BuckyBadgerRN

BuckyBadgerRN ASN, RN

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  1. 5th time nclex taker

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to mnelmac's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Is the language a barrier to taking the exam? I've read plenty of posts here where ESL students struggle with the NCLEX. Also, PLEASE review the TOS, the text speak is making it SO hard to read...

  2. LPN's who work at Mt. Carmel in Dubuque?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Baubo516's topic in General Nursing

    OK, talked to her! They DO advertise with openings, I'm not sure where though---probably in the paper, I'm told they don't have a website. They do have PRN positions, you have to do 3x a month, if...

  3. LPN's who work at Mt. Carmel in Dubuque?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Baubo516's topic in General Nursing

    Let me check with a co-worker---I'm thinking she worked there b/4, just recently. I'll ask her and get back to

  4. Fired from my first nursing job, before one year

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to mightynurse1's topic in General Nursing

    The pill is still in the packaging in this example though---way

  5. Fired from my first nursing job, before one year

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to mightynurse1's topic in General Nursing

    Nope just the ones mentions putting a pill into a mouth that has been cut with a pair of nasty who-knows-where-they've-been pair of

  6. Fired from my first nursing job, before one year

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to mightynurse1's topic in General Nursing

    I don't cut bandages off, snip into packets or slice through tape with a pill cutter---all jobs I ask of my scissors. And yes, they do get wiped off. And in response to an earlier hypothesis, if...

  7. Fired from my first nursing job, before one year

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to mightynurse1's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, I pictured mightynurse swooping in with his cape flapping, grabbing his scissors out of his pocket, cleaning cutting that pill and saving a life. Turns out he took them from a nasty office...

  8. Fired from my first nursing job, before one year

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to mightynurse1's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, knowing now what scissors you used, its a full on throwing up in my mouth. I can't help but notice that reading these replies and your responses to them that a big ol' piece of humble pie might...

  9. Fired from my first nursing job, before one year

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to mightynurse1's topic in General Nursing

    Sure they do--just like I do! I also know that they go right back into my pocket after a wipe down, doesn't do anything when that is the end placement of that particular

  10. Fired from my first nursing job, before one year

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to mightynurse1's topic in General Nursing

    I also had to LOL a little about your comment on taking the EMT course so you could challenge the EMT-P licensure. They are VERY different beasts than nursing. I know, I was an EMT for 20 years b/4...

  11. Fired from my first nursing job, before one year

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to mightynurse1's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I hadn't even noticed the OP screen name. Says a

  12. Fired from my first nursing job, before one year

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to mightynurse1's topic in General Nursing

    Straight up? I threw up in my mouth a little when I read you cut a pill with scissors!!!! I know where my scissors go and what they do and no way in HE!! would I pop a pill in my mouth that had been...

  13. What Nobody Tells You: The Reality of Nursing Jobs for Foreign Trained Nurses

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to rosomebody007's topic in Immigration Advice

    Never doubted that you did. What you said got me interested in the routes that foreign-born and seemingly sometimes unqualified nurses look to take in order to obtain a nursing job that a "local" is...

  14. What do you do to relax?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I like to sew---I'm always pinning quick and easy projects on pinterest and whipping them up for friends. I'm doing a cruise in Feb with some girlfriends and so far have made us passport folios,...

  15. What Nobody Tells You: The Reality of Nursing Jobs for Foreign Trained Nurses

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to rosomebody007's topic in Immigration Advice

    The most common type of working visa for entry into the United States, the H-1B, is generally not usable for employment of professional nurses. To qualify for H-1B issuance, an occupation must...

  16. What Nobody Tells You: The Reality of Nursing Jobs for Foreign Trained Nurses

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to rosomebody007's topic in Immigration Advice

    Nursing jobs can be hard to come by for licensed nurses from WITHIN the US, I really wish that myth of "you'll get to CHOOSE the nursing job you want" would die, dry up and blow away! Surely you're...

  17. How do you feel about mandatory influenza vaccines?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to ashleybrooke1208's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Wow. Stopping with

  18. How do you feel about mandatory influenza vaccines?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to ashleybrooke1208's topic in Disaster Preparation

    My company requires the vax or else you wear a mask during the entire flu season. It's a choice. Just like smoking, companies can refuse to hire smokers, they can choose to hire only those who will...

  19. Called Out, Manager Never Gets the Memo.

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to serenitylove14's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I can understand your reasoning, I can. I got the impression that a call out happens kind of frequently, that's why I asked. How long have you been

  20. Called Out, Manager Never Gets the Memo.

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to serenitylove14's topic in First Year After Licensure

    How often do you "call

  21. Fired...How will I get another job?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Apedro's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Who do you think GETS unemployment? It's for those who were fired/laid off from employment. When you QUIT a job, that's when UC is not a

  22. Is there any truth to this?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Nurse SMS's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have Graves Disease, 3 years post TT. When I go hypo, I tend to be freezing cold, can't get warm at all. When I'm hyper, I can't tolerate heat, it's miserable. BUT I tend to feel better...

  23. What should I have engraved on my stethoscope?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to blindcheeseit3's topic in General Students

    I have an expensive Littman and was SO tempted to write "touch this and die" but in the end decided against it. It has my first and last name, no title since I wasn't an RN yet when I bought

  24. Sorry, but no..:

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Carpediem1012's topic in General Students

    Ha Ha----Medicare will tell you otherwise! As reimbursements are being based on the satisfaction of the consumer, the trend is definitely towards referring to the recipient of those services as...

  25. Students, RNs and medication admin - Is this crossing boundaries?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Apples&Oranges's topic in Patient Medications

    In my school the INSTRUCTOR decided when a student was ready to be "released" from her watchful eye to the RN on the floor IF that RN wanted the responsibility. It is certainly never up to a student...