Dalzac

Dalzac LPN, LVN, RN

CCU,ICU,ER retired

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  1. nurses with rheumatoid arthritis (long-ish)

    Dalzac replied to sphinx's topic in General Nursing

    Holy cow I could have written your letter to the T. One you can consider is Intermittant FMLA I did that for a year and I didn't get in trouble of the callins. I take Enbrel as well I just love the...

  2. Non christian RN @ Catholic hospital?

    Dalzac replied to maolin's topic in General Nursing

    I love working in a catholic hospital I worked from 1975 to 1983 where I work now. I quit and came back in 1990 and have been here since. I regretted quiting long ago. For the most part all the folks...

  3. What is a "Code Black"?

    Dalzac replied to sugabuga's topic in General Nursing

    Code Black here is tornado "seen" and headed this way. Code Gray is tornado

  4. How does your unit handle low census?

    Dalzac replied to daisybaby's topic in General Nursing

    My unit is a part of ER, it is a medical decision unit MDU/chest Pain observation unit CPOU. When we have no patients we go to the ER. But the other floors handle it the same way yours

  5. Ughhhhhh I'm being bullied at work.

    Dalzac replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    I hate bullies. Many years ago when I was a CCU Tech in ICU I had a charge nurse that hated me and I never knew why. She was always saying horrible nasty things to me, away from the rest of the staff...

  6. 8 hour or 12 hour shifts

    Dalzac replied to nursemelani's topic in General Nursing

    12 hour shifts definately. I have been doing 12's for about 10 yrs. I love the 3 day weekend and I am not so exhausted all the

  7. Physician bullying/sarcastic comments to nursing staff

    Dalzac replied to carachel2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I used to work in an ER that had an excellent intern and resident program for emergency medicine. I just loved the place. Everyone was on a first name basis, and we even had campouts at a local lake...

  8. Would you buy one?

    Dalzac replied to Aneroo's topic in General Nursing

    The AED's on the market have been okayed so that any person can use it. It won't shock a beating heart. and they are made to talk you threw it. All the ones that our paramedics use here are regular...

  9. Physically attacked on the job?

    Dalzac replied to KungFuFtr's topic in General Nursing

    Had a little old man about 90 kick me while I was facing his face. He sliced me behind the ear like I was a pumpkin I had to get 5 stitches. His toenails were like

  10. Scenario:What would you do?

    Dalzac replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in General Nursing

    We have a new thing here called pallitive care. and what the doc did is in the scope of

  11. i have just recieved a dui in california,,am i in big trouble with licensing?

    Dalzac replied to terry1's topic in General Nursing

    For those of you that have this reoccuring problem...You have a bigger problem than the board going on. I would suggest looking at your drinking history and check out the Alcholics Anonymous

  12. what to do with a mean charge nurse?

    Dalzac replied to nursechick182's topic in General Nursing

    I had the same thing happen to me. My manager told me to document and document some more. Save a copy for you and a give a copy to the manager above her. If you get no satisfaction go to human...

  13. Nurses Week Gifts

    Dalzac replied to Tagtg2006's topic in General Nursing

    One Hospital I worked went around to all the merchants in the area and asked for gifts for the nurses We had dozens and dozens of gifts, nice ones. Since the hospital was small the had a raffle and...

  14. Are you a nurse from a dysfunctional family?

    Dalzac replied to jenpstudentrn's topic in General Nursing

    I have often said I would love to get a grant and study this. and I ask nurses all the time if they came from dysfunctional families. Nurses are care takers, and come from families that need taken...

  15. LPN in charge in the ED?

    Dalzac replied to carribeanbound's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    At first I didn't think it would make any difference to try and change some folks opinions but then I got to thinking about the education of LPN's and RN's. I am an LPN I went to school for 18 months...

  16. Evil People

    Dalzac replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in Emergency

    Man, that women has sisters here. In our ED we have the say so,period. I have called security and had sweet mother escorted to the waiting area because the chairs are so much more comfortable. And the...

  17. please help after needlestick

    Dalzac replied to gilda's topic in General Nursing

    If you are positive on hep c it is very treatable with many different drugs. My husband of 20 yrs has hep c he caught it in the 70's he has had a transplant but the fact is he is still here This may...

  18. working sick...need advice:)

    Dalzac replied to scrmblr's topic in General Nursing

    Just telling them you sick and will not be in is the best way to do it. I used to go in feeling like some one was trying to kill me and I have actually had to get a freakin IV and sit and watch...

  19. Foul Speaking Nurse..............

    Dalzac replied to hbncns35's topic in General Nursing

    I,too, swear like a sailor. I do know that nurses that work in high stress areas like ICU and ER swear in nasty situations. But there are times when I never swear and that is with patients and my...

  20. Was I too pushy?

    Dalzac replied to new_mom26's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    no way were you pushy, I have to add I would have taken him out the first time and taken him to the er myself. But then I know I am to pushy. When my mother wants something done medically for my Dad...

  21. What is/was your favorite nursing specialty?

    Dalzac replied to Nutmeg5575's topic in General Nursing

    I love Cardiology. I have done it for .....let's see now.......hmmmmmm....28 years. I love every thing about it, the rhythms, the physiology, the patients. I have done other areas like psych,...

  22. Age when you had your first child?

    Dalzac replied to sugabuga's topic in Ob/Gyn

    #1-I was 18 #2-I was 20 #3-I was

  23. Nicotine in pre-employment drug screen?

    Dalzac replied to nervousnurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I get my insurance at a cheaper rate plus an extra $60 bucks a year for not smoking..so I don't care if they test me at all it just isn't an issue with

  24. I'm sick to my eyeballs of incompetent agency nurses.

    Dalzac replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in General Nursing

    sometimes there is a jewel hiding in an agency. 15 yrs ago the icu unit I work bought my contract. so I must have been doing something

  25. Greetings fellow ER nurses

    Dalzac replied to ChristinaLPN's topic in Emergency

    I am treated just about the same as all the rest of the nurses There is very little I don't do I get the bad traumas just same as any one else. I would have to say the only thing I don't do is hang...