carolmaccas66

carolmaccas66 BSN, RN

Med/Surg, DSU, Ortho, Onc, Psych

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  1. Adelaide nurses - your advice please :-)

    carolmaccas66 replied to kiwigirl75's topic in International Nursing

    I don't live down that way, however: Try www.gumtree.com.au There is also a caravan park right next to FMC, so call them on: (08) 8276 6695, Marion Holiday Park. Also try:...

  2. The weekly addition to the workload...

    carolmaccas66 replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    I've said for years we need a world wide strike, or an all country strike, to get people to realise all those minutes add

  3. I'm a "floating" RN... sometimes I feel useless...

    carolmaccas66 replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to agency work. I think what u have posted is why I feel so bored and frustrated lately - I can't access any extra training thru my agency at all, and I got treated as 'just another employee'...

  4. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    carolmaccas66 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Ha ha! Did anything end up happening? I scared myself last night re-reading some of these

  5. Newish RN needs advice! Please

    carolmaccas66 replied to Neener_RNBSN's topic in Nursing Career

    I would list every single thing u have done on that resume in the nursing home, and ALWAYS say that you are willing to learn anything new, and attend training sessions - even it it's after work hours...

  6. What has been your worst nightmare about work?

    carolmaccas66 replied to JeneraterRN's topic in General Nursing

    My worse nightmare is the one I'm in now: that I'm working for an agency who today decided to treat me like a piece of $h*t, that no-one seems to be hiring full time staff near the end of the year,...

  7. oh for petesake!

    carolmaccas66 replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in General Nursing

    I got a bit lost with your ramblings to be honest. Firstly, you do sound a bit hysterical to me. I think u have blown this all way out of proportion to what is actually happening, and u seem to be...

  8. New Nurse and I dont think dialysis is for me HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    carolmaccas66 replied to Cindy 17's topic in General Nursing

    I'm always amazed at the amount of new grads on here who think that 2 months in a job is enough to guage how that job is. Sweetie, you should try to stick this job out. In Oz you would NOT get a...

  9. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    carolmaccas66 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I have some stories my Mum told me years ago, though not nursing stories. I just remembered them reading these again (I love ghost stories!) My Mum had gone to bed one night - she is an early riser so...

  10. free training to be EN or go to uni and study RN?

    carolmaccas66 replied to round12tko's topic in International Nursing

    Go for the RN course. The HECS debt doesn't matter - you pay it off slowly, and if you die, the debt is wiped out. Heck I've got heaps of HECS debts from ongoing study, & I don't worry about it...

  11. criminal background

    carolmaccas66 replied to rap0713's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Call them TODAY and be up front and honest, asking how this will affect ur application. I was told thru immigration & the police where I am that the WORSE thing you can do is lie re these things...

  12. When nursing gets icky but you still love your job...How to deal?

    carolmaccas66 replied to SweetseRN's topic in General Nursing

    What wonderful words of wisdom. Best post I've seen on

  13. Ok..vent..advise...dunno

    carolmaccas66 replied to Sparrowhawk's topic in General Nursing

    Most rosters are flexible. Ask someone at your own skill level if they will trade with u then see the NUM. Or see the NUM anyway, and try to negotiate something. It doesn't look too bad - you get...

  14. Please for the love of God.............

    carolmaccas66 replied to TinyRNgrl's topic in Emergency

    Yes the smelly nether regions REALLY get to me. I nursed a woman who had stuff crawling around in hers, and she smelled SO BAD, that I swear to god her lady parts was rotting - the smell was the most...

  15. Pot Smoking and Nursing

    carolmaccas66 replied to MrsNurseCA's topic in General Nursing

    Research is not infallible. Many, many studies have been manipulated and falsified to get results scientists want. That's why most studies into new medications are funded by large, multimational drug...

  16. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    carolmaccas66 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! I've always wanted to live in a really old house & research the hx the people who once lived there. Have u done much research into it's

  17. How would you respond to this??

    carolmaccas66 replied to nurse678's topic in General Nursing

    This is what I was trying to get thru to people on another thread. We really aren't seen by the public as being critical thinkers, or anything else really for that matter, rather just bum wipers &...

  18. "If they really cared about their mom, they wouldn't of put her in a nursing home"

    carolmaccas66 replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My Mum has always said not to put her in a nursing home. She says (if competent) she will simply refuse. I think as a society it's too convenient an excuse just to shove people into a place where they...

  19. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    carolmaccas66 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Babs is your house very

  20. Pot Smoking and Nursing

    carolmaccas66 replied to MrsNurseCA's topic in General Nursing

    I completely disagree, despite what the research says. I came from a town of violent, hard-drinking men & women. Most of them still drink - actually, all the ones I used to know at school who are...

  21. Pot Smoking and Nursing

    carolmaccas66 replied to MrsNurseCA's topic in General Nursing

    Whether anyone likes pot or not, it's still illegal - in my country anyway. So smoke away - I couldn't care less if someone is high or mellow or what, but not if they're doing surgery on me, caring...

  22. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    carolmaccas66 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Babs0512 can't wait to read more! Thanx 4

  23. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    carolmaccas66 replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    no that it's any of your business ruby - or anyone elses really - but i damaged my shoulder a while ago, & as all my study is online (no paper involved), i have to use the computer. i also have to...

  24. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    carolmaccas66 replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a student, and also worked as a RN in country hospitals, we always went round & filled the water jugs, got tea & coffee etc for every patient at about 1pm - b4 handover. This is...

  25. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    carolmaccas66 replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the majority of this, even though I'm a BSN. But what do you consider as 'old'? Just