FlyingScot

FlyingScot RN

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

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  1. What is the one thing you will absolutely not tolerate from a patient?

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

    Assault of any kind. Don't mess with me or you're liable to find yourself in restraints and I'm reeaaallly good at finding just the configuration to keep you in your place. It'll be anatomical but it...

  2. Cried at work... in front of a doctor!

    FlyingScot replied to scorpio82's topic in General Nursing

    I had a crying episode in which I actually stamped my foot I was so angry with a doc for ignoring a critical patient. Yep, it was a full-on 4 year old girl temper tantrum. Got called into the office...

  3. Nurses eating and drinking at the nurses station

    FlyingScot replied to Yiggs's topic in General Nursing

    What would you prefer, me having a snack at the nurses station or you having to cover my patients while I'm in the ER with a blood sugar of

  4. 40yr old overweight nursing starting school, looking for some workout adivce

    FlyingScot replied to icarr757's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Portion control and a

  5. Grunting baby...

    FlyingScot replied to winter_green's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You know and I know she won't say a thing. So let's do it for her. GOOD

  6. Grunting baby...

    FlyingScot replied to winter_green's topic in Ob/Gyn

    A little GFR in the beginning wouldn't get my knickers in a twist but a kiddo who was only tachypneic with intermittent retractions initially who then started grunting over an hour later is a whole...

  7. Stupidest comlaint of the night award...

    FlyingScot replied to JDougRN's topic in Emergency

    What clued you in...the "healthy meal" part or the disclaimer at the bottom? I thought about doing it in 2 posts to see how long it took for people to figure it out but my asbestos panties are in the...

  8. Stupidest comlaint of the night award...

    FlyingScot replied to JDougRN's topic in Emergency

    Now wait a minute. It doesn't matter what you think, for him it was a true emergency and as a nurse you should have some compassion. We all know how scary unfamiliar situations can be and he probably...

  9. Dress Code Violations?

    FlyingScot replied to BP91's topic in General Students

    So I'm thing the OP wasn't "super excited" about our advice.

  10. blood sample with a butterfly needle

    FlyingScot replied to kantuta's topic in General Nursing

    It's not the size of the needle that matters. It's the changing of the tubes when you are using a straight needle/vacutainer combo. When you change the tubes you inevitably move the needle somewhat...

  11. What is nursing coming to?

    FlyingScot replied to KSU-SN's topic in General Nursing

    I got a laminated "script" card at one those lovely staff meetings. I'd been a nurse for about 20 years at that time and really didn't feel the need to have to read from it but was told it was...

  12. Good Samaritan Law

    FlyingScot replied to Kyasi's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.rescueriders.org/liability.html Happy reading! Drat, they changed the website up. Oh well, the statutes are there. You just have to copy them into a browser and search from

  13. Dress Code Violations?

    FlyingScot replied to BP91's topic in General Students

    I believe the word "required" should be a clue as to your school's thoughts on buying whatever you want. You should see what we had to

  14. New Grad with Chronic Fatigue

    FlyingScot replied to morningland's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Whoops, my

  15. New Grad with Chronic Fatigue

    FlyingScot replied to morningland's topic in Nurse Disabilities

  16. New Grad with Chronic Fatigue

    FlyingScot replied to morningland's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Watch it guys. Some of the responses are dangerously close to giving medical advice. A sure way to get this thread shut down without answering the OP's actual question which is career

  17. PICC Lines With Heparin

    FlyingScot replied to mangua's topic in General Nursing

    I am drawing blood not just flushing catheters and I work with cancer patients so this is our facility's policy. Because I'm drawing blood aspirating the heparin is not an extra step so there is no...

  18. Anybody have experience with Polymyositis?

    FlyingScot replied to dthfytr's topic in General Nursing

    My dad has dermatomyositis. They first thought he had Lyme disease so it took awhile for them to figure it out. It was a very rough course for about 6 months. Thankfully he is in remission and on a...

  19. PICC Lines With Heparin

    FlyingScot replied to mangua's topic in General Nursing

    Never said it had anything to do with the concentration and we don't flush with 3-5ml. We flush according to what the manufacturer says the priming volume is. Also, since I follow aseptic technique...

  20. Nurse eating their young?

    FlyingScot replied to Ms. Amy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is not "eating their young". This is just basic rudeness. Don't give it any more credit than it deserves. I found that if I flat out say " do you want to listen to report from me or should I just...

  21. What hospital is best to work for in Columbus, OH?

    FlyingScot replied to Katya81's topic in General Nursing

    Actually that isn't really true. All of the hospitals in Columbus accept Medicare so they are required to provide a certain amount of charity care (actually a huge amount). The only reason it might...

  22. PICC Lines With Heparin

    FlyingScot replied to mangua's topic in General Nursing

    We pull off the Heparin, not because of flushing issues but to reduce the risk of HITS. Our PICCs are very long-term and nobody is quite sure absolutely what causes it but there is suspicion that long...

  23. What hospital is best to work for in Columbus, OH?

    FlyingScot replied to Katya81's topic in General Nursing

    If you are speaking in general terms they are pretty much the same. OSU is unionized, the rest are not. Children's pay is usually not as competitive because they are the only pediatric show in

  24. Central Line Question

    FlyingScot replied to calistami's topic in General Nursing

    The line needs to be pulled and replaced. Actually, let me clarify. The line should have been immediately capped off, not flushed , not reconnected and then it should have been pulled. There is no way...

  25. Advance my career or make my family happy?

    FlyingScot replied to RN1555's topic in General Nursing

    Have to disagree with you on this one, friend...once you decide to have a baby your needs/wants/desires become secondary to that of the child's. OP: Sometimes we have to make sacrifices for the sake...