AFnurse211

Yea

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

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.

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

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.

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 that use good form). You will help patients slide up in bed, get from bed to chair and chair to bed, ambulate, and possibly lift a patient from a unfortunate fall. So if other nurses tell you that you might hurt your back, just tell them you'll hurt their face...then flex at them (but don't actually hurt their face; it's just intimidation factor)

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 thought and give some pointers for those that may be taking it. To start if you have taken different practice exams you will find that the ACTUAL exam is EASIER. Yes that's right. Easier. However, I am only speaking from practice with Barron's CCRN (the best!) and Pass CCRN questions (not so great). Now I'll give my 2 cents worth on prepping/taking exam. 1. Best advice I can give is use Barron's CCRN prep book Barron's CCRN Exam: 9781438

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.

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 nutrition, insulin coverage, and activity a blood sugar of over 500 may just be a hyperosmolar state with NO ketones.