carolmaccas66

carolmaccas66 BSN, RN

Med/Surg, DSU, Ortho, Onc, Psych

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  1. Hospital Corners - a reminiscence

    carolmaccas66 replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    It'd be great if that's all we had to worry about in the world of nursing today! And I STILL make my hospital corners - it's the only way to make a real

  2. Block out the light!!!!

    carolmaccas66 replied to ksc0723's topic in General Nursing

    Get some black cardboard and putty (called blu-tac over here). Cut cardboard into the size you need & fit into the window. Stick on with the putty. This worked for me. Eye masks are good

  3. Is anyone else annoyed by the expectations of male nurses in transferring patients?

    carolmaccas66 replied to WillRegNurse's topic in Men in Nursing

    In our large, older teaching hospitals, there isn't room for the lifters. When I was a student & doing my clinicals at a large teaching hospital, not all the floors had a lifter anyway (and...

  4. DUI & Rn license??

    carolmaccas66 replied to RN Cardiac's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    We all make mistakes. I had a DUI from years ago, and I suspected later that a 'friend' was spiking my drinks (b4 this was known), & thought it would affect my nursing career. The boss at my...

  5. dealing w/ halotosis

    carolmaccas66 replied to penlight's topic in General Nursing

    Go see a GI surgeon. It can come from your stomach and

  6. Ridiculous V/S...are you out of your mind?

    carolmaccas66 replied to BrazoriaLVN's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with a nurse once (an EEN) who confessed to me that she did not know how to do BPs at all - manually or otherwise. She'd been making them up for about 2 years I think it was. I was curious...

  7. quick newbie question

    carolmaccas66 replied to onthejourney's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    ALWAYS call if you forget something. You sound like a very good and conscientious CNA to call in re things like that. As a RN I would appreciate that and thank you. And ur also covering yourself and...

  8. BAD Preceptor, HELP!

    carolmaccas66 replied to Lizzy84, RN's topic in Emergency

    I've found some nurses are good nurses in their own doman/specialty, but are not good teachers. I would be seeing the DON/head of the ER and demanding another preceptor. I would refuse to work with...

  9. Feel like part of my identity is gone

    carolmaccas66 replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

    OK, you need some positive action going. Get out your resume/CV and re-vamp it or have someone do it for you. Then I would apply to all the agencies near you as you can then choose your own hours/days...

  10. Advice Needed

    carolmaccas66 replied to ttpurtee's topic in Nursing Career

    You can listen to any advice you like, but you will not know what a job is like until you are actually doing it. And I DON'T mean doing volunteer nursing - that is not the same as being a nurse. Your...

  11. Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Midwifery

    carolmaccas66 replied to DaYZ1983's topic in International Nursing

    I can't believe in Melb you would find it hard to get work as an EEN. I've worked with many EENs and they always get work here in Adelaide and in Perth. Maybe you could try different agencies - it...

  12. What!?!?!?!

    carolmaccas66 replied to tmartin83's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't read all the posts on here. It's the old - 'let's blame the RN for everthing - that will cover our butts'. RNs are in charge of everyone but it sounds like policy was followed according to...

  13. Infusing medications with blood

    carolmaccas66 replied to smshelby's topic in General Nursing

    At our facilites, blood can only be run by itself. We are not allowed to run other fluids simultaneously. Nurses should always check their facilities policies re this before commencing any blood. I...

  14. Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Midwifery

    carolmaccas66 replied to DaYZ1983's topic in International Nursing

    Dana is this a combined degree? If u are finding it difficult to find work and you have experience, definitely contact all the nursing agencies near you, and they will get u work where and when u need...

  15. pet peeves when nursing students arrive

    carolmaccas66 replied to sandanrnstudent's topic in General Nursing

    When patients get admitted, if u don't know how to do anything else, at least get their ob's done, do a BGL/BSL, get a U/A & if female (on certain wards and in the ED), do a preg test to start....

  16. "We want a nurse who speaks CLEAR English"

    carolmaccas66 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    But may I ask, what happens when you have to keep saying, politely: excuse me, pardon me, excuse me? It gets embarrassing and tiring having to ask someone to constantly repeat him/herself. And then...

  17. "We want a nurse who speaks CLEAR English"

    carolmaccas66 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not an accent person. I have to hear it several times to even vaguely understand what someone is saying. If I was a parent, I'd be very wary of who was caring for my child. I'd question and...

  18. Psych patients on medical floors

    carolmaccas66 replied to rn undisclosed name's topic in General Nursing

    In Oz, all patients admitted must be seen & assessed by a psych doctor, irregardless if they come onto a mental health unit, or through the ED/ER. An intern can schedule a patient, but a psych...

  19. Why the disdain for LTC?

    carolmaccas66 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know what ECF and SNFs are cos I'm down in Oz - what are these places? And I'm certainly not telling you what to think - you are entitled to ur opinion on here as much as anyone. And was it...

  20. Why the disdain for LTC?

    carolmaccas66 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I would say to a new grad to take a LTC job, and keep looking for another position where they will gain valuable critical care skills. You won't get good clinical skills in LTC, I don't care what...

  21. People continue to come up with stories that strain my ability to believe them

    carolmaccas66 replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    I would LOVE to hear the details! Pls put them on

  22. People continue to come up with stories that strain my ability to believe them

    carolmaccas66 replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    I caught a girl going at it with her bf in the hospital. Nothing urgent was needed so I told them to carry on, told the other staff, then when the gf was finished, she just left & we did our work....

  23. Workplace Behaviors We All Know and Love

    carolmaccas66 replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Kooky. When I was about 12 or 13 or so, I couldn't get my head around how these evil people could maim, kill and torture others and why people were just not out there stopping them! It used to...

  24. Nightshift vent

    carolmaccas66 replied to teleRN08's topic in General Nursing

    TeleRN, you might be like me. I usually wake up about 5am everyday, but I make myself sleep more when I'm going onto nights or afternoons. I just can't go to work and be tired. I reckon u need more...

  25. Question about biweekly nightshift paychecks

    carolmaccas66 replied to felicity1188's topic in General Nursing

    Our pays run from Mon-Sun, and payslips must be faxed and/or scanned/emailed to work by end of business Tuesday. So the pay offices Sunday ends on the nightshift period, because even though ur going...