tridil2000

tridil2000 MSN, RN

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  1. How can you say you're not paid well?

    actually, i should tell them they get half price special bc i do 2 pts at a time... you pay $37/h and they'll pay $37/h!!!!! LOL!!!:rotfl: ... .....thinking of how cheap the med surg nurses charge...
  2. Subclavian DVT

    this cat fight is quite funny considering 1 of you thought the jugular vein flows *to* the brain and the other thought it empties *into the entire body*... ps, speculating, if you're going to start a...
  3. Subclavian DVT

    every cc: indigestion that i have dealt with in 18 years gets an ecg.
  4. Subclavian DVT

    good call. i was wondering when someone was going to catch that the jugular does not feed the entire body before going back to the heart. this is why pulling an IJ is so dangerous. occlusive dressing...
  5. Help With A Nursing Dx

    potential for... altered neuro status r/t hypertension goal... no nuero deficits/changes. if identified, consult physician immediately. 1. check bp every 1-2 hours, including mean. (malignant htn...
  6. How can you say you're not paid well?

    er rn wrote: Could someone please explain to me why a physician can make a 6 digit-plus salary and the nurse who is the next highest level of education in the hosptial only starts out a couple of...
  7. Subclavian DVT

    ~~~ yes, they are the tests that help pinpoint the diagnosis, but i was trying to give her an idea of what the pt may present like clinically since she's a student. alteration in resp status and...
  8. Masters Degree - Nurse Practictioner need a BSN?

    can i ask why if you're going to get a bs in bioengineering, you would now go into nursing?? seriously, in 5 years you could earn double what a nurse makes developing pacemakers
  9. **Question for south jersey nurses**

    i worked in the er in voorhees for 6 weeks. hated it. the staff act like they know everything, and trust me, they don't! most have come right out of diploma school and have never worked anywhere else....
  10. i'm wide awake! these lists have to go up in september!!!!! i'll be looking for them and all of you should
  11. Tuition to Muhlenberg Nursing School

    wow, what a small world!! i went there from 84-86! good school then! i lived in the dorms and all! wallace 2... what a blast!!!:rotfl: good
  12. Subclavian DVT

    if the pt'd dvt made its way to the lungs....the pt would c/o sob, cp and have an increase in resp rate. you would notify your primary rn right away and your instructor. they may even develop a...
  13. How can you say you're not paid well?

    oh ya, you're missing something alright. i bought a new light fixture for my kitchen. i called around to electricians to get estimates for putting it up. the best i could do was $75. he did it in an...
  14. Why are doctors so rude?

    I don't like it when doctors are rude to me, but I also don't take it personally. I need to have an on-going professional relationship with this doctor. ~~ ahem... HE or SHE needs to have a...
  15. Subclavian DVT

    The jugular however sounds bad but remember it's got the whole body to go through to get back to the heart and lungs by then it's dissipated enough to not be of concern. ~~ huh? can you explain that...
  16. Subclavian DVT

    i had a pt once with a jugular thrombosis. we started him on heparin in the er and he was going to the or the next
  17. any nurses had a lap cholecystectomy??

    i had some complications and i was out 6 weeks. if you lift pts, plan on a month. don't risk it. your surgeon will have to clear you as
  18. thank you present for nurse

  19. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    jim asked: 2. Could you please provide links or other evidence as to the "local news out of Philly" making these statements? ~~~ i saw michael's brother, brian, i believe, on local channel 3 out of...
  20. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

  21. Artificial feeding-Terri Schiavo

    OH MY
  22. widner is in chester county, south of philly. it has a 48 credit program and runs $600 a credit. now, rutgers is only 36 credits at $575 a credit! i have been thinking about them too. i have also...
  23. ya. widner university to be
  24. Troubleshooting PEG tube

    does the pt have residuals? can you flush the tube in and out easily with water? if you placed a syringe in it empty, does the plunger get forced up by this pressure? does the pt have good bowel...