30 Nurse Life Hacks Every Nurse Should Know

Nurse life hacks you should know!Nursing is a tough job and apparently, there are no shortcuts to providing good and quality care. However, this doesn’t bracelet argent trefle vert mean we can’t make our lives easier while doing our job. Here a list of nurse life hacks that can show you exactly how.1. coque iphone Go slow when you prime your bracelet argent motif infini IV. When you go full blast with the flow, there’s a good chance for tiny air bracelet argent fin coeur bubbles to form within the tube. To avoid this, you can clamp the tube first, fill the drip chamber and let the fluid flow slowly. See also: 50 IV Therapy Tips and Tricks2. 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