boulergirl

boulergirl CNA

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  1. An Alzheimers patient was raped...

    boulergirl replied to laurakoko's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I agree...but do this with a steak knife

  2. An Alzheimers patient was raped...

    boulergirl replied to laurakoko's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I hope this man ends on the sex offender list and is never allowed to practice nursing again. He took advantage of a woman with dementia and should not be a nurse. If he's capable of doing that, he'll...

  3. AAARRRGGGGHHH!! Stupid cell phones!

    boulergirl replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    There's a girl on day shift who yakked on her cell phone the other day the whole time she was serving residents breakfast in the Alzheimer unit. Maybe I should have grabbed the phone and dropped it in...

  4. AAARRRGGGGHHH!! Stupid cell phones!

    boulergirl replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    There's a girl on day shift who yakked on her cell phone the other day the whole time she was serving residents breakfast in the Alzheimer unit. Maybe I should have grabbed the phone and dropped it in...

  5. How do you feel Paramedics can improve?

    boulergirl replied to Medic_78's topic in Emergency

    Good point! If any of you have read Jane Stern's book "Ambulance Girl", she talks about her experiences as an EMT-B. (And it's a fascinating read!) Although she can assist at the scene, she cannot do...

  6. How do you feel Paramedics can improve?

    boulergirl replied to Medic_78's topic in Emergency

    Good point! If any of you have read Jane Stern's book "Ambulance Girl", she talks about her experiences as an EMT-B. (And it's a fascinating read!) Although she can assist at the scene, she cannot do...

  7. How Much Time Do You Spend on AllNurses.com

    boulergirl replied to Jrnalist2RNinOR's topic in General Nursing

    About two hours a day, in the library, on the days that I'm here. No wonder I don't get any sleep!

  8. How Much Time Do You Spend on AllNurses.com

    boulergirl replied to Jrnalist2RNinOR's topic in General Nursing

    About two hours a day, in the library, on the days that I'm here. No wonder I don't get any sleep!

  9. when you are stressed about school, do you smoke cigarettes?

    boulergirl replied to sad's topic in General Students

    I know someone who de-stresses with a "Rum and coke"--he's a police officer. As for me, I've never smoked, but I did run out and buy a pack of wine coolers one day after a very stressful situation at...

  10. when you are stressed about school, do you smoke cigarettes?

    boulergirl replied to sad's topic in General Students

    I know someone who de-stresses with a "Rum and coke"--he's a police officer. As for me, I've never smoked, but I did run out and buy a pack of wine coolers one day after a very stressful situation at...

  11. What job titles have you had working in healthcare?

    boulergirl replied to PHTLS's topic in General Nursing

    Youth Volunteer CNA Resident Assistant Shift Supervisor (bwaaahaaahaaa... ) Certified Med

  12. What job titles have you had working in healthcare?

    boulergirl replied to PHTLS's topic in General Nursing

    Youth Volunteer CNA Resident Assistant Shift Supervisor (bwaaahaaahaaa... ) Certified Med

  13. color coding staff

    boulergirl replied to hock1's topic in General Nursing

    I wish we were allowed to wear scrubs. At our ALF, nursing assistants have to wear red polo shirts with the company logo, khaki pants (no shirts, not even in summer) and white shoes. At Quiktrip...

  14. Nurse Personality

    boulergirl replied to trapped_in_light's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I took the Myers-Briggs test in college several years ago and came out INFJ. Basically this means I'm very introspective, quiet, and have a vivid imagination. (Very true!) And I HATE...

  15. My dental hyginenist was surprised that I was an RN.

    boulergirl replied to Jo Anne -OLD's topic in General Nursing

    I remember reading about some of Dr. Ben Carson's experiences with prejudice in his book "Gifted Hands". Nurses would mistake him for an orderly, an aide or a respiratory therapist. Patients sometimes...

  16. Have anyone else heard of "basic care NURSES"?

    boulergirl replied to Nursingangel's topic in General Nursing

    The skills I saw listed sound like those taught to medical assistants. Office skills, EKGs, etc. This is probably an MA program under the guise of a "nursing" program. Since MAs work under doctors, it...

  17. nurse's aides doing accuchecks

    boulergirl replied to panurse101's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    A couple of years ago I wrote management a note requesting an Accucheck kit because we had a diabetic who couldn't manage her own diabetes (she had dementia). I received a long response basically...

  18. Thoughts Regarding Professionalism & Nursing

    boulergirl replied to Eilana's topic in General Nursing

    Aw geez, I think I just opened a can of worms.

  19. Thoughts Regarding Professionalism & Nursing

    boulergirl replied to Eilana's topic in General Nursing

    presume you're referring to the fact that CNAs are certified, not licensed and therefore, not a profession. That's basically what I was driving at, but I could be mistaken in my

  20. Thoughts Regarding Professionalism & Nursing

    boulergirl replied to Eilana's topic in General Nursing

    merricat, what I meant by CNAs not being "professionals" is that they don't hold a college degree. As a nurse's aide, I don't know that I could call my job a "profession". I don't have credentials....

  21. Nurse Personality

    boulergirl replied to trapped_in_light's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My highest score was in gastroenterology.

  22. Thoughts Regarding Professionalism & Nursing

    boulergirl replied to Eilana's topic in General Nursing

    Although CNAs are not professionals, I think they can display professionalism in their own right. This means caring about your appearance, acting responsibly and ethically, and going the extra mile...

  23. Men strike back! ! ! ! ! ! !

    boulergirl replied to Farkinott's topic in Nursing Humor

    Oh my gosh. These sound like they belong in the Man's Guide to Becoming a Neanderthal or

  24. Nursing Home Watch List

    boulergirl replied to Talino's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I used to work at New Horizons North and New Horizons West (both in Gainesville, GA). I'm surprised North ended up on the list. Unlike West, that facility didn't have a huge pee smell the minute I...

  25. Stupid People Award

    boulergirl replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    Have any of you heard of "The Darwin Awards"? There's even a book out about this. Basically there are people out there who are determined to knock themselves out of the gene pool through their own...