DutchgirlRN

DutchgirlRN ASN, RN

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  1. Ankle Sprain Need Advice

    DutchgirlRN replied to AprilCNA's topic in General Nursing

    it would be best to wait and see what your doctor has to say about it. besides you'll surely need a note from him anyway. i hope it feels better

  2. I have a question to ask.......

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

    med/surg is the best experience you can get. once you have a year or more of med/surg under your belt the world of nursing is yours. i absolutely loved med/surg for years....then i got to the point...

  3. pt. suspected drug user

    DutchgirlRN replied to mslema's topic in Ob/Gyn

    allnurses is private. every word is moderated and when a member posts their name, address, phone, or e-mail address it is removed from their post. if a member chooses to devulge some bit of...

  4. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    DutchgirlRN replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    vanderbilt university will take a person with a bs in any field into their np program and you come out in 2 years ready to work....prescribe...etc.....i think that's irresponsible. my pcp had one such...

  5. Curious...using the title "Doctor" for a DNP...

    DutchgirlRN replied to justme1972's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    psychiatrists' inpatients are required to have a h&p the same as any patient, it is done by the hospitalist or the patients pcp if available. fixing the mind does work to fix the body. there is a...

  6. I've been a nurse for......

    DutchgirlRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    thanks i'm a proud

  7. I've been a nurse for......

    DutchgirlRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    i've been a nurse for 33 years today! i graduated april 18, 1975. :yeah: sorry i would have posted in the break room but i cannot find it, who stole the breakroom guys? give it back please! :clpty:...

  8. Curious...using the title "Doctor" for a DNP...

    DutchgirlRN replied to justme1972's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    :yeahthat:

  9. are they supposed to know this by now?

    DutchgirlRN replied to labrador4122's topic in First Year After Licensure

    would spiking a bag not be a skill learned in class before doing it on the floor? just

  10. diluted IM Phenergan?

    DutchgirlRN replied to awesomemom's topic in General Nursing

    i've never thought of it but it does make sense, hum... 99.9% of the time i give it im it is mixed with demerol so it wouldn't work for me. i would think some burn would be better than 2 seperate...

  11. Is My Hospital The Norm??

    DutchgirlRN replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    i started losing it on med/surg after 6 years of full-time days. i left and went to hh. the change was sooooo refreshing. we're lucky that nursing is so

  12. Scrub Nurse Pros/Cons

    DutchgirlRN replied to Baseball33's topic in General Nursing

    the sciences and math. that's about all in high school. perhaps that's changed alot though it's been 35 years since i was in hs. most hs will let seniors take college classes at a local community...

  13. Does this concern anyone else?

    DutchgirlRN replied to handyrn's topic in General Nursing

    i would say a call to the local health department is in

  14. Age question

    DutchgirlRN replied to Sandy_dfw's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i was 46 y/o. don't sweat it...go for

  15. Curious...using the title "Doctor" for a DNP...

    DutchgirlRN replied to justme1972's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    if i earned the right to use the title dr...i would surely be very proud to use it. people think everyone in the hospital wearing scrubs is a nurse. the public needs to be re-educated. we shouldn't...

  16. Am being treated poorly

    DutchgirlRN replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

    while i agree that it is rude to speak another language fluently in front of your co-workers, it is not against any law. i wouldn't like it either but it's not going to change. walk away when it's...

  17. "Just the good old Boys"

    DutchgirlRN replied to ASSEDO's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    we all received a letter just like that a couple of weeks ago. the hospital is obviously scared that we'll want to

  18. Curious...using the title "Doctor" for a DNP...

    DutchgirlRN replied to justme1972's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    :yeahthat:

  19. What do you pay for health insurance?

    DutchgirlRN replied to rn4babies63's topic in General Nursing

    that sounds great to me but check out the hospital benefits. my husband just had surgery to the tune of $80,000. we have to pay 20% or $16,000 and my husband lost his job just days before his surgery....

  20. Cleaning up Other's Messes-long, sorry

    DutchgirlRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    surely the school/instructor would take this into consideration? she was only missing a paragraph, surely they wouldn't be so cruel as to fail everyone because one member had suffered a tragic loss?...

  21. Excelsior for RN....anyone doing this?

    DutchgirlRN replied to nursingstudent30's topic in LPN to RN

    i received all the help, support and answers i needed from this site: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rnstudygroup/ it was a very small group at the time and has really grown. i did not use any of the...

  22. LVNs, what are your plans after getting RN?

    DutchgirlRN replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in LPN to RN

    congratulations kristo! i graduated 6 years ago. i worked private duty while i was in school. when i graduated i went straight back to the hospital. my pay immediately doubled. i got 9 months credit...

  23. First Patient Death

    DutchgirlRN replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    i understand this is meant to be a serious question and in all seriousness...i feel priveledged to be with a patient at the time of their passing over. it amazes me, each time, the calm and peace that...

  24. problem with filling out online applications

    DutchgirlRN replied to wishiwereanurse's topic in General Nursing

    i don't have an answer to your question but i do want to say that i have found that online applications don't work. i applied and applied online and never got a single reply. i printed out my resume,...

  25. I would like to say

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

    :yeahthat: