Dalzac

Dalzac LPN, LVN, RN

CCU,ICU,ER retired

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  1. How to help a co-worker

    Dalzac replied to NurseAngela24's topic in General Nursing

    I was in your position several yrs ago I helped my tech by taking her down to HR every time evil nurse would attack her We also had a noncompliant manager as well. We started a paper trail that could...

  2. LPN VS MA Please help!!!

    Dalzac replied to donna65738's topic in General Nursing

    I was told LPN's were being phased out in 1978 They are still around and MA's will never be used as LPNS. You are being fed a bunch of crap by some really ignorant

  3. If you could no longer work as a nurse, what would you do?

    Dalzac replied to LockportRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would love to go back to work in electronics..I used to solter those green circuit boards and if they didn't work I would go back to figure out why It was like solving puzzles all day I loved

  4. your very first patient death.....

    Dalzac replied to ndynrs's topic in General Nursing

    my first was the very first day I ever worked in a hospital I was a tech, I worked 3-11 and she died around 7 pm I even remember her name and it was 1974. The one thing I remember the most since it...

  5. Sad day in the USA

    Dalzac replied to rickkijo's topic in Emergency

    Man That was harsh! I went to school and I still had to beg for any kind of help for 4

  6. Sad day in the USA

    Dalzac replied to rickkijo's topic in Emergency

    When I first became disabled and lost my insurance I was so depressed I couldn't hardly stand it. I became disabled in 2005.I spent all of my adult life taking care of critically sick people. The...

  7. freaking out just about to go to nights!

    Dalzac replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    I worked nights for 30 something yrs I loved it! Even when I was a kid I went to bed late I hated mornings. When I worked before I was a nurse I still worked nights in a factory. So it was absolutely...

  8. Having a h ard time processing something that happend yesterday

    Dalzac replied to mugwump's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Why would the baby stay with the mother? If I had a nonviable baby I wouldn't want to keep holding

  9. Patient's family that lies and blames everything on staff....

    Dalzac replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    One of the very few thing I don't miss since retirement. The crazy

  10. Never seen anything quite like it (the things visitors do...)

    Dalzac replied to NurseKatie08's topic in General Nursing

    I think one of the most absurd thing that ever happened to me was not a family member but my own unit manager. We had a catastrophic event and a f-5 tornado had touched down close to our hospital. I...

  11. On Call Pay

    Dalzac replied to SaniAnnie's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds pretty accurate to me. My on call pay was the same and I worked in

  12. Rhythm Analysis

    Dalzac replied to heaverboo's topic in General Nursing

    I loved interpretation so I was a quick study and soaked it up like a dry sponge on water. Alot of time the unit will havea EKG book but buying a study guide helps a lot. To me it was like working out...

  13. Survey: How do you get a life outside of work?

    Dalzac replied to neonatal_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    One thing I tell my peers is being a nurse is a job not a life, you are a person and you are a nurse for 12 hours a

  14. you CANNOT eat me!

    Dalzac replied to lulu rn's topic in Emergency

    They will definately test you at first. I think it is because they don't know you. If you have questions about meds The best thing to do is look it up, read policy and procedures when you can. I...

  15. PLEASE I need help with gift basket ideas for nursing unit???

    Dalzac replied to GGT1's topic in General Nursing

    I always loved the fruit baskets. No chocolate or baked good for me thanks. Those all seem to go directly to my thighs and butt. Fruit was so much lighter. And more refreshing to

  16. Uniform Question For Seasoned Nurses...

    Dalzac replied to bluemorningglory's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in Critical Care all my career 35 yrs worth. With all of the wires and monitors and ventilators and body fluids white uniforms were just not practical. I did get pretty good at getting stains...

  17. Caught stealing drugs

    Dalzac replied to vonxojn's topic in General Nursing

    Actually yes to both

  18. Honesty is NOT the best policy....

    Dalzac replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Secretary does not = human resources. Talk to HR instead of the

  19. What is the work schedule like for RNs?

    Dalzac replied to Ted D's topic in General Nursing

    I loved night shift! worked it for 35 yrs for the most part the only time I worked days was when my kids were teenagers. I worked 12s the majority of the time. I couldn't hardly do 3 in a row I kept...

  20. Pain in childbirth 'a good thing'

    Dalzac replied to Anxious Patient's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I never had time for epidurals or anything for that matter. I went from 0 to 10 in less that 15 min. I had to beg my nurse to check me she kept telling me she had just checked me and I was fine. I had...

  21. Tossing Your Cookies...

    Dalzac replied to JasmDasm's topic in General Nursing

    I can deal with just about anything but once in a great while a GI bleed would get me, but the one thing that I have actually passed smooth out, was brain matter. For some reason it will render me...

  22. He asks me "Why am I alive?"

    Dalzac replied to Elliev0223's topic in General Nursing

    When I was working I would always get the overdoses ALWAYS. One day when I got the od I complained. Most of the time When I would ask why I get this answer"Because Unit Manager says so, Ask her." So I...

  23. Fake Nails

    Dalzac replied to Coloradogrl's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't worked in 4 yrs but a couple of yrs before that long nails or acrylic nails=home without pay until the nails are

  24. Just Venting: PCA with an Attitude!

    Dalzac replied to Dottie, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I remember when I was a tech There was a couple of nurses I just hated working with. When I was a kid my granny told me repeatedly "If u don't like the way things are then get in there and change it."...

  25. Broken arm and the emergency room

    Dalzac replied to AprilRosedw's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is pretty arrogant to say I know what my job is and I do it my weay on that subject. I AM a hard stick and I will tell you where to stick. I always look first at where my patients tell me...