Dalzac

Dalzac LPN, LVN, RN

CCU,ICU,ER retired

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  1. What Was The Most Difficult Patient You Ever Had?

    Dalzac replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had 2, both with the same medical problems. Both would come in with ketoacidosis with sugars in the 1000 area. The would never take their insulin and come in a coma. It would take days for their...

  2. Most disgusting thing you have witnessed or taken part of on the job?

    Dalzac replied to Solid Snake's topic in General Nursing

    I used to take care of a woman thaat came in all the time for a wide variety of problems. She weighed close to 600 lbs. She lived with a house full of men around a dozen or so. One time she came in...

  3. 3 dui's in mi

    Dalzac replied to lifeistweet's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I am a recovering alchoholic. And yes I have driven drunk, but I know how deadly it was. I was fortunate not to have killed any one. I thank God every day I only harmed myself. 3 DUI's is a choice....

  4. Rude Medical Interns

    Dalzac replied to Charlotte205's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was close to the desk and just walked over picked up the stool and walked back to him. He had no clue as to what was going on, except that everyone was standing still and watching

  5. Rude Medical Interns

    Dalzac replied to Charlotte205's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have more stories about these interns. But my question is how do you respond to people who act this way? Somebody needs to put this people in place Usually I love them like they were my own kids....

  6. Medical Uniforms

    Dalzac replied to twoheartbeats's topic in General Nursing

    I usually bought 2 sets a yr. I had about 10 sets I bought them at uniform shops sometimes internet and sometimes thru a vender that would come to the hospital. One place wanted the nurses to wear...

  7. what do you do during a tornado?

    Dalzac replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    In Oklahoma City, my old hospital called it code Black. In ICU we close all the blinds and move the patients as close to the middle of the unit as we can. as far away frome the windows as possible. In...

  8. Night Shift: What are your sleep patterns?

    Dalzac replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    When my kids were little before they started school working nights were really hard I had to get a babysitter at night for them and I had to watch them in daylight. It was really tough. when they...

  9. Yelling Doctors, How do you handle them?????

    Dalzac replied to Danielle7's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Different situations require different methods. If he calls me and starts yelling I tell him once to stop screaming if he doesn't I hang up when he calls back its a repeat show. One Doc kept calling...

  10. Do you think removing an NG tube is "killing someone"?

    Dalzac replied to krenee's topic in General Nursing

    In 2007 my mother and my sisters had to make the same call about my dad. I hated it but it was the right call. We did the exact same thing for the exact condition small stroke getting better and then...

  11. How much is too much? - working with hostile nurses and management

    Dalzac replied to grant88's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with a nurse just like you described, and I mean just like her. For the first year I worked with her I just sat back and let her spin until she fell. After that first yr she left me alone and...

  12. IV Dilaudid problem patients!!!!!!!!!!!

    Dalzac replied to mina123's topic in General Nursing

    I have been on both ends of this spectrum and I can ultimately tell you it just reeks! I am 57. I don't work anymore because I can't physically do it. I have a rare type of rhematoid arthritis. is a...

  13. Lesbian L and D nurse

    Dalzac replied to AudreyHurston's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I once worked with a guy who was one of the worst nurses I have ever met. He was very effeminate but that wasn't even a problem with me. I used to write him up every dadgummed day for his blatant...

  14. Did you catch a disease while working as a nurse?

    Dalzac replied to bronzemint23's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, in my first years of nursing I caught Hep A and got a positive tb test. Nothing else in 30

  15. Happy Nurse Roll Call

    Dalzac replied to sunray12's topic in General Nursing

    I had to medically retire and I miss it so much!!!!! I dream about working a least once a week. If I had it to do over again I would. I worked ICU,CCU, and ER. I loved all the critical thinking, the...

  16. Any smokers Out There?

    Dalzac replied to rustyshackleford's topic in General Nursing

    I did the same thing. I just got sick of running out of air. I quit in 1995 and still just love being smokefree. The horrible deaths I saw from emphysema or lung cancer never bothered me. I had a...

  17. What made you quit your job and go into Nursing?

    Dalzac replied to bronzemint23's topic in General Nursing

    In 1975 I wanted more job stability and insurance. That was the only reason at first. Wow did that change! I used to be a bartender in a neighborhood bar. I had this couple that came in every Friday...

  18. What else is there to do??

    Dalzac replied to tammy07's topic in General Nursing

    taking an arrthymia class and watching heart monitors is another option. I did that untill I could get into school and after. I went to LPN school days and watched monitors 3-11. worked out...

  19. 8 vs. 12 hour shifts

    Dalzac replied to jstradley's topic in General Nursing

    I worked night for the biggest part of 35 yrs. Give me 12 hour shifts any time. I loved going to the lake for 4 days instead of 2. Or a week off with out taking any vacation

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

    Dalzac replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I have had to use a sheriff before but the only time I didn't make it to work was once ...I made it to the hospital and fell in the parking lot and broke my

  21. very nervous: Narc missing!!

    Dalzac replied to Ms.RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The bottom line is if you have a positive ua then you have a

  22. How do you deal with.....?

    Dalzac replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency

    I came to a belief that the "angry " patients feel like they have lost total control when they have to rely on medical treatment and these actions are their way of gaining some semblance of control...

  23. My son called me lazy for being sleepy during the daytime!

    Dalzac replied to momofdandm's topic in General Nursing

    I worked nights for around 30 yrs. My son said the same thing. So during spring break i made him stay up all night and help me clean house, go to the allnight grocery store, did my shopping at 24 hour...

  24. Can you mix 3 medications in a syringe?

    Dalzac replied to GQRN's topic in General Nursing

    When in doubt call pharmacy Thats what I always did but I don't think I ever mixed 3 I would think it would be too much

  25. Dreaming about work!

    Dalzac replied to DaughteroftheKing's topic in General Nursing

    God I hated those dreams. Or I would go to sleep hearing monitor alarms or pumps alarms and can't find them and also dreams after I retired and I would be at work and had to go downstairs for lunch or...