DutchgirlRN

DutchgirlRN ASN, RN

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  1. Documenting and not DOING anything for pt's.

    DutchgirlRN replied to worstnurse1's topic in General Nursing

    while charting something you haven't done is wrong under any circumstances...i think the issue at hand here is not "cutting corners" but rather sitting on one's butt and charting that they did...

  2. What are the benefits of becoming a nurse rather than a doctor?

    DutchgirlRN replied to CC999's topic in General Nursing

    i think that's like trying to compare a dog and a cat. both wonderful in their own unique ways but totally too different to compare

  3. Documenting and not DOING anything for pt's.

    DutchgirlRN replied to worstnurse1's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat:

  4. I'm an LPN!!!!!!

    DutchgirlRN replied to sconoli's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    :clpty::ancong!:

  5. Documenting and not DOING anything for pt's.

    DutchgirlRN replied to worstnurse1's topic in General Nursing

    why does one just have to understand that god knows that they lied? wrong is wrong if they are charting things they are not actually doing. all i have to understand is that i am doing my job and my...

  6. News of more possible immigration crackdowns

    DutchgirlRN replied to lawrence01's topic in International Nursing

    doesn't really surprise me silverdragon...our countries are both english speaking free countries with hearts that are way too

  7. News of more possible immigration crackdowns

    DutchgirlRN replied to lawrence01's topic in International Nursing

    where on this entire earth could we sneak into another country and take advantage of their welfare system, their health care system, obtain a drivers license, not pay taxes, etc, etc...and live...

  8. News of more possible immigration crackdowns

    DutchgirlRN replied to lawrence01's topic in International Nursing

    :yeahthat:

  9. Documenting and not DOING anything for pt's.

    DutchgirlRN replied to worstnurse1's topic in General Nursing

    how does that saying go? penny wise, pound foolish...

  10. Potential fallout of refusing additional pts

    DutchgirlRN replied to PurrRN's topic in General Nursing

    when i worked the med/surg floor our ratio was 5/6. we could not under any circumstances give a nurse 7 patients. it wasn't state law but hospital rule. nights the ratio was 6/7. i only once ever...

  11. Documenting and not DOING anything for pt's.

    DutchgirlRN replied to worstnurse1's topic in General Nursing

    unfortunately they deserve equal merit...legally

  12. Answers from 100 nurses needed: Which state has the most nursing shortage?

    DutchgirlRN replied to John123's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    .The Nashville paper is "full" of nursing ads. All of the major hospitals are running ads for nurses, specifically RN's. All of the nursing agencies are looking for LPN's or RN's. If I wanted to I...

  13. Documenting and not DOING anything for pt's.

    DutchgirlRN replied to worstnurse1's topic in General Nursing

    that's called falsifying documentation which is a blantant lie and is illegal. i believe nurses like this are in the minority. it doesn't only pertain to nurses. i have worked with cnt's who charted...

  14. LPN Question.

    DutchgirlRN replied to jbjints's topic in LPN to RN

    I don't know how that works, I have read more than once that a nursing student has taken the NCLEX-PN and is working as an LPN while finishing school. Somebody here will know. Welcome to all nurses....

  15. Excelsior Nurses Deserve Universal Acceptance

    DutchgirlRN replied to ToddEMTP's topic in Online Distance Learning

    vanderbilt university accepts excelsior asn grads into their bsn and np nursing programs. nursing program receives nln honor excelsior college designated center of excellence in nursing education...

  16. Excelsior Nurses Deserve Universal Acceptance

    DutchgirlRN replied to ToddEMTP's topic in Online Distance Learning

    there was no such thing as a cpne workshop when i went through. i think the workshop is great advice. i went to atlanta both times for my cpne but to different sites. i would not recomment...

  17. Excelsior Nurses Deserve Universal Acceptance

    DutchgirlRN replied to ToddEMTP's topic in Online Distance Learning

    :yeahthat: as a regents graduate (now excelsior) i could not agree more! when i was in orientation with traditional college nursing grads we were told that we would have 6-8 full weeks of orientation....

  18. Smoking

    DutchgirlRN replied to dutch_girl14's topic in General Nursing

    I am in a smoke-free state :yeah:No smoking is allowed anywhere on the hospital property. When outpatients come for scans they want to go out to smoke and get upset when they find out that they cannot...

  19. I may not get hired because of DRUG test,

    DutchgirlRN replied to deboopy's topic in General Nursing

    you should have reported that nurse for major hippa violations! :angryfire urine drug screens only test for controlled substances. bcp's, midrin, tylenol do not show up, nor do they matter at

  20. News of more possible immigration crackdowns

    DutchgirlRN replied to lawrence01's topic in International Nursing

    a factory here was investigated and was found to be employing over 300 illegals. they all left the area with their families. this particular small city had higher car insurance rates than the nearby...

  21. Getting involved with a co-worker

    DutchgirlRN replied to Runman1914's topic in General Nursing

    why would he transfer? tell her to keep her hands and lips to herself. my mother always told me never get your money and meat in the same place. my mother is always

  22. Anybody regret leaving the bedside?

    DutchgirlRN replied to Roseyposey's topic in General Nursing

    I miss the clinical end of bedside nursing but that's all I miss. 6 patients to one RN was just, in my mind, getting more and more dangerous every shift. The patients just seem to be sicker and...

  23. really gross doctor

    DutchgirlRN replied to aye caramba's topic in General Nursing

    if you're brave, think about reporting him. besides being downright gross it was none of his

  24. Chancellor study systems for CPNE

    DutchgirlRN replied to foxtail's topic in Online Distance Learning

    i was a hospital lpn for 23 years prior to doing my cpne and i failed. the whole clinical is given from a totally different mind set than working on the floor. working on the floor can give you the...

  25. Wound Vac

    DutchgirlRN replied to cookie102's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    we do not get reimbursed if we see the patient the same day as their doctors appointment. i don't see a problem with the vac being off for up to 24 hours. it has never posed a problem with the wound...