mikinklr

mikinklr

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mikinklr has 10 years experience.


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  1. Another pet peeve....ER nurses who treat us like idiots

    :uhoh3: some (fill in the blank) make me graetful for the rest fellow nurses doctors patients people New to the site and wondering if t...
  2. arterial lines and NIBP

    if I"m zeroed and leveled w/ a good wave i usually trust the A line more .I at least use it for a baseline and look for changes (when its not obviously dampened). I prefer not to repeatedly do NIBPs' if I can help it when the pt has an Aline.
  3. why do people want to be a nurse

    i was burnt out on my construction career when a couple of nurse friends convinced me i'd make a good one.....positives....being of service feels great...job security....soooo many places to potentially work and areas to work in....havent started my ...
  4. Funny things you have said but wish you didn't

    after 20 years in construction i went to lpn school...after about 2 weeks we started "lab"...teach asked a question about a pt who needed to be sat up in bed... with all my newfound wisdom i popped in w/ :idea:"put the pt in the foley position":idea:...
  5. Early clinicals- are u awake?

    i work night shift and have found it better to avoid excess caffiene. at low energy times i take an herbal "PEP" brand out of castle rock, colo. i have heard that guarna is not good r/t the crash when it wears off, so i avoid anything w/ it lots o' ...
  6. Test on August 20th. HELP !!!

    reeeeeeeelax dont even crack open a book if you made it thru school you can pass we tend to cloud our brain w/ tooooo much info say a prayer take a soak take a hike anything to help to go in next time relaxed i'll keep ya in my praye...
  7. Do Nurses Eat Their Young?

    we we we sometimes have a bad day some of us are having a bad life and need to pass it on i'm a floaty nurse my philosophy is there is normally at least one coworker per unit that MAKES ME GRATE...