Scarlette Wings

Scarlette Wings has 27 years experience and specializes in M/S, ICU, ICP.

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1. Don't People Have Bills To Pay?

   Scarlette Wings replied to Ruby Vee's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I read an article on medscape that discusses some of our real generational differences. I think it would fit in well with this discussion. We are all different. Our age, experience, and upbringing do...

2. Vanderbilt Medical Center to have nurses cleaning up

   Scarlette Wings replied to DidiRN's topic in General Nursing

   To me Unions really are just another task master and very controlling. We should be able to advocate for ourselves. Another thought is that nurses and staff would not only have patient rooms to...

3. Vanderbilt Medical Center to have nurses cleaning up

   Scarlette Wings replied to DidiRN's topic in General Nursing

   OMG. That is

4. Certification in Infection Control (CIC) Examination

   Scarlette Wings replied to AWanderingMinstral's topic in Infectious Disease

   Unless I have mis-read the criteria for taking the exam, I believe that 6 months of experience in the position is a

5. Should I look for other jobs besides Nursing?

   Scarlette Wings replied to PurpleDelight's topic in Nursing Career

   GrnTea wrote: "Your mother is a mean and vindictive, perhaps damaged, person who doesn't care what her daughter is or does or feels so long as she can make herself feel better by making you feel bad....

6. Should I look for other jobs besides Nursing?

   Scarlette Wings replied to PurpleDelight's topic in Nursing Career

   First off I would think that the mother you have described is a horrible mother and not a very compassionate or supportive "nurse" either. My mother was mentally ill, had years of ECT and depressive...

7. Rhabdomyolysis

   Scarlette Wings replied to julz68's topic in General Nursing

   With all due repect we all have to research and look up information throughout our life...so let me google that for you. :) Let me google that for

8. Cry for help: I don't think I can do this.

   Scarlette Wings replied to -MissTake-'s topic in General Students

   Sounds like a complete case of total burnout. Burnout is the natural result of being totally overwhelmed by school, sick of studying, striving to live up to everyone expectations including your own...

9. Husband and wife working together

   Scarlette Wings replied to JinnyLynn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   It is often considered nepotism and not a good idea. If a facility is very large and the spouses can work on different floors or shifts, etc then it is not so bad. That said, our facility has an RN in...

10. Best Hallucinations Thread

    Scarlette Wings replied to Vespertinas's topic in General Nursing

    I had a little old lady seeing spiders crawling all over her wall.This was back in the day (early 80's) when you "absolutely had to" reorient confused little patients and NEVER ever ever act like...

11. What's the weirdest thing management has said to you?

    Scarlette Wings replied to monkeybug's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Last edit by nhnursie on Dec 12, '12 : Reason: posted before finished typing That is the cutest and funniest reason (guilty myself) for having to edit. Loved

12. Why is it always "Fire the nurse"

    Scarlette Wings replied to Simply Complicated's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In almost 30 years of nursing I have rarely seen a true case of "fire the nurse first" over a patient complaint unless there was an extreme error or managers were already looking for an excuse to fire...

13. Throwing in the towel...

    Scarlette Wings replied to gloryfied's topic in General Nursing

    If you are willing to work anywhere until you find a job you really want your chances are great. Actually they are great most everywhere for experienced nurses that are highly flexible. I see you...

14. If you weren't a nurse, what would you have become?

    Scarlette Wings replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, I have to say that this is your fantasy and you can have it any way you want it. I love to write (but I am horrible at spelling) and I love to draw so I had thought that I would have gone into...

15. Telemedicine: How will Telecommunications affect Nurses?

    Scarlette Wings replied to jnemartin's topic in General Nursing

    :loveya: