carolmaccas66

carolmaccas66 BSN, RN

Med/Surg, DSU, Ortho, Onc, Psych

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  1. "No Complaints Voiced"??

    carolmaccas66 replied to Hooch's topic in General Nursing

    You are reading too much into this statement. No complaints voiced means exactly that - it doesn't mean anything else. I always say 'Nil concerns/complaints to time of report'. Also down under, we...

  2. 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 heard the term 'swamp ass' on an episode of Two And a Half Men. I've wondered since then what IS swamp ass, and how can I avoid getting

  3. Do nurses get holidays off?

    carolmaccas66 replied to Jmiami's topic in General Nursing

    Excatly. I never attacked anyone in my post. I tell you before I go off to my manual handling training, that I've actually had a psychotic NM ring me at 3am to go do a shift in ED (weird time I know)...

  4. nurse burnout

    carolmaccas66 replied to mntcra's topic in General Nursing

    OP can u work as a

  5. Do nurses get holidays off?

    carolmaccas66 replied to Jmiami's topic in General Nursing

    I don't care myself if people want to celebrate the first making of pizzas, xmas or whatever. And it's true that when ur single & don't have kids, the agency/facility always calls you asking you...

  6. Do any of the nurses here working 40 hr weeks and going to school, have children?

    carolmaccas66 replied to Glowinthedark's topic in General Nursing

    OP if you are not coping with everything, can you do study externally? That would save travelling with petrol and

  7. Shafted on Thanksgiving

    carolmaccas66 replied to DeeAngel's topic in General Nursing

    OP did u get to spend your holiday with ur family or

  8. pre employment math exam

    carolmaccas66 replied to missladyrn's topic in General Nursing

    There are literally millions of nursing math websites if you type this into Google, you will be able to sift thru them. It's just a matter of converting and cancelling down till you get the right...

  9. what would you have done

    carolmaccas66 replied to nursegreenbean's topic in General Nursing

    I really don't see your problem here and you are getting worked up over nothing. A nurse can clean & cover a wound. You don't need a wound care nurse to assess every patient. You should have the...

  10. swabbing off iv ports or saline locks before hooking up fluids

    carolmaccas66 replied to tjnurse67's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen SO many nurses in my career who do not swab at all. When I asked a student re this, she told me they don't teach it at her university. Apparently they don't do it with insulin shots, or...

  11. Heartbroken. Ball was dropped BIG TIME. Advice?

    carolmaccas66 replied to cmcervantes63's topic in General Nursing

    I am so very heartfelt sorry for you. I was working the other week at a NH/LTC place, & I was the only RN on with 100 patients and about 10 staff under me. I know it sounds like an excuse, but on...

  12. Have you ever heard of this?

    carolmaccas66 replied to BriRN's topic in General Nursing

    What rubbish! A stethoscope would definitely not be heavy enough to cause headaches/migraines. It's probably from people tightening their neck and trapezius muscles from stress, turning people,...

  13. Defining nursing with a single word...

    carolmaccas66 replied to tgyles's topic in General Nursing

    It is impossible to define nursing in one word. It is a career unlike any other - including medicine. And every person will have a different word depending upon their experiences and where they have...

  14. I'm grateful for you crusty old bats

    carolmaccas66 replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Some days I think the crusty old bats are the ones who keep the world

  15. Nursing hours

    carolmaccas66 replied to GivingLove's topic in General Nursing

    I worked 8-5 (supposedly) hours for years and years in hospitals. I can't say it was any better than shift work. Some units were good, but during day hours, there are more problems and people to deal...

  16. Does this sound crazy?

    carolmaccas66 replied to Hotnurse06's topic in General Nursing

    We had a patient come in VRE+. He was already known for it as it was charted i his medical record before he was admitted to a bed in the hospital. Well he got lost going up to the ward (don't know...

  17. Shafted on Thanksgiving

    carolmaccas66 replied to DeeAngel's topic in General Nursing

    It has happened to me many times doing agnecy work. I must admit the agencies are pretty good calling & cancelling but sometimes, they do forget. Did u not check your voicemail? I suppose when...

  18. Job prospects after TPPP year, Adelaide

    carolmaccas66 replied to kiwigirl75's topic in International Nursing

    I had to move to WA to get experience as I couldn't get a GNP or TPPP. That was with the financial meltdown though. The economy is great here now, we are very strong at the mo. Most people are taken...

  19. Just quit a job (LTC) after a few weeks and have a ?

    carolmaccas66 replied to CrystalClear75's topic in General Nursing

    If u have the job, I don't know what ur worried about TBH. I wouldn't give any notice. If u don't care for yourself - and make urself happy FIRST - you will always be unhappy. Sometimes, it's OK to...

  20. HELP please!!!!

    carolmaccas66 replied to pediatricsismything's topic in General Students

    Take it from someone who went into nursing after having other careers - if ur unsure re nursing now, you will hate it more as you get older, trust me. You will resent the shiftwork; friends fall away...

  21. Orientation...blechhh

    carolmaccas66 replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    Speeding up with medications/fluds = mistakes. U were right to stand up for yourself. Good on

  22. Nursing hours

    carolmaccas66 replied to GivingLove's topic in General Nursing

    Do not do nursing. I am older now and wiser and wish I had gone into something else. Nursing hours are not family friendly. I have known so many gf's who have missed out on their kids birthdays, or...

  23. day shift vs. night shift *vent*

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

    The last shift I did, the night shift RN stalked past me & the carer I was chatting to, threw her bag over the other side of the room, wouldn't give me her name though I asked her twice, & was...

  24. sponge in ear

    carolmaccas66 replied to Flare's topic in General Nursing

    I'n not an ED nurse and haven't heard of this. I wouldn't be leaving a sponge in my own ear let alone anyone elses

  25. Hypothetical question

    carolmaccas66 replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

    When all is said and done, you have to do what is right for you and your family, not everyone else. If u try to make NUMs and hospitals happy, they would not think twice about letting you go with a...