DutchgirlRN

DutchgirlRN ASN, RN

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  1. Big Brother - Hypoglycemia Seizure

    DutchgirlRN replied to Sara5229's topic in General Nursing

    no more suspicious than i am! i said to dh that i think she was hoping to pass out (not to seiz) on purpose to gain sympathy. i do believe that. how stupid is that? i don't think it will save her only...

  2. nurse proof nursing station?

    DutchgirlRN replied to The Bell Jar's topic in General Nursing

    obviously the nurses were not consulted? has anyone asked administration about

  3. racist comment

    DutchgirlRN replied to XXl-cool's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Could you give me an example leslie? I've heard my mother say "Thanks for that, I'm Jewish", I agree that's not the correct thing to

  4. Dog Fight (scary kid stories Mom & Nurse)

    DutchgirlRN replied to student-with-no-life's topic in General Nursing

    call me dense if you must but i see no reason why having 6 dogs in your house should require a kennel? i hope he doesn't get an infection either. i do think a "doc in the box" is appropriate and...

  5. Unsafe Discharge?

    DutchgirlRN replied to cincopup's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    i don't see the danger in sending a patient home to die... snowstorm, late friday afternoon, lack of staff, whatever, there's nothing unsafe in those circumstances. what was the worst that was going...

  6. racist comment

    DutchgirlRN replied to XXl-cool's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i'm jewish by birth. hardly anyone knows that, not that i hide it, it just doesn't come up in conversation. i occasionally get comments about "jews" that anger me but i don't say anything. comments...

  7. What side of the elevator do you stand on?

    DutchgirlRN replied to Dempather's topic in General Nursing

    i always have to sleep on the right side of the bed as well, however, i'm usually pushed to the far right by the 6

  8. Big Brother - Hypoglycemia Seizure

    DutchgirlRN replied to Sara5229's topic in General Nursing

    yep, i agree, only if you know "for sure". i have made a paste as well and yes it worked well. sugar and cream. i have always watched "big brother" and in 9 years they've never had any medical issues...

  9. Big Brother - Hypoglycemia Seizure

    DutchgirlRN replied to Sara5229's topic in General Nursing

    at the time that the nurse was putting glucose gel inside the cheek of amanda's mouth, she was not seizing yet, but i don't think the gel would necessarily cause aspiration, that is the purpose of it...

  10. Dog Fight (scary kid stories Mom & Nurse)

    DutchgirlRN replied to student-with-no-life's topic in General Nursing

    i have 7 (small) dogs. i have been bit a couple of times when the dogs got into an alpha type fight. they didn't mean to bite me, they didn't even actually bite each other, my hand happened to get in...

  11. Some people will do anything for money.

    DutchgirlRN replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    :angryfire I remember when that happened and people did die because of the chemo being watered down. OMG how can a person be so

  12. What side of the elevator do you stand on?

    DutchgirlRN replied to Dempather's topic in General Nursing

    i stand on the left when alone or just another person or two. i don't lean. if there are more than just a couple of people i gravitate to the back of the

  13. PTSD- Am I alone??

    DutchgirlRN replied to strugglingnurse's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    i don't think mulan is asking to be nosey, more likely mulan wants to know and perhaps is experiencing nursing burnout? let's give mulan a

  14. Bye Bye Discovery Health

    DutchgirlRN replied to amya215's topic in General Nursing

    i hope none of your sisters children (if she has any) don't turn out to be gay. one never knows what lies ahead of them when they have children and i wouldn't think a child coming out of the closet...

  15. Bye Bye Discovery Health

    DutchgirlRN replied to amya215's topic in General Nursing

    they are nuts i understand they are all home schooled. how do they plan to send all those children to college. are they going to open their own university

  16. Med Admin using Bar Code Scanning

    DutchgirlRN replied to DayOhioRn's topic in General Nursing

    we have been using bar code scanning for 6+ years (emar) it took a little adjusting to get use to it but once i did i would not ever want to go back without it. our meds errors have dropped over 96%!...

  17. My Malpractice Quandry - please help!

    DutchgirlRN replied to CrunchRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not convinced that I need it yet $100 a year is well worth the piece of

  18. Time mgmt for RN's doing total care with 3-5 tele pts

    DutchgirlRN replied to merellis2009's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think your employer is cutting costs at the expense of patient safety which in turn can jeopardizes your new license. I would be job hunting and voicing my

  19. Bye Bye Discovery Health

    DutchgirlRN replied to amya215's topic in General Nursing

    Am I wrong, isn't it still going to be the Discovery Health Network? Just owned by Oprah? I haven't seen anything yet that Oprah hasn't done well. There's bound to be more of Dr.Oz and the like. I'm...

  20. I am the RN here, you are not! -long

    DutchgirlRN replied to BlearnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Whoa! What a pain that HH nurse was. I hope you didn't tell her about

  21. HH Nursing vs Private Duty???

    DutchgirlRN posted a topic in Private Duty

    just a question/opinion here. when i check out this hh thread i get confused as to why private duty nurses are posting. this is not a knock on anyone. i have done several long term cases of 3 years...

  22. Ready to pinch her head off!!!

    DutchgirlRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    you'll be a great np and she'll be a not so great np. "if" she were to mention it again i think i'd have to be up front and tell her if she had gotten her work in on time perhaps you two would have...

  23. I'm having a panic attack! I need some support!

    DutchgirlRN replied to CNAinNeb's topic in General Nursing

    cna - i totally believe you and hopefully you didn't read into it that i don't. i just wanted to be honest and agree with you that your life is stranger than fiction. it doesn't mean for a minute that...

  24. I'm having a panic attack! I need some support!

    DutchgirlRN replied to CNAinNeb's topic in General Nursing

    i have to be totally honest with you. your life is stranger than fiction. #1 you need therapy with a qualified mental health professional #2 once you get your self-esteem back you need to sue your...

  25. Suicide by Self-Neglect?

    DutchgirlRN replied to BlueRidgeHomeRN's topic in General Nursing

    whoa, that is so difficult. i know exactly the type patient you're speaking of and of those i have seen in hh they are now deceased and at an early age. their spouses are powerless to make any...