FlyingScot

FlyingScot RN

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

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  1. hand sanitizer scare

    FlyingScot replied to GRAMMYTAB's topic in School

    Me too. Pica

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

    FlyingScot replied to amie1169's topic in General Nursing

    But that's much different than being a staff nurse. Experience will get you a higher base salary but even that only goes so

  3. Are you aware of how you conduct yourself in public?

    FlyingScot replied to rkitty198's topic in General Nursing

    I hate it when people come up to me in WallyWorld and say "hey aren't you the nurse that took care of me in such-and-such ER". I'll have to be honest here. If I don't know them or don't want to know...

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

    FlyingScot replied to amie1169's topic in General Nursing

    I think making over 100k a year is more the exception than the rule depending on the area of the country. I work 40 hours a week in a large university hospital in a metropolitan area in the mid-west....

  5. Maths Question IV Infusion

    FlyingScot replied to laughingoutloud's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Just to be sure you have a complete grasp of the calculation. Do you know why the answer was 45ml not

  6. First Aide?

    FlyingScot replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    The other thing to consider is the cost and time factor. An EMT-B course takes about 16 weeks of class two times a week for at least four hours each class and costs, on average, $600. Plus there's a...

  7. First Aide?

    FlyingScot replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Gila. Basic first aid will serve you well, much better than even an EMT-B (I am one). I say this because usually the time you need first aid skills is when there aren't any hand-dandy...

  8. Please Check My Med Calc!!!!!

    FlyingScot replied to LuvScrubs2's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You've done a good job. Just needs a tweak. The pump should be set at 9.4 ml/hr although you were on the right track as we usually round up or down for IV fluids. In this case the 10ths do make a...

  9. Second guessing a Port o Cath

    FlyingScot replied to Cristol39's topic in General Nursing

    The saline you put in flushed the Heparin out of the catheter so yes you should have instilled more Heparin per your facility's policy. Whether the catheter will clot or not cannot be determined....

  10. who's license do med techs work under?

    FlyingScot replied to Jewl's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Nope. You are the only one who works under your license. However, if you delegate a task to a person, under your supervision, who is neither allowed or trained to do the task and they screw up then...

  11. Sterile technique & sweaty hands

    FlyingScot replied to MoLee228's topic in General Students

    Wash as normal and rinse then rinse again in cold water. Dry thoroughly but

  12. add your funny TRIAGE complaints from pts

    FlyingScot replied to er nursing's topic in Emergency

    "chest"????

  13. Natasha Richardson's TBI and demise

    FlyingScot replied to rhon91's topic in General Nursing

    Some patrollers are paramedics but some are volunteer first responders. I don't know if Mt. Tremblandt staffs with pro patrollers (medics) or not. Some places use a combination. I DO know that...

  14. Natasha Richardson's TBI and demise

    FlyingScot replied to rhon91's topic in General Nursing

    The problem is that in the US an adult who is awake, alert and oriented has the right to refuse care regardless of the risk to themselves. All we can do is explain to them the risks in a manner that...

  15. Natasha Richardson's TBI and demise

    FlyingScot replied to rhon91's topic in General Nursing

    Fair question. I was walking out of the aid room on my way to close the hill. The gutters just above the door leaked and there was always a big patch of boilerplate ice just in front of the door. I...

  16. Natasha Richardson's TBI and demise

    FlyingScot replied to rhon91's topic in General Nursing

    The general public is suffering from INHTM syndrome. That is "It'll Never Happen to Me". I can't tell you the number of times in my 29 years as a patroller I have explained the risks of head injuries...

  17. New Grad, New City : No Diversity

    FlyingScot replied to NewTexasRN's topic in General Nursing

    New

  18. So I have a clinical in the ER

    FlyingScot replied to IlliniGuy's topic in Emergency

    If someone asks you a question and you don't know the answer just say "I don't know, will you explain it to me". Don't get ***** and think "that nurse is being sooo mean". What she is doing is...

  19. PICCs

    FlyingScot replied to 75au78's topic in General Nursing

    Our policy is 20ml flush after blood draw 10ml for just regular flushing. Also use the "Push-Pause" method. If the PICC has clamps on it then we presume it is open-ended and it gets Heparin. No...

  20. How do you secure crash carts?

    FlyingScot replied to htrn's topic in Emergency

    The problem is the OP's state is requiring them to use PADLOCKS!!!!! I can't think of a worse thing to be forced to do. Hospitals have been using break-away locks for eons and while I'm sure there...

  21. how do you take the BP in this scenario?

    FlyingScot replied to mashamontago's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Absolutely!!!!

  22. How do you secure crash carts?

    FlyingScot replied to htrn's topic in Emergency

    Nope...they're inserting oral airways in themselves and seeing who can go the longest without

  23. How do you secure crash carts?

    FlyingScot replied to htrn's topic in Emergency

    Wow! I'd hate to be in your shoes when the proverbial s--- hits the fan! Hmmm...let's think of a combination that everyone will remember. I know, how about "911"!!!! Like the patient/visitor who...

  24. how do you take the BP in this scenario?

    FlyingScot replied to mashamontago's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you for

  25. how do you take the BP in this scenario?

    FlyingScot replied to mashamontago's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Actually she has in at least 8 different threads. The questions she has posed in the other threads are very obviously homework questions. The problem I see is that several people have tried to help...