Scarlette Wings

Scarlette Wings

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  1. Bummed and depressed (another vent :(

    Scarlette Wings replied to danarooo's topic in General Nursing

    please don't beat yourself over the head. you will find a job, it may not be the exact one you desire at first and may be a transition type job but you will get there. it is hard in the present...

  2. Any advice for a nurse in limbo?

    Scarlette Wings replied to nursalicious's topic in General Nursing

    i understand the grief work that occurs when a nurse changes from direct patient care to less direct or no patient care. somehow you feel (or i did anyway) less of a nurse. i worked direct patient...

  3. Nursing Documentaries??

    Scarlette Wings replied to mr_clutch's topic in General Nursing

    Here this should help. Let me google that for

  4. Well it happened my first needlestick

    Scarlette Wings replied to Peeker19's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, sorry you are having to go through this. I am finding older and older patients with HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis and chronic syphilis so the age or the looks of the sweet little old lady look can fool...

  5. Does your supervisor call & text you at all hours?

    Scarlette Wings replied to CrazyGoonRN's topic in General Nursing

    I used to when I was younger and thought I had this insane urge to please everybody and that patients would suffer if I didn't go to work. I also didn't want the supervisor to dislike me. Was I...

  6. When calling in are you asked "what's wrong with you"

    Scarlette Wings replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    My understanding is that if you tell them that you have to take care of personal business they do not have the right to ask what it is. That is an invasion of privacy. If you claim illness however,...

  7. Probably a dumb question: "I have to pee even though I have a catheter in!"

    Scarlette Wings replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    This may help provide some patient education and thereby decrease the patients, and your own, anxiety. The inflated bulb often touches the inner wall of the bladder and it is that discomfort that is...

  8. how do nurses wear nail polish?

    Scarlette Wings replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you

  9. Do I Say Something When They Call or Just Let it Go?

    Scarlette Wings replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    ROTFLMAO yep, as a patient and at home. Roomate believes they need to sleep with the TV on and they leave it on loud. Maybe it would have helped at work with all those beeping IVAC's.

  10. drug test

    Scarlette Wings replied to Isitpossible's topic in General Nursing

    It will show up but as long as there is a prescription and you are under the doctor's care it is legitimate. Does not mean that they have to accept the reason though so be prepared to have the...

  11. pt with MRSA in sputum ambulating in hallway with no mask

    Scarlette Wings replied to unsaint77's topic in General Nursing

    The MRSA in his sputum does not tell me if he has a cough and is symptomatic or getting better and not coughing at all. Is it from a respiratory infection or is just colonized? You can educate Pts on...

  12. Do I Say Something When They Call or Just Let it Go?

    Scarlette Wings replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    I live with my ear plugs every night and can't hear a thing thank

  13. RN in nursing home

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

    it is so hard for me to understand how you could work in long term care and say you hate it. nursing homes are something that we all need at some point or another. the elderly are precious and at time...

  14. Men in OB/Peds Nursing....Any thoughts?....

    Scarlette Wings replied to Wild Irish LPN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I say go for it. Things are changing world over and since men universally have been the OB/GYNs and women have accepted that for eons, it should not be a problem. That being said, people change slowly...

  15. Should i go over my manager's head

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

    Wow, sorry to hear about all the changes. It does sound as if the new manager is trying to enforce the right things though, which I realize may be hard to hear. The prior manager's style may have been...

  16. The "Perfect Hospital"

    Scarlette Wings replied to Queen2u's topic in General Nursing

    I think part of what you may be feeling is what they call reality shock. Schools try to warn nursing students about it but nothing can really prepare you. All facilities have issues, some more than...

  17. I had no idea... med/surg vent

    Scarlette Wings replied to all4ofus's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think med/surg is wild where ever you work at and it is either in your blood and you love it or you don't. It gives you a world of experience that you can't get anywhere else though so get...

  18. False documentation... more common than you think.

    Scarlette Wings replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    i love the part " disclaimer: this is my personal opinion and i hope we can agree to disagree if need be. if you are a perfect nurse, please do not read. " but really, what is the underlying...

  19. Was this a fair consequence?

    Scarlette Wings replied to danachap1's topic in General Nursing

    Just a thought, but it is considered stealing. And last I checked it is against the

  20. What CAN they do? (a vent)

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

    Three cheers for Nurse Leigh. Hip hip hooray! I am sooooo with you on this

  21. how do nurses wear nail polish?

    Scarlette Wings replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, from an infection control point of view, most direct patient caregivers should not wear nail polish at all, or if worn, it should be fresh and not chipped and on very short well groomed...

  22. PICC Ports that won't Flush

    Scarlette Wings replied to *4!#6's topic in General Nursing

    My comment would be that if you are uncomfortable working with lines ask for some training and attend any courses available. Read the Infusion nurses site, I believe that they have a magazine as well....

  23. Patients overstaying their welcome in hospitals

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

    Heavens yes. Our longest stay patient was 2 years and a few days. The patient became vent dependent and required full nursing care as in long term care and there really are few long term care...

  24. I Quit My Job

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

    Wow, just wow. I have lived through more shifts like this than I want to remember. I certainly had enough flashbacks when reading your entry that my own heart ached. There really are too many...

  25. Frustrated with SN

    Scarlette Wings replied to DookieMeisterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes I think expecting a certain level of maturity and accountability seems to be asking too