tridil2000

tridil2000 MSN, RN

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  1. Medicare Patients Still Paying Very High Prices for Medication

    tridil2000 replied to SueBee RN-BSN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    my mil buys a gap insurance through aarp and signed up for the Rx coverage with them. so far, so good! she pays $21 a month as well and gets her meds for about $40 total a month. she used to pay about...

  2. Hollywood movie called "awake"

    tridil2000 replied to crna2bee's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    for you younger members, check out the movie, AWAKENINGS with robin williams, circa 1990. a must for all student/new

  3. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    tridil2000 replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    i wholeheartedly agree. would people accept their child's teacher with more 'classroom' time and no formal degree? i too find it very sad that some nurses do not aspire to get a bachelor's degree........

  4. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    tridil2000 replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    i think a bsn should be the minimum degree a professional nurse has. i also think the adns should be grandfathered in, but nursing should really all get on the same page with this at some point in the...

  5. Could you work in this? Worst ED in North America

    tridil2000 replied to GeriatricSunshine's topic in Emergency

    sounds like half the ers in

  6. Seeing your doc on unit ANGRY

    tridil2000 replied to ctunurse's topic in General Nursing

    thumperrn: we have a few docs that are nice to the patients but hateful to the nurses. i've never seen him this way before but this was the first time i had a one on one encounter with him about one...

  7. hello kitty scrubs

    tridil2000 replied to ortizgi's topic in General Nursing

    imo, unless you're working in peds, 'hello kitty' scrubs are unprofessional. even in peds, i can't fathom a respectable peds resident wearing 'hello kitty' either. you can't possibly think a pt is...

  8. Politics, our business, and this year's speaker

    tridil2000 replied to macanes's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    his mother was a crna. for that reason alone, i think he'd be a terrific, inspiring

  9. Hypoxic Drive

    tridil2000 replied to littlehobo's topic in General Nursing

    remember the old saying: treat the pt. i have seen, and i'm sure you have too, many copd-ers become clinically worse with high o2 delivery. i have come on shift to find my copd er in acute distress on...

  10. Is Ativan 10 mg po per dose too much?

    tridil2000 replied to lorster's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    that's a toxic amount. no ands, ifs or buts. if you gave it, the pt could have ended up in icu on a vent. an incident report is senseless. it only validates his error! tell him that he is more than...

  11. Need Help on Postpartum Topic

    tridil2000 replied to Bekkidee's topic in Ob/Gyn

  12. I'm falling for my PRECEPTOR

    tridil2000 replied to IMA's topic in General Nursing

    \\------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------do him in the closet, have his baby and run away with him, leaving your husband and child wondering. i...

  13. Already Have a BA, do I need to get a BSN?

    tridil2000 replied to Newbie Nurse SMP's topic in General Nursing

    _________ once you get your rn you can apply to an accelerated msn program if that's what you'd like. you will probably have to do a year of bsn type classes before you truly start the msn part. you...

  14. Sleeping techs

    tridil2000 replied to yadda_yadda_yadda's topic in General Nursing

    they probably threatened a law suit. take pics next time with your cell. save them and date them. then send them to your board of

  15. Associates degrees in Nursing before CRNA

    tridil2000 replied to MBrickle's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    __________________ i think you should just do med school. after maybe 1 year of pre med courses, you'd be in. after 4 years of med school, and maybe 3 years of residency, you'd be done. it may...

  16. OB census... is everyone slow right now?

    tridil2000 replied to jrring1019's topic in Ob/Gyn

    _ ___________ our er is a lot slower than this time last year here in nj. we think the early flu shots made a

  17. NP w/no desire for RN?

    tridil2000 replied to Pinoy2.0's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    shoot! they can have the 8 pts! and i'll keep the 4!!! staffing problem

  18. Improvising the foley P and P

    tridil2000 replied to garciadiego's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat:

  19. trauma assessments

    tridil2000 replied to mommy2BCD's topic in Emergency

    ______________________ airway always takes priority. check out all the ways to administer O2 and all the different airways. look for suction around your bed and check out how it operates. i think if...

  20. new student who needs ALOT of help with dimensional analysis!!

    tridil2000 replied to stephie12's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    ____________ LOL this is an insane scenerio! there's NO way you administer meds in seconds! the drip rate is 50 ccs and hour and you'd set a pump for that. pumps are now used for everything,...

  21. Jan 25th,06: THE PROMISE OF NURSING FOR NEW JERSEY GALA EVENING

    tridil2000 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    because both my husband and i work, i am not eligible. on paper, there is no financial need. of course in reality, there is a need! lol grrrrr.... quote=nrskarenrn]did you get a brochure for the...

  22. Jan 25th,06: THE PROMISE OF NURSING FOR NEW JERSEY GALA EVENING

    tridil2000 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    ___________________________ do you know how 1 can apply to get some of that money? although i liked it, i did find it a bit patronizing. i would have loved to hear the ceos of the various hospital...

  23. Jan 25th,06: THE PROMISE OF NURSING FOR NEW JERSEY GALA EVENING

    tridil2000 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I had 3 extra tickets bc no one could go! maybe next time i'll ask here

  24. Change in ICU ratios?

    tridil2000 replied to lee1's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    well that shows how stupid tptb really are. for the cost of the fine $35k, they could have hired a nurse part time +! that's a nice chunck of money to apply to the icu's budget for

  25. Anyone go to Muhlenberg Plainfield Nure and whats it like

    tridil2000 replied to Mdizzel's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    i went to muhlenberg and graduated 20 years ago! i wonder if judy hardgrove is still there? then there was maureen haras (sp?)! i passed the boards at 20 years old first try. great school! transfered...