Horseshoe

Horseshoe BSN, RN

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  1. family member is patient of practice-HIPAA violation?

    Horseshoe replied to JordanRose's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Does the nurse have the written permission of the family member to access her

  2. Any Hesi fundamentals exam experiences?

    Horseshoe replied to VJN11's topic in General Students

    Unless you plan on "not really studying" for the NCLEX, I wouldn't worry about it. If you'd studied your brains out and thought you'd done fabulous, only to discover you failed badly, you might have...

  3. Abandonment

    Horseshoe replied to farmdog's topic in General Nursing

    Your details are a little vague, so it's impossible to know for sure what will happen. If you didn't give a complete report on your patients and/or the receiving nurse did not agree to take the...

  4. Failing first nursing class

    Horseshoe replied to Lannister123's topic in General Students

    Not doing a test review or letting the students see their exams in order to learn from their mistakes is an absolutely asinine

  5. What do you think?

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

    That definition is hinted at in the urban dictionary, but the traditional definition of that word is simply that it's a person whose wife is an adulterer, not one who is okay with it, and certainly...

  6. Being Ordered to Give Whiskey

    Horseshoe replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I'd have to agree that MOST people who end up in DT's after having their alcohol intake cut off suddenly have a dependence that can be accurately described as alcoholism. You can be a wine...

  7. School and sterile gloving

    Horseshoe replied to XalieHealbot's topic in General Students

    I totally agree. Our instructors worked their butts off to help us succeed. Working on a skill like putting on sterile gloves was something they were willing to help us with until we got it down, and...

  8. Dr. told patient, "Nurses are STUPID".

    Horseshoe replied to Daetwin2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Is English your first

  9. LPN's aren't real nurses

    Horseshoe replied to laurennnxo26's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I disagree. Anyone listening could have called her out on

  10. Dr. told patient, "Nurses are STUPID".

    Horseshoe replied to Daetwin2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What a crock. Then you wouldn't really be privy to how interesting they are out of the hospital setting, would you? I'll talk about all my travels and show you all my great photos outside of...

  11. Need a BSN for what again?

    Horseshoe replied to ModernRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Generalizations on this subject are usually bogus, and yours above illustrates it. There is nothing unique about a BSN program that causes its students to be "unable to think their way out of a paper...

  12. Need a BSN for what again?

    Horseshoe replied to ModernRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Do you have support for this statement aside from your own very small

  13. Bullying online is NOT harmless

    Horseshoe replied to Dianna11's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow, I love that

  14. OTC Medication Administration - The Legality

    Horseshoe replied to katie.ford's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I would ask the mods to move this to a more appropriate forum where you will get more responses. Not sure how this question ended up in the HIPAA

  15. Terminated

    Horseshoe replied to sdugan07's topic in General Nursing

    Wrongful termination is hard to prove in at will states. Lawyers are expensive. It can be done, however, if your facility has a written protocol for how terminations are supposed to be handled and...

  16. Need a BSN for what again?

    Horseshoe replied to ModernRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    These conversations remind me of what has gone on recently for physical therapists. The entry level degree was increased from a Bachelor's to a Master's Degree. And more recently, the requirement is...

  17. Terminated

    Horseshoe replied to sdugan07's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure what you are wanting here. We have no idea what really happened, what you actually did, what they objected to about your actions, etc. I guess all we can do is give you moral support....

  18. Need a BSN for what again?

    Horseshoe replied to ModernRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Depending on where you live and work, it may not be necessary to get your BSN. In other places, no one will force you to do it, but that leaves you with nothing to do but complain about it to that...

  19. Dr. told patient, "Nurses are STUPID".

    Horseshoe replied to Daetwin2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Why does your thread title say "Dr." when the text says "PA"? Deliberately disingenuous? Click

  20. Being Ordered to Give Whiskey

    Horseshoe replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of people don't realize how high the mortality rate is from DT's. It's not just simply a pain in the rear for caregivers, it's very dangerous for the patient. My first patient in the ICU had...

  21. Made a big med error as a student... i'm devastated.

    Horseshoe replied to FuturePN's topic in General Students

    We always had to check insulin with another nurse when I worked at the hospital. I can't believe this wouldn't be the case for a

  22. I WOULD NOT recommend Brookdale

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

    Every practicing nurse who is giving medications needs to be able to do "simple algebra" 100% correctly 100% of the time. It's a good thing you are dropping out if you are content to miscalculate your...

  23. I WOULD NOT recommend Brookdale

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

    Actually algebra is used frequently in real life...and ALL the time in nursing. This is common in almost every college major. It's not elementary school anymore, where everyone gets a trophy or a...

  24. New RN-BSN school admit, feeling discouraged.

    Horseshoe replied to cleslie92's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    When considering salary, one also has to take into consideration the cost of living. A lot of the highest paying areas can lose their appeal once it's known how expensive it is to live there. A less...

  25. Nurse Manager gossiping about employees?

    Horseshoe replied to Cola89's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You have a legitimate complaint about how your manager handled it. But in no way was she "gossiping" or revealing "tidbits about your coworkers." In the big picture, it doesn't really matter who...