ambobam

ambobam has 2 years experience.

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1. Nursing is the Biggest Mistake of My Life

   ambobam replied to almost_nurse's topic in General Nursing

   As a New grad in 2015, I was given a job within 2 weeks of graduation from nursing school..(Without having passed the nclex at the time of hire. (Which I of course rocked the following week)) I graduated with an ADN and only 8,000 in debt that I paid...

2. Thrown From the Tower!!

   ambobam replied to pcaldea's topic in Relations

   I've never been late... Not once. And the only day I've asked off for was a day I traded to attend granny's funeral... Seems like you're trying to make excuses for your constant lateness and lay-offs... It does not sound like she's being unreasonabl...

3. Hurst or kaplan Review

   ambobam replied to maemae19's topic in NCLEX

   Kaplan was a complete waste of time. Hurst was good.

4. Did I hit the sciatic nerve?

   ambobam replied to Femine91's topic in Student Assist

   Tenebrae - do you have lasting side effects from the incident?

5. Entitlement/ superiority attitude of some nurses?

   ambobam replied to Infofreak411's topic in Relations

   Nurses take an oath and vow to care for others. Treating people like dirt doesn't fall under the scope of caring and healing.

6. Entitlement/ superiority attitude of some nurses?

   ambobam replied to Infofreak411's topic in Relations

   This is accurate, unfortunately. Before becoming a nurse, I worked as a "lowly" secretary. (I say it that way because that's how some of them made me feel) I remember The way that some nurses talked and treated people like me, as if we were bene...

7. 0200 BP's - Dealing with Tired Rude Doctors

   ambobam replied to Jennifer in Cali's topic in Relations

   Hello! I'm a 2015 grad, working in swamped, understaffed medsurg. I don't understand why people keep asking WHY the BP was taken at 2am... We are required to take vitals at midnight AND 4am at my facility. Also, we have scheduled meds throughout the...

8. It all happened so fast

   ambobam replied to ambobam's topic in New Nurse

   Thank you Houtx! Hanaler, glad to help! Good luck to you!

9. Working for free?

   ambobam posted a topic in General Nursing

   How often do you use the "cancel meal deduction" option before clocking out? During our employee orientation, the HR rep talked to us specifically about taking advantage of this. She said: "even if someone asks you a question while you are on your b...

10. Another reason unions suck!

    ambobam replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Union

    Unions had their place and purpose, 40 years ago. Now they just waste time and money and cause problems. Plan your vacation. If time rolls around and they refuse you your days off, go anyway. We don't live to work, we work to live❤️

11. The Elephant In The Room and Evidenced Based Practice

    ambobam replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    Yep 🐘 And we are told "well do something about it" I'm perfectly fine with being an advocate for this, but I can only send so many letters and emails. It takes a village to make a change.

12. It all happened so fast

    ambobam posted a topic in New Nurse

    August 6, 2015, I graduated Nursing School. On September 14, 2015, I started my brand new job as a Registered Nurse on a med/surg unit, 4 minutes from my home. Tomorrow will be 6 months from my graduation and I can't believe I have already been gai...

13. Is it tacky/disrespectful to do this?

    ambobam replied to Molly.RN's topic in General Nursing

    What is an SNF 😳

14. Nurses: How far is your commute?

    ambobam replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    4 minutes 12-14 hour shifts A "reasonable" commute would be 30 minutes I suppose... But I am very lucky! I don't "think anything" of coworkers who have to drive from further away. They love their homes and their jobs, that's what matters.

15. Must we "pay our dues" by working night shift?

    ambobam replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    I don't feel that it is paying dues... Since night shift differential is offered. But to each their own