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  1. Foley to LIS???

    myk_RN replied to myk_RN's topic in General Nursing

    low intermittent

  2. What kind of stethoscope should I get for nursing school?

    myk_RN replied to FLhusker's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I've had my Littman Classic II SE since nursing school. Been working for 4 years

  3. The Failure of the Joint Commission

    myk_RN replied to abbaking's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I totally agree with you. The hospital that I work in had just earned their accreditation last year after 27 years of not being accredited. I've been working as a nurse for 4 years now and it was...

  4. LPN v. RN Likenesses/Differences Etc.

    myk_RN replied to digoe74's topic in General Nursing

    I guess different countries have different scopes of practices?? The hospital that I work in, LPN's cannot give IV push medications and cannot admit and perform initial assessments on their

  5. Describe the Ugliest Scrubs You Have Seen!

    myk_RN replied to PacoUSA's topic in Nursing Humor

    My coworker buddy (murse) came in one morning wearing an almost neon green colored scrubs and burnt orange colored crocs. Enough

  6. Good large shoes for male nurses?

    myk_RN replied to Jeremiah11's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I wear size 14,s too and have wide feet. I usually wear crocs or Nike FREE's... have about 5 pairs of the FREE's. Great for the gym

  7. Fashionable scrubs - tall male

    myk_RN replied to spartydrew's topic in Men in Nursing

    I learned this from my aunt and been doing it since. I buy the highest thread count sheets set from an outlet and have my scrubs custom made out of

  8. Why I'm sick of the ED

    myk_RN replied to RoyalNurse's topic in Emergency

    I was pulled down into the ED once and hopefully never again. (I'm on the Med/Surg floor) It takes a different type of a nurse to like ED nursing. I prefer to not being rushed and being in a more...

  9. balloon testing prior to insertion of foley

    myk_RN replied to URO-RN's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    We were taught in nursing school to inflate to check for leaks. Not to check for faulty valve.Anyways, I just had a patient a couple of weeks ago that we were unable to deflate the Foley balloon....