MaryG

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1. What's the worst thing the workplace bully did to you? has done to you?

   MaryG replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

   WOW.....your stories are veeeeeeery scary. I've had run in's with an RN that works nights a few times, but after the first few, I wouldn't back down. I thought......NO WAY......you are not going to intimidate me. She has managed to intimidate other a...

2. Nurses who let NAs Boss them around

   MaryG replied to PhePhe's topic in Relations

   WOW Karen, I wish our facility was that kind. We(CNA's) started getting and extra $1.00 an hour for extra shifts when the nurses here negotiated their new contract. Kind of funny how that worked, huh? We have no extra kudos for anything like attendan...

3. Nurses who let NAs Boss them around

   MaryG replied to PhePhe's topic in Relations

   It's true that the pay isn't great, but the rewards are so much greater than any monetary compensation. My residents love and trust me.....their families feel like they can always trust me....and my nurses and boss know that I take pride in my job an...

4. Nurses who let NAs Boss them around

   MaryG replied to PhePhe's topic in Relations

   CNA's give the profession a rotten name. YES....I believe that being a CNA is a career choice and i'm very proud of it. I take pride in the fact that I am a CNA and would like to tell the ones that make us look bad.......go work at McDonalds.......we...

5. Nurses who let NAs Boss them around

   MaryG replied to PhePhe's topic in Relations

   I know that the nurses have their own work to do. I know that I can't pass meds and do their charting for them. I also know that they do have time to help, the majority of the time. I really don't think it's unreasonable to ask that they help. I'm no...

6. Nurses who let NAs Boss them around

   MaryG replied to PhePhe's topic in Relations

   I can't believe some of these stories! I guess the fact that i've been a CNA for "only" 4 years and worked at the same facility might have something to do with that. Where I work...in LTC.....we try to work together as a team. Some of us "get it" an...