Dalzac

Dalzac LPN, LVN, RN

CCU,ICU,ER retired

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  1. The difference between Med-Surg nurses and ICU nurses

    Dalzac replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    I found that since we do head to toe assessments every couple of hours, we tend to do that on the m/s and it just threw me way behind. Another thing was we realize that sometimes we can put every iota...

  2. LPNs Supervising RNs

    Dalzac replied to aloha551's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    OHHHHHHHH please let me kiss your

  3. Substance Abuse in the Workplace

    Dalzac replied to Born2bRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    If your state has a peer review from the BON get her in it quickly. You may have to report her to the BON yourself. You have a responsibility to protect the patients from harm. If you have to you may...

  4. hired after age 58 as rn?

    Dalzac replied to suespets's topic in General Nursing

    I was hired 3 months ago at the age of 56 to a medical detox

  5. Night Nurses?

    Dalzac replied to medgen's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto on the night owl thing. I cannot sleep at night, never could. If I have daytime things to do I will go to bed around 3-5am. The only time I worked days was when my kids were teenagers. as soon...

  6. I'm gonna sue you

    Dalzac replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    Since I work in a medical detox now I get it all day but if it gets too bad our Doc tosses them to the street and red flag the chart and they can't come back with out talking to him first. Our...

  7. The things you never forget...

    Dalzac replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    I have 30 yrs of stuff. I think the most memorial one was my first code. It was the first time I had ever seen someone die . I even remember her name. And then the chf'er that lived a block away from...

  8. Are you an introvert or extrovert?

    Dalzac replied to jessi1106's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    extrovert without a

  9. Irony, how I love thee...

    Dalzac replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    To me the term just means new nurse. I would like to know why it bothers the OP as

  10. Patients that are hospitalized because of a dare...

    Dalzac replied to NsgChica's topic in General Nursing

    my 2 sons were always in ER because of dares. Ironically, the dares were always thrown out there by my

  11. Drug abuser coming back to work

    Dalzac replied to mamason's topic in General Nursing

    I have bent over backwards to help the recovering nurse, and have been in recovery for a very long time and I don't get the newspaper thing ?? Why draw attention to yourself? It talks about media...

  12. how did you get over the nasty stuff?

    Dalzac replied to m12988's topic in General Nursing

    At first I had problems with everything but over time and repetition I can do everything except one thing and that is gray matter I almost pass out everytime I see it. Another thing that makes me a...

  13. Days or Nights

    Dalzac replied to DBLOCC's topic in General Nursing

    I prefer nights. I just cannot sleep at night. I have worked nights for 30 yrs. I didn't work at all for the last 3 yrs and still couldn't sleep at night. If the sun is shing I am

  14. Conflicts with pt's family due to religious views?

    Dalzac replied to sahmof2's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My only situation like this was Native American as well. We had a severe diabetic that had an amutated leg below the knee. She died that night around 3am and the family wanted her amputated leg to...

  15. Called in tonight; I know I'm in trouble...

    Dalzac replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    There are just days that happen and they are called mental health days for a reason. Lots of nurses do it, as long as it is not frequent. I've done it and for the same reasons you did. And BTW, in...

  16. Doctors are Bullies

    Dalzac replied to madwife2002's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Bully MD's are the same as 6th grade bullies. When stood up too they will more than likely back off you, but until everyone stands up it won't change. It works for me but there are some nurses who...

  17. What do you bring to work?

    Dalzac replied to OldMareLPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    stethoscope, pen light hemostats x 2, scissors, calipers, money, pens, tape (the good kind)and a couple of packs of

  18. How many nurses had hands-on experience before starting nursing school?

    Dalzac replied to GaMBA's topic in General Nursing

    I was a CCU tech I did the simple i and o's, watched monitors, and answered lights. Also ran EKG's, and at that particular hospital they also had a mobile CCU and I rode as an asst. That job is why I...

  19. Nurse abuses own child

    Dalzac replied to Marvie's topic in General Nursing

  20. Unit Secretary tells me she regularly snoops electronically

    Dalzac replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with a US that was fired for that. It was before Hipaa was the big deal. This guy was reading the chart to an EMS that picked up the patient and it was going to be a lawsuit. We found out he...

  21. Is nursing hereditary?

    Dalzac replied to racing-mom4's topic in General Nursing

    I came from a very long line of teachers. I was going to be one too. I wanted to teach jr. high english. But I fell in love with nursing and disappointed a bunch of old ladies. However I think it...

  22. Anybody work with addicted population?

    Dalzac replied to Diahni's topic in General Nursing

    I am in recovery and the fact that the pts keep coming back tells me they don't want to be that way they want to change and sooner or later they will. They will hear something that eventually will...

  23. May I speak to Dr. so&so?

    Dalzac replied to Alibaba's topic in General Nursing

    I have done something similar but wasn't near as cool as your friend. ADoc was screaming at me and I said "when you are thru with your ranting and raving I would like to talk to you about your patient...

  24. How to get into ICU nurssing as a LPN

    Dalzac replied to Poochee's topic in General Nursing

    I am a LPN that worked in ICU for over 27 yrs. I started as a tech, went to LPN school, and was hired in my unit in CCU. IN oklahoma many of the hospital will hire LPN's but usually you have to have...

  25. Nightmare Families and Hospital protocols

    Dalzac replied to annmariern's topic in General Nursing

    When our ICU switched to open visitation it was horrible I worked 7p-7a and every drunk family members would come in after the bars closed. It was a nightmare. We had to use security just about every...