BuckyBadgerRN

BuckyBadgerRN ASN, RN

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  1. What are some of the most ridiculous requests you have heard?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I've posted this before, but I answered a resident's light, he "needed to pee". I retrieved his urinal from the bathroom and handed it to him. He looked at me smiling and said "you need to hold my...

  2. Vent: dealing with nursing home nurses who refuse to provide comfort medication to patient

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to stacyRN11's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Maybe that was the law 35 years ago Quite frankly, someone who is going to argue with you about this while the hospice patient suffers, is not someone I see staying current on legislation OR how...

  3. New and Improved PVT

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to NICU Guy's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Does it have to be a card that is actually valid or will you take any fraudulent methods of

  4. Should I place my license as inactive?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to setsuna92's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Maybe not. Not every state requires

  5. Should I place my license as inactive?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to setsuna92's topic in First Year After Licensure

    What does your state require? My state doesn't require CEU's, so no worries there. I wouldn't place my license on inactive just because you aren't CURRENTLY working as a

  6. Tattoos in Nursing School

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to BBboy's topic in General Students

    Well that escalated quickly. Try dialing it back JUST a bit there,

  7. Tattoos in Nursing School

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to BBboy's topic in General Students

    Sigh. Either wait until you're done with school or else put this important to you tat somewhere not easily visible. I don't get the

  8. help re: debt panic

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to nagem_'s topic in General Students

    That was the EXACT word you used. Not sure why you're all butthurt now that posters are quoting

  9. help re: debt panic

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to nagem_'s topic in General Students

    Well, first of all, quit thinking it was "pretty cool" to ignore your student loan debt for 2 years while you were busy finding yourself. Now the only thing to do is pay it. 80K was your debt JUST...

  10. Medication error

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Rainy day RN's topic in Patient Medications

    Do a search, yes, it has

  11. Medication error

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Rainy day RN's topic in Patient Medications

    I made a med error a couple of years ago, resident was supposed to get hydrocodone/APAP 5/325 and I gave 7.5/325. I was SO upset! Notified MD, he laughed and said if that's the worst med error I...

  12. Problem with a problem-co worker

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to vbarger28's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Why woukd anyone want to stay in that

  13. do schools do random drug tests?

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

    If you have a valid script for the clonazepam, you're

  14. How hard is the maths to become a Registered Nurse?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Chory's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Nah, not interested in learning about the educational system in the

  15. What are some of the most ridiculous requests you have heard?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I'm thinking "delegate". A nurses time can better be spent getting some other things

  16. What are some of the most ridiculous requests you have heard?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    You WAIT in the room for 20 minutes while someone taps a kidney? Ain't nobody got time for

  17. Question regarding where I stand with my job (long, but with paragraphs!)

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Alisonisayoshi's topic in General Nursing

    My MD would NEVER allow any kind of interruption during a procedure (if the light is on, your need/question/request WILL wait until the light goes off and everyone in our clinic knows

  18. What are some of the most ridiculous requests you have heard?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    It was passed on in report a couple of weeks ago that "Resident X wants her pubic hair trimmed, a nurse told her that someone would". Well, hold that thought while we figure out who promised you that...

  19. could get fired!

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

    Yeah, IF her special snowflake is giving her the whole story. I shake my heads at parents like this. Daughter is NOT a good nurse if she willingly violates policies that we all know she signed off...

  20. could get fired!

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

    Blowing smoke up Mommy's (OP) backside isn't helpful. She asked for opinions on the situation. It's an unpleasant situation that the DD created, the responses aren't going to necessarily be...

  21. could get fired!

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

    Well, she SHOULD be. Violated about 9 things there. Certainly not a move made by a reasonably intelligent

  22. I added Aquadest on it, didn't I? Omygod! That's alcohol 70%!

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to chadvena's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I can't think of one thing about this scenario that is

  23. after 35 years, I cannot believe it

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Carolyn1234's topic in General Nursing

    She may not qualify if the group is a small

  24. You are NOT allergic to...

    BuckyBadgerRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    So we are switching to a new computer system at work. Not everything will carry over and we have to do some manual entry of certain things. Allergies is one of the items that falls onto that list....

  25. We were all wrong about nursing home nurses

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work an every third charge position at an LTC, it pays far better than my clinic