carolmaccas66

carolmaccas66 BSN, RN

Med/Surg, DSU, Ortho, Onc, Psych

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  1. DNR-Comfort measures

    carolmaccas66 replied to FreshRN05's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've worked hospice, and we give pain meds of course, and make the patient comfortable - lots of pillows, 02 via NS, they get put on a special air mattress, mouth care x 3, etc. But I have not had a...

  2. It was bound to happen, unpleasant coworker issues

    carolmaccas66 replied to Catch22Personified's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This is a no win situation. If anyone is late again, I would be completing incident reports (you can complete IR for anything, not just patient incidents) and ensuring the DON/NM gets it - everytime,...

  3. Downtrodden Nurse

    carolmaccas66 replied to Jtkknj6's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Get off nights. Your family is more important. Go round all your nursing agencies and see where you can work, & see if you can work the hours/days you want. This will take some of the pressure...

  4. Register as a nurse in Australia

    carolmaccas66 replied to sledcrn's topic in International Nursing

    And it is AHPRA - Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency. Perhaps cos u didn't have the right name, you couldn't find the correct link. It's important you know who you're applying to and...

  5. Need STAT advice ~lowball job offer~

    carolmaccas66 replied to Conqueror+'s topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You should have asked re all this at the interview. Didn't they go thru pays with you? I'd take the job, work for 6 months then bring up increasing ur salary. If u can afford not to take it, decline...

  6. Was your nursing program in a dangerous area?

    carolmaccas66 replied to CNA1991's topic in General Students

    CNA1991, I always had to travel over an hour to get to the university and my clinicals and work. You may just have to figure in more travelling time & expenses to go somewhere safer. It's not a...

  7. Admissions during change of shift

    carolmaccas66 replied to brokenroads27's topic in General Nursing

    I don't stay back to admit any patient. I don't get paid for it & I'm not covered by insurance if I stay back. And I've done my long overtime shifts with no pay in the past. All I do is ensure the...

  8. Was your nursing program in a dangerous area?

    carolmaccas66 replied to CNA1991's topic in General Students

    Mine was in a large, teaching hospital in our city, & the unversity was right next door across the road. It COULD be dangerous at night. I used to park where there were lots of lights, or use...

  9. stupid documentation!

    carolmaccas66 replied to NC29mom's topic in General Nursing

    I just lost another long post on here AGAIN!! It's starting to p**s me off! Basically I said a senior nurse I knew who r/v documentation, (& who trained in law also) said if you don't know what ur...

  10. Vent about psych admit of 12 yo boy

    carolmaccas66 replied to elizabeth8503RN's topic in General Nursing

    Get him on his OWN and have a long talk with him. He is exhibiting extreme rage and fear - and I would bet any money - in my experience and opinino - that the mum's boyfriend has a lot to do with it....

  11. Nursing Future?

    carolmaccas66 replied to suzie113's topic in General Nursing

    This is what gets to me. I see SO many posts re students/young people who want to do nursing and 'can't wait to get into medicine!' Nursing IS NOT medicine. You have to realise that, as you will...

  12. Nurse charting stuff she did not do.

    carolmaccas66 replied to Peetz's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know what else u can do except keep complaining. This is why I refuse to work LTC or in nursing homes now. I have found meds - some of them multiple meds including diazepam etc - not given but...

  13. Please someone help me understand..........

    carolmaccas66 replied to TinyRNgrl's topic in Emergency

    Many societies face death, ie: Irish & Scottish used to have the open coffin so kids, relatives could see their loved one one last time & pay their respects (I know this is not always possible...

  14. Please someone help me understand..........

    carolmaccas66 replied to TinyRNgrl's topic in Emergency

    I agree with your post so much OP! We had a poor lady - not very old - who was dragged in (bullied I think) to our ED by various family members. She was end stage COAD. There was nothing we could do...

  15. Rn hurt by cold behavior

    carolmaccas66 replied to RNHURT's topic in General Nursing

    Quit your facility & go do agency work. Then you can work days/hours you want, and where u want and still spend time with ur mum. I do hope she gets better. sorry this has

  16. It's not always about you - a mini rant

    carolmaccas66 replied to emtb2rn's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see posts as a 'me' rant. We all like to tell stories, and it's interesting reading them. Everyone has a story, and we all like to be heard. You are not ever going to get answers in a post...

  17. I like being different.

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

    If you want a job later: - Dress like a professional for the interview - nice suit, minimal make up, no outrageous colours. - Colour your hair all blonde & do have it clipped up/tied up nicely. -...

  18. Do nurses get holidays off?

    carolmaccas66 replied to Jmiami's topic in General Nursing

    It's not just nursing where u work holidays. I worked a lot of hospitality when I was and wasn't studying to pay the bills (I wish I could send them to Bill and get him to pay them! lol) I remember...

  19. So frustrated and discouraged - kinda long.....

    carolmaccas66 replied to flying_ace2's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not in the states, but why can't you just apply to another university? Or apply to one earlier via external learning? Down here, we don't have a degree to get into nursing - we have one degree,...

  20. Advice re: Psych pt

    carolmaccas66 replied to UKPedsRN's topic in Psychiatric

    Get another psych review. She is definitely unsettled where she is, and may even be exhibiting symptoms of abandonment and the loss of what she had/knew before. She may even be reverting to past...

  21. 2 stupid questions about job applications

    carolmaccas66 replied to matt59's topic in General Nursing

    A professional biography is like a professional portfolio, I think. It's just a professionally bound 'book' with all your certificates and achievements/accomplishments. I know some nurses who have...

  22. "No Complaints Voiced"??

    carolmaccas66 replied to Hooch's topic in General Nursing

    OP all I can say is, if you're concerned re writing NCV, then write it another way, such as: "Assessed and asked patient re any problems, patient denied any problems/concerns to time of

  23. Need opinion! ASAP

    carolmaccas66 replied to IreneM555's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    OP why don't you contact the relevant universities/campuses/colleges and discuss it with them? Only you can decide what you want to do. But if money is a deciding factor and you don't want to wait for...

  24. new nurse seeks help ><

    carolmaccas66 replied to misha-anderson's topic in Psychiatric

    Misha, you need to do more online searches as I don't think you really understand what these questions are about. There are thousands of helpful websites,you can do a Google search. Can't you access...

  25. How do I get more hours????

    carolmaccas66 replied to NurseCard's topic in Agency Nurses

    Sign up with another agency. You get taxed more but that's life. Also ask ur agency to call you first for appropriate jobs. Also ask them to send you everywhere - like public & private hospitals,...