BuckyBadgerRN

BuckyBadgerRN ASN, RN

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  1. BE HONEST! What part of your job do you hate?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Cheers_G's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I surely hope you're talking about a clinical rotation in peds. PLEASE a million times over, don't EVER refer to an adult incontinence product as a

  2. Thyroid medication

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to gofast's topic in Patient Medications

    Graves Disease'r here too. Now that I'm days, I do my pill on my way out the door to work. When I did nights I had to shift it around, but figured that getting it in, even with chow in the belly,...

  3. ADN vs BSN Battle

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Mommy_RN1211's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    [yikes. Dumbest analogy ever. Bsn nurses provide luxury care? I'm at a loss... QUOTE=AlphaM;8545024]ADN vs BSN is like two cars, a Honda and a BMW, both good cars, both will take you where you want...

  4. My Fibro

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Guest219794's topic in General Nursing

    Ha! lately, some of these new accounts with fly by night posters smack of unprofessionalism! The post you're unhappy about isn't newsworthy when you start putting some of those crazy new posts into...

  5. My life story... What can I do?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to xNurseWannaBx's topic in Nursing Career

    OK, I had a REALLY hard time reading your post---paragraphs make the difference, believe me! That said, you can't become an LPN with your CNA and CMA "licenses" (I stated it like I did because these...

  6. What's the meanest thing a patient has said to you?

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

    Yes, if our current crop of patients has an average age of

  7. Why do nurses seem to have a bad reputation?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to unbrokenx3's topic in General Nursing

    Especially "reality tv".

  8. Injured LPN, should I bother with obtaining RN?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to nettiemaria5's topic in Nursing Career

    As the PP stated, the types of jobs that you're speaking of are rarely available to NEW nursing grads, that is OP's

  9. Why do nurses seem to have a bad reputation?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to unbrokenx3's topic in General Nursing

    You chose your career with the research of Grey's Anatomy and your father's tales guiding

  10. advice? asked to go home during shift

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to artreid's topic in General Nursing

    Well, flame away, but not that long ago (a super savvy AN member can probably link it here in a flash) a preceptor posted here about having to take on a new nurse who knew it all, was so experienced...

  11. advice? asked to go home during shift

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to artreid's topic in General Nursing

    My money says

  12. advice? asked to go home during shift

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to artreid's topic in General Nursing

    Please, please, please---spell out the word "you" instead of using text speak (against TOS) and using "u" when addressing

  13. advice? asked to go home during shift

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to artreid's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds to me like you're coming across a little to ahem "boldly" for their liking. I'm not sure why as an RN of 5 years you can't start an IV without your preceptor standing over your shoulder?...

  14. ADN vs BSN Battle

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Mommy_RN1211's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    a million

  15. I was not a candidate for a a job because of GPA

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to jenni23's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Wow, I honestly have never heard of an employer asking for your college GPA! I guess I need to get out more, LOL! So sorry OP

  16. I don't know why I'm even surprised by this...

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to thesegotoeleven's topic in General Nursing

    I'd contact OSHA---they take shizz like employee safety pretty seriously, as it is their job

  17. ADN vs BSN Battle

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Mommy_RN1211's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Really? What state is this? I surely hope that there are NO ADN degrees being offered in your state if absolutely no graduate stands a snowball's chance in heck in getting a job because your ENTIRE...

  18. ADN vs BSN Battle

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Mommy_RN1211's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I will never understand how a poster can speak for an ENTIRE state "my state prefers BSN's". Maybe in a HOSPITAL setting, but there is SO much more to nursing than the "holy grail" of a hospital...

  19. ADN vs BSN Battle

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Mommy_RN1211's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    You're "discouraged" by title throwing, yet you started yet ANOTHER thread about

  20. What's the meanest thing a patient has said to you?

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

    I offered to push an older patient back out to reception after his procedure was finished-- Pt: That sounds good, you could use the exercise it looks like! Me: Mr. Johnson, that really isn't your...

  21. Suggestions for appeal letter

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Misrak Bereka's topic in General Students

    I'm glad you were able to pull something from that. Seriously, I have NO idea what the OP is looking for. It is obvious that English is not his/her first language and I wonder if that was a large...

  22. 9 months in, quitting to work private practice

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

    I've NEVER worked hospital! There are SO many options out there, if you're unhappy, run for the

  23. Vent/trach pay

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to oliegirllvn's topic in California Nursing

    I am vent/trach certified. My first pdn position paid $35 per

  24. Can I Become a Registered Nurse While Being TERRIBLE At Math?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to HarleyQuinn's topic in General Students

    YOU are the one who got your own thread off topic by blaming your teacher/tutors for your math

  25. Can I Become a Registered Nurse While Being TERRIBLE At Math?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to HarleyQuinn's topic in General Students

    Wait. You're wearing scrubs and doing math calculations now, as a 16 year old? Things are not adding up with your story (talk about bad math!). And people wonder why I'm opposed to non-nursing...