FlyingScot

FlyingScot RN

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

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  1. i kinda feel like an idiot....

    FlyingScot replied to southernbeegirl's topic in General Nursing

    All the time. I'd rather someone comes in and goes home with a diagnosis of anxiety than wait at home only to die of an MI. Besides it wasn't like you went in demanding "Dilaubid" and a "sammich"...

  2. Paramedics are taking our Nursing job!

    FlyingScot replied to MacERRN's topic in General Nursing

    Soooo, here's my thought. In2b8u is still on-line and has not responded. I'm smelling a troll. My suggestion is to ignore him/her and get back to the original topic. I think that Paramedics certainly...

  3. Paramedics are taking our Nursing job!

    FlyingScot replied to MacERRN's topic in General Nursing

    2b8u I think it would be easier for all of us nurses here to keep an open mind if you would first refrain from calling yourself one because you are not. In fact it is illegal to identify yourself as...

  4. HELP SOME MORE

    FlyingScot replied to justt139's topic in General Nursing

    No problem. At least the OP shouldn't feel too badly about getting it since it fooled some seasoned nurses as

  5. HELP SOME MORE

    FlyingScot replied to justt139's topic in General Nursing

    You didn't look at the problem. It clearly states "200mg/ml in a 5ml multi use vial" So that means in that vial is a total of 1000mg with each ml containing 200mg. In addition the volume of 7.5ml is...

  6. HELP SOME MORE

    FlyingScot replied to justt139's topic in General Nursing

    No, that isn't correct although the first time I did it I got fooled too. The dose concentration is 200mg/ml. The 5ml part is known as a "distractor" . It has nothing to do with the equation. Also, if...

  7. What do nurses wear in the UK?

    FlyingScot replied to sunnyjohn's topic in International Nursing

    Most hospitals have a system where nurses wear one color of scrubs, patient care assistants/aides wear another and so on. Plus most have the nurses wear an additional larger badge under their regular...

  8. How to tell you've worked too many shifts in a row

    FlyingScot replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Nursing Humor

    When you hallucinate black cats running across the road in front of your car and keep slamming on the brakes to avoid hitting them. Oh...and that fact that there seem to be a lot of black cats does...

  9. Respirations at 30 bpm

    FlyingScot replied to NursKristy's topic in General Nursing

    Not to be nit-picky but I always knew this respiratory pattern (tachypnea followed by long pauses) to be Cheyne-Stokes breathing while agonal respirations were very slow with long pauses. Have I been...

  10. EPIC Computer Program

    FlyingScot replied to al7139's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I'm all for computer documentation (been doing it for at least 10 years). But I'm not a big fan of doing a huge system change with minimal education and the expectation that we will "figure it out as...

  11. EPIC Computer Program

    FlyingScot replied to al7139's topic in Nursing Informatics

    We are switching over to Epic in an ambulatory setting. We are getting a total of 6 count 'em 6 hours of training on this behemoth. I've worked with 4 other programs and this is by far the most...

  12. On the monitor or off???

    FlyingScot replied to HezzRN's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Hope I didn't offend you with the question. Where I used to work if they were on a monitor we were required to charge them for it so it got sticky

  13. On the monitor or off???

    FlyingScot replied to HezzRN's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    So is the patient still being charged for ICU level care then? I would think this could possibly get your facility into trouble from a regulatory standpoint if the only reason they are still in the...

  14. Give me your view now plz!!

    FlyingScot replied to KPNL's topic in General Nursing

    Oh please...my scrubs are cleaner than the clothes of most of the patient's I see, and that's even after my 10 hour shift. Face it, the pathogens we most hear about are all ready in the community cess...

  15. Male Nurse Uniforms in Pediatrics

    FlyingScot replied to JettRNurse's topic in Men in Nursing

    http://www.kidsfabrics.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=25 If you look around they have tons of great material that would be perfect for your scrubs (Nascar, Cars-The Movie, superheroes,

  16. Male Nurse Uniforms in Pediatrics

    FlyingScot replied to JettRNurse's topic in Men in Nursing

    A friend of mine used to wear a Superman t-shirt under his flight suit. When he had to start an IV on a scared little boy he'd unzip the top of his suit, show him the Superman "S" wink at him an go on...

  17. Alternative to N95 mask for TB?

    FlyingScot replied to Texas Tornado's topic in General Nursing

    They are called PAPR systems and there is one made by 3M that is pretty comfortable. Unfortunately they also cost about $1200.

  18. HELP!! solve math problem

    FlyingScot replied to GipsGrl's topic in General Nursing

    I'm thinking the 50ml is what is called a "distractor". It doesn't have a place in the equation. What I'm guessing is the drug is in a 50ml bag with a final concentration of 600mg/4cc. Unless it...

  19. Working as an Independnet CPR/First Aid Instructor

    FlyingScot replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Are you absolutely sure about that? Reason I'm asking is everything I know about first aid I learned in a first aid class not in nursing school. Not only that but companies are all about the...

  20. Maths Question IV Infusion

    FlyingScot replied to laughingoutloud's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    No not at all...if you notice there was a big grinning, laughing smiley after the sentence. When I see a post with something like that I don't usually associate it with someone being mean. In addition...

  21. Maths Question IV Infusion

    FlyingScot replied to laughingoutloud's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Uh...sorry? That's what I thought I was doing. My

  22. Maths Question IV Infusion

    FlyingScot replied to laughingoutloud's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Man, you guys are making it easy for the OP aren't

  23. Maths Question IV Infusion

    FlyingScot replied to laughingoutloud's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Eric, I knew that! I was just making sure the OP who was having difficulty with this calculation either knew it or could figure it out for herself. Just trying to close the

  24. If you make over 100k/year as a nurse

    FlyingScot replied to amie1169's topic in General Nursing

    Again, you must take into consideration what part of the country you are talking about. In the mid-west 100k is not likely without a lot of OT. I do agree that 100k is not awesome financial...

  25. hand sanitizer scare

    FlyingScot replied to GRAMMYTAB's topic in School

    Because they're kids! I've transported kids of all ages (some who should have known better) for ingesting things like Kerosene, Lamp oil, Draino, Cascade, bleach, fertilizer, plant food, algicide...