FlyingScot

FlyingScot RN

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

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  1. ED tranfer.. No verbal report required

    FlyingScot replied to HeartRN13's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    That well may be but I think recommendations from such esteemed organizations are of little comfort to the sick patients in the waiting room who haven't even seen a doctor because no ED beds are...

  2. ED tranfer.. No verbal report required

    FlyingScot replied to HeartRN13's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm sorry, apparently I over stated it, "many" EDs (except in yor area) are switching to

  3. Case study help

    FlyingScot replied to Etorriegenk's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    How about giving us your thoughts on each of the questions and we'll help guide you down the critical thinking

  4. ED tranfer.. No verbal report required

    FlyingScot replied to HeartRN13's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Then I hope you are making yourself immediately available to recieve report rather than putting them off repeatedly which is why faxed report was started in the first place. This is pretty much the...

  5. ACLS

    FlyingScot replied to nursecouncil's topic in Critical Care

    I have taken the computer based ACLS course (which is really expensive BTW) and it is definitely NOT the way a new grad should go about it. There is no opportunity for real-time question and answers,...

  6. Does your office/clinic allow walk-ins to see the nurse?

    FlyingScot replied to BlueLightRN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    We have set up a triage line that is answered by a nurse. Actually we have three triage lines that are answered by 6 nurses due to our huge number of patients. We have almost zero walk

  7. Stupid Nurse Tricks (Or How To Look Incredibly Stupid)

    FlyingScot replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    You owe me a new

  8. Stupid Nurse Tricks (Or How To Look Incredibly Stupid)

    FlyingScot replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Thought that I, at 95 pounds, could let the 400 pound patient (that had crawled out of bed over the rails and was about to fall) slide slowly down my leg and gently to the floor just like I had been...

  9. Cruel words....

    FlyingScot replied to bgause-RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    But this isn't always true. Sometimes we have a co-worker who really IS going to kill someone. I have one right now and what's worse is I was her preceptor. I wanted to like her, I really did. I...

  10. Least stressful nursing specialty

    FlyingScot replied to alby_dangle's topic in Nursing Career

  11. Lower pay during orientation months?

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

    Not a new concept at all. Many of us were paid at a lower rate during our probationary period. After 90 days we got a raise. Not a big issue or a deal

  12. Free Standing Emergency Rooms

    FlyingScot replied to Elle23's topic in Emergency

    Our large urban area now has two with another soon to be built. All are associated with one of the enormous hospital systems we have here. All have complete radiologic suites, pharmacies, helipads,...

  13. Do you calculate drip rates anymore?

    FlyingScot replied to goingback's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a nurse for, let's say, quite some time and I've never heard of this. I used to run platelets on pumps all the time. There really isn't any way they could "clog" the pump as they are...

  14. Whats a good position to be available for kids schedules.

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

    I didn't "jump" on you! Unfortunately tone is difficult to determine on a forum and it goes both ways. When people say they are "settling" for something the implication is often that it isn't good...

  15. Whats a good position to be available for kids schedules.

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

  16. Don't go into nursing school if_____

    FlyingScot replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Students

    "They hate me because I'm beautiful" threads. Those were

  17. Don't go into nursing school if_____

    FlyingScot replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Students

    Yep! that's exactly what I

  18. Don't go into nursing school if_____

    FlyingScot replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Students

    You will go far

  19. Don't go into nursing school if_____

    FlyingScot replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Students

    Don't enter nursing school if -your only goal is to meet and marry a doctor. -you are so beautiful that everyone is jealous of you. -you need positive reinforcement for EVERY SINGLE thing you do...

  20. Is having an ADN really a terrible choice?

    FlyingScot replied to Guest757854's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    And I suppose you think Diploma RNs should be down-graded to

  21. New grad med evac?

    FlyingScot replied to SE_BSN_RN's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    The job description doesn't sound at all like a "med-evac" position. Are you sure that was the title of the

  22. Bio Patch with PICC line dressing changes?

    FlyingScot replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I know how to use them properly. And I'm aware of the issue with losing catheter length as I deal with PICCs all day long. The problem I have is with other nurses who rotate the radial slit so it is...

  23. Bio Patch with PICC line dressing changes?

    FlyingScot replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Normal saline is what the manufacturer reccommends for dressing removal. Our PICC dressing change kits come with a saline syringe in it. So far I like the gel dressings and have had no problem...

  24. Bio Patch with PICC line dressing changes?

    FlyingScot replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    We switched from Bio-Patches to the CHG gel dressings. My biggest beef with the Bio-Patches is that nobody seemed to be able to manage to put them on correctly which made dressing changes a

  25. Culturally insensitive patients

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

    I'm sorry but I fail to see how these people are being culturally insensitive at all. What I sense from your description are people who are genuinely interested in you as a person. You are different...