carolmaccas66

carolmaccas66 BSN, RN

Med/Surg, DSU, Ortho, Onc, Psych

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  1. Am I the only one?!!

    carolmaccas66 replied to BrewerRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think your post is mean at all. I was working agency and walked into a shift one night. The nurses said Thank God you're here! (we have a comedy show called that here). Anyway, they told me...

  2. How many forum members does it take to change a lightbulb?

    carolmaccas66 replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Nursing Humor

    Luv it! This is so true of AN, it makes me feel ridiculous! I needed this laugh after the day I've

  3. So tired :(

    carolmaccas66 replied to EarthChild1130's topic in General Nursing

    What a shame - you have so much experience going to waste! Why don't you contact all the nursing agencies near you? Also try looking outside the square, like going into doctor's offices, nursing...

  4. Does the DHB drug test for students?

    carolmaccas66 replied to Pygmahia's topic in International Nursing

    Thanks Sairin for the info. Yes it does concern me. How you going

  5. Does anyone else feel this way?

    carolmaccas66 replied to Seth O Scope's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry I also meant to say some people with addictive behaviours - in any shape or form - will NEVER change or consider modifying their behaviour unless they really want to, even if you have the best...

  6. Does anyone else feel this way?

    carolmaccas66 replied to Seth O Scope's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to human nature!! There are many, many threads about this topic, you can do an internal google search for them. When and if ever you do mental health, you will deal with many and varied...

  7. Does the DHB drug test for students?

    carolmaccas66 replied to Pygmahia's topic in International Nursing

    Pls explain what DHB is first. I have no idea what this stands

  8. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    carolmaccas66 replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Or - do you act like an idiot normally, or is it just

  9. Is There ANYTHING We Can Do to Help You - post earthquake

    carolmaccas66 replied to HouTx's topic in International Nursing

    Sairin if you didn't show your emotions, I would be very concerned about you as a mental health nurse. You are not God, and you are not infallible although nurses and doctors like to think they are....

  10. New Grad Positions Available

    carolmaccas66 replied to AlsgalRN's topic in General Nursing

    It is great you are putting this on here. Keep it

  11. How fast to push IV meds

    carolmaccas66 replied to deemalt's topic in General Nursing

    Don't you have IV drug guide books where you are in your med rooms? We have them in every Aust drug room (along with MIMS), or they have the guide for hwo to reconstitute regular IV drugs pasted onto...

  12. How about a reality show about Nurses....like "COPS"

    carolmaccas66 replied to MouseMichelle's topic in General Nursing

    I nursed a patient once who was a TV producer. I said why don't they do a show on nurses, and they said it breaches confidentiality. But they have RPA over here (Royal Prince Alfred) and show the...

  13. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    carolmaccas66 replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Love this one! Or when the guys bend over and their scrub pants have fallen down, and all you see is a big hairy bum crack! I don't care if you have a nice orifice - I still don't want to see your bum...

  14. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    carolmaccas66 replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry to hear you were treated like this. How awful for you. Your story made me very sad that people would treat another human being like this, and brought tears to my eyes. I hope you are...

  15. Do you bag your bodies naked?

    carolmaccas66 replied to mama_d's topic in General Nursing

    For God's sake, saving money on linen? What next - not using body bags at all? You did the right thing to refuse. Where has respect for the dead's dignity gone

  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

    I know! This happened to me 2 weeks ago. I had 2 psych patients who were supposed to have meds at a certain time. One was a sleeping tablet so that didn't matter what time that was taken. The others...

  17. You know it's going to be a crazy night at work, when

    carolmaccas66 replied to JennRN65's topic in General Nursing

    When you see and hear the helicopter landing and taking off on the helipad multiple times - and the patients all seem to come to your floor! What does 'state is here'

  18. 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

    This made me laugh! What does a lady parts prove or disprove I would like to

  19. quit my job woes, must rant!

    carolmaccas66 replied to RNme123's topic in General Nursing

    Tell your employer the truth of what you put on here. You're leaving anyway and it you don't want to go back, I would tell them all. Also see if you can take the 2 weeks either as sick or holiday...

  20. Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    carolmaccas66 replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    This is another point where obese people annoy me. They want to be treated the same as everybody else. They want bigger seats in planes, cars, etc. When these planes etc were built, obese people were...

  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

    One more to all the whingy patients who want to be babied: GROW UP ALREADY! and get a

  22. I am leaving nursing...

    carolmaccas66 replied to littlemammanurse's topic in General Nursing

    I so wish I had that option, but being single, cannot just up and quit my job. I can only dream of doing

  23. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    carolmaccas66 replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    I actually cleaned that story up a bit TBH. She saw worse than that but I'm not going into it - some people on here cannot handle

  24. It's NOT fair!!!!

    carolmaccas66 replied to *Karleena*RN*'s topic in General Nursing

    Karleena, How are you getting on? Please keep us updated and come on here occasionally so you do not get too depressed or

  25. Rant and steam

    carolmaccas66 replied to KalipsoRed's topic in General Nursing

    The problem is, the general public don't really know the enormous, ongoing and never ending strain and pressure we as nurses are all under. They don't understand and sometimes don't want to, until...