Scarlette Wings

Scarlette Wings

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  1. wouldn't a 6-2 nurse have to be experienced and know what the heck they're doing

    Scarlette Wings replied to marielina85's topic in General Nursing

    you mentioned earlier that this person had worked or and or nurses do not usually assess their patients. the pre-op nurses in holding do that more than the or nurses, even pacu nurses do more actual...

  2. Dialysis, HIV and terminal Pts. Abuse?

    Scarlette Wings posted a topic in General Nursing

    i am having extremely mixed emotions about dialysis use/abuse, especially with the increase in the numbers of elderly and substance abuse hiv patients going on dialysis. i always worry how sterilized...

  3. Is it just me?

    Scarlette Wings replied to nursej22's topic in General Nursing

    it is not you. it is murphy's law and the law of universal medical issues.(wink) law of universal medical issues [color=#002060]1. [color=#002060]never mention the name of any difficult patient not...

  4. ACLS for soon to be GN? Advice please.

    Scarlette Wings replied to sh1901's topic in General Nursing

    i agree wholeheartedly with the last 2 posters. anything that you can do to make yourself more appealing to an employer in this economy gives you a competitive edge. it also shows initiative and is...

  5. Dialysis, HIV and terminal Pts. Abuse?

    Scarlette Wings replied to Scarlette Wings's topic in General Nursing

    hi and thanks. i am not wanting to debate right to life issues or cause any contention. i am not saying whether someone should or should not be on dialysis. i just feel frustrated and think there is a...

  6. CIC Certification

    Scarlette Wings replied to bsrn0523's topic in Infectious Disease

    here is the link from the apic website that discusses a cic study course. i am going to epi 101 in october in atlanta. has anyone taken the exam yet? is it as hard as i fear it may be?...

  7. Do your hospitals have bed bug problems?

    Scarlette Wings replied to happy2learn's topic in General Nursing

    ddt was banned though for use in the us. i think it is still used in other world countries. i just finished an environmental course at university and so it was fresh in my mind. so if we can't "dip"...

  8. Out of control resident!!!!!!

    Scarlette Wings replied to Misslady113's topic in General Nursing

    wow, i so understand. the behavior consult is a good idea and you may can ask your nurse has that been done. i wonder if the patient is maybe just absolutely furious with being in a nursing home,...

  9. Do your hospitals have bed bug problems?

    Scarlette Wings replied to happy2learn's topic in General Nursing

    ewwwww. absolute hitchcock! so how can they be destroyed once in facilty? anyone know? or better yet, how to prevent them? dip all the patients like you would puppies with the

  10. Air in the line!!! What am I doing wrong?

    Scarlette Wings replied to juliannaUT's topic in General Nursing

    hi, couple of tricks i have used for 20 years. first it is important not to run the fluid in wide open because that speed is condusive to bubble making. (is that a nursing term lol) next when there is...

  11. Are You a Member of the allnurses.com Grammar Police?

    Scarlette Wings replied to PacoUSA's topic in Nursing Humor

    i think my forte' is more the sentence structure, grammer, and use of punctuation. some posts read like the person is out of breath. no capital letters at the start of sentence or sentences with no...

  12. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    Scarlette Wings replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    i wish there were a button to give a standing ovation or a loud hoorah! an amen to that or something when you sooooo totally agree. lol. love this one. and then there is the one where you have snuck...

  13. I reached a milestone last night.

    Scarlette Wings replied to Forever Sunshine's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations absolutely!!! I know you are tickled !! I am going through the excitement since my daughter graduated. Everyday she calls me with her new thrills. I am happy for

  14. When did u know?

    Scarlette Wings replied to dscott76's topic in General Nursing

    it seems like just yesterday when i decided to actually be a nurse. i was having my first child and was 21 years old. i was absolutely terrified and had no clue what to expect back then. this was...

  15. A worn out topic

    Scarlette Wings replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    wow i would absolutely l-o-v-e to tell you that fairy tales do come true and they can happen to you....but --- it is what it is----- and it "taint necessarily so". yes this is the year 2010. let me...

  16. Question how much do you love this site?

    Scarlette Wings replied to MsbossyRN's topic in General Nursing

    i have belonged to allnurses off and on since it began. i originally heard about the site while i was on the (shudder) aol nursing message boards. (now those were wild days! lol). i enjoyed the...

  17. Acute care burnout

    Scarlette Wings replied to Genista's topic in General Nursing

    hi. i have found that when i get burned out in an area that changing to a different type of nursing care speciality does help. it seems to fire up the neurons in the brain and challenge your learning...

  18. RN faces serious challenges at work, seeking answers

    Scarlette Wings replied to Monkeytoes's topic in General Nursing

    sounds like you are having a really rough adjustment time. med/surg is physically the hardest work there is to me of all the areas that i have worked. i loved it but learned when to back off and make...

  19. What constitutes falsifying documentation?

    Scarlette Wings replied to physioex's topic in General Nursing

    she was in orientation and was never told by preceptor or coworkers that this constituted falsification of documentation. please take this with all due respect but back up and think about the...

  20. Exploitation

    Scarlette Wings replied to runningwoman's topic in General Nursing

    happy2learn, i am sure you are right but somehow they have edited it in such a way that confusion reigns!

  21. Telementry on med/surg floor

    Scarlette Wings replied to regularRN's topic in General Nursing

    hi lotte, in the facilities that i have worked, the med/surg units were about 40-50 beds and the entire floor had telemetry capabilities. i see it as sort of comparable to any patient that is diabetic...

  22. How easy is it to get TB?? Help!

    Scarlette Wings replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    hi epona, i hope this link from the cdc, center for disease control and prevention, helps. it really is not that easy for someone to get tb unless the person is immune compromised to begin with, or...

  23. Exploitation

    Scarlette Wings replied to runningwoman's topic in General Nursing

    i must be having a really senior moment. i have read the entry and the first page of responses discussing lawyers and legal advice on this op question/comment four times now. i do not find any mention...

  24. What are some unique, non-acute RN jobs?

    Scarlette Wings replied to mochamocha's topic in General Nursing

    awesome. i wonder who covers their malpractice. some large md practices do the same. i know they have nurses at disney world. now that would seem

  25. Skating on thin ice?(at my job)

    Scarlette Wings replied to nursep2b's topic in General Nursing

    it doesn't sound like you are on thin ice, more like they are trying to help teach you the things you need to focus on. so many places will just let you flounder like a fish and never tell you the...