boulergirl

boulergirl CNA

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  1. Myers-Briggs Personality Type & CRNA's

    boulergirl replied to Toby's mum's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I tested in college as an INFJ (took the test with the career counseling office). On tickle.com I keep testing as an ISFJ (hmm) and on the Jung test I took today I was an ISFP. How did that happen?...

  2. "Your servers today will be..." Opinions please!

    boulergirl replied to Nascar nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Since I work in assisted living, customer service seems to be a bigger issue than it is in hospitals and LTCs. It still burns me up, though, when a resident waves their coffee cup at me in the dining...

  3. Group One background checks in Texas

    boulergirl replied to edgreen's topic in Texas Nursing

    My parents are thinking of moving to Texas and have tried to talk the rest of us family members into moving there. Now that I've seen this thread... Remind me never to work in a Texas hospital, ever....

  4. I guess I'm a florist now too....

    boulergirl replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    Um, don't most hospitals have a GIFT SHOP with vases available for purchase? Like someone mentioned, a urinal might be a good flower pot,

  5. Going home from night shift

    boulergirl replied to promises's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Neal Boortz is a good person to listen to while trying to stay awake (his show doesn't start til later in the morning, though). His talk show is so inflammatory that you can't help but listen and get...

  6. Nurses and Dysfunction?

    boulergirl replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    This woman sounds like a real piece of work. She reminds me of a boss I used to have...she told us in our first staff meeting with her that she was "her own woman" and if we didn't like the way she...

  7. Nurses all come from DYSFUNCTIONAL backgrounds??

    boulergirl replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    An "enema" girl?? Wow, she really has a high opinion of nurse's aides, doesn't she? Wonder what articles she could pull out of her butt for US. :lol_hitti

  8. Jay Leno slams nurses!

    boulergirl replied to grace90's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with those here who say that nurses DO square off with docs on "ER" sometimes. Anyone remember the episode where Carol Hathaway and Dr. Maggie Doyle argue about giving Vasotec to a patient in...

  9. Grey's Anatomy/ER.....

    boulergirl replied to highasthesky's topic in Emergency

    I know that on the show "ER" producers have to condense the time it takes to do some procedures because, well, it's television. You can't wait fifteen minutes for ER staff to complete a lengthy...

  10. Are your fellow classmates really serious about nursing?

    boulergirl replied to jaysma's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I remember seeing eye surgery on television a few years ago. My parents couldn't stomach it, but it didn't faze me a bit. I could eaten dinner and watched the surgery. Untold Stories of the ER is...

  11. Need medical clearance to work out?

    boulergirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just went to a fitness center recently because I need to start working out again (I'm 5 feet tall and 225 lb.) and the extra weight is causing heel, back and joint pain. On their form they state...

  12. Need medical clearance to work out?

    boulergirl replied to boulergirl's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you both. Speaking of urgent care centers, there's a place called Quick Care in Gainesville, so maybe they can give me clearance. (They're also much closer than the doctor's office.) My sister,...

  13. Are your fellow classmates really serious about nursing?

    boulergirl replied to jaysma's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    A group of nursing students came to our assisted-living facility recently as part of their school requirements. (I think we're acting as their preceptor right now.) Anyway, these students come from an...

  14. Is it selfish not to get a Flu Shot?

    boulergirl replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    I've never gotten a flu shot and don't intend to get one, either. Like you, Tweety, I rarely get sick. In fact, when everyone else at our facility was coming down with the flu a few years ago, I came...

  15. Trick or Treating in LTC...

    boulergirl replied to Antikigirl's topic in Nursing Humor

    We have a resident who likes to give away his little wooden creations and toy

  16. Needs tips/tricks/advices - starting a group/nursing home

    boulergirl replied to bang's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Two of my coworkers are starting their own group homes. (One of them is for developmentally disabled residents.) Both of these employees have at least two other jobs, so they have additional income to...

  17. 11-7 Getting Residents up.

    boulergirl replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    2 techs to 100 residents??? WHOA!!!!!!!!!! :redlight: How did you handle this job for THREE WEEKS????? I had a co-worker once who told me that she walked out of a facility at 2 AM because her...

  18. Is this new grad a nut or what? Opinions please !

    boulergirl replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in nursing homes for four months when I was a teenager, and I picked up an accent doing that. Mom got irritated and told me I came home everyday sounding like "white trash". She would die if...

  19. I'm supposed to wear an "Ask me if I washed my hands!" button?!

    boulergirl replied to daisybaby's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Oh my goodness. This sounds like PR crap. Speaking of buttons, I'm tempted to wear a button saying "Ask the Activities Director if he cleaned up after himself today." :rotfl: He's getting better at...

  20. Waste of Talent

    boulergirl replied to ksadler97's topic in Texas Nursing

    My friend Roger has the same problem here in Georgia. He was a Navy Corpsman for years, but can't work as a nurse here until he goes through nursing school. It burns him up that I could pass out meds...

  21. Sphygmomanometer & Steth set for CNA

    boulergirl replied to NicInNC's topic in General Nursing

    I have a Prestige Medical stethoscope and and a BP cuff of the same brand, that I purchased at a scrub shop. For a med tech, that should be fine. My equipment is actually sturdier than the cheap crap...

  22. Rita's coming-my hospital won't close!!

    boulergirl replied to RN34TX's topic in General Nursing

    After seeing the evacuation lines and hearing about fistfights at the gas pumps, I decided that I ever have to go through an evacuation, I'm throwing a bike and a backpack into the backseat of my car....

  23. Rita's coming-my hospital won't close!!

    boulergirl replied to RN34TX's topic in General Nursing

    You know, I felt really bad for those police officers who had to go and arrest someone who chose to SWIM IN THE SURF with a Cat 5 hurricane coming. According to the news, he was drunk and belligerent....

  24. Are we slowly poisoning ourselves with meds when we crush them?

    boulergirl replied to Jubei's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I used to do this when I was a med tech and we had residents in the Alzheimer's wing that had swallowing problems or spit their pills out (of course we had to have a crush order from a doctor first)....

  25. Was I wrong to call in sick?

    boulergirl replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    Would you have felt better if you got your patients sick? Of course the supervisor was not pleased--calling out means you inconvenience them and then they have to find you a replacement. NOT YOUR...