DutchgirlRN

DutchgirlRN ASN, RN

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  1. How Many Patients Do Your Monitor Tech's Watch?

    DutchgirlRN replied to Ace1's topic in General Nursing

    How Many Patients Do Your Monitor Tech's Watch? None! We don't have a monitor tech! The charge nurse (me) watches 30 Telemetry's at a time while trying to do 10 other things at once. So glad I'm now...

  2. boards need to regulate MA's

    DutchgirlRN replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, they have CNT's, CMA's etc in ER's but they are not doing clinical work. They run patients back and forth between depts for testing, help with going to the bathroom, occasionally drawing blood to...

  3. boards need to regulate MA's

    DutchgirlRN replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    What do you think the answer

  4. So where do you see yourself in 10 years? This question leaves me to ponder.....

    DutchgirlRN replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    Your avatar is hysterical! Check into the salary for a nursing instructor, gees...it's really low. I would love to teach nursing but not willing to give up 1/2 of what I currently make. I think CRNA...

  5. So where do you see yourself in 10 years? This question leaves me to ponder.....

    DutchgirlRN replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    In 10 years I hope to still be working in outpatient radiology, I will be 62 years old. As soon as I'm eligible for Medicare it's retirement for me

  6. Nursing in the Cayman Islands...

    DutchgirlRN replied to jag416's topic in MICU, SICU

    thanks, but no

  7. Needle sticks (Question for all nurses, esp those in ER)

    DutchgirlRN replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in General Nursing

    99.7% of needlestick exposures do not lead to infection. It depends on which type of hospital you work in and where that hospital is located. Your average hospital has no more IV drug users,...

  8. School

    DutchgirlRN replied to hoskid1's topic in General Nursing

    I was an LPN and got my RN at 46. It was the best thing that I have done for myself and it opened many doors for me. My paycheck nearly doubled instantly, I was able to get a wonderful job that I...

  9. boards need to regulate MA's

    DutchgirlRN replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    That would be pointless. #1 If you were to do that CMA would come before RN because it is the lesser of the two educations. i.e. Nancy Nurse, RN, BSN, MSN..... #2 It makes so sense whatsoever to do...

  10. boards need to regulate MA's

    DutchgirlRN replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    Medical Assistants perform physician extension tasks. Physician Assistants hold an MSN, see patients on their own, order tests, write prescriptions. They are licensed and regulated by the state. They...

  11. You don't have to be a nurse to start your own nurse agency?

    DutchgirlRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    i could not believe what i was reading. what a croc of bull. unfortunately i'm sure there are people who have spent their hard earned money on this nonsense. starting or establishing your own nurse...

  12. You don't have to be a nurse to start your own nurse agency?

    DutchgirlRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    I wasn't upset just shocked at the ad. This is the point...they seem to be preying on people and more than likely getting away with it

  13. You don't have to be a nurse to start your own nurse agency?

    DutchgirlRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    I do realize that. That is a fact of business, if you have the money you can start any business. Build a store, a restaurant, a hotel, anything your heart desires and can pay for. It's done all the...

  14. boards need to regulate MA's

    DutchgirlRN replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    Good idea. I'll vote for

  15. boards need to regulate MA's

    DutchgirlRN replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    Come on now....I can't believe I'm even reading that comment. People who impersonate nurses in order to soothe their poor self esteem should seek professional help and not be allowed to play out their...

  16. boards need to regulate MA's

    DutchgirlRN replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    Of course PA's are regulated: All states, and the District of Columbia, have enacted statutes and regulations that define PAs, describe their scope of practice, discuss supervision, designate the...

  17. boards need to regulate MA's

    DutchgirlRN replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    :eek: I take it that you are not kidding????? OMG! I have ACLS and I do not read EKG's. That's left to the cardioligist. Of course I can monitor a patient using telemetry as a tool and administer ACLS...

  18. boards need to regulate MA's

    DutchgirlRN replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    All the more reason to regulate MA's but we both know it's not happening. I worked Med/Sug Charge, 20+ yrs, and had constant issues with MA's returning calls with orders. I had to ask name? LPN? RN?...

  19. boards need to regulate MA's

    DutchgirlRN replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    You

  20. Letter from NCSBN written to student who failed NCLEX...

    DutchgirlRN posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    this letter is posted as a free public service. i would like to take this opportunity to thank the national council of state boards of nursing, inc. (analiese garrison) 676 north st. clair street...

  21. Doctors Enter Their Own Orders??

    DutchgirlRN replied to longforseaair's topic in General Nursing

    We had been promised, for the past couple of years, that doctors would soon start entering their orders into the computer. Never happened. Doctors flat out refused. They don't seem to take it...

  22. boards need to regulate MA's

    DutchgirlRN replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    We try to have a debate and each and every time there are those who think we are talking about them. We know and have repeatedly said that we know there are good MA's. We do not have a problem with...

  23. boards need to regulate MA's

    DutchgirlRN replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    Having daily contact with MA's I can personally list quite a few dangerous MA's. There are some who are very responsible and I enjoy speaking with them. MA's get paid to do their jobs and their job...

  24. boards need to regulate MA's

    DutchgirlRN replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    With all due respect there is one huge difference...a college degree. I realize that some MA's do have a college degree but if they choose to be an MA with an associate's degree than IMO they have...

  25. boards need to regulate MA's

    DutchgirlRN replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    MA's are replacing LPN's in doctors offices because doctors can pay far less for what they conceive is the same job. Some doctors are clueless and/or don't mind risking their patients when their...