Dalzac

Dalzac LPN, LVN, RN

CCU,ICU,ER retired

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  1. You know you're a nurse when...

    Dalzac replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    And the non-nurses get up and

  2. New grads shouldn't work in ICU?

    Dalzac replied to Kayla2013's topic in Critical Care

    I worked as a CCU tech and rode on a mobile Coronary care unit as an asst to the team leader which was an RN for 5 years in the meantime I went to LPN school and stayed in the same CCU I worked for...

  3. What to do after a rough shift?

    Dalzac replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I used to go home and drink any kind of liquor I had around, but then I had to quit drinking (AA) and I then started watching cartoons when I came home from work. What a stress reliever! Esp. Looney...

  4. Going back

    Dalzac posted a topic in General Nursing

    I became disabled in 2005 and had to go on disability. I hated it I worked in critical care for 38 yrs and I had been told I excelled in arrythmias, that I was the go to girl. I wasn't a happy camper...

  5. Going back

    Dalzac replied to Dalzac's topic in General Nursing

    I wrote that letter a year and a half ago. All the insecurities are gone like the wind! I still love this job! The nurses on the floor I normally watch know me. They know I was a unit nurse and have...

  6. Cursing on the job

    Dalzac replied to Ciale's topic in Emergency

    I did used to swear like a sailor and did in fromt of my kids. This was a horrible thing because now they do the same thing in front of their kids. Twenty years ago the first time I saw my oldest...

  7. Just let me be...

    Dalzac replied to WldChrry's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I was a LPN for 38 yrs all in critical care units and ER's. I did my job, didn't complain about not being a RN. I respected the chain of command and who was in charge, i worked as a team member I was...

  8. Just let me be...

    Dalzac replied to WldChrry's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    wow just wow What

  9. Nurses: Why do many of you do this?

    Dalzac replied to terina66's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This has been one of the most interesting reads. How do I go out with my old nursing friends and not talk about things that have happened like the ancient LOL who told me whle I was trying to put a...

  10. MICU nurse becomes Trauma Pt.

    Dalzac replied to L&DWannaB's topic in MICU, SICU

    I had a hsterectomy over 30 yrs ago and what could go wrong did go wrong. After 2 days they took my foley out and didn't check to se if I had peed I had told them many times I hadn't, my bladder flap...

  11. Anyone here who hate the holidays?

    Dalzac replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I hate Christmas! my mother died on 12-23-85 and my Dad died on 12-28-2007 It is so hard to celebrate without them. I didn't get along with my stepmother on any holiday good or ba. She loved to...

  12. Is it possible to get the holidays off?

    Dalzac replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    When I worked FT we had to put down the 5 holidays in order of how we wanted them off. We always had to work either Christmas eve or day I have never minded working New years eve so I would always...

  13. Having a celebrity as a patient

    Dalzac replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I once took care of a very prominent lawyer. He was soooo nice and yeah he did have a entourage, but the nicest part was his cardiologist told my head nurse he wanted only certain nurses to take care...

  14. I miss the unit.

    Dalzac posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I retired from critical care several yrs ago and HATED retirement. I have severe rhematoid arthritis(the reason I had to retire) Actually was doing okay with my retirement benefits. But I just hated...

  15. Anybody LIKE working holidays?

    Dalzac replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    They only holiday I want off is Thanksgiving. I will work the rest of them. The kids are grown and do their own deals at Christmas, I don't drink or party so new years Eve is fine to work and so is NY...

  16. What can nurses do to be more happy in their career?

    Dalzac replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    When I would come home after a really nasty night I would watch cartoons the sillier the better. When I first got married my hubby would ask why someone with such a high IQ would watch cartoons. You...

  17. How much personal info do you share with pts?

    Dalzac replied to Bouncyball's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I worked ICU I always got the overdoses I guess because I am a recovering addict and understand those patients better than most. When they become coherant I will ask them if they think drug rehab...

  18. Day shift or night shift - Which do you prefer? Why?

    Dalzac replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    When I first started hospital work Imy kids were pre-school and I worked 3-11 and had a good baby sitter. I wasn't a fan of evenings I thought it messed up your whole day couldn't do anything before...

  19. How do you manage to get to work in snow storms ?

    Dalzac replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    My husband and our snowstorms only last a day or so but the ice storms are the pits but still even then it is the hubby. Sorry I live in

  20. Retired, now what?

    Dalzac replied to sueff's topic in Retired Nurses

    I have been doing the monitor tech thing now for 9 months. I just love it! Sometimes I miss hands on care, but I just can't physically do it. They have gotten sick of me saying how much I love coming...

  21. Alcoholism VS Addiction:What does everyone think?

    Dalzac replied to mona1023's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I go to NA and to me I can better relate to the NA program 12 steps.I also served on the BON peer assistance program. We tell our nurses either program must be attended, which ever is more comfortable...

  22. You Know You're A Nurse If...

    Dalzac replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    When your daughter calls you in the middle of the night to come over to her house and clean and change the sheets to your grandkid that just threw up every

  23. Can knowing an RN/LPN on a floor help get you a job?

    Dalzac replied to mell260's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Every job I have ever had came from knowing someone. Even my first job as a CCU

  24. Going back

    Dalzac replied to Dalzac's topic in General Nursing

    Well I have been at my new job for 2 months now I still love it The people for the most part are glad to have me there is one that has an issue with the fact I used to be a nurse. Not sure why. I just...

  25. wearing makeup to work?

    Dalzac replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    I sweat too much to wear foundation and it comes off when I have to wipe my face but I do wear eyeliner and shadow and lipstick when I first come