dirtyhippiegirl

dirtyhippiegirl BSN, RN

PDN; Burn; Phone triage

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  1. Why do hospitals promote Flu shots so bad?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Life22feb's topic in General Nursing

    My husband wrote it, I cannot claim

  2. Why do hospitals promote Flu shots so bad?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Life22feb's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, wait, here is the proof! Imgur: The most awesome images on the Internet I don't know how to properly cite this. Could someone write it up in APA

  3. Why do hospitals promote Flu shots so bad?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Life22feb's topic in General Nursing

    I thought my use of "trillion" would make the sarcasm really, really, really obvious because trillion is an absurdly large number and critical reading/thinking should extend to everything that you...

  4. Why do hospitals promote Flu shots so bad?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Life22feb's topic in General Nursing

    Because the hospital actually gets one trillion dollars for every flu shot you give. Kickbacks and all

  5. Good grief...I came up Positive

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to SororAKS's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Positive alcohol could be from mishandling, more likely. Especially if it was sitting in the heat for a while before it was picked up to be processed. I was told our program tested for Etg. They...

  6. Drug test randomness???

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to catsmeow1972's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yeah I hate having to keep in mind testing sites when I travel (so stressful) and not being able to go overseas without a LOT of hassle. I feel like most of my life is just on hold until this passes...

  7. Drug test randomness???

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to catsmeow1972's topic in Nurses Recovery

    It's the same amount here when you pay both affinity and the testing place. We only get tested 16 (?) times a year although if you submit a dilute, you have to do hair or blood. Out of everything, I...

  8. Good grief...I came up Positive

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to SororAKS's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thinking about you. I hope everything works

  9. Just whining. Pretty bummed.

    dirtyhippiegirl posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    So my IUI in late September turned in a eight-week long odyssey of miscarriage-ectopic pregnancy craziness. We can't try again until March because of the methotrexate. When I entered the monitoring...

  10. Good grief...I came up Positive

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to SororAKS's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Noooo. Keeping my fingers crossed that it works out in your

  11. Describing patients by race/ethnicity

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    But race/ethnicity can be important in devising a plan of care/treatment protocols/diagnosis of certain illnesses....seems like admitting should just do it properly so the physician has accurate

  12. Letters of Explanation HELP!?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to mypuppysnores's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hopefully someone can send you a copy of something that they wrote. In general, I have found that it's a good idea to be straight forward and own up to what you did. Don't use euphemisms. You're an...

  13. Physician Substitute (Plasma Center RN) vs. Hospital RN

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to ALLRN73's topic in General Nursing

    Google is a glorious

  14. Old convictions, over 25 years ago

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to billfog's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    You should probably place an anonymous call to your state's BON. Four DUIs is a lot but the elapsed time might work in your favor. I would assume if you got a license, they'd probably want to monitor...

  15. Texas pretty strict

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Crosobien's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Anything that can be found on a background check is going to trigger further evaluation. Some states might be more lenient with a single, old charge but several charges, fairly recent charges, etc --...

  16. Identity Crisis

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to AntelopeTongue's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hey! I can really relate to the loss of identity in sobriety. I've posted bits about it in this forum, even. For me -- I sobered up and basically realized that when you took the booze away, there...

  17. Over saturated health careers

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Passingtime's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated at the tail end of the recession, nursing jobs were scarce. You had a hundred new grads competing for five or ten openings. Same area, now the big hospitals are advertising on TV and...

  18. New nursing student with Bipolar 1 and ADHD

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Niquolea26's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Have you ever been on Lamictal? I had to go off of it eventually because the cognitive effects had the potential to impair my nursing practice. It saved my life when I needed it,

  19. Unemployed and Monitoring Program

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Starprism888's topic in Nurses Recovery

    But the OP identifies as an addict. Fwiw I would never tell someone to self-report. However, if you end up in monitoring for a legit addiction issue, you've usually earned that spot by diverting...

  20. Unemployed and Monitoring Program

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Starprism888's topic in Nurses Recovery

    It is evidence based, although the most often cited study only ran for 8 years... Relapse rate drops to less then 15% after five years of continuous sobriety. An eight-year perspective on the...

  21. Contracts and the job hunt, oh my......

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to catsmeow1972's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I get nervous about the quarterly reports. It is considered a non-compliance if it's in more then a few days early and if it's late, it's considered a relapse and they will temporarily suspend your...

  22. With a criminal record should I even try to get into nursing school?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to missjackiep3's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I know some folks who have gone into substance abuse counseling -- if that is something you want to do, maybe try calling around to rehabs in the area and see if they have any jobs for someone who is...

  23. F-1 Visa Status Nurse PH'D no License

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Ca2Wa's topic in Nursing Career

    If he is not a full time student currently, he will be out of status on his F1. Also, an F1 holder doesn't have any pull for getting a sibling to the US. I think most F1 judgments are based on...

  24. F-1 Visa Status Nurse PH'D no License

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Ca2Wa's topic in Nursing Career

    Your boyfriend's story is kinda shady. Usually nursing PhD programs require that you be a licensed nurse beforehand. There are MSN programs that don't require that you be a nurse before but they...

  25. With a criminal record should I even try to get into nursing school?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to missjackiep3's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    You'll end up in a very strict monitoring program for years if they let you license. Not worth it in my opinion unless you want five years of no vacations, no moving states, scrutinizing every food...