bugya90

bugya90 ASN, BSN, LVN, RN

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  1. Family issue..Thoughts?

    bugya90 replied to jrabbit619's topic in General Students

    Have an apartment and job lined up and the day after graduation just leave. You can leave a note if you don't want to deal with a face to face confrontation. I would try to hold on until after...

  2. Help! I have to precept a new grad who already knows it all....but not really.

    bugya90 replied to GOMER-RN's topic in General Nursing

    I precept at the clinic I work at. If I were you I would have a manager sit in on the conversation and maybe even add to it as well. My charge nurse has had to sit in on these convos in the past and...

  3. Thoughts on nurses who graduate nursing school calling themselves nurses before the NCLEX

    bugya90 replied to pmabraham's topic in General Students

    You realize the N in LPN stands for Nurse and the L stands for Licensed meaning they have passed boards and are a licensed nurse in their respective state

  4. Thoughts on nurses who graduate nursing school calling themselves nurses before the NCLEX

    bugya90 replied to pmabraham's topic in General Students

    She may just be letting the excitement that she is finally done with school get to her. At least she actually graduated before calling herself a nurse. Just tell her congrats on graduating and remind...

  5. Why do some nurses come across to be rude?

    bugya90 replied to mathboy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You do realize this site is called allNURSES right? Did you think we were just going to agree with you that you waited to long at the Emergency Room for a non emergent visit? Or did you think we were...

  6. Why do some nurses come across to be rude?

    bugya90 replied to mathboy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You should not have gone to an ER in the first place. You should have gone to urgent care or your PCPs office. A sprained ankle is NOT an emergency. Examples of emergencies are having uncontrolled...

  7. Why do some nurses come across to be rude?

    bugya90 replied to mathboy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sprained ankle? Really? You should have gone to an urgent care or your PCPs office for that, not the hospital. You waited because people who were sicker than you and actually having emergencies were...

  8. Why do some nurses come across to be rude?

    bugya90 replied to mathboy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You may not want to know how they are doing. They may have just had an unsuccessful rapid response, they may not have eaten or peed in hours due to short staffing, they may have just witnessed a mom...

  9. Why do some nurses come across to be rude?

    bugya90 replied to mathboy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If you are not willing to listen to the responses given to you or accept the fact that people may not agree with your opinion then don't post on a public forum. Especially don't post on a forum geared...

  10. Why do some nurses come across to be rude?

    bugya90 replied to mathboy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Because nurses are human too just like everyone else. There are rude doctors but I don't see you making comments about them. Maybe you just caught these people on a bad day. We are all human and...

  11. Non military nursing position on base

    bugya90 replied to RunnerD1987's topic in Government, Military

    I used to live near ft hood (army base in Texas). Most of my co-workers were military spouses. There were also nursing positions on post at the various clinics and the post hospital. The managers in...

  12. Every other weekend & holidays??

    bugya90 replied to LuciaRN2b's topic in General Nursing

    I currently work the mon-fri 8-5 shift at a clinic as a LVN. The pay sucks and working 5 days straight can be draining, especially when I've the "special" patients all week. When I finish my RN next...

  13. Worth Being A LPN

    bugya90 replied to shermainenevels's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I received my first job offer 1 week before graduation. I worked there with my temp license in orientation status until I took boards a few weeks after graduation. When I passed and my license posted...

  14. Calling yourself an RN

    bugya90 replied to MadpeysRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Here in Texas they are referred to as GN (graduate nurse) and GVN (graduate vocational nurse) until you take the boards and you must sign your name as such. Many facilities limit what you can do as a...

  15. Job Application --Under review?

    bugya90 replied to freckles23's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    At my employer your app goes to HR first and they verify your license and make sure you are in good standing with the BON. It's marked as "received" at this point. After that it is forwarded to the...

  16. Nurses with ear piercings

    bugya90 replied to hshuang's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    So what is the point of getting them right now if as you say you are going to take them out and let them heal for clinical. I'm assuming you are planning on getting into nursing school within the next...

  17. Do you need a tb and an x-ray as part of your physical?

    bugya90 replied to WE~DO~CARE's topic in General Nursing

    I am aware about the flu vaccine, but as far as I know, a face mask can be worn instead during the flu season:snurse:. Actually at my work unless you have a documented anaphylactic reaction to the flu...

  18. Nurses with ear piercings

    bugya90 replied to hshuang's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You may have to remove the earrings and keep the tat covered during clinicals and at some jobs. My workplace allows tattoos at "managers discretion". My manager doesn't care as long as it's not...

  19. Jersey to Texas

    bugya90 replied to rosemm_s's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I live in central Texas. DFW is overall a nice city. It is Texas so you will see people wearing their boots a lot but I'd say it's a "city" atmosphere. You won't see cattle roaming the streets...

  20. Esme Needs Your Prayers

    bugya90 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Prayers and healing thoughts for

  21. Just ignore it or have a discussion?

    bugya90 replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In my facility that would be against policy. We are not allowed to look up patients charts without being directly involved in their care or asked to be in their care by a coworker (need assistance...

  22. Length of employment

    bugya90 replied to bethann27's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    3.5 years with my current employer. Before this I spent 6 months in LTC after

  23. compact license

    bugya90 replied to BabaLouRN's topic in Travel

    I'm in Texas. After I renewed my license after the first year it was automatically a compact license. Look up your license on the BON website and it'll say compact license: yes/no. I can't remember...

  24. Help please I am wanting to get my RN online

    bugya90 replied to caseylynn2002's topic in School, College Programs

    No, excelsior is for those already working in healthcare who have experience. The only "clinical" is at the end for the clinical exam (CPNE). The CPNE is a 3 day high stress skills performance exam....

  25. LPN VS. BSN

    bugya90 replied to FutureNurseKali's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Just now realized my phone auto corrected for me. Should be RN program not Arab