Scarlette Wings

Scarlette Wings

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  1. I feel guilty in canceling my extra shift...

    Scarlette Wings replied to ARRR10's topic in General Nursing

    i am beginning to think that we as nurses just have a propensity to guilt if we say no. the best thing that you can do as a nurse or a person is know when and how to set limitations. don't give it a...

  2. If I make a mistake in RN clinicals will my LPN license be revoked?

    Scarlette Wings replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    i know that because one student gave morphine overdose accidentally to a pediatric patient in the absence of the instructor. the instructor had told all the students to notify her prior to giving...

  3. What would you do?

    Scarlette Wings replied to skittlebear's topic in General Nursing

    I would prefer to enjoy the day shift, count myself lucky, and learn to live with the $2 cut. But that's just me. I have very few needs, and even fewer "wants" at my age

  4. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    Scarlette Wings replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    i am enjoying this entire thread. i recall some ghost stories as well once i started reading, but my weirdest thing is right before someone dies i will smell this sent that reminds me of funeral home...

  5. How long have you been here?

    Scarlette Wings replied to SandraCVRN's topic in General Nursing

    i so totally agree. i :redbeathe

  6. How long have you been here?

    Scarlette Wings replied to SandraCVRN's topic in General Nursing

    well, i started out on the aol nursing board back in 99 - 2000 living up north. things were getting kind of negative on that board and a friend told me about this one so i started coming over here....

  7. How do I tell staff members apart?

    Scarlette Wings replied to xInspiredx's topic in Ob/Gyn

    wow, if it is hard for you can you imagine how difficult it is for the patients and their families? i know the id badge is a good idea but i am like the other poster, everyone at my place turns them...

  8. Can't seem to find satisfaction

    Scarlette Wings replied to tinderbox's topic in General Nursing

    i do understand where you are coming from. it seems very common for healthcare workers to get burned out in one area and then transfer to a completely different one and do okay "for awhile" and then...

  9. What does your username mean?

    Scarlette Wings replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    now that job just sounds like it would be too

  10. Advice needed for coworker problems!!!

    Scarlette Wings replied to kidnurse98's topic in General Nursing

    :crying2:wow, that is the pits! i am sorry you are going through this backstabbing episode. it hurts and can be terribly frightening to work when you are afraid to turn your back for a second lest...

  11. Targeted by psychotic, manipulative patient

    Scarlette Wings replied to HM7380's topic in General Nursing

    your employers have a responsibility to provide a safe non-hostile work environment and it is a legal issue. i would either press charges against the patient with the police department, record her if...

  12. To Staffing Coordinators,

    Scarlette Wings replied to Forever Sunshine's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    was it an actual problem of insufficient staffing or that the floors were staffed but employees called off leaving the rest of you to work short? i used to find that the numbers looked okay on the...

  13. HELP! Social question-over the line?

    Scarlette Wings replied to jlove1821's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    ouch. i understand how much you care and that you want to extend friendship and assistance; but the first thing that you possess (and other people in similar circumstances do not have) is a nursing...

  14. "Mature" graduates finding employment

    Scarlette Wings replied to zbb13's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    personally if reviewing employees for hire i do look favorably on the more mature candidate. the mature employee to me imho is less likely to want to job hop and is more likely to work through issues....

  15. What expenses are tax-deductible for advancing your nursing career?

    Scarlette Wings replied to live&love&heal's topic in General Nursing

    i am not a certified public accountant and do not do taxes for anyone but myself. i can only share the types of expenses that i have claimed for my own personal taxes. i do keep receipts for all...

  16. Mrsa contact precautions?

    Scarlette Wings replied to GRUNGE's topic in General Nursing

    the prior poster gave an excellent reply. at my hospital we do not swab all patients but we do have a high risk group that meet criteria for screening. you are correct that if the organisms are in the...

  17. First time at clinicals

    Scarlette Wings replied to incurable_optimism's topic in General Nursing

    you will do absolutely fine!... and i am saying that based on the fact that you are able to admit your fears and yet brave enough to face them and overcome! you will make a great nurse because you...

  18. Neuro Floor Nightmare!

    Scarlette Wings replied to WindyhillBSN's topic in General Nursing

    wow, i am sorry that you were caught in such a dire situation and sorry that the patient is the one who would have suffered the most. it is a good idea to ask for orientation with a unit secretary in...

  19. Rude docs - not letting it get to you

    Scarlette Wings replied to muesli's topic in General Nursing

  20. What does your username mean?

    Scarlette Wings replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

  21. A nurse that needs agnger management

    Scarlette Wings replied to BPayne16's topic in General Nursing

    if there is ever a profession that has a way to get under your skin and push your buttons, i would say nursing would rank high on the list. on the other hand, learning how to manage that anger and...

  22. Nursing the old fashioned way

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

    kardexes and charting procedures...wow it was not that long ago all charting was done by hand. then came flow charts and we thought that we had arrived! the freedom of check marks . there were soap...

  23. What does your username mean?

    Scarlette Wings replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    i have 3 italian greyhounds so i have to say "hi" and welcome you with a piercing iggy howl. my 3 are named reddy, my girl flicka, and the newest one lori. not trying to hijack the thread, just had...

  24. Burnout, bad hours, heavy patient load, what to do??

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

    please please take care of yourself first and foremost. the best thing a nurse can ever give to a patient is a healthy stress-free nurse. (a bit of an oxymoron i'm sure) organizations will use a...

  25. Low diastolic = 911?

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

    i am a little concerned about the way the adon "fixed" the charting. wonder what else this adon "fixes". had a daughter work for a don that fixed a few things and i begged her to leave that place....