DutchgirlRN

DutchgirlRN ASN, RN

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  1. freezing breast milk

    DutchgirlRN replied to GingerSue's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Slightly off subject here: I have a friend who has issues "letting go". Her only son is 40 years old and she still has some of her breast milk in the freezer. What in the h*** is she saving it for?...

  2. fill-in charge nurse with the "big head"

    DutchgirlRN replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Years ago I got literally "thrown into the charge chair", the charge nurse had to leave for a family emergency and it was "here, sit down do charge". I survived and never managed to get off the charge...

  3. Acls

    DutchgirlRN replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not trying to be catty just totally honest. You won't have time to look anything up. Trust me. I do appreciate the links. They'll be useful for my next renewal

  4. new grad having trouble w/ icu personalities

    DutchgirlRN replied to extraordinary067's topic in MICU, SICU

    I'm sorry for what you're experiencing. When I worked at the hospital I cringed when being pulled to ICU for exactly the same reason. I worked med/surg for 23 years as floor nurse, charge nurse,...

  5. MDS Coordinators/ RN or LPN Assessment Coordinators

    DutchgirlRN replied to RN 4 Life's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Ok, I feel dumb. What is

  6. Acls

    DutchgirlRN replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Shortly after finishing my first ACLS certification I felt exactly like you. My first code after ACLS proved I did learn something. I don't think anyone retains the info like the instructors because...

  7. Coaguchek - Roche

    DutchgirlRN replied to anticoagulationurse's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    We have the PT/INR machines in the HH office. I always do venipuncture. I've never had a patient complain. The other nurses all use the machines. Patients haven't even asked why I'm doing...

  8. Would you recommend nursing to your daughter?

    DutchgirlRN replied to burn out's topic in General Nursing

    My daughter let me know as soon as she was old enough to talk that being a nurse was gross and she would not ever consider it. She got a BS in Human Ecology (Formerly known as Home EC) The girl can't...

  9. Any rn's graveyard with smaller children

    DutchgirlRN replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Nursing

    6 hours was awesome for me. I worked nights when my kids were babies also. I dealt by feeling as though I was going through life with jet lag and never ever worked two nights in a row. I don't regret...

  10. What do you think of Nursing Care Plans?

    DutchgirlRN replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    In the hospital I thought they were the biggest waste of time. By the time it was finished the patient was discharged. Nobody but nobody pay any attention to the careplan. In HH I do see them as...

  11. Does the nurse on call always seem to be the one who gets sick over the weekend?

    DutchgirlRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    You're correct and I'm not always cooperative. I try to be when I can toward admin but toward those nurses who don't reciprocate, forget it honey. I agreed to do second call today only and that's

  12. Does the nurse on call always seem to be the one who gets sick over the weekend?

    DutchgirlRN posted a topic in Home Health

    We have two nurses in particular that always seem to have an illness or a family emergency whenever it's their turn to take primary call. This leave the nurse on secondary taking first and seconary...

  13. Does the nurse on call always seem to be the one who gets sick over the weekend?

    DutchgirlRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    What a gem of a nurse, eh? I wonder is this particular to TN? I'm in TN also. Naw, I bet it's pretty universal. I wonder how people like this keep their jobs? Do you think HH is that hard up for HH...

  14. Very Sweet Dog needs new home- Tennessee/Kentucky

    DutchgirlRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Rosie is fine she's been checked by the vet. It's a jealously issue. She's in the garage and they go to the doggie door and bark and choax her out then stand there and bark and bark and then lunge at...

  15. Chronic COPD'er, 1 lung, 02 @ 6L/min. What would you do?

    DutchgirlRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank You Stunt and welcome to All Nurses! We usually can have a fairly civil discussion. Sometimes, me included, some of us get really fired up, but all in all this is a wonderful place to

  16. Chronic COPD'er, 1 lung, 02 @ 6L/min. What would you do?

    DutchgirlRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I got a call to go see one of my HH patients, who I am very familar with, because the family reported that her/his 02 sats were hanging in the 70's all day and even though she/he was not SOB they felt...

  17. Need help on how to deal with a bully

    DutchgirlRN replied to lucy123's topic in Nurse Management

    You did the absolute correct thing to talk to management. If management is not going to back you up then perhaps its time to look for another job. Not to mention that management not only didnt back...

  18. Generic Zoloft Anyone?

    DutchgirlRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    I saw my shrink today and he said I had had classic abrupt withdrawal symptoms. Again he was telling me that by law generics are the same chemical but can be off by as much as 25%. So I ask "ok if I'm...

  19. QA Nurse changing my Oasis answers!!

    DutchgirlRN replied to PCUSheryl's topic in Home Health

    I'm relieved it's a universal problem and not just me. I was beginning to feel so inferior thinking I was making way too many mistakes and may get

  20. Strange visit...will ask for 2 of us to go today

    DutchgirlRN posted a topic in Home Health

    I went to do an admit yesterday. The neighborhood and house were not the best to say the least. I've met wonderful people in similar homes so I wasn't afraid. I tried calling several times with no...

  21. VIP Triage

    DutchgirlRN replied to mannurse65's topic in Emergency

    When I was working at the hospital we used to have country music stars come to the floor. Not only would they get star treatment, since they didn't want anyone to know they were there they also didn't...

  22. Anyone NOT use prefilled flushes?

    DutchgirlRN replied to Mommy TeleRN's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: I totally agree! We used to have 10ml bottles of NS that we used to make our own flushes. We didn't charge for them. It seemed like a pain at the time. For the past couple of years we have...

  23. What the heck is this doctor thinking? Actually not thinking!

    DutchgirlRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a new home health patient who is elderly he/she was admitted post hospital stay for syncope and resulting fall. He/she has a orthostatic BP's to the tune of Lying: 220/116 Sit: 240/120 Stand:...

  24. Purchasing the latest of editions of textbooks required for Exelsior

    DutchgirlRN replied to luvluv's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I purchased all of my books from www.half.com and purchased the edition prior to the one required and saved a "ton" of money. The only information I found invalid in all those books was that the...

  25. Ethical dilemma

    DutchgirlRN replied to GooeyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Tweety how wonderfully and compassionately you have stated the absolute