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mcknis

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  1. Are Cardiology Steths Really Heavy?

    mcknis replied to Jaguar Boy's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Cardiology scopes are heavier than your traditional single lumen scopes. Similar in weight to spragues. As far as your neck hurting, it all depends. Mine doesn't, but I assume its because I am busy...

  2. Extra-long scrubs - know of any online vendors?

    mcknis replied to homesteadlite's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Tafford has been long enough for me and Landau scrubs also

  3. "Must Have" Gear

    mcknis replied to kmm5117's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Stethoscope (suggest Littmann but this one is good and cheap! http://www.lydiasuniforms.com/scrubs/products.asp?sku=KT107&cat=Medical_Supply_Store&t=Deluxe_Clinical_Stethoscope&catid=100)...

  4. Lazy Supervisor

    mcknis replied to bennysblonde's topic in General Nursing

    Go back to your DON with actual facts, not just complaints. Not to sound cruel, but in order to make something happen, written info must be presented. Just like what is taught...if it is not...

  5. Why the fanny packs?

    mcknis replied to kstockdaleRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    In addition to the nurse servers mentioned earlier, I carry all my stuff in a backpack to work and "reload" my pockets every shift if I am missing something (flushes, 2x2s, alcohol pads, IV caps,...

  6. Cleaning your stethoscope :(

    mcknis replied to shannonFNP's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    ETOH wipes do work well, but don't take care of everything. I also use the Sani-Dex wipes (or whatever you use) to get off the really nasty stuff. Had a nurse once who just threw her $80 Littmann...

  7. bad stethoscope!!

    mcknis replied to smileynurse89's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Ditto on ebay. Got a brand new Littmann Classic II and Littmann Select for under $60. Not one, but two for the price of one. Spragues are ok to use, artifact not really there unless you are moving a...

  8. What kind of electronics are you packin?

    mcknis replied to biltz's topic in Men in Nursing

    Palm Tungsten E2 (also with mp3 capabililities) Compaq Laptop Pre-paid cellphone through

  9. Men's Laced Nursing Shoes

    mcknis replied to PhilGN's topic in Men in Nursing

    To each his own, but i do prefer New Balance shoes. Just me though. As long as they are white, your school won't have any problems. Crocs are not appropriate to wear for all colleges, such as mine,...

  10. Another dude with a BSN

    mcknis replied to cinja's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Good luck man and keep us informed of how you do on the boards. I graduate in 25 days from an ADN program and now getting nervous about the

  11. Never would have made it without you (GOD)

    mcknis replied to cash's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congratulations again for completing the NCLEX! It takes much work, ut will be worth it, I am determined. Faith in God is truly an awesome thing and one that needs to be spread to others. Believe...

  12. Med admin formulas

    mcknis replied to starbucksnurse's topic in Patient Medications

    I have not heard of the DxQ, but maybe someone else here will know. Regarding the zero's...the more zeros behind the decimal, the smaller the number. Ex - 0.025mg is smaller than 0.25mg. But, on the...

  13. Extra-long scrubs - know of any online vendors?

    mcknis replied to homesteadlite's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Another second for Landau! I'm 6'1" and the tall pants from Landau are comfortable for me and do fit. I will admit my unisex Tafford pants are more than long

  14. Whats your online go-to site, w/ nursing-medical questions

    mcknis replied to Poochee's topic in General Nursing

    Like Lexxie said....start here first, then go from there. Usually emedicine d/t its in depth explanations, but if I want a direct, simple to understand response it's WebMD. Allnurses.com above all...

  15. Chamberlain College of Nursing

    mcknis replied to Dachsielover's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I have also looked into the RN-BSN with Chamberlain. I will say that it looks pretty from ads on allnurses.com and other websites. You may want to look into this a little further. I was intrigued at...

  16. Boy Nurses!

    mcknis replied to Wanna_BA_Nurse's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Thanks!!!

  17. Student Question

    mcknis replied to wlb06's topic in Men in Nursing

    Ditto! Do the RN-BSN after you are done. Will help get your GPA up plus allow you to start earlier. Accelerated BSNs are bad either and can be done online except for the clinical

  18. Question for Any of You That Have Switched Careers to Nursing?

    mcknis replied to PhilaGuy's topic in Men in Nursing

    Started with 3yrs of law enforcement/security and have since made the change to nursing over 3 yrs ago. Will be graduating in less than 40 days and cannot wait to start. Have thought about going back...

  19. 1 thing....

    mcknis replied to wlb06's topic in Men in Nursing

    Probably the best part of the

  20. How long should it take?

    mcknis replied to Twitchi's topic in First Year After Licensure

    LPN for 2yrs? I would seriously look at another program if that is truly the case. An LPN program should only take about 10-14 months to complete. RN will last about 2-3yrs with pre-reqs and all....

  21. Any techs out there? How many patients are you assigned?

    mcknis replied to liljeepster's topic in General Nursing

    Bump to CNA

  22. Why the fanny packs?

    mcknis replied to kstockdaleRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I am on a med floor and we have "servers" in every room for ease of access, but most of them are now getting overfilled with no nonsense junk. Wonder if we'll have to start using fanny packs on the...

  23. Young student

    mcknis replied to megaman10's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Same here man! I will be 2 days 21 when I graduate, scary huh? I just wonder what all these patients think when we come in and are so young? Many of mine have told me that they have thought I was...

  24. Would you marry a female MD?

    mcknis replied to cgun101's topic in Men in Nursing

    Truce...

  25. Would you marry a female MD?

    mcknis replied to cgun101's topic in Men in Nursing

    Oh boy, do we have to go here? If you read what this was in context to, you would see that this was just a comment. Nothing that should be taken with more than a grain of salt. I have no problem with...