DutchgirlRN

DutchgirlRN ASN, RN

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  1. Commonplace to starve someone to death?

    DutchgirlRN replied to HM7380's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for pointing that out. i must have missed that when i read it. i don't have a problem with letting her die as long as she can have

  2. Paying for school?

    DutchgirlRN replied to jd467's topic in General Nursing

    vanderbilt is $24,080 per 2 semester year not including books :scrm:what would possess someone to spend that much is beyond me. my lpn cost $150.00, granted that was 1974. my asn costs me

  3. I Dislocated My Kidney I Can't Poop

    DutchgirlRN replied to SDS_RN's topic in General Nursing

    we had a young woman in the er with a glass thermometer in her bladder. she swore high and low that she had accidently swallowed it while taking her temperature. umm ah ha...sure...we believe

  4. Commonplace to starve someone to death?

    DutchgirlRN replied to HM7380's topic in General Nursing

    Why can't she have pain medications? It doesn't have to be

  5. Nurse abuses own child

    DutchgirlRN replied to Marvie's topic in General Nursing

    I think the OP has the right to, not necessarily the obligation to, report this nurse to the BONi if the allegations have been substantiated. A criminal is a criminal. Whether a nurse is a thief, a...

  6. Excelsior Nurses Deserve Universal Acceptance

    DutchgirlRN replied to ToddEMTP's topic in Online Distance Learning

    i can't imagine why a physican would care where we get our licenses. i live in the south and where i work we've been first in alot of areas, first with cardiac cta's, first with bar code scanning of...

  7. Nurse abuses own child

    DutchgirlRN replied to Marvie's topic in General Nursing

    it's all too easy to say myob, what if you were this child being abused? would you want someone who could potentially help you to mind their own business? as healthcare professionals we have an...

  8. After 15 years - I may be one more nurse to add to the shortage

    DutchgirlRN replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    hey, i've written to oprah numerous times about nurses and not even a generic reply. i wrote to dr. phil just one time and he called me personally. problem was he wanted my loser sil to appear on his...

  9. what to do when a PEG comes out

    DutchgirlRN replied to fusster's topic in General Nursing

    i've changed many a mickey g tube, i've replaced g tubes with foley's. all humane. what's with yanking a tube out with the bulb in place? it's horrifying and hurts like heck? i loved the patients i...

  10. What is the difference between a HH nurse and a Private Duty Nurse?

    DutchgirlRN posted a topic in Home Health

    HOME HEALTH NURSE: This nurse visits a variety of acute and chronically ill patients who are in need of skilled nursing care developed by the physician. The HH nurse perfoms a wide range of tasks...

  11. HH jobs- better to have been a CNA?

    DutchgirlRN replied to CrazyFLBean's topic in Home Health

    no...not true. a hh nurse is employed by a hh agency and they make intermittent visits only. ideally they see 4-7 patients per day. they travel from patient home to patient home in their car. home...

  12. New to IR

    DutchgirlRN replied to klulessrn's topic in Radiology

    are you sedating the patient also? i had to go through a class before doing conscious sedation. as far as patient education...i searched and researched by means of the internet, all nurses commrades,...

  13. Cardiac CTA

    DutchgirlRN replied to jfelicia71's topic in Radiology

    1. Administer 15 mg of Lopressor IV over 7 minutes 2. Wait 8 minutes, if HR is not down to 60 bpm 3. Administer an additional 35mg of Lopressor IV over 8 minutes 4. VS q 2 minutes 5. No Lopressor...

  14. HH jobs- better to have been a CNA?

    DutchgirlRN replied to CrazyFLBean's topic in Home Health

    respectfully...i have to reiderate the fact that home health nurses do not work in shifts but rather in visits. nurses that work in shifts, in the home, are private duty nurses. both are equally as...

  15. HH jobs- better to have been a CNA?

    DutchgirlRN replied to CrazyFLBean's topic in Home Health

    private duty is not the same as home health nursing although they both do occur in the home they are totally different. i have done both private duty and home health nursing and they are as different...

  16. LVN and Resumption of Care

    DutchgirlRN replied to LadyT618's topic in Home Health

    if a patient is being seen in shifts rather than in visits then that is private duty nursing which is a whole different situation. https://allnurses.com/forums/f325/ when i was an lpn i would resume...

  17. Becoming a Travelling Nurse In Home Health

    DutchgirlRN replied to improvedjacky's topic in Home Health

    welcome to allnurses!! :heartbeat feel free to vent here any time you feel the need. we do understand. i have known several nurses who have done hh traveling and liked

  18. Is it just me, or is this wrong ?

    DutchgirlRN replied to CampbellSoupCan's topic in Home Health

    does this agency have a cwcn certified wound care nurse? is the statement that the wound will never heal coming from the nurse and not the doctor? if a doctor orders wound care and it's within...

  19. frequencies of visits

    DutchgirlRN replied to yayanurse's topic in Home Health

    i would think the owners/management would have already that information before starting a hh agency. 55 visits in a cert period is almost a visit per day. how on earth does that happen? best of luck...

  20. Had my first HH interview yesterday

    DutchgirlRN replied to nurseby07's topic in Home Health

    whoa! if that place is not a active invitation for a lawsuit..what is? scary stuff. poor

  21. Smoking

    DutchgirlRN replied to dutch_girl14's topic in General Nursing

    omg! say it ain't so. leave for an hour? i would totally refuse to care for their patients while they are away. i would be on the phone with the super or whomever is responsible and ask them to come...

  22. Documenting and not DOING anything for pt's.

    DutchgirlRN replied to worstnurse1's topic in General Nursing

    whoa....... it would be interesting and also to see how many contestants there are. what shall we give for a

  23. Answers from 100 nurses needed: Which state has the most nursing shortage?

    DutchgirlRN replied to John123's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    good for

  24. Excelsior Nurses Deserve Universal Acceptance

    DutchgirlRN replied to ToddEMTP's topic in Online Distance Learning

    nice in theory but not in

  25. What are the benefits of becoming a nurse rather than a doctor?

    DutchgirlRN replied to CC999's topic in General Nursing

    you are too funny leslie and this only proves that great minds think alike. i came so close to signing my last post