FlyingScot

FlyingScot RN

Peds/Neo CCT,Flight, ER, Hem/Onc

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  1. Required ACLS***

    FlyingScot replied to StuffedBear's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I never said it wasn't a good program. I said it was a good option but not recommended for a first timer. I also said that there were probably some people who did it this way and you are apparently...

  2. Pearsonvue site update/maintenance (07/18/2015)

    FlyingScot replied to Jpcvcj19's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I was going to say something about what PV ought to do with this upgrade but thought better of

  3. Required ACLS***

    FlyingScot replied to StuffedBear's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    This is a great option but it's not recommended for a first-timer. I'm sure there are people who have done it this way but it isn't the best because you don't have the opportunity to ask questions...

  4. I'm a nursing student and have Guillain-Barré Syndrome

    FlyingScot replied to Becky96's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    She won't have to wear a mask because of the GB. She will have to wear a mask because she can't get the flu

  5. Be honest, what pt behaviors do you find annoying?

    FlyingScot replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    I frequently say "10 being somebody ripped off your left arm and is beating you over the head with it while kicking you in your nether regions." I have no triage

  6. Be honest, what pt behaviors do you find annoying?

    FlyingScot replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    Oh and baby talk. I. Cannot. Stand. Baby. Talk!!! From grown adults to grown adults. It sets my teeth on edge. Especially because this is usually accompanied by the patient doing that constant moaning...

  7. Be honest, what pt behaviors do you find annoying?

    FlyingScot replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    -"On a scale of 0-10 with 10 being the worst pain you've ever felt please rate your pain." -"It's a 20" -"I'm sorry, our scale only goes to 10" -"Okay, it's a 12" -"I'm sorry, our scale only goes to...

  8. I need help with medication calculation?

    FlyingScot replied to ns808's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You're over thinking this. You don't even need dimensional analysis to get the answer just simple

  9. I'm a nursing student and have Guillain-Barré Syndrome

    FlyingScot replied to Becky96's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You should have no trouble given your medical history. You will likely be required to wear a mask during the flu season. Nobody here is going to think anything negative about your

  10. First Intubation!!

    FlyingScot replied to MallysMama's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    They

  11. Need help resigning!

    FlyingScot replied to Hoppsalot's topic in General Nursing

    One thing to consider is that M-F day shift will also interfere with your family. You need to consider that you will be unable to flex your hours to accommodate doctors visits, school functions and...

  12. BSN programs are harder than ADN

    FlyingScot replied to ExpBrittany's topic in General Students

    I very much like how you worded this paragraph. The bolded statement, however, is absolutely biased and incorrect although I realize this isn't your bias. Even my diploma program had an in-depth...

  13. port accessing tips.

    FlyingScot replied to busybee04's topic in Oncology

    I really, really don't want to get in a p----ng match with you but there is a big problem with advocating this pratice. First, Heparin does not lyse fibrin so it is absolutely not doing anything with...

  14. port accessing tips.

    FlyingScot replied to busybee04's topic in Oncology

    Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! For saying this. Why oh why do people forget how Heparin works? I can't tell you how many times I've heard this and it makes me want to flick the person in the

  15. What I learned this week (7/11/15)

    FlyingScot replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Chocolate ice cream is always appropriate for breakfast. No rationale

  16. Why don't you just read the chart?

    FlyingScot replied to Guest219794's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The problem is you are speaking of one and only one person you know in the context of a thread that has turned to accusing ED nurses, in general, of holding onto patients when this is just not true....

  17. ACLS/PALS Certification ONLINE??

    FlyingScot replied to RainPotter's topic in General Nursing

  18. Why don't you just read the chart?

    FlyingScot replied to Guest219794's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This!!!! A million times

  19. What is trauma nursing really like?

    FlyingScot replied to Futurenurse98's topic in Emergency

    Okay good! Now I know where you're coming from and we're on the same page. If you work in the ED and are trained to take the trauma cases you will be sent to a course called TNCC which will teach you...

  20. port accessing tips.

    FlyingScot replied to busybee04's topic in Oncology

    I agree I teach "commit to the stick". Going slow and hesitating increases your chance of missing and greatly increases the patient's

  21. Why don't you just read the chart?

    FlyingScot replied to Guest219794's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thank you for your honesty, Canigraduate, but I can promise you this... every single ED nurse has been in the same spot (repeatedly) but we don't have the "luxury" of holding off a patient for even 5...

  22. port accessing tips.

    FlyingScot replied to busybee04's topic in Oncology

    This is a perfect example of what I meant when I spoke of the bend in the needle being an optical illusion that sometimes causes people to go in at an angle. Look at the tip. You'll see what I mean....

  23. Why don't you just read the chart?

    FlyingScot replied to Guest219794's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And you know what was going on in the ED when the bed was assigned because you were down there in the middle of it? Your charge nurse only knows she assigned it. She does NOT know for a fact that the...

  24. port accessing tips.

    FlyingScot replied to busybee04's topic in Oncology

    The two biggest mistakes I see when I'm training people on ports is that they either fail to adequately stabilize it or they "hook" the needle. Both of these actions can cause you to miss the center...

  25. What is trauma nursing really like?

    FlyingScot replied to Futurenurse98's topic in Emergency

    The thing is I'm not sure a "trauma"nurse is what you think it is and here's why. If you work in the ED you won't just be assigned to trauma patients. You'll be taking care of everything from hang...