WereBadger

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1. Needlestick yesterday, should I report it?

   WereBadger replied to I like cats's topic in General Students

   A thousand times this.

2. What is your Nursing Super Power?

   WereBadger replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

   My superpower is in mentoring/ orienting new nurses and precepting nursing students. I genuinely love learning, teaching and being a resource for people who need a colleague to rely on. I'm also a psych nurse, so building rapport and getting to know ...

3. Fail to scan narcotics- tramadol

   WereBadger replied to aloha16's topic in Medications

   It sounds as if you pulled two doses from the Pyxis but didn't let the Pyxis know that one dose was wasted, is this right? Think of the eMar and Pyxis as separate systems-- although you chose 'refused' as your administration option on eMar for the fi...

4. License info being sold

   WereBadger replied to #wontgiveup's topic in General Nursing

   I've been dealing with this for the past year or so, and discovered it's due to my state BON selling my personal information. I had to contact them directly (and repeatedly) to make sure that they stopped, had to follow many of these websites to thei...

5. I am not proud of my track record.

   WereBadger replied to STARL's topic in General Nursing

   One of the reasons I love nursing is that we're constantly given opportunities for learning, growing and developing our practice. If I had a weakness pointed out to me, I would do what I could to remedy it because I believe in my practice and my futu...

6. Not paying license renewal fees on time (random thoughts)

   WereBadger replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

   Here in Oregon we get a 90 day notice via email -- I actually just got mine yesterday, and it took me all of 10 minutes to renew online (including the five minutes it took me to figure out where I left my wallet and liberate my credit card). I can de...

7. New grad LPN! No Experience, No hire

   WereBadger replied to Angie40_LPN's topic in Career Support

   Good luck and please keep us updated!

8. New grad LPN! No Experience, No hire

   WereBadger replied to Angie40_LPN's topic in Career Support

   Have you thought about volunteering in a related area? I volunteered both in hospice as well as with a mobile mental health crisis team during my schooling and shortly after graduation. The experience not only looks good on a resume, but also shows i...

9. I passed NCLEX-PN!!!!

   WereBadger replied to Dorali's topic in NCLEX

   Congratulations, Nurse!

10. Psych RN Reading List

    WereBadger replied to Krzysztof's topic in Psychiatric

    The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression by Andrew Solomon -- one of my absolute favourite books ever. It's part memoir, with lots of research, philosophy and other fascinating bits. He's an amazing writer, and this is one of those books that you ca...

11. Graduate in one state and move to another!!

    WereBadger replied to KHadlock's topic in ADN/BSN

    I did this as well, my program was in Washington and I moved to Oregon right out of school (where I applied for my license). Just a tip: get on the Washington BON site and print off your application for licensure before you leave, as you will most li...

12. Different cities, different atmospheres.

    WereBadger replied to CardiacDork's topic in Travel

    Have you considered Oregon? Portland especially would fit well with what you're looking for, I think.

13. Shoes?

    WereBadger replied to kellibri's topic in Uniform/Gear

    I really like my Sanita clogs. They're well made and my feet aren't killing me by the end of a 12 hour shift. Danskos didn't really work well for my feet either.

14. Pearson Trick

    WereBadger replied to Bhasse08's topic in NCLEX

    One of my classmates ended up making a $200 donation to Pearson because she tried this trick and had actually passed the NCLEX. Pearson does not issue refunds, per their TOS.

15. GUYS I Decided after reading several posts here that Nursing is a Dream!!!!!!

    WereBadger replied to MSBREELEE's topic in Career Support

    Troll, AEB previous posts, r/t knowledge deficit, ineffective activity planning and impulse control