Yiggs

Yiggs

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  1. Keep this forum alive: Be an entrepreneur

    Yiggs replied to innovativemurse's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Are you practicing as a Coach yet, and how has it been so far? That's my goal, hope I get a response from someone...anyone practicing as a Life, Wellness or Health

  2. Keep this forum alive: Be an entrepreneur

    Yiggs replied to innovativemurse's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    How is your business doing. It is my goal to be a Wellness/Health Coach, but do you actually need liability insurance to do

  3. Need advice!

    Yiggs replied to ImASuckyCMA87's topic in General Nursing

    That is in very poor taste for your friend to do. Is she a Nurse or some other health care worker? A similar situation occured on my unit and the Head Nurse called a meeting and warned the staff that...

  4. Domestic Abuse

    Yiggs posted a topic in General Nursing

    If your colleague/friend comes to work bruised and and depressed most days, calls in often, and you suspect domestic abuse; how would you go about helping her and directing her to appropriate...

  5. Could use some advice or a listening ear...new RN, newly abusive husband

    Yiggs replied to seekinganonymity's topic in General Nursing

    So sorry about what you are going through; no one deserves to be treated this way. I volunteered and was also a spokes-person for a local Domestic Violence Center and your story is so common. Be...

  6. Domestic Abuse

    Yiggs replied to Yiggs's topic in General Nursing

    This is such a stimulating discussion; and the advice is so practical. I particularly like Cheyode? said about choosing the words we use wisely, and to avoid using the word "abuse" or any other word...

  7. Mobile Weight Loss Business

    Yiggs replied to VegasLPN's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I think the mobile weight loss is a good idea but I would not get involved in "selling" vitamins. I would probably give them a list and let them choose and get it themselves. I think there is a...

  8. Would You Marry or Date a Patient or An Ex-Patient of Yours

    Yiggs posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have known of a colleague who fell in love with a patient and eventually had a child with him. My question is, would you marry one of your "fabulous" or "charming" patients? I also know a Unit...

  9. new grad problems adjusting to big hospital- help!

    Yiggs replied to APatriganiRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congrats on your new position. While you might feel inadequete now, give yourself 'props' for the things you do know, and the proceedures that you are skilled at. Many times when we have difficulty...

  10. New grad needs advice from experience Psyc nurses

    Yiggs replied to Scooter5's topic in Psychiatric

    I work in Psych currently but I worked med/surg and trauma for several years prior to accepting a position in Psych. I would advise you to take the med/surg position over the psych position for two...

  11. New grad RN in psych, encountering difficulties...

    Yiggs replied to JentheHen's topic in Psychiatric

    It's unfortunate that this is happening to you, but to be honest ... welcome to the real world of nursing!! That is why they say nurses "eat their young." Some experienced nurses do want to frustrate...

  12. ODD Boys - Need Ideas Pls

    Yiggs replied to NCindasun21's topic in Psychiatric

    Do you have projects that they could work with their hands like making stuff out of molds that they could display, they could probably have a story writing or poetry writing competition, where the...

  13. how to lose weight as a busy new nurse

    Yiggs replied to sbostonRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yes it can be very hectic working in some places. I am not overweight but to keep my weight down I eat a boil egg and a slice or two of whole grain bread or cereal in the morning. I take pre-wrapped...

  14. Nurses and Burn out

    Yiggs replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    If you google new nurses+burnout or nurses+burnout+scholarly papers you should see some very interesting articles. Burnout is a topic of interest for me so I always try to read as much as I can on the...

  15. Finding Posts On Revisit To Site

    Yiggs posted a topic in General Nursing

    Is there an easy way to find a discussion topic I was reading a day or two before new posts were added. I find it difficult to follow discussions I am interested in when I log out and revisit the site...

  16. Medication Error HELP

    Yiggs replied to pomlover08's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry that this happened to you but thank God it was not something more critical, or that it never resulted in injury to the unaffected eye. While this is unfortunate and it undoubtedly is...

  17. What is your greatest fear in nursing.

    Yiggs posted a topic in General Nursing

    My hard working peers, my greatest fear in nursing is giving the wrong medication to a patient in error, resulting in the death of the patient. What is your greatest fear related to

  18. What is your greatest fear in nursing.

    Yiggs replied to Yiggs's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! no one knows the intense emotional pressure nurses are under, yet we seem so poised and calm on the surface. We are like ducks/swans - cruising elegantly but underneath the water our legs are...

  19. What's your nursing kryptonite?

    Yiggs replied to ktliz's topic in General Nursing

    Lol! I happen to be a Psychiatric Nurse so I found this amusing. Some psych patients are really creepy for

  20. kudos

    Yiggs posted a topic in General Nursing

    Quick question, how does one give kudos to someone for there post? I have read posts that definitly deserves it but don't know if we do, or if the moderators

  21. Are you an organ donor?

    Yiggs replied to LPNweezy's topic in General Nursing

    I am not an organ doner but I do believe in organ donation and it is not because of religious reasons and it is not because I am afraid of dying. My problem is, it seems I get frightened by the...

  22. kudos

    Yiggs replied to Yiggs's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks to all. I usually use my hospital computer and they tend to block out many of the icons that are not job related so I will check fo the icon on my lap

  23. What's your nursing kryptonite?

    Yiggs replied to ktliz's topic in General Nursing

    What creeps me out big time is magots in a wound; what amplifies my feelings of disgust is 'magots in a wound coupled with leech therapy." Hope I didn't gross anyone out or cause you to gag. I...

  24. Ethical dilemma

    Yiggs replied to SweettartRN's topic in General Nursing

    If she were my friend I would definitly tell her, and she was an aquaintance I would also tell her. Since you feel so much compassion for your friend, suggest some alternatives to her in terms of job...

  25. Electronic documentation has stolen the human touch from nursing.

    Yiggs replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    I guess you are sort of right ... if we were not charting on the computer we would be writing our assessment (same difference). I guess because some of us despise using the computer it actually seems...