ziggysgal,RN

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

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1. New ER Nurse , Feel SO stupid

   ziggysgal,RN replied to jjaye's topic in Emergency

   Oh goodness that is indeed a crazy ratio. I’m sorry. Hang in there. Time will make it

2. New ER Nurse , Feel SO stupid

   ziggysgal,RN replied to jjaye's topic in Emergency

   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...

3. Insurance assessments

   ziggysgal,RN replied to litbitblack's topic in General Specialties

   I am interested in what this means. Care to share more information? It sounds quite

4. Continuing Education/Career Development Question

   ziggysgal,RN replied to ziggysgal,RN's topic in Emergency

   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,...

5. Continuing Education/Career Development Question

   ziggysgal,RN replied to ziggysgal,RN's topic in Emergency

   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...

6. Valuable life lessons from an ER nurse....

   ziggysgal,RN replied to Momma1RN's topic in Emergency

   STD's are 0100

7. Continuing Education/Career Development Question

   ziggysgal,RN posted a topic in Emergency

   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...

8. Therapeutic Oils in hospital

   ziggysgal,RN replied to Maeve1982's topic in General Nursing

   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...

9. 8th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

   ziggysgal,RN replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

   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

10. Job question

    ziggysgal,RN replied to Very tired student's topic in General Nursing

    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...

11. A little frustrated.. need to vent...

    ziggysgal,RN replied to ziggysgal,RN's topic in General Nursing

    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...

12. wow! the laziness!

    ziggysgal,RN replied to OhioCCRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    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...

13. wow! the laziness!

    ziggysgal,RN replied to OhioCCRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    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...

14. A little frustrated.. need to vent...

    ziggysgal,RN replied to ziggysgal,RN's topic in General Nursing

    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......

15. A little frustrated.. need to vent...

    ziggysgal,RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    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...