MarkE86

MarkE86 specializes in Interested in Pediatrics, ER.

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1. Errors that you caught...

   MarkE86 replied to sabrina_RPN's topic in Patient Medications

   I'm not working as an RN yet, but in my job as an MA I catch med errors all the time. The most common one in our office is confusion between potassium citrate and potassium chloride. I've had other...

2. Male Nurses that lift weights and stay fit

   MarkE86 replied to S-Rank's topic in Male Nursing Students

   I lost 60lbs last year, but just finishing my final semester of nursing school and just been too busy to get to the gym. I know, excuses, excuses...but once I finish I'm gonna get back to it. I really...

3. scrubs dont fit me well

   MarkE86 replied to 13905 BSN's topic in Male Nursing Students

   I have an awful time finding scrubs that fit. I am 5'7" and went from 230lbs to 170lbs in 6 months last year. I'm still a bit overweight for my height but I went from a 40"w to a 34"w, so I thought...

4. Can Medical Assistants legally give medication injections in Massachusett?

   MarkE86 replied to latina's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

   The law surrounding practice as a Medical Assistant is pretty fuzzy, I think. In most offices the MAs simply do whatever the MD tells them to - the understanding being that the MD is ultimately...

5. Will my misdemeanors prevent me from nursing in MA?

   MarkE86 replied to DozerNova's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

   No judgement here. We've all had rough times. You can check with the state board of nursing to see exactly what the requirements are. We were just given all the information in preparation for pinning...

6. White pants for pinning?

   MarkE86 posted a topic in General Students

   My pinning is coming up on January 6th (!!!).....so glad to be done with school! But there is this little issue of the pinning uniform. We were told that the men are to wear a white dress shirt and...

7. Did I I just get a no-good stethoscope?

   MarkE86 replied to luckygal5571's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   I have a Littmann Lightweight II SE and it works just fine for me. I use it most often for lung sounds and I can get a pretty good idea of what's going on - it picks up wheezes, ronchi, etc. It works...

8. Male Chest Hair and Scrub Tops

   MarkE86 replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

   I'm a nursing student with an extremely hairy chest and I wear a t-shirt under my scrubs out of habit/self-consciousness. I do think that it's accepted, common professional behavior to be well-groomed...

9. Nursing Theory

   MarkE86 replied to AragornSkywalker's topic in Male Nursing Students

   I guess the short answer is because it's on the

10. Nursing Theory

    MarkE86 replied to AragornSkywalker's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I have a bachelor's in psych, so when we started covering the nursing theory stuff I pretty much went into PTSD.....not this again, I thought! But hey, it's required for school. You learn what you...

11. Need some advice

    MarkE86 replied to mkriebs's topic in Male Nursing Students

    KPA is right - depsite all the psychbabble about how women "mature" earlier than men (whatever the hell that means), I have found that pretty much across the board women in their 20s have a huge...

12. I love these "tell me about yourself" forms

    MarkE86 replied to AragornSkywalker's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I just started playing AD&D with a couple friends of mine - I'm a huge fan of video game RPGs but had never played a table RPG before. Currently I'm a Lv. 2 hobbit thief, which fits me perfectly -...

13. Anyone applying/applied for Quincy College full time program for 09

    MarkE86 replied to jackp1002's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Hey I know I'm late replying to this but congrats you guys!!! So glad you got

14. Does being a guy have any affect on being accepted into your schools nursing program?

    MarkE86 replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I got into Quincy College because I got pretty much the highest score they had ever seen on the Accuplacer admission test. I also had a BA in psych with all my prereqs completed at grades of C or...

15. I think that I may be the oldest male nursing student when I enter this fall

    MarkE86 replied to mmrush1's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm a first year male RN student, and I'm 23. To me it's great to see older guys in the class - there are enough stereotypes and preconceived notions about men in nursing as it is, and having men from...