boulergirl

boulergirl CNA

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  1. Stna's driving me insane, I feel like a babysitter.

    boulergirl replied to nckdl's topic in General Nursing

    Good point. Other med techs complain to each other about me sometimes because I take too long to pass the meds (more than 30 minutes). Well, sorry, but it's MY job on the line and my boss' license as...

  2. What's This About Eating Sea Salt Only Instead Of Morton's That We Buy At The Grocery

    boulergirl replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    Wow...learn something new every day. I had no idea chefs tended to stick to sea salt. I'll have to give it a shot

  3. Negativity at Nurse's Station is GETTING ON MY NERVES!

    boulergirl replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    You know what bothers me? Hearing work gossip OUTSIDE of work. There's nothing more annoying than going out to a restaurant to hang out with coworkers for fun, only to watch some of them start griping...

  4. Wearing scrubs in public...

    boulergirl replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

  5. Career Change and Family influence...

    boulergirl replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    No, but I think that's mainly because I've worked under nurses and have seen the incredible stress they deal with on a daily basis. Mom has actually encouraged me to go to nursing school if I want,...

  6. Wearing scrubs in public...

    boulergirl replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    You've GOT to be kidding, Marilyn. My roommate always come home from the doctor's office in her scrubs. Does that mean I need to give her a wide berth? PLEASE. She's one of the nicest, most caring...

  7. Career Change and Family influence...

    boulergirl replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    My own mother can be kind of intimidating like that. I dropped out of nursing school before I even started, largely because she didn't think I was suited for nursing and was terrified that I'd kill...

  8. Don't want to become a private sitter--any other options for 1:1 healthcare jobs?

    boulergirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    My boss met with me a while back and told me to reconsider my line of work. She told me that while I do very well giving one-on-one care to residents, I don't do so well supervising a whole facility...

  9. Working mandatory extra shifts?

    boulergirl replied to Butternut's topic in General Nursing

    WHOA!!! :eek: I thought they only got away with that kind of behavior in Third world sweatshops and slave camps! Lemme guess, the pay is almost as bad, too, isn't

  10. Working mandatory extra shifts?

    boulergirl replied to Butternut's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about nurses, but as a nursing assistant, I've never been forced to work overtime. Begged to, cajoled and sweet-talked to work OT, yes--but never

  11. Working mandatory extra shifts?

    boulergirl replied to Butternut's topic in General Nursing

    We have the opposite situation in Georgia. Where I work, if you skip your 30-minute break, you get written up, because the unpaid break is required by

  12. Don't want to become a private sitter--any other options for 1:1 healthcare jobs?

    boulergirl replied to boulergirl's topic in General Nursing

    That's EXACTLY why I'm not interested in private sitting. My brains are turning to mush as it

  13. Don't want to become a private sitter--any other options for 1:1 healthcare jobs?

    boulergirl replied to boulergirl's topic in General Nursing

    Don't worry, you didn't offend. I've been feeling the same way for awhile myself. Last night one of my co-workers asked me why I decided not to continue as a med tech. Our facility was taken over...

  14. Single- or double-tube stethoscope? Which is better?

    boulergirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    I recently purchased a double-tubed Prestige stethoscope, thinking that it would be a better choice than the cheap-looking single-tubed stethoscope provided for us at work. (It looks like it cost no...

  15. BBC: "Nurses say reform prostitute law"

    boulergirl replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Instead of jailing prostitutes, throw their CUSTOMERS in jail. If it's a public figure, put their face on a billboard as well, for all to

  16. Reward system for hardworking CNA's..need help!

    boulergirl replied to NurseWiggins's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We have a CNA who is trying to get into nursing school, and taking other classes in the meantime. I used to resent her because it seemed like she spent most of her time studying rather than working....

  17. Nursing Issue - Medication Aides

    boulergirl replied to M&MRN2005's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Exactly. My boss came up to a med tech recently as she was signing out the result for a PRN med. She started to write "effective" in the med book and our boss stopped her right there. "How do you KNOW...

  18. Nursing Issue - Medication Aides

    boulergirl replied to M&MRN2005's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Recently I had made a decision to step down from my med tech duties (effective next month). Now I have coworkers telling me that, according to our boss, those of us who chose not to be med techs are...

  19. im a new CNA and only 17!

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

    Boy, this brings back some memories. I live in Georgia, and 10 years I became certified as a CNA through a hospital. It took nine days and then I took an exam. I twas free because I would be employed...

  20. Depends (diapers) at night?

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

    You have that problem at your facility too, eh? I've had to report people for doing that, more than once. The people who do this are usually the same ones who wash a resident's dirty clothes with the...

  21. Reward system for hardworking CNA's..need help!

    boulergirl replied to NurseWiggins's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Totally agree with this. Lately at our facility people are getting written up like crazy. I know a coworker who got written up because she wasn't "smiling enough" when serving in the dining room. Good...

  22. staffing tried to trick/bully me in today!

    boulergirl replied to hock1's topic in General Nursing

    A similar situation happened at our facility a couple of years ago. My co-worker on night shift had just had surgery when she was scheduled to come in--all they wanted was a warm body to help cover...

  23. Why "male nurses" instead of "men in nursing"?

    boulergirl replied to JDCPhD's topic in Men in Nursing

    Just the other day I was watching "Friends" and Chandler referred to a male nurse as a "nurse man". He asked the nurse, "Nurse, not a doctor, huh? Kinda... 'girlie', isn't it?" The nurse replied by...

  24. staffing tried to trick/bully me in today!

    boulergirl replied to hock1's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, and another thing...I've also learned that it's not okay to move and then not give my boss my new phone number. She tried to reach me for a spur-of-the-moment emergency meeting with the staff....

  25. staffing tried to trick/bully me in today!

    boulergirl replied to hock1's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes saying "no" is not enough...I've learned that with some people, you REALLY have to put your foot down. One time work tried to call me in and I told them "Ok, I understand that you really,...