DutchgirlRN

DutchgirlRN ASN, RN

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  1. Controversial Job Offer

    DutchgirlRN replied to Mommyof2RN's topic in General Nursing

    i have to agree with wooh. while i am pro-choice... for myself that's not a choice i could make. i know someone has to do the job and some may find it rewarding work but having been with a friend to...

  2. When people say they are nurses but not...

    DutchgirlRN replied to Jacobero's topic in General Nursing

    yep. here you go! main entry: 1nurse pronunciation: nrs function: noun 1 : a woman who suckles an infant not her own : wet nurse 2 : a person who cares for the sick or infirm; specifically : a...

  3. Do family members injuried bother you more than patients?

    DutchgirlRN replied to Marie-SC's topic in General Nursing

    i think it's in her heart not in her head and not a thing wrong with that. while i don't have to sit down, i have had to leave the room on occasion.

  4. So What Does The Inside of Your Car Look Like?

    DutchgirlRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    :omy: oh my....i do understand that. i had forgotten that is why i decided that a truck was better for me. i am definately "organizationally challenged". i do a really good job with my truck but then...

  5. So What Does The Inside of Your Car Look Like?

    DutchgirlRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    ya know what sabby...i don't think i knew you worked hospice. i know lovely leslie does. maybe i did know. my brain has not been functioning at 100% lately but thanks for the explanation i was...

  6. So What Does The Inside of Your Car Look Like?

    DutchgirlRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    interesting sabby! i don't think i've ever had the need for incontinent supplies, underpads and hospital gowns. i understand the first two (i haven't used them because the incontinent patients always...

  7. "Tips for the ED Drug Seeker"

    DutchgirlRN replied to loricatus's topic in Emergency

    saying "the only drug that works for me starts with a d..." isn't going to make us less wary... i wish i had for everytime i've heard that one. i'd be a rich woman. interesting site.

  8. Time to Come Clean,,,,slips of the tongue

    DutchgirlRN replied to Calgon-take.me.away's topic in General Nursing

    omg don !!! how did you

  9. Ultimate Nursing Bag

    DutchgirlRN replied to ididitrn's topic in Home Health

    i have one that is very similar. looks the same to me. we get them free from the agency and it has the name and logo embroidered on it. it is a wonderful bag and keeps everything organized. there is...

  10. Sex Discrimination or not?

    DutchgirlRN replied to VAC's topic in General Nursing

    for me personally, it's not a perception, it's a feeling. i've been pregnant 4 times. 2 late miscarriages and 2 live births. i personally cannot begin to imagine being taken care of by a male nurse...

  11. Time to Come Clean,,,,slips of the tongue

    DutchgirlRN replied to Calgon-take.me.away's topic in General Nursing

    i was at church, years ago, we were talking about getting married and not changing your last name. back then i thought that was crazy. a doctor i knew from the hospital was there. i turned to her...

  12. I got my CPNE date!!!

    DutchgirlRN replied to Lunah's topic in Online Distance Learning

    getting my asn through excelsior was the best thing i've ever done for myself. congratulations on making it to cpne, out of those who start the program, less than 10% actually finish. it's quite an...

  13. Sex Discrimination or not?

    DutchgirlRN replied to VAC's topic in General Nursing

    i did a hh visit on a very elderly woman last week who needed to be straight cathed to r/o a uti. this woman was not seen out of our branch but another 40 miles away. apparently the only nurse they...

  14. Sex Discrimination or not?

    DutchgirlRN replied to VAC's topic in General Nursing

    should cheerfully except a male

  15. What's YOUR nursing obsession?

    DutchgirlRN replied to tanthalas's topic in General Nursing

    besides the obvious, allnurses.com, i love starting iv's and i'm very good at it. i was called the iv geru when working on the floor. i am passionate about patient education. i believe patients are...

  16. dishonesty in diagnosis

    DutchgirlRN replied to the tooth's topic in General Nursing

    if the patient is in end stage ca what difference does it make where the primary is? the patient has end stage ca. that's the diagnosis. lying that the primary is in a different location is...

  17. Somethings very wrong here..

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

    the op has already said that the question was made up to prove a

  18. Sex Discrimination or not?

    DutchgirlRN replied to VAC's topic in General Nursing

    whatever makes the patient more comfortable is what should be considered above all else. imho yes, male nurses are just as capable of doing l&d as female nurses but who really cares? it's what...

  19. Somethings very wrong here..

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

    respectfully.......lighten up

  20. When people say they are nurses but not...

    DutchgirlRN replied to Jacobero's topic in General Nursing

    the term "nurse" and the term the nurse is still the term nurse. the person who takes them to the bathroom and put them to bed is the aide, not the nurse. the patients may not care about the...

  21. When people say they are nurses but not...

    DutchgirlRN replied to Jacobero's topic in General Nursing

    that's ridiculous! should a vet tech be allowed to say they're a vetarnarian? a chiropractic assistant allowed to say they're a chiropractor? a legal assistant a lawyer? are you going to take your...

  22. Somethings very wrong here..

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

    it's a misleading question because it makes it sound as though the man is in danger of being hit by a car but apparently not if the answer is to feed him a

  23. I finally passed 6th time

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

    :clpty: :ancong!:

  24. What do you wish for in a break room?

    DutchgirlRN replied to RNmom08's topic in General Nursing

    the opportunity to eat lunch without being disturbed every 3 minutes a quiet room with no loud tv a nice comfy couch to sit on rather than hard chairs a phone that doesn't allow calls in, but you can...

  25. Can use all the help I can get

    DutchgirlRN replied to LaneDoesCare's topic in Radiology

    welcome:wlcmggrp:to