dutchgirl

dutchgirl

peds, peds ICU, OB, Cath Lab,home health

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  1. Med-Surg/Onc/tele

    dutchgirl replied to nursekatie22's topic in Cardiac

    Hi Katie - in ACLS they teach you everything you need to know for the course, but if you really want to get into it, try Dale Dubin's "Rapid EKG Interpretation". When I first started in cardiac...

  2. Cath Lab nurses!! Intro plz!

    dutchgirl replied to Marchantia's topic in Cardiac

    Hey there DutchgirlRN - you must be the original Dutchgirl, I'm a pretend dutchgirl (small d) from Canada originally (my grandma had a brother nicknamed Dutch, and she always said to me "you're...

  3. Cath Lab nurses!! Intro plz!

    dutchgirl replied to Marchantia's topic in Cardiac

    Here's another little bit of cath lab history repeating itself- myself and another "old girl" listened to a new girl RANT for about 15 minutes about on-call, and being sent home when cases were done,...

  4. Cath Lab nurses!! Intro plz!

    dutchgirl replied to Marchantia's topic in Cardiac

    Thank-you Marchantia for starting this thread. I agree with cathlabRN, things have gotten a LOT better over the years. The 1st lab I worked in was in Western Canada, and did I ever learn a lot. We...

  5. Dont move to florida

    dutchgirl replied to skuterkomputer rn's topic in Florida Nursing

    Hi pinksky -I am in central florida - two of our RN's recently moved "out west", one had a young child. Both were double income families. Both are very pleased with their moves (Colorado, Texas)...

  6. Dont move to florida

    dutchgirl replied to skuterkomputer rn's topic in Florida Nursing

    Oh man! Well, I have to agree with you on the pay. It used to be acceptable to have this lower scale, but the cost of living has risen dramatically, and the hospitals for the most part are getting...

  7. Question for Cathlab/tele/Special proced RNs

    dutchgirl replied to sharann's topic in Cardiac

    I swear by warmed blankets. If we get them on right away when they come out of the lab, they just go aaahhh, and really relax EVERYTHING. We also allow bending up of the unaffected limb, we tip the...

  8. Cath Lab nurses!! Intro plz!

    dutchgirl replied to Marchantia's topic in Cardiac

    Hi there, I've been a cath lab nurse for a long time, an RN for 30 years, and currently do mostly paperwork (ACC data collection), and fill in prn for the lab and hold area. I live in Florida. What...

  9. looking for feedback/advice on this idea

    dutchgirl posted a topic in Orthopedic

    BEDPANS DON'T WORK FOR FEMALE URINATION!!! As if you didn't already know... We have been using emesis basins and suction for our post cardiac cath females who are flat on bedrest for anywhere from 2...

  10. would you work for a DON that you dont respect?

    dutchgirl replied to johnson0424's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    How sad! Maybe you could do a better job than she does. I really believe that we are sent to certain places for a reason. If you really care about your residents, the extra 10% that you provide...

  11. looking for feedback/advice on this idea

    dutchgirl replied to dutchgirl's topic in Orthopedic

    It probably would be difficult to get under a hip patient because their thighs are pretty close together. The nice thing about the shallow pan is you can get it in just by pushing it slightly into the...

  12. looking for feedback/advice on this idea

    dutchgirl replied to dutchgirl's topic in Orthopedic

    We have put the suction in the fracture pans as well, and that does work.too. But the emesis basin doesn't actually go undet the buttocks, it is stategically placed under the perineum, and the butt...

  13. looking for feedback/advice on this idea

    dutchgirl replied to dutchgirl's topic in Orthopedic

    Yeah, I've tried it, but on supine patients it still leaks up the back, and its hard to do the paperwork with a bottle in your

  14. For all the new nurses: who has had crazy dreams about work?! :)

    dutchgirl replied to christvs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've been a nurse for thirty years (help me!) and I still have crazy dreams like

  15. looking for feedback/advice on this idea

    dutchgirl replied to dutchgirl's topic in Orthopedic

    We usually set the pan, place the suction, and walk out. as they pee, it gets sucked out of the pan, it doesn't touch the patient at all. Then they call us when they're done. I'm trying to get a...

  16. looking for feedback/advice on this idea

    dutchgirl replied to dutchgirl's topic in Orthopedic

    Did you realize that medical supplies charges are basically ignored on inpatients? Re: knowing how to lift...most back and wrist injuries in health care (and any workplace) are related to repetetive...

  17. Day 8 and I'm expected to take 4 patients?

    dutchgirl replied to calirn05's topic in First Year After Licensure

    A five day preceptorship for a new grad is ridiculous...These are things we need to look for when applying to hospitals - ie do you have an internship, how long is orientation, when will you expect me...

  18. I may be losing my job because of an interview with another job, HELP!!!

    dutchgirl replied to ava'smomRN's topic in General Nursing

    What drives me crazy about this whole thing is that the new hospital is hiring an experienced nurse FOR A PAYCUT!!!!!! In this day in age, we should be actively recruited for more money and better...

  19. "Granny-Dumping" in Psyche Unit

    dutchgirl replied to Town & Country's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    looks like geriatric psyche care units will be necessary - hope they get some before I need

  20. looking for feedback/advice on this idea

    dutchgirl replied to dutchgirl's topic in Orthopedic

    I hope you'll try it and spread the word - we've been slaves to the evil bedpan long

  21. looking for feedback/advice on this idea

    dutchgirl replied to dutchgirl's topic in Orthopedic

    The suction tubing goes over the thigh, and one leg is bent at the knee. The pan isn't the most comfortable, but they don't actually sit on it, or lay on it. And the action is quick, as soon as the...

  22. ER doc misread EKG? (long vent)

    dutchgirl replied to JAHJF's topic in Cardiac

    Hurray for you calling the cardiologist! Thank goodness the pat got to the cath lab, and hopefully in time... I can't help but wonder - don't you have 12 lead machines that give their own...

  23. looking for feedback/advice on this idea

    dutchgirl replied to dutchgirl's topic in Orthopedic

    We use this female urination device for female patients who are stuck in bed - place an emesis basin below the perineum, put a suction tip in the pan, voila, the urine goes to the container. No wet...

  24. I Quit

    dutchgirl replied to nelcoy4's topic in Nursing Career

    I don't blame you - I am now going on 30 years in nursing, I work in Cath Lab and its the only kind of nursing I could stick with. (Tried peds, ccu, icu, open heart, ob/gyn) Keep looking around. If...

  25. Worried that experienced nurse may know nothing

    dutchgirl replied to krob0729's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely without a doubt speak with the nurse manager about this! Obviously there needs to be some sort of preceptor program, or much better documentation of new hire orientees - children are too...