Galaknore

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1. sup sup

   Galaknore posted a topic in CCU

   Question: My patient had an a-line and a picc on his right arm. I came on shift this morning to find a bp cuff on the same arm as the picc and a-line checking the bp pressure every 120 minutes. So, I switched the cuff to the left arm and just made...

2. What is it about competition and male nurses?

   Galaknore replied to SskSmulle's topic in Men

   LOL! these are all great ideas. I may have to switch to nights. I have often wondered how nights passes the time.

3. I'm just, disgusted........whatever.

   Galaknore replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

   Part of the problem might be the fact that discusted is spelled wrong...

4. Music for stress relief

   Galaknore replied to Galaknore's topic in Stress 101

   A little Josh Groban is never a bad idea. Another band I listen to is Atmosphere.

5. Music for stress relief

   Galaknore replied to Galaknore's topic in Stress 101

   Great response wildchipmunk. :) I'm going to check some of those bands out. Lately, I have been listening to sigor ros (staralfur), bloc party, MGMT, and so many other bands.

6. Music for stress relief

   Galaknore replied to Galaknore's topic in Stress 101

   Joshua Radin...never heard of him, but I will give him a listen.

7. CCU nursing fellowship

   Galaknore replied to Galaknore's topic in CCU

   What hospital are you doing your fellowship through? I complete the 12 week program over the Summer through Swedish Medical Center. There were aspects that did need improvement, but overall I feel it was a great experience. If your going through th...

8. Discrimination towards male students? Need advice.

   Galaknore replied to Dabuggy's topic in Men

   Just hang in there. The way I see it is there are lots of people out there who have had it way worse. Just buck up and graduate. Maybe you need to reassess yourself...you may not be doing so hot if your instructors are that hard on you.

9. Male nurse on The ultimate fighter

   Galaknore replied to tronix304's topic in Men

   well you do have four days off. Its actually quite easy. :)

10. Music for stress relief

    Galaknore replied to Galaknore's topic in Stress 101

    well i don't take my worries with me, but nursing is stressful so I listen to music to relief said stress. Am I the only one?

11. Music for stress relief

    Galaknore posted a topic in Stress 101

    I don't know about others on this thread, but music is what gets me through those tough days at work. I have not seen any other threads in regards to this so I figured I would make one. I'm just curious to see if other nurses out there listen to mu...

12. Male nurse on The ultimate fighter

    Galaknore replied to tronix304's topic in Men

    Yes I'm definitely watching the fights tonight. Kempo may be hard on the knees...I guess it just kind of depends. You should not let that stop you from being active though. If it ends up being to much you could always just find a boxing school as ...

13. Male nurse on The ultimate fighter

    Galaknore replied to tronix304's topic in Men

    I live in Denver, and I trained out of a small place next to where I went to school. Its both a kempo school and a japanese style they call shootfighting, which is basically just another name for mixed martial arts. I started originally with my foc...

14. Male nurse on The ultimate fighter

    Galaknore replied to tronix304's topic in Men

    I trained and fought all through nursing school at the amateur level. I have been out for six months because I just went through a critical care fellowship, but I found a school next to where I work. I just need to find the motivation now. I must ...

15. High Metabolism + No breaks= death, diet for skinny nurses?

    Galaknore replied to phosophorus's topic in General Nursing

    My metabolism is the same way! The protein shake is a good idea, I would try some nuts and dried fruits you can buy in a bag at like target, eat sandwiches that always works for me, yogurt, I always drink a lot of milk that is stored in the fridge.