scattycarrot

scattycarrot BSN, RN

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  1. I've been away for a week

    scattycarrot replied to XB9S's topic in International Nursing

    Thats brilliant! Congrats. So, the knee held up then? Its fab you managed to do it considering you weren't even sure you would make

  2. Chat Room Meeting

    scattycarrot replied to madwife2002's topic in United Kingdom

    Sorry I missed the chat room yesterday. I am back in Blighty and spent the evening with my sister drinking wine and catching up...lovely! And its sunny today.....nowhere like the Uk when the suns out...

  3. anyone affected by the floods?

    scattycarrot replied to cybernurse81's topic in International Nursing

    I have been watching the stories of the floods on the internet as it hasn't really been mentioned over here in the US. I can't believe how severe the flooding has been and how much rain you guys have...

  4. Wacko RN - Write Up vs. Direct Report

    scattycarrot replied to antidote's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! I have read this thread with total disbelieve and as someone else said, truth is stanger than fiction. This nurse is a danger to patients, staff and herself and needs to be removed from the...

  5. what do you know about UAE?

    scattycarrot replied to 13th stranger's topic in International Nursing

    Hi, If you do a search for Dubai and/or the UAE, there are actually quite a few posts about this subject that should help

  6. Terrorist attacks in the UK again

    scattycarrot replied to madwife2002's topic in International Nursing

    I am flying back to the UK for 3 weeks on thursday. I am not too concerned but I hate going through airport security in the US as the TSA are usually rude and disorganised and shout at all the...

  7. Lesser Pay day shifh or higher pay night shift

    scattycarrot replied to anfe's topic in General Nursing

    I think the real issue here is what hospital would be better for you as a new grad and not what shift. Which hospital is going to give you the best training? What are the preceptorship programs like?...

  8. Having Some Second Thoughts

    scattycarrot replied to sissiesmama's topic in Emergency

    There is actually some threads about this in the flight nurse forum! I know as I am interested in doing the same thing and apparently you can do just a short course to become an EMT or you can bridge...

  9. Hating nurses? What is going on?

    scattycarrot replied to Cattitude's topic in General Nursing

    Hate nurses? Well, at least it makes a change from thinking of us as bedpan carriers! I wouldn't sweat it, the world is full of strange people and their equally strange and askewed opinions....it...

  10. Chat Room Meeting

    scattycarrot replied to madwife2002's topic in United Kingdom

    Sorry I missed the chat this week. Hope to be there next

  11. How do YOU check a temp in an orally intubated person?

    scattycarrot replied to JoshuaAdamsRN's topic in Emergency

    I agree with you! They are particulary inaccurate when the patient has come in from the outside or has been waiting in an cold waiting area. Now obviously this doesn't matter with your intubated...

  12. Paramedics in the ER

    scattycarrot replied to errneducator's topic in Emergency

    This is exactly why you might be having problems getting your EMT's exercsing their skills in the ER. I fail to understand why some RN's need to be so protective and defensive of their roles. I have...

  13. do you actually wait?

    scattycarrot replied to StacieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Reading this thread has left me wondering. I am a UK trained nurse and have not started work in the US yet. You are all talking about needing orders for things like O2, EKG's ..etc... and I was...

  14. NCLEX this Friday!!!!!

    scattycarrot replied to janelola's topic in International Nursing

    :balloons: :biere: :smiley_aa :yelclap: :cheers: :icon_hug: :bowingpur :w00t: :beer: :flowersfo Ok, I think that pretty much says

  15. UK RN in USA - RN to BSN

    scattycarrot replied to regularRN's topic in International Nursing

    i hope suzanne doesn't mind but i also have a bsc(in health studies ) and was querying whether it would be recognised over here. i know thats not what you were asking but the answer might be of...

  16. nursing in England

    scattycarrot replied to nataly3's topic in United Kingdom

    Yep try this:

  17. Chat Room Meeting

    scattycarrot replied to madwife2002's topic in United Kingdom

    Oh, I just came on to see if there was to be a chat. Would have been here earlier but there is a massive storm going on and my firealarm started going off with water pouring through one of the...

  18. NCLEX this Friday!!!!!

    scattycarrot replied to janelola's topic in International Nursing

    Just wondering what hospital you work at? I trained at QA in

  19. Ways I have heard Metoprolol pronounced...by medical personnel.

    scattycarrot replied to stillpressingon's topic in General Nursing

    To be fair, I am terrible at pronouncing drug names. Terrible! I am not stupid (and I know thats not what you were implying !!!) but I have this mental block. I see the word, I say the word in my...

  20. Scottish nurse in MD looking for help!!

    scattycarrot replied to gavinderbayne's topic in Nursing Career

    Ok, that makes more sense! I see you have already approached some hospitals in your area re: your licence but have you spoken to them about the CNA thing? I know that some hospitals in my area will...

  21. sleeping pills

    scattycarrot replied to SWAT_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I am a bit of an insomniac...always have been. No history of depression, I think its a family thing! Anyhoo, when I really need to sleep I take Melatonin. It knocks me out and does not give me a...

  22. Are they for real?

    scattycarrot replied to LeeTendayi's topic in International Nursing

    Yep, I agree!!. Smell a

  23. Uk to US RN's...a question:

    scattycarrot posted a topic in International Nursing

    I am living in Florida and working towards my licence (well, supposed to be working but thats another story ). I have been looking at the nursing education over here in the US and it seems like you...

  24. Uk to US RN's...a question:

    scattycarrot replied to scattycarrot's topic in International Nursing

    Thanks to you

  25. Scottish nurse in MD looking for help!!

    scattycarrot replied to gavinderbayne's topic in Nursing Career

    I am a bit confused.....you have qualified as an RN in the UK but have not worked over here yet nor have you taken your NCLEX, is that right? Do you mind if I ask why you haven't started the licencing...