Dalzac

Dalzac LPN, LVN, RN

CCU,ICU,ER retired

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  1. Do YOU answer call lights in a hospital?

    Dalzac replied to JHansen's topic in General Nursing

    of course! I just think not doing so is just flat out ridiculous. If you have enough time to stand and point you have enough time to go in and say can I help

  2. Enduring the Pain (long-ish)

    Dalzac replied to EleRico's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing can be very hard on your back even with good body mechanics and help. It is a very physical job. I have severe arthritis in my lower back and in many other spots all over and I had to retired...

  3. ICU/CCU nursing?!?

    Dalzac replied to heaverboo's topic in General Nursing

    I Loved ICU/CCU. Still do. I liked it because I was always busy. Some days intensely busy but consistantly busy. I enjoyed the critical thinking aspect. To me it was like working a constant puzzle....

  4. Hurricane coming: evacuate or stay and work?

    Dalzac replied to FroggyMama's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, self-preservation along with family love will get me out of the line of fire every

  5. Present at death

    Dalzac replied to chirstine's topic in General Nursing

    In your nursing career, you will have patients you will never forget and she will be one of them. I still remember my first one and will have her in my heart until I die and hopefully someone like...

  6. how often are nurses tested for TB

    Dalzac replied to want2banurse35's topic in General Nursing

    yearly ppd's and if you have positive you are treated and xrays were every 2 yrs. I had a postive ppd and took medication for a year and a

  7. CNA trying to hit me up for drugs.

    Dalzac replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    turn this person in, for her own sake. Plus the heat will come off you. What they have asked for is illegal. I am more concerned on why she asked you. Why did she think you could help her. either that...

  8. How does everyone wind down after work?

    Dalzac replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    20 yrs ago I would drink a bottle of wine. And after I went to drug and alchohol rehab I would go to aa meetings But the last few yrs I worked I would watched mindless cartoons. worked every time cuz...

  9. Night Shifters: Do you sleep?

    Dalzac replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    I worked nights for over 25 yrs. It truly was my preferred shift. I retired in 2005 and I just can't get used to sleeping at night. I have tried and tried. So no I never fell asleep at night. I fall...

  10. Family Doesn't Want Patient To Know?

    Dalzac replied to missjennmb's topic in General Nursing

    my 2nd husband had brain CA and his mother was adamant about not telling him. and would get so verbally abusive if I said anything about it. She actually thought I caused it and when the Doctor told...

  11. Abandonment issues!

    Dalzac replied to RNtowering's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    She can't. It isn't abandonment. you counted narcs AND gave report to the nurse taking your patients. What it is called though is manipulation, on her part. To Ease your mind though you should read...

  12. Non-medical Family Say the Darndest Things!

    Dalzac replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    My all time favorite was some visitor seeing granma on the ventilator for the first tim "Did y'all have to use a bamboo bag on her when she had the car-wreck arrest?" She also told me she knew about...

  13. What did you do for work during school?

    Dalzac replied to Giant Panda's topic in General Nursing

    monitor tech during the week and bartender on the

  14. Doctor title, Nurse title

    Dalzac replied to pegbord's topic in General Nursing

    Several yrs ago I worked at a hospital that the biggest majority of the Docs wanted you to call them by their first names. It was also a teaching hospital so we had a lot of interns and residents....

  15. Just watched "Hopkins" and I have a question!

    Dalzac replied to glamgalRN's topic in General Nursing

  16. Hypochondriac Patient? How to deal with the unknown?

    Dalzac replied to CanuckStudent's topic in General Nursing

    When reading this post the one thing I noticed was the q 4 hour tylenol. This drug is so toxic to the liver and if she is taking it so often are her liver enzymes okay? I would be very concerrned...

  17. Unfreaking Real!!!!

    Dalzac replied to chiari_mom's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work every weekend and was full time and had been there for almost 5 yrs. When I wanted to be off for the weekend I would let my boss know at least 2 months off in advance so she could...

  18. A Bad, Bad Day

    Dalzac replied to misslo's topic in General Nursing

    The only question I had was I hope you are planning to go to nursing school. You would make a terrific nurse. It was an honest mistake. The fact that you were upset about what you did was plenty good...

  19. Tired of impaired nurses

    Dalzac replied to epipusher's topic in General Nursing

    There are so many avenues a nurse can find help. Being a drug addicted nurse does not equal bad nurse. The majority of addicted nurses are excellent nurses. Drug addiction is NOT a moral decision. It...

  20. terrified of taking doctors orders

    Dalzac replied to 1910anna's topic in General Nursing

    The best thing that helped me was imagining them doing something the same as I do. grilling hamburgers or going to the kids ball game or falling asleep in the recliner plus of course having all the...

  21. CNA duties vs. Nursing Duties

    Dalzac replied to joolia's topic in General Nursing

    I was a ccu tech for a few yrs before I went to school and then I took a monitor tech job. I was so glad I had done that. It really helped with Nursing school clinicals. I wanted to work CCU when I...

  22. She tried to give me orders!

    Dalzac replied to babydoll99_99's topic in General Nursing

    I was the first nurse hired in a cardiologists office for just that reason. there had been an assistant there and had been there for 15 yrs. The doc hired a nurse because he got in trouble for letting...

  23. Beer on a patient's dinner tray?

    Dalzac replied to JaredCNA's topic in General Nursing

    When I did my clinicals in a burn unit in the late 70's I remember a case of Coors in the fridge and ask about it. I was told that a certain doctor would order it with the patients meals because it...

  24. After a few years of nursing, you don't care anymore?

    Dalzac replied to jenthehen828's topic in General Nursing

    after so many yrs the way you care changes. I was passionate about critical care for a long, long time and retired. (Hated retirement by the way) But now that I have been in recovery for a long...

  25. Lpn's working ER

    Dalzac replied to Arky's topic in General Nursing

    In oklahoma LPN's can't hang blood and iniate care plans. If you have been trained you can give IVP's I had to take a 3 day class from the hospital I worked to give ivp's and there are a couple I...