scattycarrot

scattycarrot BSN, RN

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  1. new "CFC-free" metered-dose inhaler "Pro-Air"

    scattycarrot replied to rehab nurse's topic in General Nursing

    The new CFC inhalers just don't deliver the medication with as much force as the old inhalers and thats why patients tend to think they aren't working as well. They are just as effective, its just...

  2. Slight change in destination

    scattycarrot replied to Silverdragon102's topic in International Nursing

    Yea!! Thats fantastic news! Good luck with the move and by the time you get to Canada, the worst of the winter will be gone and you will have a beautiful spring to

  3. My First Day In The Ed And I Feel Like The Unit Idiot!!!

    scattycarrot replied to scrubs2716's topic in Emergency

    I don't like the sound of that ER much. The time for grabbing supplies is not when a code comes through the door. As some one else said, thats what crash carts are for or prepared resus rooms. That...

  4. AHA....lay people don't check for a pulse?

    scattycarrot replied to catlynLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree. It can be hard enough for medical personnel to check for a pulse sometimes! For the lay person it can be alot harder, especially considering the stress of the situation and pulse-checking...

  5. Nurses leaving the NHS

    scattycarrot posted a topic in International Nursing

    I saw this article and it made me think of Martinettes thread which is on-going right now and is a terrible reflection of the NHS today. I left the NHS in 1999 due to the working conditions and only...

  6. Best approach to patients and relatives complaining about "long wait."

    scattycarrot replied to uniquenurse's topic in Emergency

    Can we please not turn this into a debate how bad some ER's are and how uncaring the nurses/employees are, etc.. We all know there are HUGE faults in the system which are just too broad to cover here!...

  7. How do you deal with Non-Urgent Patients

    scattycarrot replied to mom2michael's topic in Emergency

    I always find it amazing how the ER waiting room is emptier when something is going on, eg...a big ball game or on one particular and memorable occasion, the ER I worked in had a lovely quiet shift as...

  8. How do you deal with Non-Urgent Patients

    scattycarrot replied to mom2michael's topic in Emergency

    This is a genuine complaint and deserves our sympathy and concern. I think most of us here are talking about patients who do not have problems that need to be seen in a hospital and are minor, such as...

  9. How do you deal with Non-Urgent Patients

    scattycarrot replied to mom2michael's topic in Emergency

    At triage, when someone is complaining of their 6 month history of back pain (which..."no, it isn't any worse tonight, no I haven't had any history of trauma, no I haven't taken any analgesia, no I...

  10. New nurse who accepted a first job in ER

    scattycarrot replied to Raebeth's topic in Emergency

    Firstly, congratulations on graduating and on your new job! Now, to your question. You will find that people have very frim ideas as to whether you should go straight into the ER as a new RN. I think...

  11. Please ... any ex-ICU, now ER nurses for advice!

    scattycarrot replied to bluesky's topic in Emergency

    Left the ICU for ER and never looked back. Never regret my time served as I learnt alot but I was very thankful when I left! I am not afraid to say that I don't like all my patients and especially...

  12. Share your ED assessment tips, tricks and routines!

    scattycarrot replied to RNcDreams's topic in Emergency

    Absoutely! No point having a Foley if you don't have an

  13. How to cope with lack of Vacation time in the USA

    scattycarrot replied to madwife2002's topic in International Nursing

    No, its not enough time but then, experienced nurses aren't staying in the profession in the UK either despite the better vacation time. It seems that wherever you are nurses do not get the respect,...

  14. How to cope with lack of Vacation time in the USA

    scattycarrot replied to madwife2002's topic in International Nursing

    My husband (american)and I (English) are seriously considering moving back to the UK once he has finished his time in the USNavy. We were stationed there for 3 years and my hubby fell in love. For me,...

  15. Where to go from the ER

    scattycarrot replied to AJK2004's topic in Emergency

    I am an ER nurse but have worked for a few years in ICU, and while I enjoyed it and learnt alot, it wasn't for me long term. Now, it is just me personally and we are all different, but looking after...

  16. Do you have to be "smart" to make it through Nursing school?

    scattycarrot replied to AspiringNurse7's topic in General Nursing

    I am assuming from the tone of the OP's comments and the language used that the OP is fairly young. I really don't think offence was meant and that they were calling nurses stupid. Unfortantly, youth...

  17. Countdown

    scattycarrot replied to XB9S's topic in International Nursing

    I am very jealous! Its less than 30F outside with snow on the ground here. I hope you get some sun and sangria. Enjoy your

  18. Ever watched old cartoons?

    scattycarrot replied to CraigBSN02's topic in Emergency

    Thanks for sharing, Craig! I hate it when relatives do that. Worse 'passout' scenerio I was a partcipant in, was a father of a young girl who hit the deck hard, knocking his head on some piece of...

  19. NO Pain medicines for my Mom!

    scattycarrot replied to Hospice RNCM's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortantly the gel doesn't penetrate the deep layers of the dermis so if its a deep wound, it won't do anything. I imagine this is a fairly extensive wound and so would be too big for LA. How often...

  20. Med-error & down n the dumps

    scattycarrot replied to Advocate1's topic in General Nursing

    Call me cynical but it sounds to me like the family see dollar signs flashing before their eyes and the management are being excessivly harsh on you because of it. No harm was done and you followed...

  21. inside the mind of a nurse.....

    scattycarrot replied to ERRN92's topic in General Nursing

    Having been an ER nurse for a long time, I know that bad stuff happens to good people and so, I am always telling my family that I love them! Passing people on the street and thinking to myself..'I...

  22. Dual Citizenship

    scattycarrot posted a topic in International Nursing

    I have researched this on the net but can't seem to find a simple answer so seen as this site has a wealth of knowledge, I thought I would try here, even though its not nurse related! Anyway, is it...

  23. Best approach to patients and relatives complaining about "long wait."

    scattycarrot replied to uniquenurse's topic in Emergency

    We use these in the UK and have done for a while. In my expereince, they work with the reasonable individuals but as we all know, the people who come in with their 4 month history of back pain or 2...

  24. Any military wives in here??

    scattycarrot replied to Futurenurse86's topic in General Nursing

    Hello! My husband is active-duty US Navy. On deployment right now and due back in April, 2/3 weeks after our first baby is born. Being a military wife is hard but as long as you have a geat...

  25. Personality Traits common in the ED

    scattycarrot replied to trinitygrad07's topic in Emergency

    Rhinos and duck personalities do well! Rhinos have VERY thick skin and ducks, just let the water flow off their backs. Analogies for just learning to let things go and not get upset by comments from...