DutchgirlRN

DutchgirlRN ASN, RN

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  1. You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    DutchgirlRN replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    Hey adrienurse I too had the same experience. I woke up with a 103 temp, sore throat, HA from hell and yeah that was a long miserable weekend. I had to take the kleenex out of the box and they...

  2. Christmas Gift for your unit from docs

    DutchgirlRN replied to fetch33's topic in General Nursing

    I did work in a smallish rural hosp. The doc's foot the bill for a really nice party at a really nice hotel which included dinner and drinks. After 2 drinks you pay your own tab. Also we got lots of...

  3. Need help please, pt not allowed to have meds and not safe to live alone...

    DutchgirlRN posted a topic in Home Health

    I did a SOC on an elderly person who has had multiple serious surgeries. The pt was crying in pain when I got there. The hosp had placed a Fentanyl patch 3 days ago and it had worn off. I asked where...

  4. Calling experinced HH nurses with sense of humor...HELP!!!

    DutchgirlRN posted a topic in Home Health

    I want to make a little presentation Sat night about "HH What they forgot to tell you in orientation" i.e. The most frail looking old people have the tightest grips, and aren't afraid to grab any of...

  5. Calling experinced HH nurses with sense of humor...HELP!!!

    DutchgirlRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    AMEN Sister! Happened to me this week. Stuck in the mud, no cell phone service... Bubba is a chronic COPD'er with a trach. Sorry he ain't here he had to run to the store for beer and cigarettes!...

  6. Calling experinced HH nurses with sense of humor...HELP!!!

    DutchgirlRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

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  7. Calling experinced HH nurses with sense of humor...HELP!!!

    DutchgirlRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    Bump:uhoh21:

  8. Can NPs work as RN's?

    DutchgirlRN replied to 1nuttynurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I've worked with quite a few NP's on a med-surg floor. They decided they liked traditional nursing best. No problem finding a job but pay is not adjusted for that

  9. I have an interview on Tuesday!

    DutchgirlRN posted a topic in Home Health

    I've been working in HH for a little over a year now. The HH agency I work for is a total mess. Too many things wrong to even go into. This being my first experience in HH I didn't know what to expect...

  10. I have an interview on Tuesday!

    DutchgirlRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    Yes! I've been there since Oct 30. I love it. I think the trick is to get in with a respected agency. They have taken me in like family. Here's the link about it:...

  11. You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    DutchgirlRN replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry Zoe! Didn't mean to get you in any trouble. he,he! BTW Nice cap...looks like a bedpan turned upside

  12. You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    DutchgirlRN replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, the original potluck Trust me...wherever there are nurses there will be food. See anyone you know?! I have no idea what year this

  13. You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    DutchgirlRN replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    I find it funny that it's the students who now wear the white and the nurses who wear the colors. Back in the days, it was the reverse. We couldn't wait to wear white!

  14. You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    DutchgirlRN replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    NCLEX was 2 full days long, it consisted of 750 questions, paper, #2 pencils, and 1000's of little dots just waiting to be filled in. Six weeks for results. You could work as a full fleged nurse from...

  15. You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    DutchgirlRN replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    Remember, prior to pumps, pt's playing with the roller clamp and CHF pt's ending up with a 1000cc bolus!! The first pumps seemed so high tech, now they seem so prehistoric, but we all rejoiced in...

  16. You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    DutchgirlRN replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    LOL! My starting pay was $3.25/hr. I felt as though I could afford anything. That was 1975. I was an LPN then. Don't know what RN's

  17. Need help please, pt not allowed to have meds and not safe to live alone...

    DutchgirlRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    You're missing the point completely. This patient is visiting multiple doctors, getting multipe narcotic prescriptions and taking multiple narcotics. All this after being discharge from rehab only 2...

  18. Need help please, pt not allowed to have meds and not safe to live alone...

    DutchgirlRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    The pt has been discharged. The MSW was able to find out that the pt had been put out of several good assisted living facilities. On a return visit this pt showed me his/her stash of Lortab, MS, and...

  19. Excelsior's New Clinical Requirement

    DutchgirlRN replied to FocusRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I'm glad I finished 5 years ago! This new clinical componet is so necessary to keep up with todays nursing demands. It doesn't say if it's a written or hands on

  20. Holiday Gifts: What is appropriate?

    DutchgirlRN replied to weirdRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work with 6 other nurses in HH. I am giving them each a car charger for the PDA's that we use. Through ebay they're 5.00 each, Belkin brand so they're good. When I was at the hosp I would do...

  21. You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    DutchgirlRN replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    Wearing all white, having your period, no tampons, no self-adhesive pads, wearing a sanitary belt, monster sized

  22. You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    DutchgirlRN replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    What's a special 12hr

  23. You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    DutchgirlRN replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    Giving a Harris

  24. You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    DutchgirlRN replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    I remember when they injected a rabbit with a woman's urine and if the rabbit died the test was positive and the woman knew she was in the "family way". Truth is the poor rabbit died either way. The...

  25. You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    DutchgirlRN replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

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