DutchgirlRN

DutchgirlRN ASN, RN

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  1. Transferring credits into Excelsior

    DutchgirlRN replied to erinp88's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I don't think they'll accept LPN level classes The anatomy, physiology and pharmacology courses should be no problem if you've taken them in the past 5 years. The one way to get this info is to...

  2. Did you get 265? Did you pass?

    DutchgirlRN replied to Abigail25's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    265 questions, 4 hours, i

  3. No money for school, as my family fell apart

    DutchgirlRN replied to becera's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    You can also include living expenses in your student loan. My dh has a $20,000+ loan and pays $60 a month. And yes, you don't even start repaying until 6 months after graduation. It's very reasonable....

  4. What a humbling experience this has been

    DutchgirlRN replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    Tazzi, Very nice post, THANKS! I loved HH. I would have given just about anything to be able to stay in

  5. Need to know if this happens at your facitlity?

    DutchgirlRN replied to hdhnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I worked on med-surg for over 25 years. We always had to float. I hated it. I would go to areas where I didn't have any experience. What made me mad is that I found out just several years ago that CCU...

  6. Does anyone have anything positve to say about med-surg?

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

    I worked on med-surg for over 20 years and 19 of those years I enjoyed my job. I learned alot. I started out as an LPN, then RN which opened alot of doors for me. I began doing charge and precepting....

  7. chronic pain patients: pain in the behind to care for

    DutchgirlRN replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.rgs.uci.edu/ora/rp/hrpp/placebocontrolledstudies.htm

  8. chronic pain patients: pain in the behind to care for

    DutchgirlRN replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

    Placebo backwards. Ok I'll bite...is there a point to

  9. chronic pain patients: pain in the behind to care for

    DutchgirlRN replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks

  10. When failure is labeled success; Socialized Medicine

    DutchgirlRN replied to DarrenWright's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Interesting. Yeah, "after all, just go to an emergency room" and then not have enough money left to pay for the medications, perhaps do without food for the rest of the month or just don't pay your...

  11. chronic pain patients: pain in the behind to care for

    DutchgirlRN replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

    I only advocate placebo's for those patients who are frequent repeaters with no plausible diagnosis or those whose dogs keeping accidently eating their

  12. chronic pain patients: pain in the behind to care for

    DutchgirlRN replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

    I think if used sparingly and very limitedly placebo's are appropriate. If a doctor has a difficult patient that he/she suspects is a drug seeker and they try a placebo and it works then they know...

  13. chronic pain patients: pain in the behind to care for

    DutchgirlRN replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know exactly how I feel about placebo's. But in the case of these two particular patients I agreed with the doctor that they were drug seekers. If they had asked me what I was giving them I...

  14. 75 questions...

    DutchgirlRN replied to GradNurseAng's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    congratulations rn!! now it's time to change your user name! celebrate!!!!

  15. chronic pain patients: pain in the behind to care for

    DutchgirlRN replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

    I know it was legal when it was done 30 or so years ago. It had to be a written order. 1cc NS IM Q 4 PRN as a placebo. We didn't do IV meds back then. This doctor did write the order. Nothing was said...

  16. Yep, pretty sure i FAILED!!

    DutchgirlRN replied to carolinagurl's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It's not a crazy test by any means. You said yourself you either did okay or did really ok at failing. There is absolutely just no way to guess whether or not you passed. It's impossible. The only...

  17. chronic pain patients: pain in the behind to care for

    DutchgirlRN replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

    We have a hospitalist who at one time was really fed up with a couple drug seekers (or so he believed them to be) who came his way because their PCP's do not admit to the hospital and he being a...

  18. chronic pain patients: pain in the behind to care for

    DutchgirlRN replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

    You are soooo correct! I have a friend who was in an MVA with 52 broken bones, she is literally pinned together. The last time she had to change insurance and went to a new PCP she was treated like a...

  19. chronic pain patients: pain in the behind to care for

    DutchgirlRN replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

    If it were only several pain meds that don't work for them, no problem but they have a list as long as my

  20. chronic pain patients: pain in the behind to care for

    DutchgirlRN replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

    When the patient lists their allergies as: Demerol, Stadol, Tordol, Hydrocodone, Oxycodone, Fentanyl, Ultram, Percocet, Morphine, Tylenol, Motrin. What's left? They think they're clever. Think we...

  21. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Morgue

    DutchgirlRN replied to BloodNGuts's topic in Operating Room

    I totally understand the OP's frustration. I can feel it by reading his/her posts. I have been in a job situation where I was so burned by a multitude of errors (not mine) that I thought I would lose...

  22. When failure is labeled success; Socialized Medicine

    DutchgirlRN replied to DarrenWright's topic in Activism, Healthcare

  23. scope of practice?

    DutchgirlRN replied to dm22's topic in Government, Military

    Today we did a CT on a woman who is in the Army. She is an RN and she is working here in town as a recruiter. She recruits only medical professionals. I said "whoa don't look at me I'm almost 52". She...

  24. scope of practice?

    DutchgirlRN replied to dm22's topic in Government, Military

    Thanks Dan, I appreciate the answers and thank you for serving our

  25. chronic pain patients: pain in the behind to care for

    DutchgirlRN replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree with the dosing of CPers who are simply looking for a high. I'm not saying that you, as a CPer, are one of these people. I don't even know you. But definately I do disagree with giving...