scattycarrot

scattycarrot BSN, RN

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  1. Tylenol, how safe is this drug

    scattycarrot replied to nialloh's topic in General Nursing

    But how do you reach out to people who have no history of depression or history of psych problems, but respond to a negative situation in their lives by reaching for a bottle of tablets and is a...

  2. Delaying application to the BON? Anyone know?

    scattycarrot replied to scattycarrot's topic in International Nursing

    Thanks for your advice and support! Its appreciated. If I was to sit the exam elsewhere, do I have to apply to the local BON? I thought it was the BON that gave you the ATT to sit the exam? Or do you...

  3. Tylenol, how safe is this drug

    scattycarrot replied to nialloh's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Ukstudent. Not everyone who overdoses is looking to die. An OD is often an action based on an impulse decision and doesn't usually have any forward planning. Most people have Tylenol in...

  4. All I Want For Xmas

    scattycarrot replied to madwife2002's topic in United Kingdom

    My husband home from deployment would be smashing! Other than that, a big christmas pudding a tub of brandy butter delivered to my door. Yum! Oh, and some mince pies. Double

  5. family face deportation for overstaying on visa

    scattycarrot replied to Brian's topic in International Nursing

    I agee with the other posts. The law is pretty clear on this matter and if you break the rules you must face the

  6. what does SA mean?

    scattycarrot replied to jennifers's topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking sustained release

  7. Newbies - Keep an eye on your drunks!!

    scattycarrot replied to CraigBSN02's topic in Emergency

    Thankyou! Great story and a message I always try to teach less experienced members of staff. Really enjoyed your style of writing...as someone else said, you should be a writer in your spare time(what...

  8. Cleanliness in UK hospitals

    scattycarrot posted a topic in United Kingdom

    Just read this artcile online and was wondering what you all think of it? http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/libby_purves/article2253546.ece I personally think the author has...

  9. Cleanliness in UK hospitals

    scattycarrot replied to scattycarrot's topic in United Kingdom

    What? You don't have to clean up spills? What do you do with your time;)! It used to drive me mad when I was working in resus and we had a pretty messy room to clear up and it was us staff nurses who...

  10. Healthy women schedule C-sections to prevent vaginal stretching

    scattycarrot replied to rph3664's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The beauty of a lady partsl delivery for most women (and I have my experience comng up hopefully, at the end of March so I hope I am right!) is that while it is painful, its a pain soon forgotten....

  11. Nursing Student's breakdown moment

    scattycarrot replied to CC918's topic in General Nursing

  12. Sunday Times view of nurses

    scattycarrot replied to cheshirecat's topic in International Nursing

    Absoutly, Zibby was not implying that all 'older' nurses are unable to cope with todays stresses and workload and in fact, I don't think anyone here is implying that. Far from it as anyone, young or...

  13. Your Gettin a Patient - The Doors Open and In Rolls Your Pt.

    scattycarrot replied to CarVsTree's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortantly, there are bad apples in every department. That doesn't mean that every ER nurse is the same or that every floor nurse is the same. I have worked with good and bad(e.g, lazy, unmotivated,...

  14. Healthy women schedule C-sections to prevent vaginal stretching

    scattycarrot replied to rph3664's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Interesting thread. I am 17 weeks pregnant and was told,in 2001, that I would have to deliver by c-section after a car accident fractured my pelvis and hip. I do not want a c-section for all the...

  15. Your Gettin a Patient - The Doors Open and In Rolls Your Pt.

    scattycarrot replied to CarVsTree's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for clearing that up. I can understand the frustration of the floor nurses at not recieving report on a newly arrived patient or turning up unannounced. In the ER we are used to patients...

  16. Your Gettin a Patient - The Doors Open and In Rolls Your Pt.

    scattycarrot replied to CarVsTree's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, I am a bit confused here. In the uk we transport our own patients from ED to wherever it is they are going and then give report to the nurse on the new unit. Do you not do that in the US? Or am I...

  17. Transfusion too fast?

    scattycarrot replied to Butternut's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, with those messy GI bleeds or with trauma, it can go in as quickly as it comes out. If you are the nurse looking after the level 1 infuser, you can literally stand there and hang blood every few...

  18. Pinky finger issue

    scattycarrot replied to SaderNurse05's topic in General Nursing

    I have always been taught never to use fingers 1-5, as it leads to confusion and so, document the fingers with their 'names', eg.. index, middle, ring, small or little and then there is no

  19. Sunday Times view of nurses

    scattycarrot replied to cheshirecat's topic in International Nursing

    Ha! They printed my response! (Im Victoria from

  20. Sunday Times view of nurses

    scattycarrot replied to cheshirecat's topic in International Nursing

    I just replied to that article as well. We will see if it appears. I don't know about you but I am getting really fed up with being constantly bashed by the media and I am sick of hearing anecdotes...

  21. Question re: Madison and Janesville

    scattycarrot posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am 9wks pregnant and presently living in Florida. My husband goes on deployment in Oct and I am hoping to head to Wisconsin to be with his family for the birth. Unfortantly, I cannot get insurance...

  22. Upper GI bleed vs bleeding espohageal varices

    scattycarrot replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    Further to this, the use of a Sengstaken tube is not a treatment but rather a way to try and manage the bleeding varices until you can get the patient to endoscopy. It can successfully control...

  23. Upper GI bleed vs bleeding espohageal varices

    scattycarrot replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    Resuscitation of the patient with severe EV and managing the bleeding are priority here. Emergency management of the bleed would be insertion of a Sengstaken/Minnesota (at least thats what we call it...

  24. Upper GI bleed vs bleeding espohageal varices

    scattycarrot replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes you can't tell the difference, particularly with mild bleeds. Both have similiar symptons :hemetmesis, black and tarry stools, hypotension, pallor, tachycardia and shock, when symptons have...

  25. pregnant options age 40

    scattycarrot replied to tazrn2b's topic in General Nursing

    I would just say that you and your husband should stop 'looking' at getting pregnant and just go for it! As you know, time is not on your side and nursing school will always be there but your...