mak2

mak2 has 21 years experience and specializes in ER, ICU, Education.

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1. post clinicals

   mak2 replied to mak2's topic in General Students

   I am sorry. It is a third year Adult med surg class. I am sure we will have days we discuss for 2 hours our clinical experiences, but I hate to depend on that.

2. post clinicals

   mak2 posted a topic in General Students

   I am a clinical instructor and have completed planning for 7 of my 14 clinical post conferences this semester. I have done this several semesters and I am jsut looking for fresh ideas. Hate to get in a rut. Pick some good post conference topics fo...

3. Tips for Making Your Clinical Day Better

   mak2 replied to bruinlaura's topic in Educators

   I am a clinical instructor picking up a new class at the end of the month. Anyone else care to expand on the above. I am not a new instructor, just trying to be a better one. Thanks.

4. VA Hospital

   mak2 replied to everthesame's topic in Indiana

   Sorry I ahve not been around for a while. I ahve worked at VA Indy for about 15 years. We are union but it is not a closed shop. You can join or not. No pressure either way. We can work at any VA nation wide but that does not apply to civilian h...

5. fluro during bronch

   mak2 replied to mak2's topic in General Nursing

   There are problems everywhere. Good to work someplace willng to fix them.

6. fluro during bronch

   mak2 replied to mak2's topic in General Nursing

   It is political. Fluro in the bronch room has been grounded until everyone is trained. I do like working where I do becasue usually they do the right thing when something wrong is brought to their attention.

7. fluro during bronch

   mak2 replied to mak2's topic in General Nursing

   No actually I am refering to respriatory therapist that I suppose is suppose to be responsible for the Fluro. I can show policy moderate sedation RN's dont even answer the phone, just monitor the patient. In my hospital radiology refuses to partici...

8. fluro during bronch

   mak2 posted a topic in General Nursing

   My unit regularly does bronchs in a suite near the GI lab. During many bronchs we use fluro to guide the needle for biopsy collection. I have been doing this for a year now and it just dawned on me no one in the room has any training at all on flur...

9. Veterans deserve affordable health care

   mak2 replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism

   Interesting, I thought combat vets got a 2 year free ride. I know I am not eligible to be treated at the VA because I make too much and have insurance even though I would otherwise qualify. I will investigate further when I get back to work tommor...

10. Veterans deserve affordable health care

    mak2 replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism

    Send him to the VA, we can help him. They are never ignored. where did you get that?

11. Obesity - Implications For Nursing

    mak2 replied to starshine07's topic in General Nursing

    I was at a meeting at a large local hospital, not mine, honest. this meeting was about some hospital equiptment I was interested in. Another topic came up while I was there. It was a bunch of doctors and admin types but the issue of obese pts and ...

12. ER- HELP: Dumbest reason people go to ER

    mak2 replied to DachRN's topic in Humor

    Did he tell you it grew there?

13. ER- HELP: Dumbest reason people go to ER

    mak2 replied to DachRN's topic in Humor

    I triaged a guy one night, no psych dx or anything, dressed nice, got ambulance ride. When I asked him why he came in he held his hand down (veins appear) then he holds them up (veins dissappear) absolutely nothing else to complain of. VSS. We had...

14. what do you say when thanked?

    mak2 replied to NurseNature's topic in General Nursing

    ok, just kidding. Your welcome is fine.

15. what do you say when thanked?

    mak2 replied to NurseNature's topic in General Nursing

    How bout, "Don't thank me, Uncle Sam thanks me twice a month". Carry on.