DutchgirlRN

DutchgirlRN ASN, RN

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  1. Off topic: How do you keep house?

    DutchgirlRN replied to S.N. Visit's topic in General Students

    Yeah, that pretty much takes the cake. I would end up pouring it on his head while he was sleeping, no matter how old or cold it was. Ew! My husband is lazy also. I sent him an e-mail tonight (he's...

  2. My Mom has extensive Arteriosclerosis and no risk factors, need advice please!

    DutchgirlRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Cardiac

    Mom goes for a nuclear stress test Tuesday. I'll keep you guys informed. Thanks again

  3. My Mom has extensive Arteriosclerosis and no risk factors, need advice please!

    DutchgirlRN posted a topic in Cardiac

    My parents are 78 & 80 y/o. They don't believe in going to the doctor, even when you feel bad, you just get over it. They are both very healthy (or so I thought) Neither takes any meds other than...

  4. Hospital food

    DutchgirlRN replied to Still Riding's topic in General Nursing

    A little off subject here but I heard on the news just yesterday that Hospital Cafeteria food is much higher in saturated fats and sugars than any school cafeteria food, fast food chains or greasy...

  5. My Mom has extensive Arteriosclerosis and no risk factors, need advice please!

    DutchgirlRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Cardiac

    Thanks Doug, Your post has made me feel better. I have two questions. First why would 81mg be better than 325mg of ASA? She was already taking 325mg and the doctor told her to start 81mg not knowing...

  6. Sperm Joke..True story

    DutchgirlRN replied to spionkop1892's topic in General Nursing

    I think that's hillarious, I LMAO and I have a big one. If she's going to be a nurse she needs to get a tougher skin than the one she has now. That would be embarrassing but heck she brought it on...

  7. Open Visiting Hours in ICU...Yes or No?

    DutchgirlRN replied to goldenbobcat's topic in MICU, SICU

    I don't think it's a good idea. Patients are much sicker in ICU and should not have to be bothered with people milling around or having company they really don't want. The incidence of codes is higher...

  8. RNs entering all their own orders - no unit clerks?

    DutchgirlRN replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    US from 7a-7p Mon-Fri and 7a-7p on the weekends. Our 3-11 US is worthless. When I'm in charge I'd rather do it all from

  9. case study(med-surg nurse getting pulled to busy L&D unit)

    DutchgirlRN replied to nursev2006's topic in General Nursing

    Operative word is "should" somehow in real life it doesn't always work out that way. Our unit really does give you the easiest patients. We rarely get a unit nurse float to Med/Surg. They are given a...

  10. Do patients/families that are hostile, rude affect your morale?

    DutchgirlRN replied to smartynurse's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: I had one patient who was on many different pills and all were either BID, TID, or QID which meant I was in her room alot. She expected me to write down my name, the exact time, and what I...

  11. Do patients/families that are hostile, rude affect your morale?

    DutchgirlRN replied to smartynurse's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: :yeahthat: :yeahthat: :yeahthat: YOU GO GIRL

  12. One hour up and two out post cath.

    DutchgirlRN replied to bobbyg's topic in Cardiac

    I feel better having my patients remain flat w/leg straight for 6 hours. I don't see any reason to rush them out the door. My mother had one last Friday, they used Per close. She didn't have any...

  13. case study(med-surg nurse getting pulled to busy L&D unit)

    DutchgirlRN replied to nursev2006's topic in General Nursing

    I think your thoughts are right on. Another thing is that it is always the med-surg nurse that is pulled? Other departments are not pulled to med surg because they don't have enough med/surg...

  14. Do patients/families that are hostile, rude affect your morale?

    DutchgirlRN replied to smartynurse's topic in General Nursing

    After 30 years of dealing with patients and patients families I just had to get myself out. Over the years the problem has gotten progressively worse. I think part of the reason is that they are more...

  15. Old nurses dont want to learn new tricks?

    DutchgirlRN replied to garciadiego's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with you Jane, and remember no IV pumps just roller clamps to adjust the flow and what fun when your confused COPD'ers and CHF's played with their tubing and got a full liter in 30 minutes....

  16. Missed alot during orientation, help please!

    DutchgirlRN posted a topic in Home Health

    I orientated 3 days for HH. Orientation consisted of riding with 3 different nurses. It's a small company, fairly new with no orientation manual. I am working on a orientation manual while I am...

  17. *Best and Worst List*

    DutchgirlRN replied to Golden_Clover's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The best thing about nursing for me is the flexibility of hours and flexibility of jobs you can do. The worst thing about nursing is the hard, thankless work. Some patients really appreciate you but...

  18. I think we could make a difference, let's do it!

    DutchgirlRN posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I was reading the thread about the woman whose baby was oxygen deprived and the hospital sued for inadqequate staffing. I propose that we all write a letter (actually pen, paper and stamp, not e-mail)...

  19. Nursing School Bloopers

    DutchgirlRN replied to Jabber964's topic in Nursing Humor

    One of my fellow students did the exact same thing except with a unit of blood. ehew! We laugh about it now, I can still see the look on her face. She actually pulled off the whole tab before...

  20. I think we could make a difference, let's do it!

    DutchgirlRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thank you Meghan ! I think you and I would be excellent co-workers. It's nice when different generations respect each other, their differences and the opportunity to learn from each other.

  21. Moving to TN

    DutchgirlRN replied to Diana Lynn's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    white house is a small rural community but i guess you already know that! i would steer away from skyline. it is referred to around here as flatline rather than skyline. it's a beautiful facility but...

  22. I need your suggestions

    DutchgirlRN replied to t miller's topic in General Nursing

    I bought a CD-ROM set "Assessing Lung Sounds" from the Nurses Station Catalog. They are online. I later sold it on e-bay for nearly the same price I paid for it. I think $39.99. You might try looking...

  23. Nurse to patient ratios and job stress

    DutchgirlRN replied to EmilyCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    1. what department/setting do you work in? acute med/surg/telemetry 2. what shift do you work? days 3. what is the typical nurse to patient ratio in your department? 6:1 nurse max 4. does your...

  24. Missed alot during orientation, help please!

    DutchgirlRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    Yes definately and Thanks so much. I would love to have a copy of the Excel sheet. I do keep a notebook with the demographics,485, etc. I didn't think about keeping copies of the VO's that is a...

  25. Passed Nursing Concepts 5 today!

    DutchgirlRN replied to Melody007_FNP-C's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I went to Atlanta both times. Gwinette was a nightmare, not at all friendly, they were extremely picky, poor orientation. 4 out of 5 failed. I took it 30 days later and did not study in between...