carolmaccas66

carolmaccas66 BSN, RN

Med/Surg, DSU, Ortho, Onc, Psych

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  1. Does Australia have a registration exam?

    carolmaccas66 replied to madascanbeRNtobe's topic in International Nursing

    Same answer posted twice, for some strange

  2. Does Australia have a registration exam?

    carolmaccas66 replied to madascanbeRNtobe's topic in International Nursing

    if you have a degree, and you have 12 months experience or more, you wouldn't have to sit for a registration exam. when u say u don't want to go to the cities, do you mean rural and remote? cos u...

  3. Back Injuries / Chronic Conditions - Shock Wave Therapy

    carolmaccas66 replied to Ingasim's topic in General Nursing

    OP I do not have a back condition of any sort, because I LOOK AFTER MY BACK. I guard my back like it's made from gold, and the number of nurses I've had to tell to lift properly, put a bed up, or NOT...

  4. Back Injuries / Chronic Conditions - Shock Wave Therapy

    carolmaccas66 replied to Ingasim's topic in General Nursing

    Wooh, you're hysterical!!! I had a patient come in who knew heaps (some of it was incorrect) about his condition, and he said: 'I went on the internet and emailed all these doctors in AMERICA and they...

  5. Obese children...my rant

    carolmaccas66 replied to Gently.me's topic in Pediatric

    This also just brought back a memory for me. I used to go to the gf's house a lot for dinner. Well all over the bench tops & table when we were eating there used to be cakes and buns there all the...

  6. Obese children...my rant

    carolmaccas66 replied to Gently.me's topic in Pediatric

  7. Obese children...my rant

    carolmaccas66 replied to Gently.me's topic in Pediatric

    Children learn obesity from their parents. I remember not long ago a huge baby was born (in China I think?) and one of the doctors here said that is actually rare for a child to be born obese and grow...

  8. Do you answer your phone on your day off?

    carolmaccas66 replied to Leelee2's topic in General Nursing

  9. Do you answer your phone on your day off?

    carolmaccas66 replied to Leelee2's topic in General Nursing

    I solved my phone dilemma of being rung on days off once and for all. It might work for you. I told my work from now on, I won't be answering any blocked/private numbers from them or anyone else. I am...

  10. Back Injuries / Chronic Conditions - Shock Wave Therapy

    carolmaccas66 replied to Ingasim's topic in General Nursing

    Is this an ad for your clinic? The thread may get closed down as ads aren't allowed - just warning you. If not thanks for the info. And I personlly woud never say any back pain is 'solved'. IMO these...

  11. UK RN with Diploma-would I be EN/RN in Australia?

    carolmaccas66 replied to lisaevans's topic in Immigration Advice

    OP sounds like you will be all set up to come here!! There is HEAPS of work in South Australia thru my agency if u come here, email me, otherwise Perth in Western Australia has a great agency I can...

  12. got fired for "clinical issues"... will I find a job??

    carolmaccas66 replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with a EEN and an RN the other night. The EEN didn't report a pyrexic patient to the RN and the RN just said: 'You should have told me earlier'. I think the EEN felt a bit cowed, cos she was...

  13. Giving blood without an ID bracelet or Consent

    carolmaccas66 replied to nurseryRN14's topic in General Nursing

    I would never give blood w/out an armband. As an agency nurse, I don't know these patients from Adam and it is too dangerous mucking about with meds. When patients don't have an armband, I ask re...

  14. New to Periop Services! HELP

    carolmaccas66 replied to PlasticsRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry to have to say this and I don't mean to sound awful, but do you feel confident doing this position? Your post smacks of insecurity. I don't know how you got hired w/out experience, but...

  15. How fast is too fast to transfuse blood?

    carolmaccas66 replied to RNdiva505's topic in General Nursing

    what a great answer and a fantastic example of critical

  16. UK RN with Diploma-would I be EN/RN in Australia?

    carolmaccas66 replied to lisaevans's topic in Immigration Advice

    Thanks Ceridwyn that is what I meant. It depends on where you have worked, but I reckon with 8 years the OP will be OK, BUT I have known in some instances where people have to do a bridging year, just...

  17. The Cardiologist's Funeral

    carolmaccas66 replied to sharpeimom's topic in Nursing Humor

    HILARIOUS!!

  18. Maintaining the license without work, and a general rant

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

    Hotflashion, can you lobby all the nursing agencies there to get shifts at local hospitals/facilities/clinics to get more experience? I find agencies, here in Oz anyway, don't give a hoot re your age,...

  19. Doubting being an RN b/c physical problems

    carolmaccas66 replied to on eagles wings's topic in General Nursing

    Sweetie pie, we are only trying to give you the reality check that I sincerely think you need. There is a difference b/ween being positive and negative, and facing up to reality. You sound like a very...

  20. Time to get real -

    carolmaccas66 replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I think many new grads see all these TV programs where all these young things are climbing the ladder - they are all 25 years old and are senior nurses in some capacity or other. Sorry, here in Oz at...

  21. Rural nursing in Australia

    carolmaccas66 replied to caramel79's topic in International Nursing

    Yes have done some rural work but not remote nursing. I will post more tom as it's very late here and I need to go to bed soon

  22. relationship vs work? when to say yes/no...

    carolmaccas66 replied to Miller86's topic in Nursing Career

    I could be you exactly 27 years ago!! I wanted to finish nursing and travel - but stayed in the one town cos my fiancee didn't like me being away. I got restless, there were other problems, I was...

  23. wow! the laziness!

    carolmaccas66 replied to OhioCCRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    CNAs who have worked many years in the same facility always get away with not doing much work. The bosses get so paranoid that long term people will leave, they cut them too much slack IMO. Well, all...

  24. Doubting being an RN b/c physical problems

    carolmaccas66 replied to on eagles wings's topic in General Nursing

    The OP also has to think of the legal implications of not being able to lift/push/pull properly, as Jan intimated in her post. If you drop a patient, say in the bathroom where they're going to hit a...

  25. Do the right thing. Every time. No matter what.

    carolmaccas66 replied to Mully's topic in General Nursing

    If it's that bad, complain to the NUM/CEO of the facility. And I hate to say, but with end stage COPD, there's nothing you can do to get them breathing better, when all is said and done. You can put...