carolmaccas66

carolmaccas66 BSN, RN

Med/Surg, DSU, Ortho, Onc, Psych

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  1. Boss Keeps Asking Me to Lunch

    carolmaccas66 replied to ArizonaMark's topic in General Nursing

    She sounds pretty jealous to me. I usually confront people like that away from other work mates and ask what their problem is. I think the direct appraoch works best. I don't see any harm having lunch...

  2. Seriously discouraged at this point and need some friendly advice...

    carolmaccas66 replied to BellaRoseRN's topic in General Nursing

    Do not go back to do extra study in nursing. You answered your own question. You will get frustrated, will waste money and will regret it. I got my Ba Nsg later on, and do regret it now in many ways -...

  3. I can't take it anymore!

    carolmaccas66 replied to shortsuzy87's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so glad you quit and are happy. Best of luck to

  4. US nurse looking to relocate to OZ needs assistance

    carolmaccas66 replied to Rachi321's topic in International Nursing

    God, I DREAM of a 4:1 ratio! What

  5. Caring for the Chart or the Patient?

    carolmaccas66 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I think many nurses do not realise that staying back is a part of nursing, when they enter nursing school. I ALWAYS chart only exactly what I need to. There is no point in writing reams of notes that,...

  6. Patients families dictating care and treatment

    carolmaccas66 replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

    Yes 4got to add if you and the other nurses are just following what the doctor and families say without questioning patient safety, or what is obviously best for that particular patient, etc you will...

  7. Patients families dictating care and treatment

    carolmaccas66 replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

    If family members interfere, I ALWAYS tell them they must discuss any concerns/changes in orders/changes in medications to the doctor. I say we are nurses, not medical doctors, and cannot just...

  8. Fired By Patient Family

    carolmaccas66 replied to SolaireSolstice's topic in General Nursing

    Yeh, don't even worry about it. I didn't do anything wrong with a newly diagnosed terminal patient. He asked the other nurse if I could stay out of the room, he only wanted one nurse in there with him...

  9. thinking of all the northern Queensland nurses

    carolmaccas66 replied to K+MgSO4's topic in International Nursing

    My thoughts are with everyone in North QLD. Even though you are not on the news at much, you are not forgotten. Great work is being done by everyone up there, not just nurses, but all the volunteers,...

  10. How are you Australian nurses doing during cyclone?

    carolmaccas66 replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Hey thanks for asking. You probably will not get any replies for weeks or months, cos all the power is out up there and whole towns are either devastated, or just plain gone. There is no water,...

  11. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    carolmaccas66 replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    One of the most awful and scary things happened to me when working as Charge Nurse one night at a nursing home for dementia patients. A son of a 90+ year old terminal patient came and told me his Dad...

  12. Losing patients you are close to...vent

    carolmaccas66 replied to highlandlass1592's topic in General Nursing

    dear highlandlass1592 we all could tell stories re patients we have lost. this is an aspect of nursing no-one likes to face, but unfortunately it is part of our job. i think nurses are stronger than...

  13. Makes you sick?

    carolmaccas66 replied to iNurseUK's topic in General Nursing

    Yes had a patient like this just last night actually. Unhappy with the doctors and nurses, CONSTANTLY c/o every little ache & pain (he's a frequent flyer to the pscyh unit, known to many older...

  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

    To the patient I was doing a pre-admission surgery check on yesterday: When I ask you for an answer to ONE question, I expect ONE, SHORT, STRAIGHT answer, not five conflicting ones! There is NO other...

  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

    thank you. i don't mind listening to people's problems - i wouldn't do psych otherwise! yes i used to work in an aboriginal health unit and some nurses used to shout at the patients, (cos many do not...

  16. 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

    can you not work at all due to your seizures sharpeimom, or is your disability from something else? i too work psych a lot. sorry you are disabled, do you not work as a nurse

  17. 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 laughed so much when I read this! It would be great to do this like in the movies! And why is it when one patient comes to the ED/ER or ICU, the whole extended family seem to think it's a holiday...

  18. Fired. Will I ever work again?

    carolmaccas66 replied to Jack43's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, but you were targeted to be sacked. Your boss WANTED to get rid of you and this was a good reason, in their eyes. Someone definitely had it in for you. I would appeal this again. How on earth...

  19. What would you do?

    carolmaccas66 replied to skittlebear's topic in General Nursing

    I usually do short days and it is good in many ways. I have time to sleep in, or stay up to watch news or a DVD. I can get food shopping done b4 I go to work. 6 days is a lot but I wouldn't do 16...

  20. How does quitting without notice really look?

    carolmaccas66 replied to inProgress's topic in General Nursing

    If you can't see a way out, don't want to stay in the job, and can afford it, quit. Just say to any other manager/s hiring you that you had a sick family member to care for - the truth. I don't tell...

  21. 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

    To the woman who's newly-diagnosed, demented mother I cared for last week: It doesn't matter that you say 'all these meds are making mum confused, she wasn't confused b4 coming in HERE' (Mum was on...

  22. How to set limits?

    carolmaccas66 replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in General Nursing

    What area/s do you work in firstly? Some areas have more demanding patients than others. I'm not a CNA, I am a RN, but nursing assistants in some of the hospitals I work in have a daily plan they...

  23. Favorite bumper stickers

    carolmaccas66 replied to beachmom's topic in Nursing Humor

    I 4got about this one till I started reading the above. I was driving to work one day, and saw the car registration in front of me said: 1DNR! Then the very NEXT car that came along said: CPR! I was...

  24. How soon we forget.

    carolmaccas66 replied to eriksoln's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I suppose in Aust we are in a similar position. Here we can go to any public hospital at anytime for free care with a medicare or health care card (from SS). But we are bombarded with ads to purchase...

  25. Do you think nursing has aged you?

    carolmaccas66 replied to carolmaccas66's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, when I went to work back in pscyh after a few weeks break, I forgot how emotionally draining it was. And Obama has so many grey hairs