Nurse to know: 4 Instagram finds from Nurse Mendoza!

All nurses should have a strong support system. This includes the healthcare professionals you interact with on the job, the family and friends who help you decompress after work and the global community of professionals who understand the triumphs (and struggles) of being a nurse.
So now the question becomes: How strong is your nursing network? If your nurse community is limited to the folks you work with, we suggest broadening your scope to include some of the amazing nurses who are living their daily nursing adventures on their social media accounts.

One such nurse is Edgar Mendoza. Nurse Mendoza is a strong voice for the male nurse population and also uses his social media account to shine a bright light on interesting clinical and surgical procedures. We’re sharing a few of our favorite recent posts from Nurse Mendoza below and encourage you to check him out here on Instagram…that is, if you haven’t already!

This is to all my Males who are graduating soon and increasing those statistics in the medical game! It’s our time to start Flexing 💪🏽 and break the boundaries of the stereotypical Male Nurse!😎😷💉💊 Don’t be shy or nervous about becoming a life saver in this rewarding career because we have women who are mechanics and women who are police officers. Sooooo Why can’t we have more men in the medical field? That’s why I’m representing my testosterone having Nurses that’s it’s a great career choice!!! That said, WHERE MY MALE NURSES AT? And WHAT STATE YOU REPPING? ✊😷😎 #NurseGrind #NurseGang #Nurse #Murse #nursing #NurseUnite #rn #Nursemendoza #TattedNurse #lvn #icu #cvicu #selfie #picu #er #peds #pacu #or #msicu #grind #nurseonduty #nurselife #nursesofinstagram #maleNurse #PLAN #peace #love #advocate #Nurseon

A photo posted by Nursemendoza®😷✊🚑💊💉🔪 (@nursemendoza) on Oct 5, 2015 at 2:37pm PDT

Real Men Rock Pink🎀 for Breast Cancer Awareness Month & I say it proudly!!! Did you know my Fellow Nurses that Breast Cancer is the second most common kind of cancer in women? About 1 in 8 women born today in the United States will get breast cancer at some point. The good news is that many women can survive breast cancer if it’s found and treated early. Do you know what a mammogram is? It’s actually a screening test for breast cancer which can help find breast cancer early when it’s easier to treat. How awesome is that? Anyways, Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a chance to raise awareness about the importance of early detection of breast cancer. So my fellow NurseBrothers and NurseSisters lets make a difference! Spread the word about mammograms and encourage communities, organizations, families, and individuals to get involved. We can use this opportunity to spread the word about steps women can take to detect breast cancer early, So Please join me and @deb_lynne_ to help support the fight against breast cancer for every #Rosepink Stethoscope sold, $5 dollars will be donated to the American cancer society. The link is located in 👉🏽 @deb_lynne_ bio to purchase this Rosepink littmann stethoscope Where my Oncology Nurses at? #October #breastmonthawareness #nurse #NurseMendoza #NurseNation #Nurselife #nursegang #nurseonduty #NeverSleep #rockyourstethoscope #✊🎀😷#DoYourPhysicalAssessmentStat A photo posted by Nursemendoza®😷✊🚑💊💉🔪 (@nursemendoza) on Oct 1, 2015 at 12:05pm PDT

Nurses Unite As One and resuscitated the nursing game back to life!!! Today we took over the show at @thedoctorstv to TheNursesShow😷 You never know what’s going to happen at any given point in time, so you have to change gears like the constant challenges that may occur in the Nursing Field with patients right? I’m here with the awesome and down to earth Dr Travis, Dr Rachel & Dr Ashton from @thedoctorstv so make sure to tune in tomorrow for the live taping of the show!! This couldn’t of been possible without my team @scrubsmag so go follow STAT!! #NursesTakingOver #NurseGrind #NursesUnite #Nursing #Murse #Nurseonduty #Nurselife #RN #nurses #TheNurseTakeover #icu #NeverSleep #pacu #or #er #tele #scrubsmag #thedoctorstv #drtravis #drashton #drrachel

A photo posted by Nursemendoza®😷✊🚑💊💉🔪 (@nursemendoza) on Sep 24, 2015 at 1:01pm PDT

Good morning my fellow nurses!!! Don’t forget to grab your normal sinus Rhythm with occasional premature ventricular contractions coffee!!! Whoa!!!!! Lol what’s your favorite nursing coffee weapon? I mean what’s your favorite flavor? lol #nursing #nursegang #NurseMendoza #nurse #murse #nursingschool #nursingstudent #coffee #Grinding #nurseonduty #Nurselife #NurseNation #CantConquerTheDayWithoutMyCoffee☕️ #WhatsYourNursingCoffeeFlavor?

A photo posted by Nursemendoza®😷✊🚑💊💉🔪 (@nursemendoza) on Oct 1, 2015 at 6:03am PDT