tridil2000

tridil2000 MSN, RN

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  1. "It shouldn't be that hard to be a nurse"

    tridil2000 replied to SharonH, RN's topic in General Nursing

    We're not talking about medical school, we're talking about nursing school," her father, Chuck Edmundson, said she'll never get in

  2. "Nurse" on Ellen Gegneres today?!!

    tridil2000 replied to tridil2000's topic in General Nursing

    one of the things that also differentiates this from gray's anatomy and the like, is that i know they do not portray nurses right, and i choose not to watch those shows because of that. i never...

  3. "Nurse" on Ellen Gegneres today?!!

    tridil2000 replied to tridil2000's topic in General Nursing

    you're right. they also get triple of a paycheck too. maybe if i made well over 6 figures.... i too could laugh all the way to the

  4. "Nurse" on Ellen Gegneres today?!!

    tridil2000 replied to tridil2000's topic in General Nursing

    the reason i particularly find the clip offensive is because she is sitting there doing a CROSSWORD puzzle while the dr gets to explain everything. how many times do you get to do crosswords at your...

  5. "Nurse" on Ellen Gegneres today?!!

    tridil2000 replied to tridil2000's topic in General Nursing

  6. "Nurse" on Ellen Gegneres today?!!

    tridil2000 replied to tridil2000's topic in General Nursing

    scroll down to ellen's injury. watch the video.

  7. What to do in a code situation

    tridil2000 replied to ladydame's topic in General Nursing

    i think you meant v-fib instead of

  8. Input needed

    tridil2000 replied to Lpn1997's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    a straw? can she still drink? what's the difference in drinking the tube feed than placing it into the peg tube? pt has

  9. "We're Just Nurses" ..... Grrrrrrr!!!

    tridil2000 replied to S.T.A.C.E.Y's topic in Emergency

    "regardless of my interpretation, the physician who ordered the xray is the one who is responsible to tell you the results. i am sure he or she will be in

  10. free CEU's

    tridil2000 replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    board of

  11. "We're Just Nurses" ..... Grrrrrrr!!!

    tridil2000 replied to S.T.A.C.E.Y's topic in Emergency

    ya, and god forbid we told the patients the results.... then the poor doc would have nothing to bill

  12. Regis's view of nurses - after open heart surgery

    tridil2000 replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    and in the past year kelly did tons of commercials for cooper trauma center in nj. her pic is all over the hospital! i hope they take every one of them down! she's a

  13. Contacted Oprah Show About Nursing Issues

    tridil2000 replied to jollyjenny's topic in General Nursing

    i only see it written

  14. Help! Question for all RN's! ARE NURSES MEAN TO EACHOTHER??

    tridil2000 replied to AudioGirl's topic in General Nursing

    i agree. it's in every field. you should see medicine! they're total cut - throat. i think it's human nature to reject new people and change. however, i think in nursing it seems like it's more...

  15. Ummmm..are they ALLOWED to do that?

    tridil2000 replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    check out this publication: http://www.ena.org/government/emtala/SC-06-21-EMTALAPtparking.pdf i emailed ms. smith to help clarify this. the above poster said it well, you can not just put pts in any...

  16. Ummmm..are they ALLOWED to do that?

    tridil2000 replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    you can also put a crash cart and a vent and a cc rn anywhere, even in a m/s room. you can not send them back to the "emergency" department. it is a federal violation of emtala and your hospital could...

  17. Contacted Oprah Show About Nursing Issues

    tridil2000 replied to jollyjenny's topic in General Nursing

    she did a show in either 1987 or 1988. we stopped EVERYTHING to watch it on my floor. we went around to pt's rooms and would ask the pt if they were watching the nurses on oprah? we got most of them...

  18. Ummmm..are they ALLOWED to do that?

    tridil2000 replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    i looked into this recently, as we have been swamped with admissions and crashing in house pts. moving an already admitted pt back to the ed IS an emtala violation. you can call in a cc nurse to take...

  19. Would you offer medical advice online?

    tridil2000 replied to LovebugLPN's topic in General Nursing

    hey, let's say that better! she needs to speak with her primary care practitioner, who very well could be an np or

  20. please advise charge nurses

    tridil2000 replied to danaheil's topic in General Nursing

    he is not to take charge bc it is their way of having BOTH the rn need AND charge need covered at the same time. there needs to be a charge nurse, and right now, that means they have to staff 2 rns....

  21. Does anyone else see discrimination? Long Post but please read!

    tridil2000 replied to SoontobeAdrienneRN's topic in General Nursing

    write down everything including that pt so you can have the chart pulled as evidence. then get a

  22. Newborn Kidnapped from TX hospital, be on the lookout!

    tridil2000 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    i was wondering if it was an inside

  23. Ummmm..are they ALLOWED to do that?

    tridil2000 replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    i don' think this is an acceptable solution. i might have had a pcu/tele nurse take a port monitor to your floor and monitor the pt. I also would have looked through every chart to get someone else...

  24. Pharmaceutical Sales?

    tridil2000 replied to Jesskanurse's topic in General Nursing

    :yelclap: :yelclap: :yelclap: :yelclap:

  25. Why I get the urge to quit nursing sometimes

    tridil2000 replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    re: pedometers contact the american civil liberties