Dalzac

Dalzac LPN, LVN, RN

CCU,ICU,ER retired

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  1. REALLY dumb question...

    Dalzac replied to NellieP73's topic in General Nursing

    FYI there is no dumb questions in

  2. Co-workers doing your work behind your back?

    Dalzac replied to RachelRN25's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: :yeahthat: I love the fact that I have someone to help me out when I can't get to it. Co-workers like that make me want to go to

  3. What kind of error puts a license at risk?

    Dalzac replied to MelodyRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    wrong dosage of med that results in death, like giving 1000mg of Lidocaine instead of

  4. Illnesses and calling in sick

    Dalzac replied to Susan9608's topic in General Nursing

    when my arthritis got so bad I would call in. My manager told me to go to HR and pick up forms for FMLA and have intermittant fmla that means if you have to callin it is covered

  5. What are the huge "DO NOT EVER DO" things that new nurses need to know about? calling

    Dalzac replied to katiebugg's topic in General Nursing

    The ONLY fluid to hang with blood is NS. and never piggyback anything with hyperalimentation or what ever your hospital calls

  6. What Is Your Favorite Thread?

    Dalzac replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    That, hands down,is the FUNNIEST thing I have ever

  7. shift ends at 7, but you leave at 9? Why?

    Dalzac replied to RNDreamer's topic in General Nursing

    I have known some nurses that bleed the clock, sad but true. Charting was alway my biggest hangup but sometimes the code at shift change would keep me over 3-4

  8. Cliques in nursing field

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

    I used to just hate the clique thing. It just hurt my feelings, mostly. Then one day I just said to myself "Self.... Just screw 'em." and went on my merry way. I did my job started making new friends....

  9. What to say?

    Dalzac replied to LNDRN19's topic in General Nursing

    I had a tech just like that. one night we were smoking hot busy I had to have a tech with me on the floor we were so dang busy I asked the 3-11 tech if he could stay over and watch monitors so I could...

  10. How do you feel about famous Doctors doing medication ads?

    Dalzac replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    The very first thing I think when I see those kind of ads is "Hmmm I wonder what kinds of stocks he has it the product or pharmasutical company's he

  11. Ouch

    Dalzac replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    The best shoe I found for high arches was

  12. Have you called off work for a sick pet before?

    Dalzac replied to L&DRNJenn's topic in General Nursing

    No I wouldn't call in. I was at work when my 34 y/o horse died I cried almost all night, but the need to feed my kids has a much higher priority. I did work with a nurse that would call in when her...

  13. Im a student, what kind of nursing do i want? Experienced help

    Dalzac replied to 2bnpcout's topic in General Nursing

    From what I have seen, men seem to enjoy a faster pace than some. You can generally get any hours except days or a.m. shifts. Those are out there but not as much as other shifts. Faster paced jobs are...

  14. near death experience

    Dalzac replied to lilbitloa's topic in General Nursing

    I had a pt that had a cabgx5 and been in a coma for 2 months. We never thought she would recover. She had arrested twice. She told me she had felt like she was floating when she arrested and saw...

  15. Had my first doctor scream at me today

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

    I once worked in a hospital that had a Dr. that screamed at everybody everyday. I was watching the monitors one day for the tech who was at lunch. Here comes bigmouth and he lays into me about a...

  16. Odors--Help!

    Dalzac replied to TraumaTrainingWheels's topic in Emergency

    the only odor I just couldn't deal with is bloody stools. I once got a pt. from ER with a diagnosis of gangrenous toes going up the foot. He probably hadn't bathed in many months. Another nurse and I...

  17. YOU as a Pt-what would you allow a student nurse to do?

    Dalzac replied to KellNY's topic in General Nursing

    Everything except arterial sticks but I would put a limit on IV starts. I would let them try 3 times after that, get the RN. They have to learn and I truly understand that. If I couldn't have done any...

  18. open visitation in the icu?

    Dalzac replied to misscece's topic in General Nursing

    It is a nightmare. my ICU had open visitation. The families just won't let the pt. sleep. they want cots.. (noway, the room just isn't big enough) The stupid c/o get bigger. They want you to take care...

  19. Pt dies on BSC today

    Dalzac replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Many years ago when I was way younger I rode a Mobile CCU. We had a call to a very nice neighborhood. When we got there the firefighters,(first responce team When we tried to put him on the guerney...

  20. Would you put your family member in a LTC facility?

    Dalzac replied to Cattitude's topic in General Nursing

    Depends I think, My granny was in a LTC and got excellent care but only because my Dad,Stepmother,me, my sisters, and granny's younger sisiter went to see her everyday. This LTC had a horrible...

  21. Help With Decision Ccu Or Er

    Dalzac replied to ERNURSEMC's topic in Emergency

    If you like fast pace rapid turnover ER is for you. If you like a slower pace with adrenoline thrown in once in a while you would like critical care. I did ER when I was much younger and CCU when I...

  22. ER Patients

    Dalzac replied to vonxojn's topic in Emergency

    Thank God our ER docs backed us 100% If someone wants to go AMA we give them a form to sign and say adios. Heck half the time the Doc's themselves will take the AMA form. And I do ask why they came in...

  23. Which states accept a texas LVN lic??

    Dalzac replied to A.G 80's topic in General Nursing

    She can only use her license from Texas in Texas. But she can always apply for a license in any state you go as far as I know. Each state has its own board and they have their own

  24. Question... are we supposed to help? Good Samaritan.

    Dalzac replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    If I was witness to an accident I would stop and have done so many times. Only once did any one even ask my name, but the The one time they did and that was the cops. A small truck that had 10...

  25. slave labor

    Dalzac replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    We solved this problem by signing our time sheets with "No lunch" and copying it for our records and if we didn't get compensation we took it to the labor board. After the labor board investigated it...