BuckyBadgerRN

BuckyBadgerRN ASN, RN

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  1. Nurses' image set back 100 years

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to tntrn's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    People will quit a job over having to wear all-white? Sounds kind of extreme to me. I HATE the all-white look (it was what we had to wear for school), but if my employer said (as did my school) that...

  2. Student Uniforms - What are yours like?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to tag2007's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Those "restrictions" are in place because if they don't spell it out, someone will toe the line and then cross it.

  3. Student Uniforms - What are yours like?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to tag2007's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Just graduated! And I will never wear all white again! I guess you know what ours were like, LOL! We could wear whatever brand, style, etc that we wanted to, as long as it was all white. Which it...

  4. Help with med calculation please

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to AnnSmithga's topic in General Nursing

    Does your grandmother's insurance have a "nurse hotline" or something similar? Maybe they could help with the dosing, but really the dispensing pharmacy should have made that pretty

  5. Just took random drug test

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to learninglessons12's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Coming in late, but I'm dying to know what your "disabillity" is! Abusing an illegal substance automatically means you have a disability? (other than poor

  6. This "us" vs "them" mentality....

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to DL-SNUP's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh, we ALWAYS had our clinical instructor with us on site!! At MY school anyway. I do know our local hospital takes students out of a BSN program from the next state over, and those students are on....

  7. Pre employment urine drug screen for nursing home, will they test for alcohol?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to RN_jobhunting's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I did read all of your post, and the piece that's jumping out at me is that you drank 10-11 beers in one event. YIKES! You felt "buzzed" when you went in to do your paperwork signing/drug screen?...

  8. Pre employment urine drug screen for nursing home, will they test for alcohol?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to RN_jobhunting's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It's not illegal to smoke cigarettes either, but plenty of facilities test for it

  9. From a student, to, hospital floor nurses...

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, you're going to go far in your student nursing career, I GUARANTEE

  10. HIPPA VIOLATION???

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Misstlewis's topic in General Nursing

    What sarcasm? People asked for clarification to the question you asked. Some advised you that it probably wasn't attorney-worthy. Others gave their opinion that if the rude front desk staff...

  11. HIPPA VIOLATION???

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Misstlewis's topic in General Nursing

    Two things: 1) HIPAA!!!!!! Not HIPPA 2) Sure sounds like it was a

  12. Legal implications of free-text charting

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to EmmieRN's topic in General Nursing

    ok, we were taught very differently: getting the consent form signed--we can verify that it has been signed, but in no way, shape or form is the nurse supposed to explain the procedure, answer...

  13. Legal implications of free-text charting

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to EmmieRN's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, I should have kept reading and then just said "yeah, what she said"!

  14. Legal implications of free-text charting

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to EmmieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I may be the odd one here, but I PREFER narrative-style charting (I think we are talking about the same thing!). YEARS ago when I first started doing EMS, ALL of our charting was done by hand and I...

  15. the pressure of passing nclex on the first try

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

    I definately felt the pressure---some of it self-imposed, but not all of it. In the end my graduating class had 100% pass rate--we ALL passed on our first try! YIKES, if I had been the "one" that...

  16. If you were me, would you...

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to i<3u's topic in General Nursing

    I think most students doing the track you are find that the stress of RN school is a full-time job in itself and trying to work as an LPN on top of FT school is VERY hard. BUT, only you know what you...

  17. In my ER, we're required to do preg tests before giving Toradol. Does anyone else do this?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to ReWritten's topic in Emergency

    LOL, NOTHING happens quickly when you are writhing and vomiting from the pain of a kidney

  18. After the fact I failed my NCLEX I got a call for a job interview

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to pkt00's topic in General Nursing

    As long as you passed the proctor exam. I never took it! My school required that we "successfully complete the CNA class" b/4 we could apply to nursing school. I did not spend $200 on an exam that...

  19. For what can you lose your license?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to psu_213's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Hmmm, I passed in July and have yet to receive such a

  20. In my ER, we're required to do preg tests before giving Toradol. Does anyone else do this?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to ReWritten's topic in Emergency

    I was given Toradol in ER for kidney stones. They asked if I could be pg and that was it. (clearly, I was not, LOL) As much pain as I was in though, I would NOT have wanted to spend ANY extra time...

  21. Pinning up long hair

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to annetter's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Because they can. Simple. If noone is going to enforce those policies, staff will walk all over them. In school I had a fellow student with a facial piercing (eyebrow). Our handbook specifically...

  22. Offensive or not??

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

    I have a co-worker who does this. She comes across as very insincere and child-like herself. Not impressive or reassuring AT

  23. After the fact I failed my NCLEX I got a call for a job interview

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to pkt00's topic in General Nursing

    I thought you could only work as a GN until you sit for the NCLEX, if you pass, YAY! If not, your GN days are over. Therefore, the OP doesn't have that GN window anymore. Someone correct me if I'm...

  24. Possible termination for HIPAA violations

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Magnolia619's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    The one that governs us today =) I remember it the "old" way too,

  25. Possible termination for HIPAA violations

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Magnolia619's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    HIPAA, not HIPPA!!!!! (sorry, pet peeve of