic in General Nursing

    I find this very interesting and not impossible to believe. However, this one study does not offer conclusive evidence that norovirus is actually spread this way, only that it was present in the air...

  9. Forced to resign after 7 weeks

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

    I disagree. Note "in the context

  10. Lone Star Fall 2017 ADN! Hesi Advice Given! Criminal Record Inquiry

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

    Not trying to be rude, but when you use exclamation points for practically every sentence, they lose their impact. As to your question about criminal records, we actually have a forum devoted to this...

  11. Forced to resign after 7 weeks

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

    There is such a thing as a stupid question. Asking what 75U of Lantus looks like qualifies. We've all done it. I once asked a doctor the most stupid question in the history of nursing. I learned my...

  12. Forced to resign after 7 weeks

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

    Asking a question "in a dreamy creative way"? That makes no sense in the context

  13. New nurse here. Questions about PRN intervals and "HIPAA spooking"

    Horseshoe replied to Axmann, RN, BSN, NREMT-B's topic in General Nursing

    The OP states she is a new nurse, not a nursing student. OP, why don't you just ask what the policy is regarding PRNs? You have a nurse educator working with you; her job is to answer

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

    Horseshoe replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I just saw this done correctly, and it reminded me that on AN, it is often written incorrectly: per se is often spelled "per say." And "walla (wallah, wa la, and wa-la) instead of voilÃ

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

    Horseshoe replied to workingot's topic in Nursing Career

    And those 700K homes are not nearly as nice as 700K homes in low COL areas. It's deceptive sometimes. I posted this in another

  16. Almost fired for med error

    Horseshoe replied to mellybelly27's topic in Emergency

    We didn't have to write it up if the doc wrote the order for it. Sorry you are being treated like that. As if the DON never made a med error.

  17. Is greeting a patient by their first name verboten with Hipaa?

    Horseshoe replied to guest998179's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I wouldn't like it at all. However, this Doc looks kind of like a sixties hippy, and somehow it just doesn't sound like the typical "honey" coming out of anyone else's mouth. I also know a woman who...

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

    Horseshoe replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I had a French teacher who was teaching his toddler to speak both French and English. Sometimes he'd combine languages. "Je gonna manger!" I'm going to

  19. I am not proud of my track record.

    Horseshoe replied to STARL's topic in General Nursing

    So in the bridge program, they take 9 months just to learn how to hang blood? So often, people insist that the only thing LPNs can't do compared to RNs is hang blood. On further examination, however,...

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

    Horseshoe replied to workingot's topic in Nursing Career

    Do you actually live in NYC? The housing costs are astronomical, and NYS has a state income tax on top of everything. In my next life, I live in a pied-a-terre in Manhattan.

  21. Is greeting a patient by their first name verboten with Hipaa?

    Horseshoe replied to guest998179's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    You've got to call them something, right? One of our docs could never remember his patients' names. So he called all men "Chief" and all women "Honey." And he got away with

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

    Horseshoe replied to workingot's topic in Nursing Career

    And many nurses cannot travel. Hence the high salary as

  23. Norovirus going around!

    Horseshoe replied to Pharmahaulic's topic in General Nursing

    Lol, I love it when someone really tells it like it

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

    Horseshoe replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I recently saw this in a NEWS ARTICLE published by a well known news outlet: "Her and her daughter stated that they are now considering purchasing a firearm for their personal protection."...

  25. Don't be an Autobot

    Horseshoe replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    You win the internet today. Just glad I hadn't just taken a sip of coffee when I read