Scarlette Wings

Scarlette Wings

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  1. To chart, or not to chart

    Scarlette Wings replied to soon2have2's topic in General Nursing

    we are told to document what doctors we notify or what reported labs we give a person, or even who we give report to and from. they are not the exception to rule. it just mean they darn well better...

  2. He// to the NO!

    Scarlette Wings replied to FLmomof5's topic in General Nursing

    wow. i am sure that there must be labor laws, osha mandates, and eeoc issues buried in this theft charge they are trying to claim. so does that mean if you are on your 30 minute break and they call...

  3. Why are so many new nurses having problems?

    Scarlette Wings replied to okchug's topic in General Nursing

    awesome question. i have to agree with some of the other posters about the computerized nursing. it takes longer to learn to use computerized charting and something is always being rolled out,...

  4. experienced nurse with anxiety on the job

    Scarlette Wings replied to SFDRN's topic in General Nursing

    i am so with you on the foley and genders. being the same sex does not give you extra help on meatus finding from the catheter gods. i think that there is nothing more elusive than an elderly woman's...

  5. experienced nurse with anxiety on the job

    Scarlette Wings replied to SFDRN's topic in General Nursing

    just a thought here brian but i love this place so much at alnurses and the format that i prefer it over fb. there is no telling who reads fb, and i know this is not "private" so to speak, but it...

  6. experienced nurse with anxiety on the job

    Scarlette Wings replied to SFDRN's topic in General Nursing

    i have so "been there done that." my thing was having to put down ng tubes on patients that were alert and oriented. i would rather be run over by a mack truck than do that. i guess what i mean is...

  7. Calling a Patient 'Sugar': Abuse?

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

    i think it also depends on the tone of voice. some people say sweetie like they are trying to spit in your face and turn a knife in your back. like "okay sweetie,no matter what you think you will get...

  8. Do hospital patients get better care if they're nice

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

    all my patients get the same standard of care, but in reality a person who is basically nice doesn't start acting like godzilla's revenge when they get sick. i find usually knowing the people outside...

  9. OH NO! FULL MOON!

    Scarlette Wings replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Were you one of the jumpers or one of the combative......just kidding.....

  10. OH NO! FULL MOON!

    Scarlette Wings replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in General Nursing

    :yeah::yeah:I absolutely and totally love it!! I sooooo remember whole shifts that way, whole weeks, and come to think of it.......sounds exactly like the med/surg floor I worked on. Fantastic...

  11. Need Advice!!! Home health job

    Scarlette Wings replied to moni777's topic in Home Health

    your agency will usually have a list of what you show carry as far as minimums. the rest will be learned as you go along. i did hhc for about 7 years. you either really fall in love with it or find...

  12. how long until nicotine and byproducts are flushed from your system?

    Scarlette Wings replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in General Nursing

    i would love to quit but can't.i have tried so many time. this is all tearing me up inside. it is not because i care that much about my own health. after 45 years of smoking, what is done, is done. i...

  13. So burnt out! Any advice?

    Scarlette Wings replied to RockinChick66's topic in General Nursing

    awesome load on your plate and sounds like you not only need encouragement, but some help shouldering the load. every organization usually has an eap, employee assistance program. i would make use of...

  14. Early burn out

    Scarlette Wings replied to CNM2B201?'s topic in General Nursing

    nursing is a very emotionally charged profession. it is a career where you see people at their weakest and most vulnerable. such raw emotions in the patient brings out their most base and intense...

  15. Nursing Anxiety

    Scarlette Wings replied to Lilichk's topic in General Nursing

    isn't it odd that society thinks it is a negative thing to need medication for an emotional/nervous type disorder but perfectly acceptable to take heart medications, insulin, or hypertensive medicine...

  16. "The Code Blue Disturbed The Other Patients" - Shame on you bad nurses!

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

    no some people just do not care. they are selfish pigs of the me-me-me

  17. New Nurse.....not feeling welcome on my unit. What do I do?

    Scarlette Wings replied to Blondie24's topic in First Year After Licensure

    first off, i am really sorry you are having to go through all this. nursing is stressful enough without the nitpicky backbiting that always goes on. i don't know if backstabbing and gossip is just a...

  18. HIPAA privacy question

    Scarlette Wings replied to nurseandre34's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    i think that the patient as well as the mother were both old enough to say "stay" or "come with me". to me people need to own their own behavior and grow up. daughter is old enough to realize that...

  19. Any suggestions for white scrub pants? (That aren't see through?)

    Scarlette Wings replied to Cat_RN's topic in General Nursing

    long scrub top, jackets cover a multitude of sins, (lol) and flesh toned underwear. good luck, some fabrics are thicker than others as

  20. Help - First Job as LPN is an agency job!

    Scarlette Wings replied to BrazilianLPN's topic in General Nursing

    good luck, let us know how it goes. be honest and tell them it's your first time working agency or at a hospital and let them help you. try not to get overwhelmed, concentrate on one thing at a time,...

  21. A Violation of Hipaa?

    Scarlette Wings replied to subliminalvermilion's topic in General Nursing

    hipaa is about as clear as

  22. Medical Records

    Scarlette Wings replied to sls73's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    our hospital uses a system called meditech. it is the only emar (electonic medical administration record) that i have had experience with. i used paper charting until i moved here so i wasn't present...

  23. Need prayers please

    Scarlette Wings replied to BSN75's topic in General Nursing

    you have my prayers. if there is any way i can help or even just let you vent let me know. i had a little boy who passed away with retinoblastoma, a type of eye cancer, when he was almost 5 years old...

  24. What's your nursing kryptonite?

    Scarlette Wings replied to ktliz's topic in General Nursing

    trigger warning....weak stomachs need not read this entry.... beyond all doubt it is maggots in a dirty necrotic wound that you can smell long before you get to the room and peel away the clothing...

  25. Wanting to change departments

    Scarlette Wings replied to wsuRN2009's topic in General Nursing

    kudo's that you have stayed for as long as you have. med/sug work is the hardest, (to me anyway) than any other department yet challenges you as no other area can. i did 14 years total on medical...