Rabid Badger BSN, RN

Rabid Badger has 14 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in ICU.

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1. University of Calgary, January 2020

   Rabid Badger replied to Seraina2020's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

   Not according to the Faculty of Nursing official grading

2. University of Calgary, January 2020

   Rabid Badger replied to Seraina2020's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

   B+

3. LPN Alberta questions

   Rabid Badger replied to Emilylou's topic in Canada

   Yes you need to be an RN for the ICU. Ive only seen LPNs in one ICU here and they worked well under scope and not as bedside

4. Moving from Winnipeg to Calgary

   Rabid Badger replied to Kelsey204's topic in Canada

   Ah

5. ACCN Emergency Dilemma

   Rabid Badger replied to mediwizard's topic in Emergency

   Are you in

6. Moving from Winnipeg to Calgary

   Rabid Badger replied to Kelsey204's topic in Canada

   We are opening a huge new oncology centre with a year (I think, as it is under construction currently) at the Foothills Medical Centre. Keep your eyes peeled for positions there and specifically at...

7. Moving from Winnipeg to Calgary

   Rabid Badger replied to Kelsey204's topic in Canada

   I did this exact move almost 6 years ago and was successful. I did not give notice in Winnipeg until I had landed something here. However I was successful for two reasons, there was a new hospital...

8. High dose insulin for Beta blocker OD

   Rabid Badger replied to beckster_01's topic in Critical Care

   I've never heard of high dose insulin therapy for beta blockers. Its usually treated with glucagon and supportive therapy. High dose insulin therapy is usually reserved and well documented for calcium...

9. Hourly Rounding

   Rabid Badger replied to neneRN's topic in General Nursing

   Sorry, but I think hourly rounding should be mandatory. I work on an extremely busy ward and I round every hour. It doesn't mean I have to do anything to check to make sure my patients are still...

10. Run out of nursing school - what to do?

    Rabid Badger replied to Diahni's topic in General Nursing

    The one thing that I don't get from your posts are any personal responsibility. Somehow it's all the school's fault, its a conspiracy theory, they're out to get you. Occam's razor would suggest that...

11. I just love CODES!. . . Not!

    Rabid Badger replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I enjoy working codes, but dammit, why do they always happen at shift

12. Insight & advice on Critical care(ICU) VS. general Med-Surg floor?

    Rabid Badger replied to RUcon08's topic in General Nursing

    Well this is unfortunate. Actually everything you listed for what you learned in ICU we do on my Medical ward! Except we don't do CRRT, but we recover HD. What else I do: Manage codes, on a virtually...

13. Nurses children and vaccinations, how do you feel?

    Rabid Badger replied to Mistify's topic in General Nursing

    This is untrue. Since no vaccine is 100% effective, there is about 10-30% of vaccinated individuals who did not seroconvert. This is why herd immunity is so important. When you do not vaccinate, you...

14. First time in my clinical "advocating" for my patient

    Rabid Badger replied to dano's topic in General Nursing

    "I was like . He's in here because he was bleeding you idiots" Best quote ever. I love it. This is exactly what I would say, since I am a very much a loud mouth assertive nurse. If you were my student...

15. Insight & advice on Critical care(ICU) VS. general Med-Surg floor?

    Rabid Badger replied to RUcon08's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for proving my points so eloquently throughout this thread! Simply