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  1. First Day Being a Nurse: Feeling Overwhelmed

    siggie13 replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    I was a nurse for 47 years and then, i retired. I retired because i was just tired of fighting management in order to maintain good nursing care for my patients and a safe, satisfying work place for...

  2. Patient request you not take care of them?

    siggie13 replied to Cambria1023's topic in General Nursing

    First, let me say that people will tell you not to take it personally BUT it is a situation that is being directed at you , SO it is personal. Now, everyone has a right to their own opinion and not...

  3. 18-gauge vs. 20-gauge

    siggie13 replied to solneeshka's topic in General Nursing

    I found this post and all the answers very interesting. In my 40 years of nursing, I have seen IV theory come and go but one basic always remained: do as little harm to the vein as possible. When I...

  4. My two least favorite words

    siggie13 replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    At work, it would have to be " JUST PRIORITIZE!" In real life, the two works would be: can't and

  5. Do You Want Universal Healthcare?

    siggie13 replied to DanFNP's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    yes!!!!!:yeah:

  6. what do nurses hate about doctors?

    siggie13 replied to futureMD's topic in General Nursing

    i am so pleased that you are asking us nurses this question. i, who have been in the nursing profession for over 40 years, have worked in all areas and with many different doctors, feel i can give a...

  7. "I don't have AIDS"

    siggie13 replied to ThatPoshGirl's topic in General Nursing

    Like you, I am very glove conscious. I do remember one time when I was called to start an IV on an AIDS patient many years ago. I came in, intoduced myself, did all my prep work (checking for veins,...

  8. Other people's ?s about your salary...

    siggie13 replied to eager1hasbegun's topic in General Nursing

    When asked this rude question, my reply always is, "NOT ENOUGHT!!" End of questions

  9. a question - when nurses can't get your blood - is this common?

    siggie13 replied to Sand Cat's topic in General Nursing

    I am really good at drawing blood and starting IVs (worked IV therapy for years) and yet, this one return drug addict that I saw about 4 or 5 times a year was impossible for me. The first time I met...

  10. I was slapped by a doctor!

    siggie13 replied to cluelessRN81's topic in General Nursing

    All I can say is if that had happened to me I would be living large because not only would I have called the police and pressed charges, I would also have sued him for all he was worth!!! Please,...

  11. What would make you feel appreciated on the job?

    siggie13 replied to LumpyLooRN's topic in General Nursing

    Let me tell you why I quit; if these things had been changed, I would still be nursing today. No one in management seemed to listen to me and I knew, being a nurse with 40 years experience, that...

  12. Re-entering direct care after 10 years

    siggie13 replied to WilksRN's topic in General Nursing

    you can make a difference for yourself if you remember several things: when you don't know something ask!! please find someone that you trust and is a good teacher, talk with her/him and ask for...

  13. Safe Staffing Saves Lives - ANA has started a campaign for us

    siggie13 replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    :lol2:Thanks for the site....just sent mine in and do have good thoughts about the poll helping. Keep getting calls from nurses at my old work place, begging me to come back to help them out. It...

  14. Migraines....Anyone else have 'em?

    siggie13 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Forgot to add a few thoughts: I never took meds simply because I just don't like to take anything that is not OTC for personal reasons. I did find that if I made myself throw up that my pain was...

  15. Migraines....Anyone else have 'em?

    siggie13 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    i am 60 and cannot remember a time that i didn't have migraines. my mom called them "sick headaches" and she, too, suffered from them. i had all the symptoms: light sensitiviy, nausea, vomiting,...

  16. retirement

    siggie13 replied to tiffdeandre's topic in Retired Nurses

    As soon as I found out that I could start to collect on my TSA (IRA) without paying a penalty at the age of 59.6, I quit at that age. I could have continued my health benefits at my hospital under...

  17. After 15 years - I may be one more nurse to add to the shortage

    siggie13 replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    "I think understaffing will get corrected. And I think every nurse should stand up even if it is only by signing a petition or some other act. It is our duty to address it. We all know it is a...

  18. Gay labeling, is it just plain mean? Or sexual harrassment?

    siggie13 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in Men in Nursing

    It was a CRUEL, INSENSITIVE thing to say and I doubt if it was thoughtless; I think that person put a lot of thought into her "put-downs" and undoubtedly, has said other slurs to other nurses. She...

  19. After 15 years - I may be one more nurse to add to the shortage

    siggie13 replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    The union at my hospital is so deep in the hospital's pocket it can't see!!! The union members and hospital managers play golf together, go to Hawaion "union" business together. Our union is just...

  20. After 15 years - I may be one more nurse to add to the shortage

    siggie13 replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    Forty years ago I thought the same way you do; I was very outspoken, stood up for my self and ALWAYS faced nursing problems head on and worked hard for change. WELL, after 40 years of butting my head...

  21. Would you give 25u Reg Ins IV?

    siggie13 replied to Shell5's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Would I hesitate at giving 25 of REG insulin IV: no, I wouldn't. I would question why he was giving it IV with a BS of 400 which really is not all that high or dangerous. We give insulin drips on...

  22. coworker complained: I dared to say "butt."

    siggie13 replied to Johnny Moo Man's topic in General Nursing

    :icon_rolloh, please!!! with all the serious stuff going on in a hospital, someone had the nerve to complain about "butt". i would complain about her and her total "stupidity"!!! what a waste of...

  23. Quit or get fired?

    siggie13 replied to GGCC's topic in General Nursing

    think of this as just one of those "growing"experiences in nursing and make it possible to learn from this "special opportunity" for you. if you enjoy the floor and are able to ignore all the...

  24. Caring for Jehovah's witnesses

    siggie13 replied to cu-n-hvn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    My worse experience with a JW patient was a mother of 5 children, all under the age of 7, who came in bleeding from an ectopic pregnancy and had to have surgery. Her hematocrit dropped to 6 and she...

  25. Central lines and TPN vs PPN

    siggie13 replied to emsillystudent's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with CAREBEAR on this one. The dextrose concent. has to be less than 10%, otherwise, it will thrombose vein and cause BIG problems. You can run lipids through a peripheral line without problems...