zacarias

zacarias ASN, RN

tele, stepdown/PCU, med/surg

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  1. Nurse's Week Celebration????

    zacarias replied to stidget99's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah we just got our newsletter and they are telling us to each expect a special gift come Nurses' Week! LOL. Also there is supposed to be a barbecue and then "Pancakes in the Park" at which hospital...

  2. Travel Assignments In Seattle Area

    zacarias replied to serinamour's topic in Travel

    HRN is the best agency in my opinion for travel in Seattle. Cami there really does so much for the nurses. Seattle has several top-notch hospitals to work at. University of WA and Swedish are both...

  3. Reopro on Step-down unit

    zacarias replied to Bwick's topic in Cardiac

    Traveler, Yes because of the study I was asking if anyone else still uses Aggrastat. One more reason to leave this hospital and head back to

  4. Ever quit night shift b/c you couldn't "deal"?

    zacarias replied to Nursesuzi's topic in General Nursing

    I've been working nights for the last six months on a tele unit and while I deal, there are days where I struggle to get any sleep before the following shift. I notice that if I don't get a lot of...

  5. Reopro on Step-down unit

    zacarias replied to Bwick's topic in Cardiac

    Anyone out there use Aggrastat? My hospital seems to be the only one around that uses

  6. Why "male nurses" instead of "men in nursing"?

    zacarias replied to JDCPhD's topic in Men in Nursing

    usually the little kids (grandkids often) call me the doctor when they refer to me to their family. It's

  7. Working or volunteering abroad

    zacarias replied to bigmona's topic in General Nursing

    If you are itching to travel and experience very different things, why don't you travel nurse after a year of experience. You can go to New York City, US Virgin Islands, a rural hospital in Texas and...

  8. Got A Job!!

    zacarias replied to nursepotter05's topic in General Nursing

    22 weeks wow! That is sounds like an incredibly residency. You will so prepared and ready when you come out of there. It's great that you get to float to the different areas to find out which one...

  9. randon drug tests

    zacarias replied to KK92RN's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's highly inappropriate for the employer to make you find out what constituents in OTC supplements are going to come up positive on a drug screen. I think if someone takes Xanax for...

  10. Being called a nurse is offensive??????

    zacarias replied to ErinRNBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a scene from the Grey's Anatomy

  11. Hard of Hearing Male Student Nurse

    zacarias replied to earthlovers123's topic in Men in Nursing

    Earthlover, I guess we should ask, how hard of hearing are you? I only hear out of my right ear and I have no problems. I use a normal stethoscope and while I sometimes have to say, "What?" to my...

  12. Heavily Tättooed: Can I get into nursing???

    zacarias replied to YukonDave's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a fairly conservative medium-size city and there is a guy at my hospital who has very dark filled-in tattoes all the way down his arms and he wears short-sleeved scrubs. So, it's totally...

  13. Discontinuing central-lines

    zacarias replied to kclayton's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Adding to suzanne's comments, pulling a sheath from a femoral line takes dedicated 1 on 1 time with the pt. The nurse has to be ready to give drugs in case the pt's HR plummets for example. Also the...

  14. Nurses Union in WA

    zacarias replied to mattsmom81's topic in Washington Nursing

    Hey there girl :) A major union in WA state for nurses is WSNA, the labor arm of the WA state constituent of the ANA. The other union you hear about is SEIU, or Service Employees. They also...

  15. I received my acceptance letter today!!!

    zacarias replied to CardioTrans's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Cardio, CONGRATULATIONS!! I'm so happy for you. What an exhilarating feeling for you! I hope you go out and celebrate! I plan to be where you are someday

  16. Nurses and doctors...

    zacarias replied to nursing 101's topic in General Nursing

    It is frustrating isn't it to see nurses cater to docs this way. It is not everywhere trust me. Are you in smalltown USA? In large teaching hospitals in the Northwest, you will find nurses and...

  17. Subclavian DVT

    zacarias replied to flashyrn2be's topic in General Nursing

    I vaguely remember having a pt with a subclavian DVT (not his primary dx) in nursing school. They can be on the floor if they're stable. While a embolism will get to the lungs faster from a...

  18. New grads with no experience

    zacarias replied to nursekrin's topic in General Nursing

    Hey there, Are you looking to leave the region? Seattle has two fine teaching hospitals with incredible opportunities. The renowned University of WA Medical Center and Harborview Medical Center,...

  19. 14 Hours: new TV Movie on 4/3/05, 8PM dealing w/ Hermann Hospital Flood & Evacuation

    zacarias replied to szccdw's topic in General Nursing

    I enjoyed the movie. I thought JoBeth Williams did a fine job as playing the administrative nursing supervisor (or whatever she played). She did great. Oh and you know the old lady at the end...

  20. Electronic vs. Paper Charting ~ Which do you like better?

    zacarias replied to ebrooks's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen incredibly user friendly computerized chart systems and I've seen convoluted and dangerous computerized chart systems. I like computer charting on everything except MARS. I like paper...

  21. 12 hour shifts too long?

    zacarias replied to Aaron Catmull's topic in General Nursing

    I don't mind twelve hours and I agree with everyone that 12 hours often allows you more time to get certain things done. I try not to stay late unless I absolutely have to. It's just not a healthy...

  22. Is Heparin and Mag compatible

    zacarias replied to angelique777's topic in Cardiac

    Heparin is compatible with a TONS of drugs but it is definitely appropriate to have a dedicated line for heparin especially if it's hospital protocol. In a pinch of course you have some flexibility....

  23. working in a spanish country

    zacarias replied to nicthenurse's topic in General World

    Nick, What about Australia? You said sun and sea so Down Under came to

  24. 1950s nursing

    zacarias replied to colrainrn's topic in General Nursing

    Titiana, I wish I had a nursing instructor that told us that! The first day while we were all scared *%&$less the instructors told us that the most of us wouldn't make it....she didn't laugh...

  25. pain & external fixator

    zacarias replied to PediRN's topic in General Nursing

    For Jax, dilaudid is hydromorphone. And PediRN, I am so sorry this happened to you and that you're in so much pain. I've met some awesome CNS pain specialists; they seem to be the type to jump...