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  1. Central lines and TPN vs PPN

    siggie13 replied to emsillystudent's topic in General Nursing

    TOOK THE WORDS RIGHT OUT OF MY

  2. ANCC Medical Surgical Certification Results

    siggie13 replied to dmp135's topic in Medical-Surgical

    totally agree with you!!! i have been saying on this site how difficult med-surg nursing is and how it is indeed a specialty. we need to see all nurses as specialists in their fields and stop being...

  3. OMG...32 pts!

    siggie13 replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    trmr, do you really take care of 8 or more patients per shift on a med-surg floor and if so, what shift are you working and if so, where is this hospital so I can be sure never to go there!!! Girl,...

  4. My sister is on life support

    siggie13 replied to realnursealso/LPN's topic in General Nursing

    Hon, I am so sorry for your loss and experience. Having gone through something similar, I can tell you that it is different when the person dying is a family member. All of a sudden, I was no longer...

  5. Air Force Nurses help

    siggie13 replied to txcookie's topic in Government, Military

    Well, I was in the AF 1969-72 and would not trade my experience for anything. I gained more confidence, more skills, more expertise in dealing with people and more medical knowledge than in the...

  6. Why do people think the hospital is like the Holiday Inn Express?!!! LONG...

    siggie13 replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    One of my favorite times at work was: one day this one patient was causing holy havoc with the staff and could not be satisfied. So, I answered her light the next time, did what she requested, then...

  7. Why do people think the hospital is like the Holiday Inn Express?!!! LONG...

    siggie13 replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    amen and pass the wine!!!! i am totally with you and people ,who don't nurse, ask me, a smart experienced nurse, why i quit at such a young age (59)! i just could not deal with "it"...

  8. PICC Infiltration!!!

    siggie13 replied to Lynn07's topic in General Nursing

    PICCs will migrate out of place sometimes and this sounds like it migrated into his jugular. Once there, it could have irritated an already compromised venous system and rubbed a hole in the jugular,...

  9. Thanks For Listening to Me Vent

    siggie13 replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all your post and all your honest answers. I truly appreciate and cherish your knowledge and insight.

  10. Thanks For Listening to Me Vent

    siggie13 replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    i have a very loving husband and many wonderful friends, all who can not even begin to understand my feelings concerning nursing and how it affects me. soooo nice to have a place to visit where...

  11. Older nurses jealous of new young nurses?

    siggie13 replied to smileysenior's topic in First Year After Licensure

    YOU ARE WISE BEYOND YOUR EXPERIENCE AND WOULD BE A JOY TO WORK WITH, I

  12. Older nurses jealous of new young nurses?

    siggie13 replied to smileysenior's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Did you really mean to use the word "intimidated"? If so, exactly what is it about a new young nurse that would intimidate me, a war vet, nurse for 40 years on the "front line" so to speak? I have...

  13. Clinic Nurses...Do You Use Another Doctor for Your Personal Doctor???

    siggie13 replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    i would keep seeing my own doctor and i would accept the clinic doc's offer of taking samples and using his lab. those items i consider perks from being at the clinic and i would not feel obligated...

  14. How did you pay for nursing school?

    siggie13 replied to CyndieRN2007's topic in General Nursing

    I come from a very poor family and I graduated high school with a 4.0 average. Pretty smart for a poor Southern girl. Thought I didn't have a chance in hell to going on to school; was offered a full...

  15. IV fluids to gravity, infiltration?

    siggie13 replied to kmoonshine's topic in Emergency

    Having been in nursing a long time, I used to do many things according to hospital protocol that make me cringe now. WE learn and improve our patient care and are constantly finding safer and more...

  16. Diagnoses you never thought you'd see?

    siggie13 replied to KarafromPhilly's topic in General Nursing

    19 yr old with prostate cancer. 3yr old with rabies. Several cases of tetorifice in children. Had a case of a 10 year old boy who came into the hospital, died in one day and the autopsy showed...

  17. Why isn't my manager listening to me?

    siggie13 replied to zb2008's topic in General Nursing

    You are the charge nurse...if you are having that much trouble with an employee, you need to write her up and start the process of correction. With paper works in the process, your manager has to...

  18. IV fluids to gravity, infiltration?

    siggie13 replied to kmoonshine's topic in Emergency

    okay, alittle clarification: there are two ways to give iv fluids, by pump or by gravity. by pump means that the pressure of the pump maching is forcing the fluids to leave the bag and run through...

  19. I don't want to come to work on my days off.

    siggie13 replied to Wheaties's topic in General Nursing

    Might not work...I got called once to work extra, told them that I couldn't because I had been drinking and they actually asked me how much had I had!!!!! I laughed, said you've got to be kidding...

  20. Know meds before you give them...how...

    siggie13 replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

    ;)very good habit to get into. my computer at work has a drug reference and if it is not listed, i call pharmacy. a responsible nurse does not do a procedure that she/he is not sure; applies to...

  21. I don't want to come to work on my days off.

    siggie13 replied to Wheaties's topic in General Nursing

    Days off mean days off. Simple and no guilt need be attached to this. You work your "work" days, now, you are off your "off" days. That's the way a job works and nursing is a job. Caller ID is...

  22. IV in Emergency?

    siggie13 replied to CEG's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Was just answering another's response to my original reply about

  23. Update: Why Emotions Matter: Age, Agitation, and Burnout among Registered Nurses

    siggie13 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    from the first day i started as a nurse, i have been telling anyone who would listen that people come to a hospital to receive nursing care and if nurses weren't there, there would be no hospital!...

  24. Update: Why Emotions Matter: Age, Agitation, and Burnout among Registered Nurses

    siggie13 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    very good article but are hospitals listening and striving to make changes...i don't think so. i got burned out after 40 years of nursing, not because of my physical job, because of having to deal...

  25. IV in Emergency?

    siggie13 replied to CEG's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work on a surgical floor where we only handle serious surgeries now. Once, we had simple appys, scopes, etc. but those are all out patient now. Also, once, appys stayed for over a week and simple...