Dalzac

Dalzac LPN, LVN, RN

CCU,ICU,ER retired

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  1. When family members are more work than the patient.

    Dalzac replied to snowfreeze's topic in General Nursing

    This is the #1 reason I retired. I got to where I hated families and it was becoming more and more difficult to keep from being nasty to them. I loved the patients and miss them terribly. But I had a...

  2. What is a code gray?

    Dalzac replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    Where I worked code gray was very bad thunder storm, code black was tornado on the ground and headed for

  3. venting

    Dalzac replied to XXl-cool's topic in General Nursing

    one thing I can tell you not to do is unwind with alchohol. Did that for yrs and now I go regularly to 12 steps meetings to unwind!

  4. What would you do if you were to quit nursing?

    Dalzac replied to linda2097's topic in General Nursing

    something in computers or teaching which is what I wanted to do before nursing and jr. high kids at that, so in essence, I am kinda

  5. Title war...

    Dalzac replied to elthia's topic in General Nursing

    First off, I am a LPN, have been since I was 22. I worked in Critical care all of my career. #2,4,and 5 on her list are just bogus and sound like sour grapes. I have worked with RN's That couldn't...

  6. HIV from bed linens?

    Dalzac replied to Guest999's topic in General Nursing

    I was written up and then given a very hostile education by a Doctor because my ignorant self donned the full battle garb, hair and shoes included, to go into a HIV pt room. I read everything I could...

  7. Mandatory Overtime

    Dalzac replied to ittybittybabynurse's topic in General Nursing

    A unit I once worked did mandatory OT It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. A list of shifts that needed help was posted. You signed up for which shift that someone was needed. If you didn't the...

  8. Doctor won't back up his telephone orders!

    Dalzac replied to In_Chantress's topic in General Nursing

    I had a doc like that too. his last chance happened at night and when a pt crashed hard! he was impaired when I called him The pt was young and had an immense heart attack. I had colled the doc 4...

  9. Troubled Pts & Families

    Dalzac replied to ecnav's topic in General Nursing

    good accurate charting will never let you down. I was told a long time ago to chart everything. but always always chart a detailed assessment from your hairline down to your toenail on addmission. I...

  10. Who makes your assignments?

    Dalzac replied to NurseCherlove's topic in General Nursing

    ditto the charge nurse of my

  11. Shifts that new nurses work? I am worried about nights!

    Dalzac replied to RNWannaBe724's topic in General Nursing

    my favorite shift was nights. I sleep so much better in the daytime than nights. Since I prefferred nights anyway.I never had any problems. I think the most folks I know, hated 3-11. I have found...

  12. New unit manager

    Dalzac replied to LeschNyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have been in your shoes and although it wasn't a unit manager, it was the charge nurse. When she ask me that same question I told her the truth. and that was I would never associate with her outside...

  13. What am I, chopped liver?

    Dalzac replied to sunshineonleith's topic in General Nursing

    when my mother saw me watching a telemetry bank because the tech called in, she asked if my employers knew I didn't know what I was doing, because she is my mother and she knew I wasn't that smart. I...

  14. Nurse arrested for DUI

    Dalzac replied to RNforLongTime's topic in General Nursing

    Alot of states have a peer review for impaired nurses and when the BON gets involved in this state (Oklahoma) you are ordered to go to Peer assistance. And in my opinion, if you are caught on a DUI,...

  15. How would you handle this, VERY lazy CNA!

    Dalzac replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    A Unit manager once told me that if I wanted anything to be done with a co-worker to put all of their wrongdoings on paper. Absolutely nothing will be done without a paper trail. And if any other...

  16. Has being a nurse made you examine your own spirituality?

    Dalzac replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    never once said I was religious, but I am very spiritual. I view God as a power greater than myself. Think, the first step in Alcoholics

  17. Has being a nurse made you examine your own spirituality?

    Dalzac replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely! I worked in ICU-CCU nearly all of my career. I found That sometimes I turned the care of the really sick patients I had over to the care of something greeater than me. I knew that I had...

  18. I don't want to come to work on my days off.

    Dalzac replied to Wheaties's topic in General Nursing

    The older I got, the easier the word NO came out of my mouth. Caller I D was the best thing that nurses can

  19. Its True about Nurses and Tickets

    Dalzac replied to ScooterNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have never gotten a ticket from cops until a few years ago. I was suprised when he gave me one even after he found out I was a nurse. But then I am old and fat so I honestly thought that was why....

  20. Do Nurses STILL want to marry Doctors?

    Dalzac replied to showbizrn's topic in General Nursing

    I knew a few that wanted to marry doc's One was so specific. All she wanted was a brain surgeons? she got one and the little ninnie ended up alone because he had to go to the antarctic! Ugh I would...

  21. Nursing in Saudi Arabia

    Dalzac replied to arak1547's topic in General World

    A friend of mine took a 6 month job in Saudi. Here is what she told me. You are not allowed out of your apt without a burka. You are not allowed to shop for yourself. A man has to do your shopping for...

  22. Nurses not responding fast enough-VENT

    Dalzac replied to pirap's topic in General Nursing

    this is why I retired/ quit. I hate families and patients any more. Our staffing doubled our patient load we went from 2 pts in ICU to 3-4. our one on ones went to 2on 1 and the visitors and familes...

  23. Holy Cow!

    Dalzac replied to Agnus's topic in General Nursing

    any thing more than 12 hours would hack into my Check, so I kept it between 8 and 12 hours per

  24. I was a ______ prior to being a nurse/student nurse

    Dalzac replied to nurz2be's topic in General Nursing

    Lets' see, Bartender soudered PC boards (put little capasitors and transister and anodes on plastic boards for computers and other electronic devices) Plastic injection mold operator Waitress Grocery...

  25. Tylenol, how safe is this drug

    Dalzac replied to nialloh's topic in General Nursing

    I call it patient education. While I am sticking a tube down their nose I go into great detail about what the outcome of their OD may be like, the liver damage, the kidney damage, what dialysis is...