Scarlette Wings

Scarlette Wings

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  1. Port-a-cath sterile access technique question

    Scarlette Wings replied to S.N. Visit's topic in General Nursing

    found this thread here on alnurses, it even had a video. it may help. the education for new nurses at our facility does not include providine iodine any longer because of the new research on chg. the...

  2. Ever hear of "rollover charting"?

    Scarlette Wings replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    i have never heard the term "rollover charting." i have on extremely rare occasions when i remember something the next shift i work with a patient or wish to compare their physical assessment to my...

  3. Our new hire, new grad charge nurse

    Scarlette Wings replied to kimbo9's topic in General Nursing

    just a thought but maybe no one else would step up to the plate. a great many nurses like to complain or talk about how they would do things but you try to get them into management and they back up so...

  4. What does your username mean?

    Scarlette Wings replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    neat thread. my chey part serves several points. one my grandma was full native american (i like the name cheyenne but she was seminole) and i tend to be more reserved and 'shy' in person. i am more...

  5. When to hold bp medications

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

    wow, sounds like a perfect opportunity to approach the doctors and ask for a perimeter order if a patient is consistently being on the cusp of hypotension. doc's won't know we are "having to hold it...

  6. Just looking for some other opinions on a topic that came up on Oprah

    Scarlette Wings replied to mentalhealthRN's topic in General Nursing

    thank you. it has been a hard lesson in life i would not wish on my worst enemy. when your child dies, they really do take part of your heart and soul with them when they

  7. Just looking for some other opinions on a topic that came up on Oprah

    Scarlette Wings replied to mentalhealthRN's topic in General Nursing

    actually i think any parent who has a disease with a chance of passing it onto an innocent child is selfish if they knowingly have a child. i can say that because i have lived with the reality. i had...

  8. Feeling guilty about working over shift end

    Scarlette Wings replied to CareteamRN70's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i loved the "brand spanking new nurse" intro you have. i remember those days! having read your entry i can tell you have already learned a great deal. 1. never believe something just because you were...

  9. moderate sedation administered by wound care nurse??

    Scarlette Wings replied to KMuniz's topic in General Nursing

    there are many standards and guidelines that must be followed when administering any kind of "light" sedation. i think using sedation for debridement is a good idea however there should be certain...

  10. Why Nurses Book Off Work

    Scarlette Wings replied to Truth66's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, I am in the US. What does "book off"

  11. Bipolar-Should I ask for ADA accomodations?

    Scarlette Wings replied to AZRN2112's topic in General Nursing

    wow. i just finished reading this thread and all i can say is ouch! op. at least you may have a clear idea from the diversified reactions on here what a reaction at work would be like for you. do not...

  12. Nursing the old fashioned way

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

    awesome. i remember a elderly pt that i had that was a retired nurse. she had the cape she had received from her hospital and an old needle and glass syringe and several pieces of equipment that i had...

  13. Nursing the old fashioned way

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

    lol. oh my heavens yes. and i remember having to lay on the floor on my belly to look at the chest tube bottles and be able to read them accurately for output. same piece of tape with the times and...

  14. Do nurses really "eat their young?"

    Scarlette Wings replied to Keko89's topic in General Nursing

    in a nutshell and to be terribly realistic, yes they eat their young or anyone young to their units. they just don't like to admit it. having said that, for every 2-3 cannibals out there gossiping...

  15. IS Gluttony a Disease or Choice?

    Scarlette Wings replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    wow, that's a tough one. people with an overeating disorder really are not just gluttons. there is often a lack of signaling from the stomach to the brain "we are full, stop eating." most normal...

  16. Advice needed

    Scarlette Wings replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    isn't it sort of funny how we have to learn things the hard way? i always did things like that, not quite so bad at it as i have matured and aged. your comment may have been honest and 100% correct to...

  17. Nursing the old fashioned way

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

    lord yes, i did the alcohol drips as well to prevent dt's. lol. specially if they were a cardiac patient because dt's "would kill them." the butt ointment reminded me of the numerous mixtures we used...

  18. Lonely and stressed

    Scarlette Wings replied to Stella197's topic in General Nursing

    i am so sorry that you are having to go though this. i think this is where the old comment about nurses eating their young started from. young doesn't have to be an age, it can imply just new to the...

  19. Nursing the old fashioned way

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

    it scares me now to think of covering a patient with insulin based on their urine glucose. i remember the first hiv patient our hospital ever had. they put them on my floor in total isolation,...

  20. Nursing the old fashioned way

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

    let me see if i remember. one line of thought was that the ice and cold could cause vagal stimulation i believe... and then some nurses also believed it would shunt blood to the stomach that was...

  21. To ADN nurses who later went back to get BSN..

    Scarlette Wings replied to AddisonLawrence03's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    i am 3 courses from completing my bachelor of science in health sciences. i am an rn already, associates degree. i was injured by a patient doing floor work so after 23 years had to change my field of...

  22. Dealing with work issues

    Scarlette Wings replied to dreamingofbeing's topic in General Nursing

    i so understand where you are coming from dreaming. i am tender hearted and wear my heart on my sleeve as well and a quarter of a century later, i am thankfully still tenderhearted and did not become...

  23. One math prob that could help please regarding infusion rate

    Scarlette Wings replied to TJG21's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    it would be a little nicer to use the quote feature so as to clarify who you are addressing this entry to as the majority of responses seem to be trying to

  24. What can get you fired??

    Scarlette Wings replied to kelsie*bear's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    oh i so want to hear "the rest of the story" on this one. please share...just leave out the names of the guilty and the actual

  25. offended....

    Scarlette Wings replied to 1louise1's topic in General Nursing

    i think i would have turned and said "gee i know that can be a bummer. i think they keep extra ones in the supply room located insert-name-of-area-here" and then turned around and resumed charting....