carolmaccas66

carolmaccas66 BSN, RN

Med/Surg, DSU, Ortho, Onc, Psych

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  1. 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

    The issue of modesty from the last posts is an extremely personal thing. 'Using a little humour' is not in some people's natures. One of my gf's who was like a 35 year old virgin (married now) was...

  2. upset pt

    carolmaccas66 replied to laughterishelpful's topic in General Nursing

    Can u confront the patient? I don't tolerate behaviour like that from anyone now. This patient was deflecting her built-up anger and frustrations (which could even be sub-conscious frustrations) out...

  3. Any tips with smells? Please!!!

    carolmaccas66 replied to AML2007's topic in General Students

    I don't understand why ur in LPN clinicals & working as a CNA?? Anyway as I've got older smells really get to me. Faeces, blood & rotting flesh when doing massive wound packing is the worse....

  4. keys for narcotics

    carolmaccas66 replied to onthemark's topic in General Nursing

    You are responsible for those keys and the narcs. If ur DON or anyone wants them, u have to go with them if say, they wanted to check the narcs. You can't let them out of your sight. Anything happens...

  5. Dont wanna be a floor nurse..

    carolmaccas66 replied to Meese.C's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not in the states so it's hard for me to comment re ur procedures over there for hiring, but why don't you contact all the nursing agencies near you? They may just have a position that would suit...

  6. Predrawing insulin in LTC

    carolmaccas66 replied to ChristopherH's topic in Patient Medications

    Do not do this - ever. I showed a student RN on one of my shifts needles full of God knows what pre-drawn up & left lying in the patient's folder betwen the med chart. We would have absolutely no...

  7. Diagnostic test results. What do you tell the patient?

    carolmaccas66 replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    No way can you tell. You are not a doctor so you can't analyse the tests, and a doctor must answer the patien'ts questions. Down Under anyway if RNs did this we'd be in a huge amount of trouble. It is...

  8. sometimes this is so hard!

    carolmaccas66 replied to katielam616's topic in General Nursing

    Give yourself a break. It's SO totally normal. A new job takes at least a year to settle into. And if u think ur forgetting things (or are in danger of doing so), get more organised. 7 patients is the...

  9. Processing Time Aus

    carolmaccas66 replied to RNtoThe3rd's topic in International Nursing

    Yes Ceridwyn is right. I have nearly 4 years various wards/unit experience as a BSN RN, went for an interview, was warned may not get many shifts as this hosp just took on 47 new graduates, so we are...

  10. how long to wait?

    carolmaccas66 replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    I applied at a hospital not long ago. I emailed the nurse recruiter NM and he'd sorta 'forgotten' re my application (he didn't use those words though). I got an interview not long after. I always take...

  11. Should I stay or should I go? I don't know.

    carolmaccas66 replied to newSN's topic in General Nursing

    Hey newSN. I feel for you! I was away from my fiancee when younger & I gave up nursing then as he convinced me to be with him all the time - and I tell you now, I regretted it. I could have fin...

  12. bariatric nursing a good job?

    carolmaccas66 replied to allthesmallthings's topic in Nursing Career

    Let me tell you a story. I used to work with a plastic surgeon, who did this kind of surgery on these types of people (he eventually went into another specialty within plastics though). To make a long...

  13. Becoming a Nurse After 40

    carolmaccas66 replied to PacoUSA's topic in General Nursing

    God, who cares about age nowadays? I worked with a RN only last week who told me she was 2 years past retirment and mate, she could have run rings around the younger ones. I went into nursing near...

  14. Should I stay or should I go? I don't know.

    carolmaccas66 replied to newSN's topic in General Nursing

    I tell you now: if you don't take the job, you will be resentful. If ur hubby doesn't take his job, he will be resentful. You say he's a 'good sport', but things like this can fester and one partner...

  15. DNR Grey Areas

    carolmaccas66 replied to RNtoThe3rd's topic in General Nursing

    - Next time, state your case - if the resident doesn't listen, fine. - Get it ALL documented in the patient's medical record and/or on computer - write down everything that was said when and by whom,...

  16. Nursing is not easy money, no gain no pain

    carolmaccas66 replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, they'll get a rude awakening! If I work too much, the tax man just takes it all, so I try not to now. It really isn't worth it. Working 2 days on the weekend is better money. I wonder where...

  17. Probably gonna get fired my first week...

    carolmaccas66 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    That's why I document everything - and I always put in parentheses what the patients actually say. CYA is my motto (cover your a$$) Angel, must be the hormones - how can they treat a preggo woman like...

  18. Question for nurses from an aide

    carolmaccas66 replied to kizeemimi's topic in General Nursing

    No it seems I don't get to spend much time with patients, unless it's in psych (even then we can't some days and that's part of psych nursing!). If it's HDU & it's 1:1 then it's good, but I get...

  19. Bedside Reporting starting Monday :(((

    carolmaccas66 replied to 2bTraumaRN2008's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Why would it take an hour to give a report? You need to get people to speed things up a bit! I like bedside handovers cos the patient can clarify things while ur there but you have to take charge...

  20. Do you ever get tired of hearing this phrase?

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

    I treat my license like it's gold. Only yesterday at my employment provider, I told the officer I was not working in LTC/NHs where there is ONLY ME as the RN, 100 patients and like 10 staff under me....

  21. Need some opinions on my dilemma

    carolmaccas66 replied to PavementRN's topic in General Nursing

    Leave where you are. You have to make YOU HAPPY, not everyone else. If you pass it up, you will probly regret it for the rest of your life. If it's what you really want, ring today & accept the...

  22. interviewing after assaulted by patient

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

    OP do you have to tell your next employer re all this? Or will the previous nursing HR people disclose it all? Honesty is the best policy. I would tell them exactly what happened. If they aren't...

  23. How bolus infusions of NaCl may affect low sodium levels...?

    carolmaccas66 replied to Xsited2baNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Was the patient fluid overloaded to start with? Or was he dehydrated due to lack of water? I remember my instructor ages ago asking us to research this. Hope I get this right from memory! Water and...

  24. Targeted by psychotic, manipulative patient

    carolmaccas66 replied to HM7380's topic in General Nursing

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  25. New and not so new nurses..

    carolmaccas66 replied to UpinawayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Next time someone starts to do this, calmly interrupt them and say something like: may I speak to you somewhere more private and BEFORE they carry on, simply walk out of the room. They will feel...