hoosiergirl1

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1. Tips for nurses in their first year of nursing

   hoosiergirl1 replied to Brian's topic in New Nurse

   Peroxide removes blood (especially if you wear whites, not so sure it you want to try it on colors) Keep in mind--Instructors do not hate you, they have to hold you to standards or else they are setting you up to fail in the professional world Yes, ...

2. What Nursing Gear do you personally own?

   hoosiergirl1 replied to Brian's topic in Uniform/Gear

   BP cuff (adult), assorted sizes of good strong hemos, bandage scissors, calipers, a carpuject--cause they are like gold where I come from--and my ears-both sprague and Littman. Always carry gloves and post-it notes and a handful of red and black ink ...

3. Stethoscopes

   hoosiergirl1 replied to pattylpn54's topic in Uniform/Gear

   I was trained on a sprague, but about two years ago bit the bullet and spent the money on a Littman Master Cardiology scope. The higher end Littmans have what is called a "tunable diaphragm" so you don't need to turn the scope over in order to use th...