ziggysgal,RN

ziggysgal,RN

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About ziggysgal,RN

ziggysgal,RN has 7 years experience and specializes in MedSurg, Clinic, ER.


Mom of 3+1, wife of an amazing man... and nurse! And now grandmother of 2!

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  1. New ER Nurse , Feel SO stupid

    Oh goodness that is indeed a crazy ratio. I’m sorry. Hang in there. Time will make it easier.
  2. New ER Nurse , Feel SO stupid

    Just an idea but I think that OP is saying 10 patients over the course of a shift, not all at once. Forgive me if I'm wrong, but this isn't that bad for a bigger ER... less than 1 per hour average. To the OP, it just takes time. I (and many other nur...
  3. Insurance assessments

    I am interested in what this means. Care to share more information? It sounds quite interesting?
  4. Continuing Education/Career Development Question

    My experience is actually as an LVN working in the ED, but in most cases it might as well have been as a tech so I can see how this might be perceived. Thank you for the positive feedback. Also, awesome story about your grandfather!
  5. Continuing Education/Career Development Question

    Perhaps I said it wrong... I believe informed is just the first step to better. No amount of education *alone* will make me better.. I believe I (or any nurse) have to take the knowledge and apply it practically and gain experience also to be better....
  6. Valuable life lessons from an ER nurse....

    STD's are 0100 emergencies.
  7. I've been working in the ED for most of my nursing career (a short 8 years), but only as an RN for 1 year. I've always been enthusiastic about opportunities to attend education sessions (i.e. SA AirLife sessions, various local conferences, etc.) beca...
  8. Therapeutic Oils in hospital

    No asthma here but I have a sensitivity to strong fragrances. This 'trend' has hit my small town hospital in the past few months and it bothers me that so far no one seems to mind. We are discouraged from wearing scented lotion or perfumes, but it's...
  9. 8th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

    If being a superhero sidekick was a paying job, I wouldn't have to moonlight as an ER nurse. Now quit being difficult and change into the gown.
  10. Job question

    That's exactly how I wound up getting offered a job for after graduation in the 5th month of my 12 month program. It isn't easy and it sure does take it's toll if you're not diligent with self-care and studies... but it's probably THE easiest way to...
  11. A little frustrated.. need to vent...

    I actually had the same thought, since there's another nursing school in a neighboring town 15 minutes away, so I asked in my response if she had gone back... she clarified that she had not and was going to enjoy being a medication aide for a while. ...
  12. wow! the laziness!

    Agreed, and I apologize if it sounded like I was picking on teens... Laziness comes in all ages and job descriptions... was merely trying to illustrate that from what I've seen, the pool in general is teens and people who are looking for 'easy money'...
  13. wow! the laziness!

    unfortunately, this is a common thread... i have noticed (in my corner of the world) that part of the problem lies in the pool of applicants to fill these positions. a lot of high school students are offered cna classes in high school over here, so t...
  14. A little frustrated.. need to vent...

    For what it's worth, I simply posted a congrats with an innocently phrased question about whether she was going back to nursing school... I had no intention of shaming her or calling her out on it... no point. I came to vent here because it really is...
  15. Ok, warning... this is something that I've seen several times on this site. Forgive me if this is technically beating a dead horse, but now that I've been through NS and taken the NCLEX... it really bugged me and I just don't understand it. An acqu...