DutchgirlRN

DutchgirlRN ASN, RN

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  1. Would You do the same thing I did?

    DutchgirlRN replied to vnsam's topic in General Nursing

    A fever that high in a teen would to me, as a parent, be an emergency. It's easy for any of us to say what you could have done or should have done but at the time you did what you felt you needed to...

  2. Do I have a right to be upset?

    DutchgirlRN replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

    YEAH!! You Go

  3. Calling in sick before the holidays

    DutchgirlRN replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    No matter what somebody does for a living they know when they are truly sick. My employer doesn't accept doctor's notes, period. If you say you are sick then you are sick. If you are sick more than 6...

  4. Calling in sick before the holidays

    DutchgirlRN replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    We're closed on holidays also and it is wonderful however I'll never say "never", you never know what the future holds. I've got another 15 years to work before

  5. Do I have a right to be upset?

    DutchgirlRN replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

    Bethy I think they are taking advantage of you on purpose because they know you are single. DO NOT let them get away with this. If you worked New Years Day then your winter holiday obligation has...

  6. Calling out Sick on a Holiday

    DutchgirlRN replied to pirap's topic in General Nursing

    It seems it's the same employees who call out on holidays or big game days. Almost predictable. I called out once on Christmas and was sick. They believed me but if they hadn't, it woud have been...

  7. Calling in sick before the holidays

    DutchgirlRN replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    Respectfully...this thread is about co-workers who call in sick when in fact they are not. People do legitamately get sick at the holidays, they are not the ones being

  8. Mneumonics for ACLS?

    DutchgirlRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I overheard a conversation today between 2 people who went to an ACLS renewal class yesterday. They said it was much easier this time because of the ACLS mneumonics they had memorized. Does anyone...

  9. Low Sodium? What are the dangers? What is the fix?

    DutchgirlRN posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    We have an 85 year old woman on the floor with pneumonia. She is not on any diuretics or anti-epileptic meds, no vomitting, no diarrhea. Her sodium continues to drop. A couple of days ago it was 126,...

  10. Paramedic to RN via Excelsior?

    DutchgirlRN replied to sunnyjohn's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I also went to EC and graduated when it was Regents College. If the only reason you got fired was because you attended Regents/Excelsior then you should have reported the employer and contacted an...

  11. Allnurses Hospital

    DutchgirlRN replied to ebear's topic in General Nursing

    And...an outpatient imaging center for

  12. Paramedic to RN via Excelsior?

    DutchgirlRN replied to sunnyjohn's topic in Online Distance Learning

    The dreaded CPNE is a "clinical" exam and you need to know much more than turning and ambulating. You must have a firm grasp on nursing skills and critical thinking. I don't think an ED tech job would...

  13. Permanent nights..now anxiety/panic when I try to sleep...

    DutchgirlRN replied to heartlover07's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like something specific to working nights. I never had that problem when I worked nights for 12 years but I have heard of other night shift nurses with that problem. If it was only stress...

  14. Mneumonics for ACLS?

    DutchgirlRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks siri! Have a nice weekend. Have fun teaching

  15. Mneumonics for ACLS?

    DutchgirlRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    I tried that and they're old mneumonics no longer current. Thanks

  16. NP's questionnaire for teens and birth control

    DutchgirlRN replied to Spidey's mom's topic in General Nursing

    I printed it for my 18 y/o college freshman son who has a 16 y/o girlfriend. Thanks,

  17. Is this typical for MA's ?

    DutchgirlRN replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    They don't have enough education to realize how very dangerous they are. It all goes back to lack of education and those commercials "In 8 short months you to can be in the exciting medical field"...

  18. Blood Transfusion Reaction...Doctor order to go ahead with transfusion anyway...!

    DutchgirlRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Yesterday I worked charge and one of the patients needed a unit of blood before going home. The nurse started the blood and within the first 15 minutes the patient's temp jumped to 100.7, the pt....

  19. What would you do to get ahead in the Line at the ER?

    DutchgirlRN replied to maybe1day's topic in Emergency

    I actually didn't read the whole article. Good Point

  20. What would you do to get ahead in the Line at the ER?

    DutchgirlRN replied to maybe1day's topic in Emergency

    The ER is for alot more than heart attacks and car accidents, but I'm sure you know that, yes it is the idiots who continually abuse the ER who ruin it for the people who really need to be there....

  21. sensitive, "morbid?" question for labor-delivery RN's...

    DutchgirlRN replied to christen13's topic in Ob/Gyn

    \https://allnurses.com/forums/f35/stillbirths-27944.html This is back in 2002 but the info of course is still current. You could contact SmilingBlueEyes:...

  22. sensitive, "morbid?" question for labor-delivery RN's...

    DutchgirlRN replied to christen13's topic in Ob/Gyn

    And where is it?....The OP needs an answer. I'll see if I can find it for you hang

  23. 1st day in CNA class and really down...

    DutchgirlRN replied to sc0628's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I was an LPN for 23 years. I wanted to back to school sooner but with kids it was difficult. I waited until my kids were self-sufficient. When I went to LPN school I had no intentions of being an RN,...

  24. 1st day in CNA class and really down...

    DutchgirlRN replied to sc0628's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I started out as an LPN with no experience. Later went on and got my

  25. Other nurses taking over your patients without asking?

    DutchgirlRN replied to txRN07's topic in General Nursing

    I've been trying to edit my last post to "he wasn't dyspnic" but it just won't work. Trying to clear that up before I get