Dalzac

Dalzac LPN, LVN, RN

CCU,ICU,ER retired

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  1. my classmates HATE me

    Dalzac replied to hpynurs2b's topic in General Nursing

    Reading this sent me back a couple or so decades, when I was in school. There are a few of those in every class. And they no nothing about you and yet they think you are nothing . I was 22 when I went...

  2. Professional courtesy from police at traffic stops

    Dalzac replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    A cop once told me why they do that. He picked up my index finger and said "see the size of your finger? It is the same size of a 38 caliber hole." and then I got

  3. "It must be nice to sit in front of a computer all day"

    Dalzac replied to BluntForceTrauma's topic in General Nursing

    I have had the same comment from a visitor. It just infuriates me. You are a better person than me cause I snapped. I told her that it would be nice to sit in front of a computer if I had some games...

  4. LPNS in the ER?

    Dalzac replied to BShelleyLPN's topic in Emergency

    I am an LPN and worked in ICU and ER all my career 30+

  5. What's your sleeping schedule for working nights?

    Dalzac replied to teenycar's topic in General Nursing

    I am retired now,but I worked nights throughout my career. I worked 3-12 hour shifts and off 4 and the next week it was 2 on and 2 off and I alays had around 4 hrs OT. I have to say that when my kids...

  6. "Did you report her?"

    Dalzac replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have been in nursing for 30 yrs so yes I have been written up a couple of times. I have gone to my boss around 3 times to report a nurse,1) coming to work drunk drunk drunk. 2) hitting a patient....

  7. Rich nurses?

    Dalzac replied to tiij's topic in General Nursing

    I have always been a fan of oxymorons, but 'rich nurses'? that is the best one I have heard in a long

  8. clueless

    Dalzac replied to flydee's topic in General Nursing

    Does he work in ICU as well? I wouldn't see a problem unless you both work the same

  9. Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

    Dalzac replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I was raised next door to 5 school teachers (Grandmother and 4 sisters). If I did the double negative or said 'ain't' or ended my sentances with a preposition, I was vulture food. Nothing was worse...

  10. "You dont look like a Susan Brown" (long)

    Dalzac replied to CyndieRN2007's topic in General Nursing

    How sad those kind of people are. I have never understood bigotry. My dad was a dixieland Jazz musician and there were many many people in our house having a good time and playing wonderful music. One...

  11. Ever tell a doctor like it is, with surprising results?

    Dalzac replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had to call a doc about a pt. that was crashing fast. and after I paged him the patient started vomiting and I had to run back in there While I was in there the doc called me back and the phone rang...

  12. Why is there always someone to mess things up??/

    Dalzac replied to brwneyegal's topic in General Nursing

    every unit has one no matter where you work. The hospital I worked would give you an early payday now and again usually on holidays and it was very nice to get that early check until one nurse took it...

  13. What unit has the most codes?

    Dalzac replied to Athenas83's topic in General Nursing

    I loathe codes. I worked in CCU for ever and I have noticed that there are a lot less than 15 yrs ago. but I believe that is because of all the new drugs and moniters and expertise of the nurses now....

  14. Male nurse in the NICU?

    Dalzac replied to teenycar's topic in General Nursing

    Why not??? I have seen my hubby with our g-babies I would trust him, totally! All it takes is a gentle touch that you have already being a nurse and the education which you have. I think males in...

  15. That DREAMY First Check!

    Dalzac replied to Williss2's topic in General Nursing

    I got an aprtment ALONE! Just me and my kids, Then the kids and I went to dinner in a real restaurant and then we went to the

  16. Good shoes for people with high arches?

    Dalzac replied to jab41910's topic in General Nursing

    I wore reeboks for my high archs. It was the only one I found 20 something years ago and they don't look like sneakers. I still wear

  17. Dosing Off While Charting ?

    Dalzac replied to buildingmyfaith57's topic in General Nursing

    Yep done that I was dozing off and wrote "ambulating down the halls of the castle" and "The Russians are coming, The Russians are coming" and yes I had been watching the same said movie earlier in the...

  18. MD orders Viagra for pulmonary hypertension?!

    Dalzac replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I know that when DH ever took the drug his B/P would go way down. One of the side effects is

  19. Nursing Dreams (or Nightmares)

    Dalzac replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Since I had to take a medical retirement from my job, I constantly dream I left the floor to get my dinner and then I can't make it back to my patients something always stop me like taking a wrong...

  20. Favorite hospital you ever worked at :-) ? ? ?

    Dalzac replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    For most of my nursing life I worked at large facilitities and one day while working for an agency they sent me to the smallest hospital in town to the ICU. It was an osteopathic hospital with no MD's...

  21. Stupidest reason to go to ER

    Dalzac replied to DachRN's topic in Emergency

    per ambulance...She wanted to be admitted to regular hospital room,not psych, so she could get a couple of days rest. Her kids were driving her crazy. Somehow I don't think it was the

  22. Code with two doctors and noone else?

    Dalzac replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would guess it wasn't in the script. I love Scrubs. It is a very funny sit-com. I am going for the laughs not

  23. Need tips...meeting attorney re: pt liabilty case

    Dalzac replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

    I have been in this situation twice. Both times the hospital provided the lawyer and I met with them before the deposition and they gave me all the info about the case. one was when I was an EKG tech...

  24. pt abuse vs pt satisfaction

    Dalzac replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    Before I retired I worked in ER. I loved it. But what I loved the most was the doc's I worked with. All of them refused to treat abusive people if they were alert and oriented. And that meant abuse to...

  25. Abuse

    Dalzac replied to BellaTerra's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I have been a victim of abuse from a tech that took care(?) of me when I was in rehab for a total hip. I told the charge nurse and she did nothing. They just thought I was some crabby old nurse that...