Butterfliesnroses

Butterfliesnroses

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  1. Question: What's so bad about the night shift?

    Butterfliesnroses replied to LadyEJ BSN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked all the shifts as an aide in the LTC facility I work at. I worked nights for a year maybe. I liked it because I could go to family dinners and birthday parties because they generally...

  2. Do nurses talk about their patients when the leave

    Butterfliesnroses replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    speaking of that......i had an emergency c-section. my family was waiting in the waiting room. a surgeon came out and said it'd gotten crazy in there. then did a double take and said your her family...

  3. Any tips for a newly pregnant nurse?

    Butterfliesnroses replied to Lovely_RN's topic in General Nursing

    When I was became pregnant I was working as an aide in LTC (my daughter is one year old and I still work at the same place as an aide). At the time I was working the dayshift. I would vomit on the way...

  4. Is nursing really that stressful?

    Butterfliesnroses replied to dslite's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a nurses aide in long term care. I'm taking my pre-reqs to be a nurse, though. Anyways I've worked fast food, retail, and now this. I got paid more doing retail (per hour) then I do for being an...

  5. I feel excluded at work.

    Butterfliesnroses replied to abcotta's topic in General Nursing

    People can be SO mean. Just ignore those that are rude to you. On dayshift where I work there is a group that refers to themselves as (insert profanity that means female dog) Club. I'm not even...

  6. How often do you get sick?

    Butterfliesnroses replied to Flare's topic in General Nursing

    I rarely get sick. Once in a while. No more than I did in my life before health care. My boss pointed out that we really protect ourselves because the building is constantly being sanitized and we are...

  7. Vent lazy nurses/techs dont want to answer call light

    Butterfliesnroses replied to lovehospital's topic in General Nursing

    Don't assume the aides and nurses are doing nothing. I once had a resident (I work LTC) state that all the workers (nurses and aides) do it walk up and down the halls. I explained to her that we were...

  8. How long did you work while pregnant?

    Butterfliesnroses replied to eden's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I worked as an aide in LTC until a week before I delivered. I had pre-eclampsia so the doc made me go on leave. I was off at the very end of October. Delivered early Noember and went back in early...

  9. Will a CNA with a previous back injury looked down upon...

    Butterfliesnroses replied to twicexmommy's topic in General Nursing

    Most of the nurses that I work with at my LTC facility have old back injuries. Many of them can't lift because of this issue. They were hired, obviously...Not many times do they need to lift. In fact...

  10. It's YOUR fault allnurses.com!

    Butterfliesnroses replied to misslo's topic in General Nursing

    I thank you for your post. You put some things in perspective! I've been dealing with some frustrating co-workers lately (nurses and aides alike). You reminded me why I'm in the business. Not for the...

  11. What do you LOVE about being a CNA?

    Butterfliesnroses replied to IHeartPhysiology's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I work in LTC. I love that I'm so close to my residents. I take care of the same residents every time I work. So I am very close with them and there families. I love that they love me so much and that...

  12. I shouldn't be a nurse...

    Butterfliesnroses replied to nanae_snow's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work if a residents falls we get the residents nurse. Unless said nurse is out of the building or something to that effect. The residents nurse deals with the assessment and incident report....

  13. RN's/CNA's...what's with this attitude?

    Butterfliesnroses replied to cherrybreeze's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think that there are a LOT of misunderstanding here. I think we all become so engrossed in our own roles. Here is what I think should happen and I think it should be a YEARLY requirement. I think if...

  14. RN's/CNA's...what's with this attitude?

    Butterfliesnroses replied to cherrybreeze's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That I can agree with. However, I don't feel I'm there to clean up the nurses messes, I'm there to assist the resident in the ADLs. I will clean up the nurses messes IF they are behind but not because...

  15. Do CNA's Make better RN's? HELP!!

    Butterfliesnroses replied to jdarcy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I do respect/like most of the nurses that worked as aides before. But that's because they're not above getting resident's ice water. They know how it feels like. They respect the aides more. BUT and...

  16. RN's/CNA's...what's with this attitude?

    Butterfliesnroses replied to cherrybreeze's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Very well put! And totally

  17. RN's/CNA's...what's with this attitude?

    Butterfliesnroses replied to cherrybreeze's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Actually I wasn't whining I was replying to the post, thank you! And I have no problem taking direction, as long as it's good direction and not something that is going to allow me to lose my lisence...

  18. RN's/CNA's...what's with this attitude?

    Butterfliesnroses replied to cherrybreeze's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    See that's the problem. I must cover my own behind. I once had a nurse ask me to do something questionable. Being a naive new aide I listened and didn't question what she was asking. I got pulled in...

  19. RN's/CNA's...what's with this attitude?

    Butterfliesnroses replied to cherrybreeze's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And I get sick of nurses telling me how I'm worthless and not worth anything and I'm so much lower than them because I'm not a nurse. And then demanding I get there vital signs right away when mr. so...

  20. Nursing, parenting and guilt

    Butterfliesnroses replied to Jen2002's topic in General Nursing

    I work full time and I'm going to school full time as well (nursing pre-reqs). I want to get done by school by the time my daughter is in school. So I plan on getting my ASN-RN and then when my...

  21. RN's/CNA's...what's with this attitude?

    Butterfliesnroses replied to cherrybreeze's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I know I'm the nurses aide. But I don't see myself as that. I see myself as the residents aide. I work in a nursing home and there are always NACs on unlike a hospital. I think it very much comes down...

  22. Frustrated CNA - for (some) nurses

    Butterfliesnroses replied to Flatbelly's topic in General Nursing

    Very good points. I've been an aide for 4 years. Many a times I've been humiliated and been made to feel like dirt. SO my goal when I become a nurse is to always remember how it feels and treat my...

  23. A Day W/O A Nurse

    Butterfliesnroses replied to soulofme's topic in General Nursing

    I agree things would be crazy without nurses. However what about a world without aides. NAC pay isn't wonderful at all! I think they should raise RN, LPNs and NACs wages. It wouldn't work to just...

  24. Venting about classmates with families...

    Butterfliesnroses replied to moncj66's topic in General Students

    5 years ago I went to school part time and worked full time. I had a boyfriend. I lived with mommy and daddy, then with his mom and her boyfriend, and then with just him. While going to school part...

  25. I want to be a nurse but is nursing really that horrible??

    Butterfliesnroses replied to kgheen09's topic in General Nursing

    If you cleaned the mess I commend you! If not then I don't obviously! I'm an aide. And I think very highly of nurses that clean up messes they find. I think very highly of a nurse that will get a...