Dalzac

Dalzac LPN, LVN, RN

CCU,ICU,ER retired

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  1. what to know @ scene of accident

    Dalzac replied to NurseNature's topic in General Nursing

    A few year ago my DH and I were going thru Barstow and Needles CA. There was a truckload of people that had 10 people in it and one of their tires blew. The truck rolled about 6 times and everyone...

  2. Epidemic of dumb!

    Dalzac replied to 33-weeker's topic in Ob/Gyn

    As to "dumb" . . . one of my relatives did the gasoline on a bonfire thing. My hubby does this everytime we go to the lake. one time I was downhill from him and a flash of blue fire burnt the butt of...

  3. drugs addiction and nursing

    Dalzac replied to Uptowngirl49's topic in General Nursing

    It will take her quite awhile to get thru NS. If she can't stay clean thru that process she will weed out herself. She has to do her pre-reqs and that will take time. And as a recovering nurse,I know,...

  4. "The Jesus Factor"

    Dalzac replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have always thought that religious and spiritual beliefs are very personal. I have never understood why some folks think that their belief should be everyone's. My folks forced me to go to church...

  5. Need Advice - People Asking for advice..

    Dalzac replied to Luvelyone's topic in General Nursing

    The most dreaded statment I heard from a persons mouth was "Hey Your a nurse what do you think this is" I told pelple for yrs to go see their Doctor. Then I became old and cranky and wouldn't ever...

  6. Psoriasis

    Dalzac replied to Butternut's topic in General Nursing

    I have psoriatic rheumatoid arthritis and I get Enbrel for it. It is the only medication that has ever worked on it. The previous poster is right it is very expensive and I got it because of the...

  7. do you actually wait?

    Dalzac replied to StacieRN's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on the doc. If it is someone that trusts me I will start with lab work if need dopamine I will start that. If it is someone I don't know then yeah I will

  8. Nurses Who Are Drug Addicts

    Dalzac replied to jill48's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    How sad you feel this way. I am retired now but also I have 18 years of recovery and haven't used any drugs or alcohol in that 18 yrs either. I have been working clean longer than not. If you just met...

  9. What is a "dry birth"?

    Dalzac replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    When my daughter gave birth 15 yrs ago she had originally gone in for an ultra sound she wasn't due quit yet but very sonn When they did the US she had no amniotic fluid at all and was rushed into...

  10. Sweet Dreams, Baby! Tell us about your strange dreams r/t nursing

    Dalzac replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    The number one thing I noticed is we all seem to have the same dreams about nursing and our greatest fears coming true in the dream. Most of the dreams I read here I have had too. Since I had to take...

  11. Working in a cardiology office?

    Dalzac replied to wildcats's topic in General Nursing

    For some bizarre reason the office doc is completely different that the raving maniac you call in hte middle of the night. I worked for 2 cardiologists one was the greatest teacher I ever had about...

  12. Pens

    Dalzac replied to bklynborn's topic in General Nursing

    fat padded ones. I have arthritis in my hand and I can't hang on to the skinny

  13. what do you all think about 12 hour shifts?

    Dalzac replied to emmycRN's topic in General Nursing

    I loved them. And for every reason I have seen stated on here. More days off more time to get stuff done. I did 1900 t0 0700 3 days a week. My family loved them too. And every other weekend I had a 4...

  14. Say What??????!!!!!!!!!!

    Dalzac replied to gt4everpn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    one of the funniest things a family told me was that she was a RN and knew all about "carwreck arrests and bamboo bags" and she was dead serious. But the funiest was a little old lady I was having...

  15. Need Advice. I'm afraid my nursing career is over.

    Dalzac replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

    your career is not over it has just started. One thing I do know, here in my state is the only thing future employers can ask is are they (prospective employee) eligible for rehire? And nothing else....

  16. Night Shift Workers- How Do You Stay Awake?

    Dalzac replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in General Nursing

    I worked nights for close to 30 yrs. The most important thing was learning to sleep in daylight. Now I am retired and the best sleep I get is still during the day. When I worked 8's I would go to bed...

  17. Help Me! I'm trying to quit smoking!!!!

    Dalzac replied to kstec's topic in General Nursing

    I quit 12 yrs ago with a 2ppd. The DH and I had gone to a medieval fair and parked 2 blocks away downhil from the event. I made it to the fair okay but when it came time to go back uphill I couldn't...

  18. Ever Been Called To Provide A Deposition

    Dalzac replied to kTIE's topic in General Nursing

    I have been to 2. The first one I was an ekg tech that ran an ekg on a guy that died after he was sent home from ER. It was 4 yrs after the fact and I had run close to 30 ekgs that night. All I could...

  19. Ever had an ex-boyfriend, or someone you didn't like as a patient?

    Dalzac replied to preciousbaby621's topic in General Nursing

    Before I was a nurse I was a CCU tech. For some unknown reason the 3-11 charge nurse hated me and made My life hell. One night she gave me my assingment of 6 pt in a 12 bed unit, 3 of the pts. were q...

  20. How did you know "your calling"?

    Dalzac replied to goldie66's topic in General Nursing

    I used to say I wanted a job with benefits and regular hours. But after I sat down and thought back I have always wanted to be a nurse. When I was 6 I played with the boys when they played army or...

  21. New to night shift

    Dalzac replied to Cowboys_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I worked nights for around 30yrs. It was a preferred shift for me.11-7 for about half of that and then 7p-7a I would come homee do a little house work and go to bed around 9a-10a, sleep intill 4 or 5...

  22. Nurses: Who came from a dysfuntional family?

    Dalzac replied to kstec's topic in General Nursing

    Dad is a recovering alcoholic, Mom was drug addict. I am a recpvering addict 2 of my kids were addicts and one is alanon so I guess thats a big whopping

  23. Pathetically Unethical!!

    Dalzac replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    Hey I know that chick.!!!!!!!!!!!!1 not really but the more women in nursing that you work with there is always one that is just like that. I have met 4 of them. They got into nursing to find a...

  24. Update to Mom as a Patient--Need Advice!!!

    Dalzac replied to Cattitude's topic in General Nursing

    Even if your mom is an addict, addicts still have legitimate pain and should be treated for it, period. I get so mad when I hear about nurses delaying pain meds because the patient is an addict. Do...

  25. Taking orders from a medical student

    Dalzac replied to platon20's topic in General Nursing

    If I was concerned I would have called his boss intern of resident, or I would call the attending and check with