wcbembe

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1. Negotiating Weekly Hotel Rates

   wcbembe replied to wcbembe's topic in Travel

   Thanks to NedRN, Dassit82, and wayemika for the advice. All great ideas I hadn't thought about before. I'm going to look into those possibilities. Much appreciated.

2. Negotiating Weekly Hotel Rates

   wcbembe posted a topic in Travel

   Hi everyone, I'm going to start my first travel gig in December and it's about two hours from my home. I want to negotiate a cheap rate at a hotel with suites and am looking for advice. Should I go to my travel location and talk to some managers at t...

3. Are men not as neat as women nurses?

   wcbembe replied to LVN_Soon2Be's topic in Men

   Oh. My. God. Are you serious? Women nurses are like little pigs. At the beginning of each shift I go into our break room and it looks like the basement of a frat house after a keg party. Doughnut boxes are everywhere, each of which contains just one ...

4. From construction to nursing, has it been done?

   wcbembe replied to jerc47's topic in Men

   Dude, just do it. I'm 46 and finishing my first year at the hospital where I work. I enjoy every day I go to work, even the most stressful, long, ***** shifts. When I went to nursing school I felt the same way you feel now and I thought I would never...

5. urgent need some out there to take care of tis question

   wcbembe replied to UcheAnyiam's topic in Male Students

   Hi barcode, no disrespect here...But I think that's EXACTLY what the OP wants -- to have someone give him the answer. A long, long time ago, when I was in nursing school in 2011, we had to rely on obscure resources called books, professors, and fello...

6. Undershirt

   wcbembe replied to OwlieO.O's topic in Men

   Yo hairy dude, wear the undershirt. Nobody wants to see your chest pubes. As for laundry, consider it the cost of doing business. If you worked in an office and wore a suit every day, then you'd have to wash your undershirts and have the rest of your...

7. Why does giving report have to be the worst part of my shift

   wcbembe replied to wcbembe's topic in New Nurse

   Thanks everyone for the comments. I agree with all. To BaileyRN, what you described is EXACTLY how it is with this rude nurse. Thanks for writing in.

8. Why does giving report have to be the worst part of my shift

   wcbembe posted a topic in New Nurse

   I've been a nurse in my hospital for about six months and still dread giving report at shift change. This morning I finished my third night shift in a row. It was a tough three days, but the last shift was really great. I felt like I did well with my...

9. June 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

   wcbembe replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

   Maybe now I can finally hear those lung sounds!

10. A new grad numbers game... just curious!

    wcbembe replied to calivianya's topic in Job Hunt

    1. Three hospitals. 2. Out of the three, two were new-grad programs and one was a job on the floor that I did my practicum before graduating with my ADN. 3. I never heard back from one of the new-grad programs. I interviewed at the hospital where I d...

11. What quotations help you get through the day?

    wcbembe replied to wcbembe's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone for more quotes and I look forward to even more. To "blueheaven," I love your modification of the serenity prayer to the second/minute/hour. I sometimes find myself saying, "If I can get through the next second/minute/hour, then I'll ...

12. "what male nurses do" poster

    wcbembe replied to Brian's topic in Men

    Awesome poster!

13. What quotations help you get through the day?

    wcbembe replied to wcbembe's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all the great quotes. I especially liked this one: "Do what you feel in your heart to be right, for you'll be criticized anyway." -- Eleanor Roosevelt Hope to hear some more! Dave

14. What quotations help you get through the day?

    wcbembe posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everybody, I'm starting my first hospital job and am in the training program right now. Since I started nursing school I've found myself collecting quotations that help me get through the day. For all you veteran (and new) nurses, I'm wondering wh...

15. Why a Nurse?

    wcbembe replied to Ant24's topic in Male Students

    1) WHY NURSING? Nursing is my second career. My first was editing/writing and I decided that I needed to be engaged with people on a different, personal, daily level. I got my ADN in December 2012, passed the NCLEX, and am now in training for my firs...