ambr46

ambr46

Member

  • Content

    220

  • Visitors

    4,697

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    19

All Content by ambr46

  1. I am my own worst enemy

    ambr46 replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Gosh a lot of people are trying to get a school nursing job. If you don't want it believe me there's someone else who does. Maybe it's the grass is greener syndrome but enjoy not having swollen...

  2. Libertarian Healthcare

    ambr46 replied to 1edwood79's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I did too. Ha

  3. I am a real nurse

    ambr46 replied to annienurse86's topic in Psychiatric

    Heard it as an LVN and it did drive me

  4. A little venting, from a new nurse

    ambr46 replied to ladedah1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    How long do we keep drinking the

  5. A little venting, from a new nurse

    ambr46 replied to ladedah1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's a really strange thing...Nurses are smart and so opinionated. Yet we haven't been able to voice are opinions enough to make change. Maybe the time is now. This is a great forum where the minds...

  6. 6th Vital Sign

    ambr46 replied to cracklingkraken's topic in General Nursing

    I think the nursing staff should be issued the rings and the patients gets an index card with what the colors mean. If the ring is...

  7. Why do nurses eat their young?

    ambr46 replied to Perisoreus's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    These doctors can be such big babies at times. Why does this situation warrant an apology? When a doctor gets all fussy because they didn't get their nap or bottle, my eyes glaze overe and I just say...

  8. Did I say something wrong?

    ambr46 replied to Pkin1477's topic in General Nursing

    It doesn't take long to make a bed. If you were present when the patient got up it may just be easier to make the bed rather than hunt someone else down to do

  9. Terminated after two months and in need of help please!

    ambr46 replied to WorriedNurse25's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    A hospital job where you can have a decent patient ratio would be a good placeto try. I hear a lot of blood banks hire and train new

  10. Australian Trained Nurses be advised

    ambr46 replied to aine.mckenna's topic in United Kingdom

    Not trying to be rude but the whole text thing jumbles up my

  11. Terminated after two months and in need of help please!

    ambr46 replied to WorriedNurse25's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Get out of LTC facilities. It's draining and downright depressing at times. It is overwhelming with what can feel like an impossible workload. There are so many more manageable nursing jobs that won't...

  12. Nurses expecting to do too much!

    ambr46 replied to CosmoRN77's topic in General Nursing

    You would just have a bunch of patients with no orders. What good would that

  13. Nurses expecting to do too much!

    ambr46 replied to CosmoRN77's topic in General Nursing

    What?

  14. Australian Trained Nurses be advised

    ambr46 replied to aine.mckenna's topic in United Kingdom

    I don't understand a word you are saying. Interpreter

  15. Job market still dire?

    ambr46 replied to ashschu's topic in United Kingdom

    So you were offended because someone wasn't able to identify your accent? If that is the worst experience you had in the U.S. I would say you fared pretty

  16. Nurses expecting to do too much!

    ambr46 replied to CosmoRN77's topic in General Nursing

    Tempers flare when hot spots get touched. There are so many interesting topics and great discussions on here though. Hope you stick around. I am a relatively new user and love the variety of opinions...

  17. Nurses expecting to do too much!

    ambr46 replied to CosmoRN77's topic in General Nursing

    If your hospital follows core measures, then it is your responsibility to ensure that those measures are met. When the C.N.A comes to me and says that my patient is in pain or has redness to the...

  18. Nurses expecting to do too much!

    ambr46 replied to CosmoRN77's topic in General Nursing

    In my facility nurses are given a max of 5 patients and usually have around 4 patients. The hospitalist on the other hand will have all the med surg patients on average twenty or so, usually 5 ICU...

  19. Why are the floor nurses so unwilling to teach?

    ambr46 replied to 2bnursebeckky's topic in General Students

    This is an art to simply shadowing an experienced nurse. A lot of knowledge can be gained by watching what the nurse is doing. You can get an idea of how things flow, time management, how to deal with...

  20. If you had a reset button, would you choose nursing again?

    ambr46 replied to amazingme's topic in General Nursing

    I sometimes fantasize about what another career would be like and then speak to my sister who is an accountant for a large company where she is in constant fear of being laid off and another sibling...

  21. Late on interview.

    ambr46 replied to nursefromcali's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck to you and I hope it all works

  22. Relieved my daughter decided against nursing

    ambr46 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Ha ha that is so true. My niece wanted to go to school to be a food photographer. Are there classes for such a thing. She finally settled on Journalism. I hope she will be able to find a job

  23. Not Naturally Smart

    ambr46 replied to happyinmyheart's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Anatomy is hard. Good job with the B nothing wrong with

  24. Clinicals - What Not to Do?

    ambr46 replied to meganec17's topic in General Students

    When I was a nursing student, myself and a fellow student thought we would go above and beyond and fill every water pitcher on the floor. It completely backfired because we screwed up the I&O...

  25. Nursing student hair color change for more respect

    ambr46 replied to Vonqiqi's topic in General Students

    I completely agree with you. The OP has way bigger fish to fry. I think in a week or so hair color will probably be the very last thing on her