carolmaccas66 BSN, RN

carolmaccas66 is a BSN, RN and specializes in Med/Surg, DSU, Ortho, Onc, Psych.

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1. Will the economy ever get better so less people will pursue nursing?

   carolmaccas66 replied to AddisonLawrence03's topic in General Nursing

   I must protest re this the way this thread is worded. 1) IT IS USING TEXT SPEAK which is against TOS, or so I was told in a recent message. Seems like there's different rules for different people on...

2. how can i do well and pass my psych and maternity classes?

   carolmaccas66 replied to starrys's topic in General Students

   Groups can be good but you can also waste a lot of time chatting & socialising. Groups didn't work for me at all. They wasted a lot of time mucking about. You have to be quite disciplined in a...

3. RN job with criminal record

   carolmaccas66 replied to ACNP 2B S1S2RRR's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Sorry meant 2 say NMs are more concerned if you had been convicted of messing with children, or stealing narcs maybe, not just traffic offenses. Couldn't get this to add on to my

4. RN job with criminal record

   carolmaccas66 replied to ACNP 2B S1S2RRR's topic in First Year After Licensure

   If you haven't been arrested or convicted, then you're not a criminal. And simple traffic offenses (down under anyway) are not considered criminal offences as such, though you can be arrested...

5. DANGER! I think...??

   carolmaccas66 replied to amandan08's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Talk to someone first before you quit. EDs are always hectic but you can't be down there if you don't have experience. And you are jeapordising your license. Also talk to your nurses board, they may...

6. Sense of Dread....When Will It End?

   carolmaccas66 replied to AICU RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Write it all down in a journal - everything, even the curse words you think of! I also do yoga/pilates to help relax & exercise helps a lot of people. If you do forget anything, just ring &...

7. Injury on the Job

   carolmaccas66 replied to MBrickle's topic in General Nursing

   Sorry, your PCP and you THINK you have a herniated disc? Did you not get an MRI done? I would be asking for a proper scan and seeing a neurologist I think, to get a proper

8. Why RNs cannot say 'That's not my job'

   carolmaccas66 replied to Dramqueenie1's topic in General Nursing

   The simple fact that the RT interrupted a nurse receiving report (as the OP said), and was blunt, rude and unprofessional seems to have been entirely missed by everybody on this thread. The OP stood...

9. #!@$ I hate cancer

   carolmaccas66 replied to CheesePotato's topic in General Nursing

   You can't fix everything unfortunately and it does suck. You can only be there at the end sometimes, and be that person that holds their hand, says kind words, or is just physically THERE at the last...

10. Tips for a good shift!

    carolmaccas66 replied to Good Morning, Gil's topic in General Nursing

    - Start everything early on ur shift. Do IV meds first: they take up the most time, ie: mixing, checking & setting up the pump. - Use a good cheat sheet to get yourself organised. - Don't let...

11. What do you think? (warning: vent ahead)

    carolmaccas66 replied to Nursey103's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You did right. I guard my license like it's GOLD. If the CN wants to give in 2 a pt, that's her priority. And it does make it harder for the next nurse. This is why I despair of nursing, no team work,...

12. Two parents workIng shift work? Need advice.

    carolmaccas66 replied to mamahood85's topic in General Nursing

    I counsel peple re this situation all the time in psych. It's a big problem with families today. One of you will have to try and perhaps work dayshift. If ur hubby can't change his schedule, you will...

13. Almost had a coronary..

    carolmaccas66 replied to backtowork's topic in Nurses Recovery

    In Australia we must count all and every narcotic with another RN and sign for them. We cannot give out 'bags', and don't have bags of narcs. Get into the good practice of counting all your narcs...

14. MRSA question

    carolmaccas66 replied to jrob219's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In other words, this is homework. Your professor knows the answers. He/she wants to know what YOU think & how u have researched the question, & ur critical thinking skills, not what a bunch of...

15. Why RNs cannot say 'That's not my job'

    carolmaccas66 replied to Dramqueenie1's topic in General Nursing

    I remember talking to a very, very old nurse (who'd retired many years b4 hand) & she had been born around 1890s approx. She said she'd lied about her age & been accepted into nursing when she...