BuckyBadgerRN

BuckyBadgerRN ASN, RN

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  1. reported a nurse stealing narcs and not giving meds, shes friends with the DON :(

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to CynicallyVexed's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    OK, call me incredibly naïve, but how do you know that she's not giving the narcs to the residents that they are prescribed for? The failure to give other medications is horrendous enough, but I'm...

  2. One nurse for three busy providers. This can't be safe, right?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to LTCNS's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Keep looking, there IS something better out there for

  3. I am heartbroken I got fired for the first time as a nurse

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Want to be aware's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm really not sure what qualifications the receptionist would have lab-wise with a medic background. Red flag right there to me. Be glad you didn't have to make the decision to

  4. Coworker is Innappropriate

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to missnurse89's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Her comments weren't inappropriate. If you WANT the help of the MANY seasoned nurses here, do them a favor and make your post visually agreeable to read. Hence, the advice of using paragraphs. If...

  5. One nurse for three busy providers. This can't be safe, right?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to LTCNS's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Wow, OP, hoping you hear back soon so that you can tell your current employer that you're outta there!!!! I just went from rehab to clinic (ophthalmology) and the MD I'm assigned to gets FOUR RN's...

  6. Medical Assistants being called nurses

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Ethicsrn4life's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm on Flomax for a kidney stone, and I have no prostate or BPH issues. So be careful about laughing out

  7. what to do if you're worried about a negative reference

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

    You still don't get it. When you list former employers, those aren't REFERENCES in the true interpretation of the definition. A REFERENCE is someone YOU choose to supply as being able to give...

  8. what to do if you're worried about a negative reference

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

    Are you familiar with what a reference is, when talking about employment opportunities? You keep talking about using people who can provide positive things to say about you. Of COURSE you'll choose...

  9. what to do if you're worried about a negative reference

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

    Why would your friend use her former boss as a reference, KNOWING that s/he would probably be saying these things? And, no WAY would I be calling someone's former place of employment, pretending to...

  10. Violation of labor laws- looking up pts prior to clocking in

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to telee73's topic in General Nursing

    None

  11. Violation of labor laws- looking up pts prior to clocking in

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to telee73's topic in General Nursing

    I think the reasons have been covered and debated quite a bit

  12. Violation of labor laws- looking up pts prior to clocking in

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to telee73's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe it's just me, but working on YOUR time to fill holes in your providers schedule does not sound like something you would do for YOU. My employer would rather pay a little OT than get socked...

  13. Violation of labor laws- looking up pts prior to clocking in

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to telee73's topic in General Nursing

    Why are you pushing this? Your manager has told you to stop doing it. Clearly your facility has an issue with your practice and doesn't want you doing it. You're "on their radar" so to speak. I'd...

  14. Violation of labor laws- looking up pts prior to clocking in

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to telee73's topic in General Nursing

    You've been doing this off the clock? Big no-no for a million reasons, all labor law related. I'm really surprised that your hospital has allowed it to go on for so long

  15. Extra shifts

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Creak Freak's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It's probably mostly a dollars and cents thing. If you're PT, it will take longer for you to get into overtime hours. A FT nurse will be there quicker---and lets face it, ANY facility is in the...

  16. Giving Notice?

    BuckyBadgerRN posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I got the job I interviewed for yesterday!! I'll be going from a LTC/Rehab facility to clinic work and am SO excited. No nights, no weekends, no target that moves from nurse to nurse's back. We are...

  17. New Nurse Mistakes

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Mabesma's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Or "is this a HIPPA violation?" And yes, I intentionally misspelled "HIPAA" because that drives me as crazy and the constant threads on the

  18. New Nurse Mistakes

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Mabesma's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Here's one you just made.... Grntree is one of the friendliest, most helpful REALIST on this board. Way to make an impression. On all of

  19. Do the CNAs or RNs do personal care

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to RNtobe23's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have to say that as a nurse I've done the "let me grab a cna!" Because nurses aren't given gait belts and Cna's are. I'd rather help clean up a code brown because someone had to wait for assistance...

  20. Name tags with pins

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

    My temp. name tag had a pin and I did what I just described to you with a fabric lanyard, again, not stabbing the lanyard with the pin. My perm. nametag is magnetic and I put it on the same way---it...

  21. Name tags with pins

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

    Buy a retractable badge holder that has a plastic loop that is meant to be fed through a photo ID type of badge. Just pin your nametag through the loop, you don't even have to "stab" the loop, just...

  22. Do LPNs use stethoscopes?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to futurerpn4lfe's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I wear mine around my neck. It's mine to do with what I want

  23. get kicked off because of med error

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

    Nope, my instructors were there every minute of every clinical. We were not ALLOWED to be at a clinical site without an instructor. She would divide us up, some would go to same day where there were...

  24. Do the CNAs or RNs do personal care

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to RNtobe23's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow. This is a made up question,

  25. get kicked off because of med error

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

    Whoa!! Your school has you out at clinical sites with NO instructor present? What kind of facility wants to take on that kind of responsibility? I get a little more frightened with every post you...