Mas Catoer

Mas Catoer has 30 years experience and specializes in General.

Latest Activity

1. Covered Up a Narcotic Med Error

   Mas Catoer replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

   Mistake covered up (with mistake). It brings us deeper into ethical problem, even law. It cost a lot, even the job. It's a serious problem especially in JCI accredited health services (IPSG and QPS)....

2. Top Manhattan Hospital ER Physician Commits Suicide

   Mas Catoer replied to sirI's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Sad to hear. Having hundreds case of Covid-19 and found out a quarter of them died is depressing. She seemed to be so devoted to the work, but being contracted with the virus prevented her from doing...

3. Acute COVID, What We're Seeing

   Mas Catoer replied to MunoRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Very valuable information. Thank you. We need to provide more support to our staff faving the situation. Will help them with more valuable

4. Can I lose my license over this?

   Mas Catoer replied to Mortaaaay's topic in General Nursing

   Nowadays, ones can be fired with reasons or even none. Better be cautious when having conversation about matters similar to patient conditions. When overheard by someone who doesn't have sufficient...

5. Nurse Gives Lethal Dose of Vecuronium Instead of Versed

   Mas Catoer replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   When trully run as JCI accredited health provider, this won't happen. My heart goes to the

6. When you thought it was patients you needed to watch...

   Mas Catoer replied to smf0903's topic in General Nursing

   If that happens to me, a single upper cut at the jaw bone is the only proper answer. When all are tired not to eat up someone

7. What's the nicest compliment you've gotten as a nurse?

   Mas Catoer replied to NurseNinja1990's topic in General Nursing

   In my first 5 years working, words was coming while bathing a late 50s father with brain atrophy, "I wish I could take as a son in law". Found out his daughter had a beauty that was more than I...

8. Why do you visit allnurses.com?

   Mas Catoer replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

   Since I'm not an English spoken nurse, I honestly love to see and learn many brilliant expression of experienced nurses in discussing subjects or matters that I'm interested in. I reply sometimes,...

9. The worst job you had before becoming a Nurse?

   Mas Catoer replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Nursing

   Mine? before entering nursing college. Uh, two full years at cleaning service agency. Cleaning toilets, stores, dumping garbage from mall every other

10. 1 year into nursing, still feel like things don't "click"

    Mas Catoer replied to TarheelGirlx3's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Hei. You did fine. All I see were part of learning while doing job. There were times that we almost never see that we are doing things right when the progress isn't what we expected. Having co-workers...

11. Bullied for reporting a med error by another nurse

    Mas Catoer replied to StaffNurseMcS's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It raises a question on my side. It could probably be caused by the culture about patient safety hasn't yet well established in your department? Reporting error is a must. If you're then bullied yet...

12. CPR Universal Precautions

    Mas Catoer replied to ppsmi's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I did several CPR with the presence of blood or vomited materials. My view, comply to standar precaution seemengly enough.

13. Thinking about leaving nursing school

    Mas Catoer replied to Student1713's topic in General Students

    Leave nursing if that makes you happy. Focus your energy on what that you have more passion in it. Don't look back. And, never

14. Outside of Nursing..

    Mas Catoer replied to waiting4ivpush's topic in General Nursing

    I do few things. Modifying my sportbike, teaching some subject at Nursing School, repairing friends' personal computer, carpentry, and my newest project ATM is getting involved in developing our new...

15. The mean nurse coworker

    Mas Catoer replied to Mightymouse1212's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It is good to back off for a while. Take enough time to make more insight, then out to refresh our judgement. Who knows we gain better understanding of the drama. Based on my time in the past, if we...