zacarias

zacarias ASN, RN

tele, stepdown/PCU, med/surg

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  1. Your State Nurses' Association

    zacarias replied to 1Tulip's topic in General Nursing

    I belong to it because I have to at the hospital I work at. I could elect to not join, but I would still have to pay the dues

  2. 8 hour or 12 hour shifts

    zacarias replied to nursemelani's topic in General Nursing

    12s are pretty common but 8s are not in the past either. Many units in hospitals still use 8 hour shifts. Some do a mix. That would be something you would ask when a nurse manager/HR person is...

  3. diluting I.V lasix

    zacarias replied to ADN2003's topic in General Nursing

    You don't really need to turn down the infusion unless it's going super

  4. Certification for ADN nurse

    zacarias posted a topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Hey all, I am debating whether to pursue certification either in med/surg or cardiac/vascular. I have the two year requirement for med/surg but not tele yet. Also do you have to be sheath...

  5. Certification for ADN nurse

    zacarias replied to zacarias's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Hey guys, I reread my initial post and it doesn't THAT confusing hehe. "Certification for ADN nurse" means an RN with an associate degree who wishes to pursue certification. I don't know how else...

  6. NPO-student question:)

    zacarias replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on the med sometimes. If they are going to be gone awhile then yes I would give it if I thought ahead. Occasionally I might not give it early if it's IV BP med or something that would...

  7. Florida woman goes into hospital to have baby, leaves as a double amputee

    zacarias replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    but why all limbs? I'm don't know that much about flesh eating bacteria but wouldn't you just have to amputate one limb, why all

  8. In your opinion what makes a great nurse?

    zacarias replied to BuddyGwen's topic in General Nursing

    A great nurse is someone who worries about their patients and tries to make sure that everything is being done for them that can be done. Of course my last couple of shifts have been psycho and I have...

  9. Certification for ADN nurse

    zacarias replied to zacarias's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    bump

  10. Wages for RN in Seattle

    zacarias replied to niceone's topic in Washington Nursing

    Hi Pe! Welcome to Seattle! I am a native and live downtown. It is a great, progressive and very diverse city with incessant rain (don't worry, summer does come) and beautiful scenery. There...

  11. One hour up and two out post cath.

    zacarias replied to bobbyg's topic in Cardiac

    Also if any antiplatelet is used like integrillin or aggrastat, you should be down for at least 2-4 hours no matter what closure system they used. Anyone

  12. Medical/Telemetry

    zacarias replied to lyceeboo's topic in Cardiac

    That's the problem with telemetry. There are dedicated tele floors, tele/med/surg floors, and progressive cardiac care units. They are all tele but different. That's why you have to talk to HR...

  13. Nurses and Physical Therapists!! Help, Question and Rant!

    zacarias replied to grinnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I would have no idea how to put a trapeze up. If I have to know that, please give me a private lesson

  14. Night Shift Nursing

    zacarias replied to HappyJaxRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work nights and if I'm not careful, I can end up sleeping the days away when I'm off. The more you sleep, the more you sleep and vegg, and feel down. So my thing now is to set my alarm to get up...

  15. Nurse having personal relationship with patient

    zacarias replied to wheelofadeal's topic in General Nursing

    What if she's ever called into court and asked why she did a certain nursing action? She's gonna have a VERY difficult time proving that she is "objective" in providing nursing

  16. Do you call your patients by first or last name?

    zacarias replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Ms (as in Mizz) should not be offensive to anyone. I always address my patients initially by last name unless they introduce themselves by their first name. I will take that as a sign that I can use...

  17. dismissed from job r/t recent surgery

    zacarias replied to Purple Princess's topic in General Nursing

    generally FLMA requires you to have worked at the facility for at least a year. Maybe that's why she wasn't eligible? Just a

  18. Continuous Bladder Irrigation help

    zacarias replied to zacarias's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all your suggestions and ideas guys. Angie, I agree that I feel more comfortable running it fast. There was acouple times on this shift where I thought it was clogged and then when I...

  19. Continuous Bladder Irrigation help

    zacarias posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey all, Last noc shift was one of the worst of the last two years. Mostly because of this guy who had CBI going and I needed to be in there all the time. He also had blood, pain, elevated...

  20. Can someone please describe c diff poop?

    zacarias replied to wannabeL&D73's topic in General Nursing

    Probably was related, although I don't think that was C-diff in your

  21. Potentially unstable rhythms

    zacarias replied to suzy0610's topic in Cardiac

    If it's not life-threatening at that moment, I would get a set of vitals and ask the patient how they are doing...of course the next step depends on what they say and what rhythm they are

  22. How useful would a Spanish major be?

    zacarias replied to hap2828's topic in General Nursing

    They do sell bilingual medical dictionaries, at least for Spanish. Barnes and Noble should have a

  23. Dedicated Lines

    zacarias replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I usually think of a dedicated line as something has a drip running through it constantly like diltiazem, amiodarone etc. If I had a port that only was used for intermittent IV infusions/pushes, I...

  24. Clinic Nurses...Do You Use Another Doctor for Your Personal Doctor???

    zacarias replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's good to see a Dr. outside of where you work for your health needs. I know one OBGYN office where the women have the GYN they work for do their pelvics. To me that's just a little...

  25. $$$$ to be made!!

    zacarias replied to canoehead's topic in Nursing Humor

    anyone who sells urinals and specimen cups on ebay has issues. Of course not as many issues as the person who buys the stuff! If I ever need that stuff for home care or something, I would get it from...