BuckyBadgerRN

BuckyBadgerRN ASN, RN

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  1. Nursing home phenomenon/ What's this?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Juliet310's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Were would you expect the clients you describe to receive care if not in a

  2. Is this legal? Hospice RN required to do Home Health visits

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to deblowe52's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    What nursing tasks would they be asking you to do that will put your license in jepordy? I'm confused. Is the REAL issue that they are asking/expecting you to do more and you are unwiling? You're...

  3. Humor me please with a question from my son...

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to JustBeachyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'd probably leave it and invent some sort of superhero persona around it. Totally think I could pull off a caped

  4. stinky patient pet peeve

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Students

    Bully for you then :). Take out the first line and the rest is

  5. Persistent Falsification of Data

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to lpncharlie's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Not necessarily!! We have residents whose parameters would be 400 b/4 it required a call to their MD. 300 is NOT a set in stone

  6. How can I be taken more seriously?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Scuba_NurseBSN's topic in General Students

    Wow them with your skills so they don't have time to give your size a second thought

  7. stinky patient pet peeve

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Students

    In strolls a classmate to save OP! Total well-being/care of your patient is part of your EVERYDAY assignment!! I weep for the future if yours and OP's attitudes are what we can expect from current...

  8. stinky patient pet peeve

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Students

    I think OP was raised with the "everyone gets a medal just for participating" idea. She should be rewarded for just showing up and looking cute in her school

  9. stinky patient pet peeve

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Students

    Ohhhhh, it's going to get GOOD now! Off to read pages 2-8. Nursing student gonna get

  10. Outcomes Management

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to NSchulte10's topic in Patient Safety Issues

  11. Needed to vent

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to jojo489's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    In my state, ONLY RN's are allowed to say they are nurses. If you're an LPN, you have to say "LPN", not "nurse". How crazy is that?! Don't engage people like this woman. You know what you are,...

  12. Outcomes Management

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to blavan12's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Want me to find out? I find it interesting that this group of students couldn't even vary the title of their

  13. Nursing student question on on outcomes management and cost effectiveness

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to ehayes10's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    LOL, my husband's cousin's wife teaches nursing at this university---would you like me to text her an

  14. Outcomes Management

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to NSchulte10's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    My DH's cousin's wife (follow that?!, LOL) teaches nursing at Winona State. I'll have to ask her if you guys were all directed here in

  15. didnt get consent signed?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to txrnswthrt's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    In my state ONLY the MD can get the consent signed. No nurses thrown under the bus where I

  16. why do nurses gossip and belittle eachother?

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

    No one is making fun of you, but it's clear that this is not the forum for

  17. why do nurses gossip and belittle eachother?

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

    I just posted asking how she could be a 17 year old nurse---didn't even know about the mental health

  18. why do nurses gossip and belittle eachother?

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

    Are you really a 17 year old

  19. Held to a higher standard

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I just have little empathy for those who choose to indulge in illegal substances. And I don't give a hoot about the "well it should be" camp. In most places it's not and if you choose to light up, be...

  20. Was this such an unreasonable request?

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

    Op, I'm curious, what kind of order was it? A medication-related

  21. Keeping my patient's dignity intact? Please help me!! (long but urgent)

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to KateyBug's topic in Private Duty

    It must be ok in the Bermuda Triangle to call yourself a nurse, even if you don't know basic personal

  22. Was this such an unreasonable request?

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

    yup, very different! There is no blanket statement that covers every aspect of nursing in all

  23. Is it normal to quit a job because the culture isn't welcoming?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Naturally Brilliant's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well that escalated

  24. Keeping my patient's dignity intact? Please help me!! (long but urgent)

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to KateyBug's topic in Private Duty

    Is someone supervising you? Where are this young man's parents? The more you post, the more it's clear to me that perhaps this is not the line of work for you. Have you posed these questions to the...

  25. Keeping my patient's dignity intact? Please help me!! (long but urgent)

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to KateyBug's topic in Private Duty

    You can't. Let it go. Clearly it's a tic or manifestation of all his disorders that you keep talking about. You seriously need to back off of some of these things and quit trying to "get into his...