zacarias

zacarias ASN, RN

tele, stepdown/PCU, med/surg

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  1. EKG question

    zacarias posted a topic in Cardiac

    Hey all, I'm not a cardiac nurse (purely medical) although I'd love to be one someday :). Anyway, my Grandma had a NQMI with pneumonia a few days ago and she's doing OK. She's on tele and...

  2. Will I be able to become a nurse?

    zacarias replied to b_a_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    hey guys, below is directly from the cdc website and talks about latent tb infection (positive skin test). btw, the tb vaccine (bcg) is not widely used here in the us., if i have tb infection, how...

  3. Nurses and their own health care ...

    zacarias replied to RNPATL's topic in General Nursing

    What's a zpak and why would you take prednisone with an active ear infection? Sorry I just got up maybe I'm missing

  4. Will I be able to become a nurse?

    zacarias replied to b_a_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    TraumaRUs, Actually it's pretty much standard practice in my area to prescribe like INH for patients who have a positive skin test to prevent them from developing active TB later in life if they...

  5. Any Agency CNA's?

    zacarias replied to FutureRNMichael's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have any information about the CNA agencies Michael except that you can negotiate days you want to work etc, there's not a set contract for all CNAs. If you do sign a contract, obviously make...

  6. Will I be able to become a nurse?

    zacarias replied to b_a_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Did the Doc put on any medication to prevent you from every developing active

  7. surgical consents

    zacarias replied to ybmucg's topic in General Nursing

    I always understood that a consent must be gotten by the doctor or surgeon involved. I mean, the Doc can write an order for me to get consent, and I by myself go in and ask the patient if they feel...

  8. Good God....You guys make me nervous about nursing

    zacarias replied to gslpro's topic in General Nursing

    Gary, Being a nurse requires that you have passion. My friend, you certainly have it after that encouraging introductory post!! I'm a new nurse and you make me recall all the good things about...

  9. transcultural nursing

    zacarias replied to amous's topic in General Nursing

    Amous, What a great topic you're researching! I have always been very interested in transcultural nursing. It's a huge topic with unlimited potential. There's so much to say about it but I will...

  10. Y'all have me scared witless!

    zacarias replied to javagirl's topic in General Nursing

    Javagirl, Awesome that you're finally making the choice to join this great profession! I can understand how you would feel scared after reading a lot of nurses' posts but remember that these...

  11. Where have all the sign on bonuses gone?

    zacarias replied to 275Main's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey, I'm in the Seattle area and none of the local hospitals offer a sign on bonus. I guess it's because the vacancy rate here for nurses is not that high yet and we have many schools that pump...

  12. I just wanna say hello!

    zacarias replied to *Peanut*Vennie*'s topic in General Nursing

    Welcome Peanut! Wow you are so young and it's so great you already have a great career with your whole life ahead of

  13. BEST and WORST part of nursing

    zacarias replied to jewelsg627's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand why this still happens in some place. I work at a unionized teaching hospital in the NW and if our medical director makes it clear that he wants to know of ANY type of abuse from...

  14. What do you think is the MOST difficult clinical skill to acquire in your experience?

    zacarias replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    Tweety, I am just the opposite which I think is really weird. I'm not that great at peripheral blood draws but I'm pretty on with IV starts!! What's wrong with that picture? Who knows......

  15. Intro and question...

    zacarias replied to MargRN's topic in General Nursing

    It seems strange that they would allow your father to have such high pressures for any amount of time with this abdominal aneurysm! Toprol is a good drug but maybe he needs to try adding a different...

  16. Hep B student

    zacarias replied to ZENlTH's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, If you have Hep B, then you have antibodies to the Hep B antigen. When the lab checks people who have been vaccinated, they also are checking for antibodies to Hep antigen. Depending on...

  17. I charged on my unit for the first time yesterday and today.

    zacarias replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats on charging for the first time!! I hope that at the end of the day you felt a rewarding sense of accomplishment!! It won't be probably too long before I do charge for the first time!

  18. Emergency Dept. NP... A few Questions

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

    FNPgrrl, Thanks for the ED/FNP info. I'm not the poster who asked the question originally, but I've enjoyed your responses and comments on this board. I'm a newish RN in WA state area...

  19. Newly graduated non-spanish speaking nurse moving to Spain!!!! NEEDS HELP!!!

    zacarias replied to Alison H's topic in General World

    Moving to Spain would be a dream but very difficult!! It is next to impossible to get a legal job in Spain if you are not an EU citizen. Of course, being a trained and licensed nurse will help you....

  20. What one book, website, computer program or other rescource

    zacarias replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Roland, I would recommend subscribing to a nursing journal that's peer-reviewed (AJN for example). Books are good but to truly stay up-to-date and feel current with your knowledge and...

  21. Working night shift ~ melatonin to help me sleep

    zacarias replied to GLDLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Hey there, Interestingly, melatonin was the first human hormone available OTC. I love melatonin. It normally comes in 3 mg tablets. If I feel I just need a little something to get me to...

  22. 12 Hour Shifts v. 8 Hour Shifts - When did it all change?

    zacarias replied to RNPATL's topic in General Nursing

    Patrick, I understand what you mean about 12 and 8 hour shifts. I am a fairly new RN (seven months) my job is mostly 12 hour shifts. I oriented the first six weeks with 8 hour shifts and while it...

  23. What is Recap?

    zacarias replied to StephMSeattle's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, It appears they were talking about "recapping" a needle. Which means putting the cap back on a needle usually after injecting it into somebody. The risks are obvious and this is highly...

  24. A quick question?

    zacarias replied to whinnymay's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, When we take the NCLEX, we don't know which questions are going to make us pass. The test taker has to answer enough of the "difficult" questions and then the computer will shut off....

  25. Antibiotic bone head question

    zacarias replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

    Hey all, I'm amazed to see all these posters who reconstitute antibiotics. I SELDOM EVER reconstitute anything at my large teaching hospital. All our abx are premixed and ready to hang...