Boo439

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1. CNA's/PCT's how much do you make?

   Boo439 replied to Karen06's topic in CNA/MA

   Central Florida here. I made $8.00 even at an ALF. I make $8.67 at the hospital. I just had my 1 year evaluation so it will go up just a little. I have the option for full benefits, but it costs more for me because I am only part-time. -Cassie

2. does anyone get to wear fun scrubs

   Boo439 replied to S5777's topic in General Nursing

   It's funny you say that... I am a CNA at a hospital and I have nothing but SpongeBob scrub tops lol Well, I have one Finding Nemo top. I brighten my patients' days. Not a day goes by without at least one of my patients complimenting me on my top. The...

3. Patient in Isolation...Varying Attitudes

   Boo439 replied to abundantjoy07's topic in General Nursing

   The hospital I work at is the same way. If someone has MRSA in a wound in their foot and I am going into their room to drop off their lunch tray, I'm not going to put on the gown, mask, etc, unless I'm afraid they're going to karate chop me in the fa...

4. Hello from a newbie

   Boo439 replied to WVmomof2's topic in General Nursing

   Congrats on passing your exam!! I am going into nursing to be able to make more money than I was before I started school. I went to be a CNA strictly to make money. I had no people skills and really no desire to do the work. I was thrown into a situa...

5. can I become register nurse

   Boo439 replied to sabrina49's topic in General Nursing

   It depends what state you are in. In Florida, they do the background check and if you have any felonies, it sets off a red flag. I don't know if they go on a case-by-case basis, or if all felonies stop you from going into the nursing program...

6. When you call in sick...

   Boo439 replied to Butternut's topic in General Nursing

   My hospital likes as many details as possible as they track illnesses and do studies about how they are spread among the patients/employees. I've been lucky that when I have called in, they don't really care. Then again, CNAs aren't as important to t...

7. White uniform dress common nowadays?

   Boo439 replied to FutureIsBlue's topic in General Nursing

   White is only required for nursing school down here. I wear SpongeBob SquarePants scrub tops every day. I enjoy making my patients smile. I always get compliments about wearing tops that are bright and cheery or I hear how my patien'ts grandchild LOV...

8. unprofessional behavior in RN community

   Boo439 replied to miphillli's topic in Professionalism

   I am 22 and I am only a CNA. I am in school to be a nurse. I have noticed that nearly everyone that I work with either swears, doesn't care about their appearance or has an all-around bad attitude. There is a nurse on a floor that I regularly float...

9. I am a man, can I study nurse course and be a nurse?

   Boo439 replied to cgzca's topic in General Nursing

   I can tell that you are from another country. I don't know what the male nursing situation is like where you live, but in the US, no one thinks twice if a male is a nurse anymore. Men make wonderful nurses. We have quite a few on my floor and many mo...

10. Florida Roll Call ......

    Boo439 replied to RNPATL's topic in Florida

    My name's Cassie, I'm a CNA at Florida Hospital - DeLand. I live in DeBary (central FL). I have been a CNA for a year, and I'm taking the pre-req's for the RN program at DBCC.

11. Working night shift and eating-how do you do it?

    Boo439 replied to eng_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I worked 3rd shift for a few months. I would eat dinner with my husband around 8-10pm. I would go to work and not eat anything and if I did, it was just a piece of toast or a fruit snack. I would drink water through the night, that was it. I would ge...

12. First day on my own--from worst to first

    Boo439 replied to hock1's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats on your first day alone! Sounds like you did good!

13. What do you do and how long have you done it?

    Boo439 replied to RNPATL's topic in General Nursing

    I hope my comments are welcome... I have been a CNA for a little over a year now. I got a job at an ALF the day I graduated from my CNA class. I worked there for 6 months and got bored with it so I applied at the local hospital and got the job the ne...

14. The reason I went into nursing.... long

    Boo439 replied to Yellow Rose RN's topic in General Nursing

    Kudos to you. You offered comfort to a family who has been going through a tough situation for 3 1/2 years. Without you, their struggle would have been much harder. I wish there were more people like you in the nursing field.

15. If you could get your Master's Degree...What would you get it in?

    Boo439 replied to LPNtoBSNstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Can you have a Master's Degree in Psychology? If so, that's what I would get it in.