carolmaccas66

carolmaccas66 BSN, RN

Med/Surg, DSU, Ortho, Onc, Psych

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  1. sneaking meds in food

    carolmaccas66 replied to playforever's topic in General Nursing

    A very fine line. If the doc & NUM agree it should be OK. However having said that, legally we are not supposed to restrain people with anything, unless they are a danger to themselves or others....

  2. insignificant complaint...lol

    carolmaccas66 replied to EDnursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    We are not allowed to give out surnames & they are not on our badges, for security reasons. Until u have had a patient somehow get ur mobile number, & call u to tell u they are going to come...

  3. insignificant complaint...lol

    carolmaccas66 replied to EDnursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    In a word.....no. Why would this bother you? What do you want to be

  4. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

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

    Don't tell me my job, until you've actually done MY JOB as an agency RN! I wouldn't come to your workplace if u were a construction engineer & tell you how to put up a building. I wouldn't be so...

  5. Colleague of mine always wants to talk about "you know what."

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

    I had a friend (don't see her now) who was very graphic describing her sex life, even down to the tiny details. She wasn't young & she'd never been married. Now I think of it, she was adopted into...

  6. Patient Positioning Frustrations

    carolmaccas66 replied to CharmedJ7's topic in General Nursing

    I've often wondered why people become helpless. Is it cos they have someone who can now run around after them? It's not like people say to patients: don't move ever again or help us! And it's not just...

  7. Patient Positioning Frustrations

    carolmaccas66 replied to CharmedJ7's topic in General Nursing

    In Oz we do not strain our backs for anything. If someone is falling to the floor, you can guide them but u let them fall. That is part of our training. Too many nurses were hurting their backs,...

  8. Why do older olders nurses hate juniour nurses?

    carolmaccas66 replied to livv's topic in International Nursing

    No worries. Vent away again if necessary. Please come back & let us know how you fare

  9. Top three patient complaints?

    carolmaccas66 replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in General Nursing

    Elthia your post made me lol, cos I had a patient who was fasing for surgery, but got his gf to get him an iced coffee - cos he thought milk didn't count! We had one very p*ssed off anaesthetist who...

  10. Top three patient complaints?

    carolmaccas66 replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in General Nursing

    List only three?? Geez where to start: "WHEN IS THE DOCTOR COMING TO SEE ME? WHY HASN'T HE BEEN ROUND TO SEE ME YET?" A fair enough question, but not when they ask it every 3 minutes & I've...

  11. Study in australia

    carolmaccas66 replied to annemedina's topic in International Nursing

    I'm not in Syd or Melb. Try: www.hotcourses.com.au to search for all uni & TAFE courses for nursing, and other courses

  12. Why do older olders nurses hate juniour nurses?

    carolmaccas66 replied to livv's topic in International Nursing

    Where r u working sweetie pie? Do u realise u have posted this in the Aussie thread and not the general nursing section? The RN you handed over to may have had her mind on many things. Many people -...

  13. free training to be EN or go to uni and study RN?

    carolmaccas66 replied to round12tko's topic in International Nursing

    Yes if you get into a GNP (Graduate Nurse Program) you get paid whilst being a Div 1 RN. You also get your w/end & penalty rates. But if you mean being paid whilst studying, after your first year,...

  14. Documentation is your friend.

    carolmaccas66 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Let this post be a lesson to all you newbie nurses out there, document like mad to save your bee-hind! (in the ED where I work every now & then, we document everything on the patient's running...

  15. do you ever get tired of being treated like crap?

    carolmaccas66 replied to EDnursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    I know exactly what you mean. I stated on another ED thread not long ago that the nurses in ED - or anywhere really - get blamed for EVERTHING. I've even had a patient complain that no-one was...

  16. Humor: You Might be an ER Nurse

    carolmaccas66 replied to TrafalgarRN's topic in Emergency

    You see someone being dragged off in handcuffs, screaming, kicking, cursing and fighting, by two armed, bulky policemen - and you think to yourself: just another normal working

  17. free training to be EN or go to uni and study RN?

    carolmaccas66 replied to round12tko's topic in International Nursing

    If you train to be an endorsed Enrolled Nurse (EEN) you do have a bit more autonomy, and each state is different. However, I must warn you that 'the gap' between EN & RN is vastly different! You...

  18. NS at 125 ml/hr is not an ER order

    carolmaccas66 replied to Guest219794's topic in Emergency

    You have to remember that many old people/kids etc are pretty much dehydrated, especially when waiting for a surgical consult - or any consult for that matter - they don't eat & drink much, or...

  19. Truths of Agency/Travel Nursing

    carolmaccas66 replied to KeepItRealRN's topic in Agency Nurses

    'Paid handsomely for what I do'??? No way am I paid what I am worth! I'm only staying in this job to get approval for a home loan for now, otherwise, if my pay doesn't increase soon, it will be...

  20. Adelaide nurses - your advice please :-)

    carolmaccas66 replied to kiwigirl75's topic in International Nursing

    kiwigirl, also go to housing sa when u get here. after you've worked 4-6 weeks, they will assess your income & give you the 6 weeks bond and 2 weeks rent money, here's the website:...

  21. Adelaide nurses - your advice please :-)

    carolmaccas66 replied to kiwigirl75's topic in International Nursing

    Great suggestion Barb, most places have a staff notice board, they might even have one on

  22. is it just me?

    carolmaccas66 replied to UpinawayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hilarious!

  23. is it just me?

    carolmaccas66 replied to UpinawayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Worked in the Ward from Hell one night - dementia unit. Changed a patient's gown & his linen like 3 times in 30 minutes. He had weeping, bloody sores he kept picking & ripping the dressings...

  24. What has been your worst nightmare about work?

    carolmaccas66 replied to JeneraterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Too true elthia, too true. I feel I've given a lot to nursing - not just to the patients but to nursing as a career as a whole - and the nursing agencies are not supportive of ME as a person, I don't...

  25. Application for job

    carolmaccas66 replied to spaceys's topic in International Nursing

    Giving medications is a strict policy. Follow your 5 (or 8 rights, depending upon what they're teaching in each state). Always say in an interview that you would follow that facilities policy re meds...