carolmaccas66

carolmaccas66 BSN, RN

Med/Surg, DSU, Ortho, Onc, Psych

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  1. What do you do when you don't know the answer

    carolmaccas66 replied to Darkpk55's topic in General Nursing

    As above. Go ask a senior nurse or

  2. What is nursing in Oz like? Hours, annual leave entitlement?

    carolmaccas66 replied to minnie659's topic in International Nursing

    No kids, no mortgage and you have experience?? WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR! I have just left Perth (for various reasons), and it is an absolutely beautiful city. I wished I could have stayed but left due...

  3. Recovery nurses

    carolmaccas66 replied to brisbanebound's topic in General Nursing

    DRABCD = D - Danger R - Respond A - Airway B - Breathing C - Circulation, check patient, start CPR if necessary D - Documentation You can do this anywhere, and even if you have called the MET team...

  4. Recovery nurses

    carolmaccas66 replied to brisbanebound's topic in General Nursing

    Start reviewing all your norms for your vital signs, and also do you have a good surgical nursing book? That will give you tips for what to watch out for in recovery. I have only done clinicals and...

  5. Please help me, I'm in trouble.

    carolmaccas66 replied to ShellyRn1117's topic in General Nursing

    How on earth can u be reported without a formal enquiry by the BON and the hospital? You should have reported this to a senior nurse then completed all the correct paperwork, then informed the nursing...

  6. Need Advice on Nursing Career - very stressed

    carolmaccas66 replied to IcanHealYou's topic in General Nursing

    What about hitting all the nursing agencies near you? You could then very probably work what shifts, hours and days you want to. You can probably also work where you want to a certain extent. Don't...

  7. So burnt out! Any advice?

    carolmaccas66 replied to RockinChick66's topic in General Nursing

    So sorry ur still stressed. R u an Aussie by any chance? This horrible economy is getting everyone down. My parents are pensioners and are struggling, & I see them getting older & thinking:...

  8. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    carolmaccas66 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    My Mum told me from the age of 4 years old, I always told everyone I would become a nurse - and apparently I used to say it with conviction. I got engaged, went into the 1st year of my nursing, broke...

  9. Changing from nights to days

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

    I never have got used to day shift myself. I would toss and turn, and my brain would not shut off, thinking about the busy day I would have ahead. Sunday nights were the worse, as my Mondays were...

  10. Help? Broken hearted & sad...

    carolmaccas66 replied to Crystal112's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like being told nursing is not your forte, is only one part of a very, very big problem. I work in and am studying mental health and I believe you have a lot of other problems behind this...

  11. NZ Nurse curious about Oz!

    carolmaccas66 replied to misscherie's topic in International Nursing

    U won't get a job without experience. I am an experienced carer, NA - only been an RN for over 2 years now, and I am finding it hard to get ANY work. You could try for a GNP as above, but they do try...

  12. Does "we will be interviewing more people" mean you won't get a job?

    carolmaccas66 replied to markfish's topic in General Nursing

    Let us know if u get the job or not won't

  13. Need advice!!!! I hate my job

    carolmaccas66 replied to moni777's topic in General Nursing

    OK, everyone is talking about whingeing/not whingeing. So here is MY advice: we all know u can't just quit a job now. It's just not an option in this economy. OP you need a plan of attack! Try to...

  14. So burnt out! Any advice?

    carolmaccas66 replied to RockinChick66's topic in General Nursing

    You answered your own question. Women - especially nurses I've found - are NOT superwomen! You just can't give all your time and energy to everyone and have nothing left over. You will get really,...

  15. Floor nurses that make clinicals a bad experience

    carolmaccas66 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's also part of the job of a RN to work through problems with students, not just be rude to them. Being rude doesn't achieve anything. We have to be managers and try to manage all and every problem...

  16. Floor nurses that make clinicals a bad experience

    carolmaccas66 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You have to remember those nurses who are rude, belittling, etc whatever, are probably unhappy with their lives, probably older, burned out nurses, who are unhappy wherever they go. It's not just...

  17. Does "we will be interviewing more people" mean you won't get a job?

    carolmaccas66 replied to markfish's topic in General Nursing

    No it could mean they do have more people to interview. I spoke to a NUM/NMF not long ago & she said she had already got 40 applicants for one job, but she was in two minds about them....

  18. I Wish I Could Get Away with It...

    carolmaccas66 replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    Give the school an anonymous call. I can't stand cheaters - they're leeches on

  19. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    carolmaccas66 replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    I read a freaky story not long ago re a woman who when she went to the ED/ER, the doctor found an old potatoe or potatoes up her lady parts which had taken root and had grown up into her cervix and...

  20. Dealing with emotions at work

    carolmaccas66 replied to sugarmagnoliaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have written a journal for years, which unfortunately and sadly, was destroyed by a family member not long ago. I found that it gets out all your feelings, but I don't take personal issues to work,...

  21. I notified the wrong family of a death

    carolmaccas66 replied to kcmRN's topic in General Nursing

    I know this is going to sound harsh, so let the criticism begin! In my experience, many relatives would be expecting the call to say 'Granny/Mum/Dad has passed away'. I'm not saying they wouldn't be...

  22. Your nurse? Yes, they're drowning under paperwork somewhere...

    carolmaccas66 replied to Sun*shine's topic in International Nursing

    With admissions, I only do the most URGENT paperwork first. The next shift will have to complete everything else - you just CAN'T do everything. Many aussie hospitals aren't computerised, but we have...

  23. I finally got a job!!

    carolmaccas66 replied to EarthChild1130's topic in General Nursing

    Well done!! Maybe the economy is finally starting to turn

  24. where are the correct heart sounds?

    carolmaccas66 replied to onlyj's topic in General Nursing

    Very good link, thank

  25. snack/food idea for night shift nurses?

    carolmaccas66 replied to miniangel729's topic in General Nursing

    Take chocolate lamingtons!! Everybody loves those! Otherwise when people leave, they usually buy a cake from the cheesecake shop and everyone just helps themselves to