Scarlette Wings

Scarlette Wings

M/S, ICU, ICP

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About Scarlette Wings

Scarlette Wings has 27 years experience and specializes in M/S, ICU, ICP.


Found AllNurses in 2001 & have lurked here ever since

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  1. Don't People Have Bills To Pay?

    I read an article on medscape that discusses some of our real generational differences. I think it would fit in well with this discussion. We are all different. Our age, experience, and upbringing do impact our professional practice.The article is we...
  2. Vanderbilt Medical Center to have nurses cleaning up

    To me Unions really are just another task master and very controlling. We should be able to advocate for ourselves. Another thought is that nurses and staff would not only have patient rooms to turn over and clean, but there is an entire hospital ...
  3. Vanderbilt Medical Center to have nurses cleaning up

    OMG. That is insane!
  4. Certification in Infection Control (CIC) Examination

    Unless I have mis-read the criteria for taking the exam, I believe that 6 months of experience in the position is a requirement.
  5. Should I look for other jobs besides Nursing?

    GrnTea wrote: "Your mother is a mean and vindictive, perhaps damaged, person who doesn't care what her daughter is or does or feels so long as she can make herself feel better by making you feel bad. Seriously, what kind of mother is that? I can tell...
  6. Should I look for other jobs besides Nursing?

    First off I would think that the mother you have described is a horrible mother and not a very compassionate or supportive "nurse" either. My mother was mentally ill, had years of ECT and depressive episodes and a light stroke eliminated any inhibiti...
  7. Rhabdomyolysis

    With all due repect we all have to research and look up information throughout our life...so let me google that for you. :) Let me google that for you
  8. Cry for help: I don't think I can do this.

    Sounds like a complete case of total burnout. Burnout is the natural result of being totally overwhelmed by school, sick of studying, striving to live up to everyone expectations including your own inner personal ones, studing until the brain can't e...
  9. Husband and wife working together

    It is often considered nepotism and not a good idea. If a facility is very large and the spouses can work on different floors or shifts, etc then it is not so bad. That said, our facility has an RN in the coordinator position who directly supervises ...
  10. Best Hallucinations Thread

    I had a little old lady seeing spiders crawling all over her wall.This was back in the day (early 80's) when you "absolutely had to" reorient confused little patients and NEVER ever ever act like their hallucinations were real. They preached that hot...
  11. What's the weirdest thing management has said to you?

    Last edit by nhnursie on Dec 12, '12 : Reason: posted before finished typing That is the cutest and funniest reason (guilty myself) for having to edit. Loved it!
  12. Why is it always "Fire the nurse"

    In almost 30 years of nursing I have rarely seen a true case of "fire the nurse first" over a patient complaint unless there was an extreme error or managers were already looking for an excuse to fire a person. I have witnessed administration in faci...
  13. Throwing in the towel...

    If you are willing to work anywhere until you find a job you really want your chances are great. Actually they are great most everywhere for experienced nurses that are highly flexible. I see you mentioned that you have some revenue to fall back on o...
  14. If you weren't a nurse, what would you have become?

    LOL, I have to say that this is your fantasy and you can have it any way you want it. I love to write (but I am horrible at spelling) and I love to draw so I had thought that I would have gone into journalism or advertising.
  15. You know you've been a nurse for too long when..........

    on your #5...you know you've been nursing too long when .... your answer to the 5 year plan is to just "live long enough retire with my sanity intact.'