zacarias

zacarias ASN, RN

tele, stepdown/PCU, med/surg

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  1. lpn-rn...same difference

    zacarias replied to reyna's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not fond of fighting on message boards so I won't. I will say that I find your comments about RNs disturbing. You seem to want 'the debate' to end but your message belies that fact. I have...

  2. Staffing: Just Licensed Personell or Including Unlicensed Assistive Personell

    zacarias replied to angelicaparki's topic in General Nursing

    The large teaching hospital I work at only employs RN nurses in all units. We hospital assistants though that do help a lot. I think team nursing (with LPNs) would be more time efficient but it...

  3. Switching to night shift?

    zacarias replied to JacelRN's topic in General Nursing

    Jacel, I too am a fairly new grad having worked at a teaching hospital for seven months. I just recently started nights (12 and 8 hour shifts) and I have to say I like it too. The sleeping...

  4. Nurse to Doctor?

    zacarias replied to Hopegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Hopegirl, Go to http://www.studentdoctor.net and go to their Nursing boards. You will find threads that discuss nurses going to medical school. Interesting

  5. decision critical

    zacarias replied to jeffbl5's topic in General Nursing

    Really interesting way to get staff a hospital! How do I get a list or search for hospitals that do this "nurse bidding" across the

  6. Where do Insulin Gtts go in your facility?

    zacarias replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    We have insulin gtts on our general medical floor all the time. It's a pretty good protocol that our hospital has set up with a whole bunch of different algorithms. A lot of times, docs will put...

  7. Caribbean dreaming

    zacarias replied to billw's topic in International Nursing

    Hey Bill! I know that Supplemental Health Care (a travel nurse agency) staffs nurses in the Jamaica. Abetta Care (another agency) staffs in the US Virgin Islands. It's quite different than working...

  8. Agency work

    zacarias replied to zacarias's topic in Washington Nursing

    Thanks Kids R Fun, Your advice is sound and appropriate. I think when I do agency I will continue at my current hospital and pick up a few agency shifts. This way, I can get used to walking into...

  9. Question for future RN student

    zacarias replied to needanewcareer's topic in General Nursing

    Joe, no you don't have to obtain your LVN prior to your RN. If you wish to become an RN, then I would suggest go to Registered Nursing school. And yes I would imagine if you were a paramedic, you...

  10. Why CRNA

    zacarias replied to JoYang's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I love the sciences, I'm already an RN and love working with people. I think CNRA would be perfect for me. However, I want to work in primary care in rural areas I think even more. If only there...

  11. Agency work

    zacarias replied to zacarias's topic in Washington Nursing

  12. Agency work

    zacarias replied to zacarias's topic in Washington Nursing

    bump C'mon all you WA

  13. Anybody here using Phosomax or Actenol?

    zacarias replied to jnette's topic in General Nursing

    Speaking of Fosamax, my mother is osteopenic and about a two years ago, she started Fosamax for it (she doesn't do hormones due to her being a breast CA survivor). Shortly after this, she had a...

  14. What is the average starting pay of new hire?

    zacarias replied to Cherish's topic in General Nursing

  15. Note: Please don't make identical posts on different forums.

    zacarias replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Well first of all, if they're talking about researching people's opinions on something or if they support this or that, the Net (message board) is a highly flaud method. I mean the results are gonna...

  16. Losing your license

    zacarias replied to nursemichelle's topic in General Nursing

    While we talk about protecting our licenses, please keep in mind like the OP said, that drug diversion (taking hospital meds for yourself and/or denying patients their meds and taking them yourself)...

  17. 50 mg of Phenergan IV push!!!!!!!!!

    zacarias replied to nursenatalie's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I had a neurosurgery patient a while back that had an infected VP shunt and was getting 150mg Demerol q 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I mean count the like 50 things wrong with this picture

  18. performing EKGs

    zacarias replied to zacarias's topic in Cardiac

    Thanks all for your comments. I really shouldn't worry about it until I take an EKG class or read the EKG books I bought a month ago (when will I have time to read them?) Thanks

  19. nurses vitamins

    zacarias replied to indulgentmom's topic in General Nursing

    I suggest doing your research before taking any herbal supplements. While I think vitamin supplements are OK (especially B-complex), some herbal supplements are ineffective or even dangerous. Check...

  20. Have you ever refused to give a certain med?

    zacarias replied to MargRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, Don't worry, Vit K IV is quite normal. It is indicated usually when someone's INR is elevate (e.g. liver disease) and the doc wants to get it down so they can do a procedure such as EGD,...

  21. Male vs. Female

    zacarias replied to CarllS's topic in General Nursing

    99% of nurses are acting as professionals when they insert catheters into females or males. That people would think nurses are acting inappropriate and sexual is absurd and an insult to nurses cuz...

  22. Thought I would like nursing...now I don't know

    zacarias replied to lilbiskit78's topic in General Nursing

    Lilbiskit, You are not alone in your feelings. When I was in nursing school, I hated med/surg clinicals!! I mean just the thought of arriving to the floor made me nauseous. While some of the...

  23. Help needed with PICCs

    zacarias replied to Tadpole's topic in General Nursing

  24. Assisted Suicide

    zacarias replied to ninas's topic in General Nursing

    Agnus, 30mg morphine is not a good starting dose for most people at least in med/surg. Also, morphine is not the weakest narcotic out there. What about propoxyphene, hydrocodone,

  25. Accepted to BSN

    zacarias posted a topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Hey all, My one year anniversary for being an RN is in June and guess what, that's also when I'll start the RN-BSN accelerated program at the University of WA! It's official. Once I get the BSN,...