carolmaccas66

carolmaccas66 BSN, RN

Med/Surg, DSU, Ortho, Onc, Psych

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  1. Blood transfusions??? just say no...

    carolmaccas66 replied to macgirl's topic in General Nursing

    It is not just 'hanging one bag of blood'. As one RN said it's all the checking and doing the 15 minute, then hourly, then 2 hourly obs, dealing with any reactions, etc. I've also had to accommodate...

  2. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    carolmaccas66 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

  3. Quick question- PICC flushing

    carolmaccas66 replied to Cat_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I've used 5 mls before giving medication and the 5 mls after to flush PICC lines, so 10 mls is adequate. And don't ever force the flush if you feel too much resistance, the catheter could be blocked,...

  4. Blood transfusions??? just say no...

    carolmaccas66 replied to macgirl's topic in General Nursing

    There is another aspect here everyone seems to be forgetting: What if you are the only RN on duty and the blood must be hung by a RN? Some places in outback Australia only have one RN for the whole...

  5. Blood transfusions??? just say no...

    carolmaccas66 replied to macgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, there is a bloodless hospital in Fremantle, Australia who apparently have great success not using blood (I think it's a private hospital). The OP should check with her elders, that's if she IS a...

  6. Community College? You must be stupid.

    carolmaccas66 replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in General Students

    what does LMAO stand for and ROFL?? I've never had a tranlation for these!

  7. Community College? You must be stupid.

    carolmaccas66 replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in General Students

    I don't think it's the fact that community college people (our TAFEs are the same in Oz I think) are not smarter than university people, it's just that at university we are not spoon fed much - you...

  8. IV infusion volume rate on Pump

    carolmaccas66 replied to LStar's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know re other countries nursing policies, but in Aust we MUST check our IVs every hour. We also must record in the fluid balance chart the rate the pump is going at. It has to be done every...

  9. I have my first RN job- should I leave CNA jobs on my resume?

    carolmaccas66 replied to Double-Helix's topic in General Nursing

    Don't leave any experience off of your CV! Even if you had just worked in customer service (ie: not nursing), it is still valuable - you would be dealing with people, handling money, sorting out...

  10. IV infusion volume rate on Pump

    carolmaccas66 replied to LStar's topic in General Nursing

    'You need to go back and review ur IV formulas if you can't work this out, otherwise you're going to be struggling. You always need to calculate IVs and double check them, just to be sure. Some pumps...

  11. IV infusion volume rate on Pump

    carolmaccas66 replied to LStar's topic in General Nursing

    Don't ever do anything without checking your facility's policy, otherwise you are legally responsible. Just ask the senior nurse when you get there. I never bothered with that. Some people punch in...

  12. I feel like a fool

    carolmaccas66 replied to handyrn's topic in General Nursing

    Hey handyrn. I worked ONE SHIFT at a LTC - and quit. I too said I could only do certain shifts @ the interview, explained I was studying, etc. Anyway, after I started they told me I had to do the 3...

  13. Two years of med-surg are not magic.

    carolmaccas66 replied to BonnieSc's topic in Medical-Surgical

    It always makes me laugh when new grads say: I can't POSSIBLY move due to commitments in the community, kids, my partner doesn't want me to, etc - whatever. Well guess what? I've had to move all my...

  14. 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

    At least you gave me a laugh after an exhausting, tiring day and a very long job interview (got the job), where I had to do a complicated medication calculations exam! Thanks, it's just what I needed!...

  15. 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

    I so laughed reading this! My gf is a midwife and she asked a woman once - who was 20 or so & kept having all these babies to different fathers - if she used contraception. The woman replied:...

  16. Blood transfusions??? just say no...

    carolmaccas66 replied to macgirl's topic in General Nursing

    You're probably a Jehovah's Witness. I have them in my family and I'm not getting into this - there are heaps of contentious threads re this issue. Most agencies/employers and other nurses try hard to...

  17. Psych Nurses

    carolmaccas66 replied to sameyjaney's topic in Psychiatric

    What a nice compliment! Psych nursing can be very emotionally draining, and I too have worked on an oncology floor with psych patients. Mind you, oncology is phsycologically draining on it's own...

  18. USA Theatre RN to Perth

    carolmaccas66 replied to usatooaus's topic in International Nursing

    Hi Kim. You should try & apply for everything concurrently. You need to go to the AHPRA website and look for info there, here it is: http://www.ahpra.gov.au/Registration/Registration-Process.aspx...

  19. Trying not to be Discouraged:(

    carolmaccas66 replied to Freedomsong's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, I don't agree with sucking rude behaviour up. Corner this rude person and tell them how you feel. He/she will be taken aback to say the least. Tell them you felt disrespected and humiliated,...

  20. mistake on heparin??

    carolmaccas66 replied to marriednextmonth's topic in General Nursing

    A few questions: why didn't the 'seasoned nurse' go through what you do re PTTs at the time, if she was carefully going through the whole protocol? Why didn't you tell the shift coordinator/NUM that...

  21. public system western australia

    carolmaccas66 replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in International Nursing

    Hi Kaisa You will find it hard to get work here as a RN unless you have experience. Have you got any clinical exerience under your belt? You need 12 months or no-one will hire you. If you don't have...

  22. Bitter dried up nurses that need to RETIRE

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

    The only way to deal with that nurse who keeps cutting you off, is to cut HER off and say politely: I haven't actually finished what I was going to say, so if you don't mind..' and go on with report....

  23. Bitter dried up nurses that need to RETIRE

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

    The story re the airline pilot ranting against the flight attendants (FAs) reminds me of a story a friend told me years and years ago. She was on an international flight, when they hit very bad (what...

  24. public system western australia

    carolmaccas66 replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in International Nursing

    Barb, I'm in a rut too, have done some horrid nursing jobs lately. I gave up working for a while to study, but now the money has run out On top of that I have to move as well so need to find...

  25. Why so nasty?

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

    I'm going to tell you a story, so get comfy in your chair or at the table, go get a cup of coffee, and we will start: I used to work hospitality trying to get my way thru school. I did many, many...