carolmaccas66

carolmaccas66 BSN, RN

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  1. Do you think nursing has aged you?

    carolmaccas66 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Do you think doing this job alone has aged you? I know other things age you as well, but I'm talking re nursing specifically. I was looking at my now calloused feet, dry hands, unfit, fat body (yes...

  2. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    carolmaccas66 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    i agree. i will never participate in one again.

  3. What's the scariest thing you've ever seen as a nurse?

    carolmaccas66 replied to Nurse0621's topic in General Nursing

    OK you are obviously very angry about something. So here is my reponse: 1) I don't see that she said it was an emergency situation. 2) In OUR AUSTRALIAN hospitals - not talking about the WHOLE WORLD...

  4. I'm having a 'me' day.

    carolmaccas66 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've decided to have a ME day today. It is all about ME for the next 24 hours. No worrying re work today or what dribbly, whiny, demented patients I will have to care for tomorrow. No housework (apart...

  5. What's the scariest thing you've ever seen as a nurse?

    carolmaccas66 replied to Nurse0621's topic in General Nursing

    Just curious, isn't it policy at your hospital/facility that you ALWAYS check your meds before mixing them with another RN, to ensure you haven't got the wrong

  6. What's the scariest thing you've ever seen as a nurse?

    carolmaccas66 replied to Nurse0621's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a 3rd year nursing student, this doctor on the cardiac/renal ward with quite a thick accent, was explaining to this patient how he was going to cut into his heart, do a bypass (or whatever...

  7. I feel guilty in canceling my extra shift...

    carolmaccas66 replied to ARRR10's topic in General Nursing

    I wish I HAD an extra shift to cancel at the mo! Here is what I do: be VERY firm with work re what you will and will not do. If you really DO NOT want to work a shift on a certain day/time whatever,...

  8. heartless DON or reality check?

    carolmaccas66 replied to sarafina's topic in General Nursing

    How lovely of your boss to do that! I hope your little boy is OK

  9. Do you think nursing has aged you?

    carolmaccas66 replied to carolmaccas66's topic in General Nursing

    Hi anotherone, I wish I hadn't gone back to nursing when I was older. I started when I was young, and with my then fiance and he did not like the fact that we were going to be apart a lot (neither did...

  10. Do you think nursing has aged you?

    carolmaccas66 replied to carolmaccas66's topic in General Nursing

    That's what got me started thinking re all this OCNRN63. I was cleaning up on the weekend, and looking at my old photos and feeling really quite sad. I don't want my life to end with me looking like...

  11. night shift is really hard on me...

    carolmaccas66 replied to LuvPedsNrsg's topic in General Nursing

    I was just reminded of a story a friend told me. She said (back in the old days) she worked 7, 8 hour nights in a row, and when she came home to her hubby, he thought she was drunk and took her back...

  12. night shift is really hard on me...

    carolmaccas66 replied to LuvPedsNrsg's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent advice. I too keep a fan in the room, as I find the noise soothing, but I get hot anyway. Also taking 2 x paracetamol (Tylenol) can help you drop off as well. Try to relax and find what...

  13. night shift is really hard on me...

    carolmaccas66 replied to LuvPedsNrsg's topic in General Nursing

    When I finish nightshift, the last thing I do is sleep. I go home sometimes and change, have breakfast, then I go out to do all my shopping or get petrol for the car, or something like that....

  14. heartless DON or reality check?

    carolmaccas66 replied to sarafina's topic in General Nursing

    I'll tell you a story of one of the students, a guy, I studied with at the same time at university. In 3rd year we had to do a 6 week unpaid clinical (like an unpaid apprenticeship). Well, just b4 the...

  15. Do you think nursing has aged you?

    carolmaccas66 replied to carolmaccas66's topic in General Nursing

    My grey hairs went white a long time ago - ever since I started nursing school and nursing as a job ..." well,,, if they ever reimburse nurses for grey hair, you are out of luck... :) I am kidding......

  16. Funny things patients say !

    carolmaccas66 replied to TAM's topic in Nursing Humor

    I used to work as the Unit Coordinator of a VERY busy plastic and reconstructive, burns and breast surgery unit. Well I had the front office girl come into my office one day, saying a lady was at the...

  17. Funny things patients say !

    carolmaccas66 replied to TAM's topic in Nursing Humor

    I guess I'll have to watch out for those extremely fast firemen! This thread is hysterical, best laugh I've had in

  18. Funny things patients say !

    carolmaccas66 replied to TAM's topic in Nursing Humor

    Oh my God, I just spilled my hot tea everywhere reading this, I was laughing so

  19. Funny things patients say !

    carolmaccas66 replied to TAM's topic in Nursing Humor

    Oh! This reminds me once when I had a student RN with me one shift. She came rushing out the patient's bathroom and said "Mr Such-and-Such's leg has FALLEN OFF!" I raced in there with her hightailing...

  20. Funny things patients say !

    carolmaccas66 replied to TAM's topic in Nursing Humor

    Love

  21. Funny things patients say !

    carolmaccas66 replied to TAM's topic in Nursing Humor

    I wear navy blue pants, navy blue nursing shoes and a crisp, white nurses uniform with some blue piping around the collar. I also wear my ID badge saying 'Registered Nurse' plus other paraphernalia,...

  22. Graduate Nurse

    carolmaccas66 replied to rickmoss's topic in International Nursing

    Rick don't know if anyone has told you this, but you do NOT pay to do a GNP (Graduate Nurse Program). They pay you, you get your holiday and overtime rates - usually 4-6 weeks off - and you work all...

  23. Do you think nursing has aged you?

    carolmaccas66 replied to carolmaccas66's topic in General Nursing

    Zookeeper, tell your hubby to email me his secrets of having no health complaints. Maybe I should go into

  24. Do you think nursing has aged you?

    carolmaccas66 replied to carolmaccas66's topic in General Nursing

    My grey hairs went white a long time ago - ever since I started nursing school and nursing as a

  25. Do you think nursing has aged you?

    carolmaccas66 replied to carolmaccas66's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I'd like some recommendations for some good wrinkle creams too!! We used to mix up egg white & put that on our faces (can't remember if we mixed it with anything else), and that used to smooth...