carolmaccas66

carolmaccas66 BSN, RN

Med/Surg, DSU, Ortho, Onc, Psych

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  1. Is this a strange way of viewing your co-workers?

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

    Nursing is not all about being compassionate. In my university course, we were taught that Registered Nursing is more focussed on management issues. If you have a 10 patient load, for example, you...

  2. UK RN with Diploma-would I be EN/RN in Australia?

    carolmaccas66 replied to lisaevans's topic in Immigration Advice

    Lisa if ur an RN over there and u have so many years of experience, I don't see why you couldn't work as a RN over here. HOWEVER having said that, if you don't have enough experience, they may get u...

  3. Rural nursing in Australia

    carolmaccas66 replied to caramel79's topic in International Nursing

    yes i can recommend an agency that does placements for rural and remote nursing (and city as well). this is a copy of part of an email i received from this agency: 'your world medical' covers...

  4. New grad, common mistakes

    carolmaccas66 replied to Jenni811's topic in First Year After Licensure

    No, it's common to get behind - there's just too much charting. I work ED now and we always put the times that an IV is started, but often don't get time to chart the time it finished. No-one ever...

  5. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    carolmaccas66 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    mrsecookie, are you SURE you weren't asleep? I've had nightmares like that where I could have sworn that I was awake - I could smell, see lights from the street, everything seemed normal - but I got...

  6. Doubting being an RN b/c physical problems

    carolmaccas66 replied to on eagles wings's topic in General Nursing

    In Oz we don't lift now, but you still have to get up on beds - kneeling - to transfer patients, squat a lot, run around & up and down corridors like a mad thing. Most days you never get to sit...

  7. Funny things patients say !

    carolmaccas66 replied to TAM's topic in Nursing Humor

    Saw a real down and out patient once when a student, and was doing an admitting assessment. Me: Sir, do you drink alcohol? Patient: Yeh, I do. Me: How much would you drink daily or weekly, any idea?...

  8. Funny things patients say !

    carolmaccas66 replied to TAM's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had a nice change last night from working in the ED, and went to our short stay ward instead 4 a bit, which was pleasant. I'd had handover earlier, but didn't have a patient's chart in front of me,...

  9. Stupid things said by your non-nurse significant other

    carolmaccas66 replied to Moogie's topic in Nursing Humor

    From ex-fiancee after I dragged my carcass home after working 6 or 7 shifts in a row: "DID YOU HAVE A HARD SHIFT MATEY?!" What a totally insane, pathetic, STUPID question to ask a

  10. Five surgeons

    carolmaccas66 replied to Poi Dog's topic in Nursing Humor

    Whoo hoo, I just had a good belly

  11. I know, I know.... another night shift thread....

    carolmaccas66 replied to A&OxNone's topic in General Nursing

    I write EVERYTHING down on my cheat sheet, doesn't matter what shift I work. I put important/urgent stuff IN RED; I put my med's in GREEN; my diabetic patients are written in a capital D and circled...

  12. iv therapy or medication training

    carolmaccas66 replied to mreilly95's topic in International Nursing

  13. My God, these family members!!

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

    Hi SoundofMusic was gonna ask how you were going matey? R u @ the same hospital when you started this thread? I don't know re other hospitals, but here in Oz we don't tolerate abuse from ANYONE. We...

  14. No Names....I'm just Saying That .....

    carolmaccas66 replied to RNdiva505's topic in General Nursing

    Have you gently told the other shift this? I don't like your chances in getting everything solved overnight. Can u talk to ur NUM re all these problems? Or call a meeting after work maybe for everyone...

  15. A little down

    carolmaccas66 replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in General Nursing

    Whine away, that is what we're here for! I get like this lately. I am working crazy hours & varying shifts, and trying to catch up on all my post grad study, as I was sick with a persistent virus...

  16. iv therapy or medication training

    carolmaccas66 replied to mreilly95's topic in International Nursing

    Yes I used the Yellow Bible tonight, it came in very handy as my IV medication skills were a wee bit rusty! Like for instance I think I reconstituted some sort of powdered penicillin with 20mls of WFI...

  17. Well I think that the problem lies with "the other nurse"

    carolmaccas66 replied to snoopy29's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Snoopy, you gave me such a laugh! Too true, we don't see our work from other nurses' perspective. That is why when nurses say in h/over 'this wasn't done etc...' I don't make any comment. I just plod...

  18. iv therapy or medication training

    carolmaccas66 replied to mreilly95's topic in International Nursing

    Great advice. It's raining and miserably cold here in Adelaide today, but a few days ago it was nice and warm! I wish summer would come and just STAY for God's

  19. iv therapy or medication training

    carolmaccas66 replied to mreilly95's topic in International Nursing

    Also check out short courses in the newspaper. Some training agencies run 1 or 2 day courses, there's one here for Adelaide, dunno re Melb. Can you not just ask them to teach you as you get onto the...

  20. nursing career without touching people

    carolmaccas66 replied to confusedstudent2011's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OP a friend of mine told me recently she just sent in an application to a radiology (imaging) group and got a job there. Could you do that perhaps? All my friend does is help people with getting...

  21. iv therapy or medication training

    carolmaccas66 replied to mreilly95's topic in International Nursing

    Hey I researched a link for you. It is called Hot Courses and the organisation is called Care Training Australia in Melbourne, and they do a medication administration course which would cover IVs....

  22. What is the silliest complaint someone has ever made aboutyou?

    carolmaccas66 replied to SharonH, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Night staff complained once that I was 'too efficient' on afternoon shift, and didn't leave them any work to do. I didn't know WHAT to say to that

  23. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    carolmaccas66 replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    PLEASE, PLEEEEASE when the ECG/EKG machine is out of paper (and it will flash a message on the screen when getting low on paper) DO NOT walk away and leave it nearly empty for the next shift, ie: me,...

  24. nursing career without touching people

    carolmaccas66 replied to confusedstudent2011's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    From reading your post, you are dealing with a lot of stressful psych issues all at once. Can you take some time off to put your fears into a better perspective? Go on a holiday, spend time with...

  25. Chest pain do you need an EKG order?

    carolmaccas66 replied to usRNs's topic in General Nursing

    I work ED alot now, so if the patient comes in c/o chest pain, I quickly check out their history (see if there is a pacemaker in place, what meds they take that may affect the ECG/EKG, etc) and then...