DutchgirlRN

DutchgirlRN ASN, RN

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  1. took the test 4/17, 220 quest. got results 4/30. I failed :(

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

    Take a break for a couple of weeks then go back to studying. I remember Googling how to take a multiple choice test and got some good tips. You know what you know but keep in practice by doing the...

  2. Agency can't bill Medicare...it's not my fault...right?

    DutchgirlRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    Thank you! Thank you! That's how I felt about it but you said it so much

  3. The meeting went awful, I'm job hunting

    DutchgirlRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    huh??

  4. Night Shift might be killing me

    DutchgirlRN replied to NICU_3_RN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I went through the same thing after 12 years of nights. I had to switch to days. I went to private duty for a couple of years, worked on my RN (Regents now Excelsior) while at work, I took care of...

  5. Good Googly Moogly They All Quit!

    DutchgirlRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    Good Point Teapot! I was getting the same privacy stuff from the DON and care manager and I'm thinking is it me am I just not getting it? Obviously they're just not getting it and I won't waste...

  6. Good Googly Moogly They All Quit!

    DutchgirlRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    I didn't give any reason for leaving other than it just didn't work out. I would never bad mouth the agency because of the idiots who work there, it would not reflect bad on them but on the whole...

  7. Good Googly Moogly They All Quit!

    DutchgirlRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    Very good point Sue, Thanks! Cattitude: This agency was a dream come true for me for the first 6 months I was there. I almost couldn't believe my luck. Everything was going along fine until the...

  8. Gay Nurses... help!

    DutchgirlRN replied to quakerkid's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I've worked for 32 years in different states and in different specialties. One's sexuality has never been an issue. Professionalism, integrity, honesty were issues regardless of gender, race or body...

  9. Disclosing personal info to patients

    DutchgirlRN replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is God's work everyday of the week but besides that it's nobody's business when you work, if you go to church, what religion, etc....I consider that personal information. I reply "That's...

  10. Warning about Columbia State.

    DutchgirlRN replied to LolaLola's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    No, it certainly isn't a joke. Education is just the beginning of being a good nurse and aquiring good clinical skills. I have worked with many LPN's with excellent clinical skills and it had nothing...

  11. Anyone Lost A Baby?

    DutchgirlRN replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in Emergency

    I'm sorry (((((((:redbeathe HUG))))))) I understand your pain, I have lost 2 babies. July 1977 @ 28 weeks and March 1988 @ 18 weeks, both little girls. My heart aches for you. I am so sorry. The first...

  12. Things you wish you could say to your co-workers...

    DutchgirlRN replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You are dishonest and that makes you a poor excuse for a nurse. What goes around comes around. That felt

  13. One quiz question I am struggling with

    DutchgirlRN replied to PennyNickelDime_RN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think "D" would be the correct answer. Teenage girls diets are notorious for burgers, fries, shakes, or the other extreme, eating next to nothing. The fact that she went to the doctor implies that...

  14. Non-Nurses calling themselves a Nurse

    DutchgirlRN replied to sarajasmine's topic in General Nursing

    That's a shame because if they were hit with a stiff financial penalty maybe they would wise up and stop dangerously imitating

  15. Being called "Nurse".

    DutchgirlRN replied to PsychRN-Kris's topic in General Nursing

    I don't mind pt's calling me nurse if they don't know my name. I've been a nurse for 32 years and can't remember a single doctor calling me nurse, that sounds so utterly corny! I cringe when I hear it...

  16. Metformin and IV contrast

    DutchgirlRN replied to DebbieIRRN's topic in Radiology

    Metformin does not lower blood glucose only makes the pancreas more efficient. When a patients blood glucose is low i.e. 70, the metformin is not held. Metformin taken with contrast can lead to acute...

  17. Pushing 50mg of IV Lopressor? Tell me no !

    DutchgirlRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Radiology

    It's definately 50mg of IV Lopressor given 5mg per push for a total of 50mg as needed to bring the HR down. My experience has been if the HR does not go down sufficiently after 3 doses the remaining...

  18. Power Injectors + IV Tubing

    DutchgirlRN replied to jysrn's topic in Radiology

    We use 20G intracaths with a J-loop whose diameter is the same as the IV tubing. The tech attaches the injector's tubing to the end of the J-loop and secures it there with a wide piece of tape. All...

  19. Mileage reimbursement and when does "time" start for you?

    DutchgirlRN replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I see what you're saying now that I know that you are receiving orders at home by fax. Yes, I definately think you would count that mileage. I had 5000+ miles in 2006 that I was not reimbursed for....

  20. If you're following my HH hour vs per visit story, here's a follow up.....

    DutchgirlRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    Now being per visit she has miraculously sped up and now instead of trying to hog all the admissions she is trying to hog the regular visits. Pretty telling, eh? If I were the boss, her a** would be...

  21. Mileage reimbursement and when does "time" start for you?

    DutchgirlRN replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Companies will not pay you to get to work or go home from work just like if you worked at a hospital, clinic or LTC. We used to get time paid and mileage from the office to first patient, all...

  22. I'm a Medications Menace

    DutchgirlRN replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Back when I was in LTC, many moons ago, I read the MAR out loud to myself, one by one going down the list and counting how many pills I should end up with. It worked. It seems time consuming but...

  23. What's the funniest thing your patient has been scared of before?

    DutchgirlRN replied to UnidentifiedNurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    I took care of a new mom who was very comfortable with everything but one....her MIL. Seems dear MIL decided that her grandchild should use her dear son's glass baby bottles and cloth diapers that she...

  24. hi

    DutchgirlRN replied to anne1201's topic in Florida Nursing

    :welcome: There is a specific thread for Florida Nurses, perhaps you could get more info there. Welcome to allnurses! (P.S. I'm an oldie too!)

  25. Real People Denied Healthcare

    DutchgirlRN replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I just have to ask....what is meant by real people? Aren't we all real? Aren't we all in need of health insurance? Just