BuckyBadgerRN

BuckyBadgerRN ASN, RN

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  1. Don't People Have Bills To Pay?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm a fairly new nurse and can honestly say I've yet to encounter a "crusty old bat" in the workplace. I think the phrase "nurses eat their young" needs to just die and go away, I'm embarrassed to...

  2. Chemical restraint and lazy nurses

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Veronica.c's topic in Patient Medications

    The facility doesn't prescribe medications, the health care providers of the resident's do. Why you are blaming your facility for all of your perceived mis-dosings has me

  3. Patient wants to connect on LinkedIn

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to otilika's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Am I the only one who thinks that students seem to over-share with the clients they care for in clinicals? That said, I wouldn't do

  4. Don't People Have Bills To Pay?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Seriously? I hope to high heaven that you've been hacked or some other reasonable explantion for saying you want to work where the patient is unresponsive and you don't have to interact with them or...

  5. Don't People Have Bills To Pay?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm laughing out loud in a major way at your use of the word "loose". I've always wondered where a nurse can get his or her license tightened because it seems to be a huge

  6. my husband told me maybe I can't handle the stress of nursing

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to nursepenelope's topic in Health, Stress Management

    First off, run, don't walk away from your church. Honestly, how anyone can act that way and call themselves a man of God is beyond me. Secondly, I'm sure your husband only has your best interests at...

  7. New RN; I want to quit my job already.

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to irishlynn5's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ugh, text speak drives me crazy---it's just a form or poor grammar, in my little ol' opinion. Even though its clearly spelled out in the TOS, it doesn't stop many from doing it

  8. Awesome new development at our corrections facility

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Two Sheds's topic in Correctional

    What? Just....what? Or bariatric patients, because they require 5 or 8 nurses' time to simply turn them over in bed. Or welfare patients, because they are a revolving door and waste nurses' time...

  9. New RN; I want to quit my job already.

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to irishlynn5's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yup, exactly what I thought. "Just get off of nights" isn't feasible advice because its going to be near impossible to

  10. NJ vs PA licensing

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to cxe008's topic in Nursing Career

    It doesn't matter WHERE you are sitting when you take the NCLEX--its a national exam. That said, I would think you need to get a license where you're currently residing, but I'm not entirely sure how...

  11. New RN; I want to quit my job already.

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to irishlynn5's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow. If your bedside manner is as rude as this response was to the OP who was looking for a proverbial shoulder to cry on, than I agree--bedside care is NOT for

  12. Removing a ring with O2 mask strap

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to flyingchange's topic in Emergency

    When my wedding rings were fitting tightly due to pregnancy, my MD suggested the same method to remove them should the need arise. That baby will be 20 this summer! An age old trick that's been...

  13. Second chance for RN program?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Nursing pursuit's topic in New York Nursing

    Isn't micro considered a gen ed? That stinks that you'd lose your place in the nursing program based on a gen ed grade! Have you re-taken the class yet, or currently doing so? You could point out...

  14. Second chance for RN program?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Nursing pursuit's topic in New York Nursing

    Why the need for appealing? For what reason were you dimissed? It sounds like your grades were good. Just trying to get some background in order to give great advice

  15. New Uniform Policy... ugh!

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

    We have to wear ceil blue as nurses with my company. They give us 2 sets of Cherokee brands tops and bottoms, and we're able to buy what we want after that, any brand, style, etc----as long as its...

  16. New Nurse Multiple med errors

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Doll Head's topic in Patient Medications

    Wow. That is quite a few med errors in a short span of time. I know you know this, but wow. I don't know the systems in place in your facility, obviously, but it sounds as though there are some...

  17. In LTC can LPN fire an CNA?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to mzsuccess's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In my facility, ONLY administration can fire someone, not an LPN, not an

  18. What do Nurses think about CNA's

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to powers2704's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think, as a rule, that CNA's are the hardest working people in the building. Of course, as with any profession, there are some absolute lazy lumps that are there only to collect a paycheck, but...

  19. Best way to find a nursing job in the US ?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Sailor Nurse's topic in International Nursing

    Wait, what? A job does NOT come with a SS#---please disregard any source that told you this!! And continue to do your own research, it's the best

  20. Help I have the hardest time

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to jlb3k's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Is it being given IVP? I don't know that I've ever heard of Demerol being infused via IV. You'll have to stop the IVP in order to free your hands up to start the O2, so that answers that part of the...

  21. obviously pregnant and need a job

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to megan215's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Congrats!!! Where in VA are you? We'll be hopefully relocating there this summer. I took my current position because my company has facilities in our target area

  22. I failed the PNLE 2013

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Lifeboy22's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    MANY nurses fail the first time, some more than that. Don't beat yourself up, give yourself a couple of days to "mourn" and then start that review

  23. i'll probably get flamed to the moon and back for this but..

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to elijahvegas's topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone pointed a finger and said the things you're feeling after "seeing the direction this thread has taken"? I sure haven't. Be proud of your top of the class status----no one here is taking...

  24. i'll probably get flamed to the moon and back for this but..

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to elijahvegas's topic in General Nursing

    You may find that PDN gets paid the lowest where you are, but I make $10 per hour LESS doing what I am now than when I was private duty. You definately don't speak for all

  25. Best way to find a nursing job in the US ?

    BuckyBadgerRN replied to Sailor Nurse's topic in International Nursing

    It doesn't matter what state you take the NCLEX in as far as passing it. It is a NATIONAL exam meaning that the test I took in Wisconsin is the same one you'll take in Florida and the same one given...