boulergirl

boulergirl CNA

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  1. Need a backbone...

    boulergirl replied to boulergirl's topic in General Nursing

    cannoli, everybody's been telling me to leave that place for four years!! :rotfl: Anybody have some tips for standing up to someone? When I was growing up I had to deal with bullies. My parents...

  2. CNA's passing meds in ALF. What's your opinion?

    boulergirl replied to Marti Ann's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work as a med tech in one of these facilities. What irritates me is that I only got a 2-hour course from some lady who came in from the local pharmacy (and most of the training consisted of learning...

  3. Need a backbone...

    boulergirl replied to boulergirl's topic in General Nursing

    She's been there for about a year (it's an assisted-living home). Oh, and last month she got "Employee of the Month". Oooooooooooo.........:angryfire Sorry...I know I shouldn't get upset. It's just...

  4. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

    boulergirl replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    As far as my opinion goes on this, I'll keep it brief: MA's operate in the MEDICAL field. Nurses work in the NURSING field. They use different models of patient care. Physician's assistants and nurse...

  5. Is this induced by stress or possibly hypoglycemia?

    boulergirl replied to FarmgrrlRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad to see a thread on this topic. I've struggled with this myself and never knew there was such a thing as "rebound hypoglycemia". My mom and I have both had low blood sugar episodes where if we...

  6. Mandatory meetings and night shift

    boulergirl replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    To 91WhiskyM6: At my workplace, sleeping on the job means--"you're fired". Management does not tolerate it, and as a shift supervisor, I've had to report several ladies for sleeping on the job....

  7. Scared

    boulergirl replied to sammilynn's topic in Psychiatric

    Hi Sammi, Several years ago my parents discouraged me from nursing because they were terrified of me screwing up and killing someone. Mom didn't want her daughter taking people's lives into her...

  8. working nights

    boulergirl replied to lgreen's topic in General Nursing

    I've spent four years working the graveyard shift as a nursing assistant, and am getting ready to switch to day shift again (I want to be awake with everyone else). With that being said, there are...

  9. Is this understaffing (or is it me?)

    boulergirl replied to Town & Country's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In our assisted-living home we have 45 residents, 15 of whom are in a secured Alzheimer's unit (dementia wing). We have 1 or 2 med techs and 2 other CNA's on the 7-3 and 3-11 shifts. Typically, if...

  10. Mandatory meetings and night shift

    boulergirl replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    God bless you for saying that, Angie!

  11. Don't know how to answer this question...

    boulergirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    Last night at work one of my residents asked me an interesting question. He said, "Why don't more women become doctors? I don't understand that. So many women are very bright.." I had no idea how to...

  12. Mandatory meetings and night shift

    boulergirl replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've had the pleasure of attending these things as a night shift worker. Fun, fun, fun! First, you get to hear complaints from the "know-it-alls" the complainers who think they can run the place and...

  13. Med Tech or CNA

    boulergirl replied to Spoiled1's topic in Nursing Career

    I work at an assisted-living home where nursing assistants (CNA's or not) can become certified med techs. Someone comes from pharmacy to teach a 1-2 hr. class. You get your certificate and are...

  14. Nurse Mobbing/bullying

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

    I had one boss (an LPN) who managed her staff by constantly threatening to write us up or terminate us for any little thing. She had an "attitude" with the staff and at our first staff meeting with...

  15. "Too nice" to be a nurse?

    boulergirl replied to Supercalifragilistic's topic in Nursing Career

    Several years ago I was working as a youth volunteer when a patient on my floor kept paging every five minutes. The nurses at the station just let the call light go unanswered because they were tired...

  16. What can we do to improve working conditions in Nursing homes?

    boulergirl replied to Destinystar's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I worked as a CNA in two nursing homes owned by a local hospital. One seemed to be run pretty well, but the other stank of urine every time I walked through the door. At the second facility state...