BuckyBadgerRN

BuckyBadgerRN ASN, RN

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  1. You are NOT allergic to...

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    TRULY allergic or does it just upset their

  2. You are NOT allergic to...

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    You'll be a hero when you "cure" a patient receiving narc pain medications with a PRN docusate

  3. You are NOT allergic to...

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in dentistry for MANY years before going to nursing school, I can assure you that no DDS I have ever known has told someone that, but I'm sure they do

  4. "You won't be IV certified..."

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to nodaknursey701's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    That's the way it is where I live. But then facilities can impose their own rules. In a previous place of employment, LPN's were not allowed to TOUCH an IV. No starting, flushing, hanging products...

  5. You are NOT allergic to...

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    Two of my sons broke out in a rash from Amoxil, both being taken for strep. Our MD said it was most likely scarlet fever as a result of the strep, and not an allergy to the ABX. Both have safely had...

  6. You are NOT allergic to...

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I'll let a patient blab away about how they can't have epi because they are allergic and their heart just races out of their chest, but I'm not entering that into their charts. No effing

  7. You are NOT allergic to...

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    That's my point. The licensed individual that enters stuff like that should be taken aside for a little

  8. You are NOT allergic to...

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe the initial intake nurse could just take care of it instead. You know, just do it right to begin with? I know it's an unheard of concept with some

  9. You are NOT allergic to...

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    The systems I am speaking of (and since it's my rant, that's all I am privy to), have options for listing intolerances and side effects like GI upset. This was spelled out in the original post. I...

  10. You are NOT allergic to...

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    You are completely missing the point. It's not a matter of telling someone not to "take" epinephrine. They are producing in naturally while you're discussing the stinking "allergy" with them. A...

  11. You are NOT allergic to...

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's not the patient's lack of understanding that is irritating. It's the fact that a NURSE (or someone with the authority to take a medical history) enters these things into the legal document that...

  12. You are NOT allergic to...

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    And somewhere, someone will enter that into the chart as an "allergy". It's a little

  13. Should I quit my 2nd job? How many work 2 jobs here?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to CampNurse10's topic in School

    I work FT clinic and then an q third WE charge nurse position at a SNF near my home---that's my fun $!! That and I really do like it. I pick up anything extra that I want, the 8 hours fly by and the...

  14. Home Health CNA, quit case because my fall risk patient and family refused to...

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to cdsavannah59's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    What was he purpose of a HHA if he is going to refuse your help? Why have you there at

  15. I was bullied out of my job

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I don't know that I'd want to go back to a company that treated me so poorly, as you say they did. No way would I beg to come

  16. Bad start in nursing/poor job history

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to tsm007's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Sigh. PLENTY of nurse LOVE working in skilled care/long term care facilities. I do a PRN type of position in an LTC and truly enjoy it. Until you've walked a mile, you can't go by "what you've...

  17. How do I quit my CNA job after the first day?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Mommyfuturenurse's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Contact HR and be honest. You've accepted a position closer to home for a higher rate of pay. You accepted their offer based on the initial rate of pay and once they changed their mind, you had to...

  18. Feeling guilty about resident falls

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to rebellefleur's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Alarms do not prevent falls. All they let do is let you know a fall is most likely about to occur. They are considered restraints and some facilities have policies against them. Sometimes families...

  19. Family with access to hospital/clinic EMR

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Princess Bubblegum's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Nope! My employer required titer draws and re-vax for MMR and Hep B. When I wanted to provide a copy of those vax to my PCP, I had to submit a request for the records, of course. But they needed my...

  20. Why are the floor nurses so unwilling to teach?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to 2bnursebeckky's topic in General Students

    Wait until you graduate, pass the NCLEX and land your first position. Then come back and fill us in when you show up for work and hear, "Beckky, you'll have nursing student purple scrubs following...

  21. Why are the floor nurses so unwilling to teach?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to 2bnursebeckky's topic in General Students

    Where is your instructor in all of this? Throwing you out onto the floor and hoping that the floor nurses will teach you is highly

  22. My friend was asked to tell some advantages of male nurses over female ones

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

    I call troll on OP and definite idiot on her friend, if indeed this tale is even

  23. She took my patients!

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Weaverd11's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Suck it up and move on. Truly. It's done, over with and in the grand scheme of things, pretty darn minor. I don't think patients can be considered property and referred to as "mine". Unwritten...

  24. Nursing is becoming stupid

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to canigraduate's topic in General Nursing

    Makes me VERY happy that I work in a physician-owed clinic. The board members are shareholders, all of whom are physician's. Sheet gets done! It's a large, multi-specialty clinic, but every MD has...

  25. He/She Said What!?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to BritBSNRN's topic in General Nursing

    Kind of sounds like she confessed she wouldn't know WHAT to do when the time would