FlyingScot

FlyingScot RN

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

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  1. Patient beds in hallways

    FlyingScot replied to massrn116's topic in General Nursing

    Sure! I might think that too if I didn't work the ER but it simply isn't true. All they want is to get out of the ER and they let us know frequently and loudly. A few hours is one thing but a few days...

  2. Patient beds in hallways

    FlyingScot replied to massrn116's topic in General Nursing

    But what I am talking about ARE the admitted patients! And yes they do spend more than 24 hours. I've had them for up to three days in a hallway bed (sometimes not even on a bed but a gurney). In the...

  3. Current Nursing or Patient Care Concern

    FlyingScot replied to kristinscarbo's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Well, there's a current thread here about admitting patients to hallway beds due to overcrowding. That might be interesting and it includes all your possible

  4. Patient beds in hallways

    FlyingScot replied to massrn116's topic in General Nursing

    Not in the hallways where our overflow beds go. Seriously, I'm not trying to pick a fight, hallway patients are a bad idea in any

  5. Patient beds in hallways

    FlyingScot replied to massrn116's topic in General Nursing

    The same way we do it in the ER, Leslie. As a general response I fail to see why it's OK for it to happen in the ER but not on the floor. Asbestos undies on!

  6. Central Line Dressing Changes

    FlyingScot replied to ChrisEMTB's topic in General Nursing

    Actually if you dig a little deeper and read the PDF files they have more recent citations. I'm not sure if any really new studies exist since all the older ones seem to have come to the same...

  7. Central Line Dressing Changes

    FlyingScot replied to ChrisEMTB's topic in General Nursing

    http://lmgtfy.com/?q=CVC+dressing+changes I just had to try this out.

  8. How Much Do You Make As a Flight Nurse?

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

    So if my math is correct that works out to $20.83 per hour with no benefits. 100K at the rate means you must work 92 hours per week (roughly 3 24 hour shifts). Glad you're happy with that. In my neck...

  9. Numbers?

    FlyingScot replied to KungFuFtr's topic in Emergency

    Instead of making the claim that your ER is the third busiest why not just state your annual patient load. For example "Functioned as charge nurse in an ER that sees 75,000 patients per year" That way...

  10. ET size HELP!

    FlyingScot replied to dulexsidlex's topic in MICU, SICU

    The size is usually embossed on the underside of the "wings" of the 15mm connector (where the vent tubing attaches). It can be hard to see because the numbers are pretty small. I'll try to post a link...

  11. IV forms of Zofran and Decadron given PO???

    FlyingScot replied to GleeGum's topic in Emergency

    Yes, but you know how slowly things change. You'd think the hospital formulary was the third tablet given to Moses in the burning

  12. IV forms of Zofran and Decadron given PO???

    FlyingScot replied to GleeGum's topic in Emergency

    No, not in trouble at all. Just giving you a different viewpoint. Some hospitals are too cheap to get the rapid dissolve

  13. My Favorite Pen Has Been Banned! Help!!!!

    FlyingScot replied to OldMareLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I did that with a retractable highlighter once but I had it on my name tag lanyard. I very nicely highlighted my left boob and when I say highlighted I mean multiple HUGE circles on my white

  14. IV forms of Zofran and Decadron given PO???

    FlyingScot replied to GleeGum's topic in Emergency

    Not for kids. The volume of Decadron in suspension is too much for a ped's patient. The Orapred makes them puke. Why make a kid suffer through an IM injection if you don't have to? Now with adult...

  15. IV forms of Zofran and Decadron given PO???

    FlyingScot replied to GleeGum's topic in Emergency

    That's why using the IV form orally is so nice. A little dab will do

  16. ACLS certification

    FlyingScot replied to ceebum's topic in California Nursing

    I took the "ACLS Anywhere" course. The scenarios were pretty cool. I would definitely NOT recommend it for a first-time taker. I've been ACLS certified for years. I've always done extremely well in...

  17. fri or sat night?

    FlyingScot replied to ajaxgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to have to be an outlier too. I don't think I would want to be your patient if you are functioning on such little sleep. There is too much information out there linking medical errors with...

  18. Magnet - What Do You Think?

    FlyingScot replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked at a few magnet hospitals and have come to the conclusion you can put lipstick on a pig but it's still going to say

  19. Office vs hospital position

    FlyingScot replied to gtoko's topic in General Nursing

    I want to work in your office 'cause our clinic sure doesn't work that

  20. To flush or not to flush...advice please.

    FlyingScot replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    Aaahhh! Now hopefully everyone is on the same page. Perhaps there is a better descriptor for them than "port" as that has clearly caused a certain amount of confusion. I'm kinda glad it wasn't just...

  21. To flush or not to flush...advice please.

    FlyingScot replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    I think I'm not the only one who was confused by your use of the term "port". Let me clarify. Am I correct in thinking what you are talking about are the indwelling SQ needles that are often used for...

  22. IV forms of Zofran and Decadron given PO???

    FlyingScot replied to GleeGum's topic in Emergency

    Most of the time this is done with kids who do not have IV's in place who have acute airway issues (croup, wheezing, etc) or in the case of Zofran little kids with vomiting but no evidence of...

  23. To flush or not to flush...advice please.

    FlyingScot replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    My bad . We call them subcutaneous access ports ( otherwise known as medi-ports) in my neck of the woods. Some of the SCAPs actually do get placed in the arm or thigh which led to my confusion. Not...

  24. To flush or not to flush...advice please.

    FlyingScot replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    Flush! Bard recommends NS 5ml after medications. Your co-workers who don't flush are, shall we say, misinformed. I'm betting they tell you it isn't necessary to verify needle placement either. Your...

  25. IV forms of Zofran and Decadron given PO???

    FlyingScot replied to GleeGum's topic in Emergency

    Yep, all the