AFnurse211

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1. Gloves at all times?

   AFnurse211 replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

   Yea

2. Gloves at all times?

   AFnurse211 replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

   You have to know that gloves are not as clean as washed hands.

3. Leaving Bedside Nursing

   AFnurse211 replied to Deebuzz's topic in Career Support

   When you start with "first of all..." And follow with "problem with this generation" you are painting yourself as old, opinionated, and uneducated. That is all.

4. I’m burnt out

   AFnurse211 replied to EDNURSE20's topic in General Nursing

   Girl, go get you a Govment-civilian job! They are treated so nice GS positions get great pay and benenfits

5. NCLEX!!!

   AFnurse211 replied to KiaaKoleeRN's topic in NCLEX

   The NCLEX is the easiest exam you'll take. It is everything you have been learning from the program condensed into common nursing knowledge. Always go with the what-safest-for-the-patient answer.

6. What sort of physical labour do nurses do?

   AFnurse211 replied to kater_92's topic in General Nursing

   I'm glad to hear that you are strengthening your back in prep for moving patients! With proper poster and mechanics our bodies can lift objects that are HUNDREDS of pounds without injuring ourselves. (take weight lifters for example, at least those t...

7. Passing the CCRN

   AFnurse211 posted a topic in Critical

   So, I reluctantly took my CCRN exam yesterday thinking it was going to be a monstrous headache. I only have 1 year ICU experience and 3 years med/surg. To my surprise, however, I passed with 90.4% correct! I want to write a quick review of what I tho...

8. Leaving Bedside Nursing

   AFnurse211 replied to Deebuzz's topic in Career Support

   This kind of attitude is what will make or break your career (in any field of nursing). It sounds like you cannot deal with personal interaction, because all of your dislikes describe typical customer service. I suggest working with inanimate objects...

9. faking ketone test??

   AFnurse211 replied to nursekoll's topic in School

   Kids these days...but really, I agree with some responses here that closer proximity or monitoring (without actually watching the void) could solve the problem. Also, remember metabolic states will not be the same all of the time. Depending on nutrit...