Captain Tripps

ameodarone?? amioderone?? amoderone?? amieordarone?? amiordurone?? amiodoarane?? it's a m i o d a r o n e damnit!!!! :angryfire peace, tripps

You had Jimmy the Greek as a patient?? Did I just age myself with that comment? Ignorance is like dust, amazingly common and very easy to ignore. If I had a dime for every insult I have gotten over 19 years I wouldn't need to go to Nursing School...

As a Paramedic I have ran two calls where someone has rolled over onto and smothered an infant sleeping with them in bed. I cannot imagine the guilt and pain that person will live with for the rest of their lives. In my opinion it is an absolute, in...

Must be a chick thing, guys always get along. Seriously though in my experience with bully Nurses (and bully Docs for that matter) if you stand up for yourself in a strong yet polite manner it tends to mellow them out a bit. I believe that being ...

If your Father has a Degree in Radio/TV Communications he is probably used to being around electronics so what about a career as a Biomedical Equipment Technician? He could go to school part time and probably get a job while he is in school. U.S. a...

This is not me being partial but by far the nicest and best staffed LTC's I have been in are Jewish. The staff ratio's are incredible, at least in the cities I have worked, one had a CNA to Pt ratio of 1 to 1. Every room with two patients had two f...

Umm I can't speak for the rest of the country but the reason you seen them around here is because of the Heroin and Meth epidemic. It came about because kids were finding needles in the restrooms and they weren't from diabetics. Let's be honest how...

Before you quit Nursing you should know its not only Nursing or Nursing in your area that has these issues. Me: EMS: same issues, management limiting vacations because of the "shortage" of Paramedics. Overtime is expected, so expect to work longer s...

I know where one old Nurse went... We had a Nursing Home/Assisted living Center in Tulsa where an elderly Nurse lived in the Assisted living wing and worked in the Nursing Home wing. She was an awesome person and could teach us all alot about patien...

Here is another site that might help... http://www.accd.edu/sac/nursing/math/default.html Peace, Tripps

My wife used to work at St. Francis and absolutely loved it. St. Francis ED is the designated trauma unit for Tulsa and they also have an excellent Peds unit. Pay is comparable to the rest of the Tulsa area hospitals but considering the cost of liv...