BuckyBadgerRN

BuckyBadgerRN ASN, RN

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  1. Bodies Exhibit....have you been?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to jennaroo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    YES!! Saw in it Milwaukee a few years ago. LOVED

  2. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Some would argue that the responsible thing to do would have been for her husband (or her) to have maintained the insurance that they had rather than take a position that didn't offer any coverage....

  3. Is this cheating?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to BCurtis's topic in General Students

    IMO, yes, this is academic dishonesty and I would think it is addressed in the programs guidelines. I would also hope that an astute nursing instructor would have an inkling as to whats going

  4. Philadelphia New Grad Salaries

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to alh353's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I don't know the job market in the Phillie area specifically, but if it's trending like most of the rest of the nation, be thankful for being able to land a nursing job at ANY hospital, not just the...

  5. Dropped pills

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to mandaaRN's topic in Patient Medications

    A little OT, but this reminds me of when a co-worker had a baby several years ago and was in the hospital post-partum. The RN brought in the pain med she had requested and somehow the pill got...

  6. How to fail clinical

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to cnmbfa's topic in General Students

    Oh Amen to that! One clinical rotation I had the facility CLEARLY stated that acrylic nails were an absolute no-no. AS was the schools policy. My instructor had the most beautiful set of...

  7. How to fail clinical

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to cnmbfa's topic in General Students

    Clinical shoes should NEVER be worn outside of the clinical area!!! NO WAY do I want to take that stuff home to my

  8. Clinical Failure

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to student1919's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I said "MAY be". Sensitive much? Kudos to you and your classmates for your committment to your education---it'll pay off is

  9. Clinical Failure

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to student1919's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm not so sure. Personally, I think this may be the first wave of nursing students who grew up in the era of "everyone gets a trophy just for showing up" and could do no wrong in the eyes of...

  10. Clinical Failure

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to student1919's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Unprofessionalism presents itself in many ways. As a "full" nurse AND as a student

  11. Clinical Failure

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to student1919's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yikes. I'm sorry, it sounds like they do have grounds to dimiss you from clinical =( Being late "quite a few times" is disruptive for the entire clinical group and not fair at all to MANY people....

  12. How much personal info do you share with pts?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Bouncyball's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I tend to be very vague when asked personal questions (my husband is a police officer, he'd have a stroke if I gave out much, LOL!) If asked about being married I'll say yes, kids, yes 4. If they...

  13. Patient requests

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I just threw up a in my mouth a little. And it takes a LOT to turn my

  14. AllNurse is biased against foreign nurses?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to mikimoto's topic in International Nursing

    Well said, SilverDragon. I've not noticed that posts regarding the topic are being pulled, in fact there seem to be alot of them. And I agree with everything you said about the IEN looking for a...

  15. Patient fx hip after family refused alarm

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Emilyinsc's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    How do we know that the admitting RN DIDN'T do her best to educate the family? We all know it can be like talking til you're blue in the face to brick

  16. Is the inside of the wrist a safe site to start an IV

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to whereisrebecca's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    LOL, whether its recommended or not, no way in HE.. would I let anyone start an IV for me there, ergo, I would never do that to a

  17. Thank you Lord that I failed my first nclex

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

    So could I

  18. Thank you Lord that I failed my first nclex

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

    Not a religious person? Oooookkkkaaaaaayyyyyy. Congrats on passing the

  19. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    you're almost right. I'm commenting based on the EXPERIENCE of ONE friend who is well-versed in Canadian healthcare (she's also an RN). That said, based on the positives and negatives that exsist,...

  20. Giving notice

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to AnieleiLPN's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Of course you CAN just quit. It's up to you whether or not you wish to provide them the courtesy of some notice or not. It may be that you offer a 2 week notice and they choose to decline that and...

  21. Bullies at the work place.. vent

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sooooo, please to explain how the nurse you turned in is the workplace bully? She sounds angry, but I don't get bullying out of your

  22. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I have a very dear friend from Canada. She has spoken at length about how things work in Canada regarding the wonderful realization of socialized medicine. A necessary shoulder surgery that took 16...

  23. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Well DoGood, I hope you are quite pleased with yourself. I had to sing the Preamble, like I learned to do SO many years ago by watching Saturday morning cartoons and catching the SchoolHouse Rock...

  24. MAR error

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to paulsab's topic in Patient Medications

    "Did the right thing"? The OP signed off on medications that they never gave! What is right about

  25. Homecare Nursing Training compensation?!?!

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Chapo84's topic in Home Health

    Not being snobby. Pointing out to that poster that there ARE HH agencies that hire new grads. Also, I wasn't the one with the insulin injection question. I DID learn it in school and managed to...