Scarlette Wings

Scarlette Wings

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  1. CIC Certification

    Scarlette Wings replied to bsrn0523's topic in Infectious Disease

    apic now offers a course you can purchase that is a prep course for the cic exam. you may want to look at that. it paces you through several weeks of study to get you ready. i think once i finish my...

  2. Preparing for Anatomy/Physiology 2

    Scarlette Wings replied to johnny depp23's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    okay, i'll take the bait. i aced both a&p, aced microbiology and all the nursing core, matter of fact, graduated with honors phi betta kapper and a 3.68 gpa. my patients didn't give a hoot about...

  3. Are the new nurses to blame

    Scarlette Wings replied to Zaphod's topic in General Nursing

    i totally agree with you. after 10 years as a cna and then 23 years as the rn at the bedside, i finally hit that wall and burned out a little over a year ago. i tried hard, but the burn out won and i...

  4. Are the new nurses to blame

    Scarlette Wings replied to Zaphod's topic in General Nursing

    wow. 3 weeks off in the summer? christmas off as well? it would be nice, but patients are sick on holidays and in the summer as well...and someone has to be at the bedside. it is somewhat frightful to...

  5. why be nice?

    Scarlette Wings replied to Flipper911's topic in General Nursing

    it is not fair when you are busting your butt to do your best as fast as you can, help 6 or 7 patients, please umpteen family members, and "follow" policy when some selfish family member goes off on...

  6. Customer Service...........yay or nay?

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

    omg can i ever say "been there, done that." lol. i don't think that it is customer service that sticks in my craw as much as this insane selfishness and "sense of entitlement" that so many patients...

  7. Trying to avoid undesirable CNA duties

    Scarlette Wings replied to girtenbt's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    well said. i remember the day that i would rather have one experienced cna than any licensed nurse fresh out of school and still wet behind the ears. i was an assistant for years before i ever...

  8. Finally a job at a hospital

    Scarlette Wings replied to TonyaM73's topic in General Nursing

    good for you. i know you are proud.. you will do

  9. Confess! Whats the craziest force of habit you've done in the "Real World"

    Scarlette Wings replied to vhern246's topic in Nursing Humor

    i must confess that i am a vein drooler. i can't look at an arm without thinking "i bet i could put 14 g abbc in that one blindfolded. why can't i get patients with veins like

  10. Biggest Misconception about nurses you've heard

    Scarlette Wings replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

    oh my heavens, we must have had the same don. i had come to work one morning and pushed myself until i collapsed. i had bilateral pneumonia and the doctor wrote the note ordering me to go home or be...

  11. Discontinuing Contact Isolation for MRSA, VRE

    Scarlette Wings replied to gypsyd8's topic in Infectious Disease

    Hi, I have never heard of anything that stops the need for isolation precautions. I would write the APIC board or CDC. There is also a blog that OSHA has you can post questions. We bath all our ICU...

  12. Customer Service...........yay or nay?

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

    i think the concept of having one person assigned as a customer service representative is fantastic. that person could carry a basic clipboard with a list of the pts names (and with extra spaces for...

  13. Customer Service...........yay or nay?

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

    just a thought here, but i go to the hospital my insurance will cover. period. i don't choose.there is no choice. i am never asked unless i am willing to pay totally out of pocket. insurance chooses...

  14. Customer Service...........yay or nay?

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

    i so totally agree with all of your entries! i want to shout "i am your nurse! i am not here to give you warm fuzzies and make you happy. i am here to save your life and help you get well. for...

  15. Advice please?

    Scarlette Wings replied to samilynn's topic in General Nursing

    "my don said that giving him pretzels is considered abuse." i would want the term abuse to be a little more clarified. it seems more of an error or mistake, but abuse? that is a strong word to use...

  16. Trying to avoid undesirable CNA duties

    Scarlette Wings replied to girtenbt's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    sniff sniff...... smells like a fire starter to me. or maybe just a troll. not sure. but still this post reminds me of the odor of c diff ..... i just cannot believe this one's for real. i cannot...

  17. A patient flat out lied about me

    Scarlette Wings replied to TwilightRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    so very true. i applaud the short sweet sadness of your

  18. A patient flat out lied about me

    Scarlette Wings replied to TwilightRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    i am so sorry. somehow it feels like such a betrayal when you work extra hard with a patient and then have them stab you in the back. there is hurt, shock, but this sense of betrayal that really puts...

  19. OK, ummm............well...........

    Scarlette Wings replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    I just hope you are working psyche and not the medical floor.

  20. Geriatric UTI and Hallucinations/Psychosis

    Scarlette Wings replied to njmomstudent's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    first let me say that i am sorry for your situation. it is so hard to have to confront the issue of a nursing long term care facility for those we love. guilt is a constant companion. please know that...

  21. Have to work 2 more weeks after resignation -- need advice

    Scarlette Wings replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    i always tell the person leaving that i will miss them but i totally understand. i am all for people advancing and really in this day and age it is not surprising at all. of course i am sad to see...

  22. Starting new threads or resurrecting old ones

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

    i would think that there should be a way to "retire" threads and keep them available for reference in an archive. it is uncomfortable to read a thread and then look at the date and see it is 6 or 7...

  23. New Grad dilema

    Scarlette Wings replied to New2ERNursing's topic in Emergency

    you did not mention if the smaller hospital that you are considering can give you day shift. that would be a perk to me, but i am not a "night" person. seniority usually has a great deal to do with...

  24. Resign now??

    Scarlette Wings replied to femsmahus's topic in General Nursing

    wow, it is for sure that if the other nurse has decided to play "mother" and go over every move you make who is taking care of her patients? she obviously isn't. some people need to get a life and...

  25. I REALLY want to be a nurse?

    Scarlette Wings replied to wannabeanurse14's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    hi, it takes anywhere from 12 to 18 months to become an lpn or lvn as licensed practical nurse. then you sit for licesure and pass. rn's can become associates degee nurses which take two years of...