dirtyhippiegirl

dirtyhippiegirl BSN, RN

PDN; Burn; Phone triage

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  1. Ireland to USA Psych Nurses Any Irish nurses on here need advice urgent

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to rockinghorse's topic in International Nursing

    Oohh I stand corrected about Canada. In the US, you don't have to register as a "type" of specialty. A registered nurse is a registered nurse. You might want to make sure that whatever general degree...

  2. Ireland to USA Psych Nurses Any Irish nurses on here need advice urgent

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to rockinghorse's topic in International Nursing

    No you won't be able to work in the US or Canada as a psych nurse with that psych nurse degree. We are generalist trained over here. You won't be able to sit for boards without both clinical and...

  3. PA DUI, what to expect?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Whats next's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yeah, I think you have two issues here. The first is actually the non-compliance with the ARD. When I took diversion for a DUI (eight years ago and in a different state fwiw) -- ANY non-compliance...

  4. PA DUI, what to expect?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Whats next's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yeah like the poster above me I'm a bit uncertain of your timeline and where you are with your RN license (not in a monitoring program but also not being actively sanctioned by the board??) but you...

  5. PA DUI, what to expect?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Whats next's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Do you not have access to your contract at all? It should outline what happens with a first time

  6. inpatient rehab support

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to wifeseekinghelp's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I would just ask your husband. You'll get a dozen different answers here. I preferred having the time to decompress by myself but I am not a stranger to institutionalized settings (as a patient) so...

  7. RN's without APRN certifications working in capacity of NP

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to WLQRN's topic in General Nursing

    Are you sure they aren't working off a protocol that you just don't know

  8. Cutting

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to ruralSchoolRN's topic in School

    I went from superficial scratching to needing hundreds of stitches, surgery, blood transfusions -- probably within four years of the behavior starting. Early intervention, like early intervention for...

  9. PA RN denied Maryland license because of PHMP contact in PA

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to LouPagsBSN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Dunno whether it's legal but it's common practice. That or you have to start over in that state's monitoring program. Now you'll have to admit to two DUIs and a denial of licensure if you want to get...

  10. looking for narcotic free nursing job

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to ICURN80's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I do PAT. No meds at all! And we are hospital based so I didn't have to take a paycut to work clinic hours.

  11. How will I know when I am truly ready to practice again?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to nurse_kee77's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I think it's kinda like having a kid. There is never a time to be "really ready." Life sucks and throws you curve balls all the time. In sobriety, I have been diagnosed with crippling gastroparesis,...

  12. Accused of being impaired, fired, now told I can't practice

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to IsabellaRN2's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You are wrong. Kansas allows for anything as long as you have a valid script and a note from the MD stating they know what is

  13. Accused of being impaired, fired, now told I can't practice

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to IsabellaRN2's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Oh yay, this is where the folks who've never had the privilege of enduring a monitoring contract start

  14. Got my contract in the mail..bad timing

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to StillRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yeah you need to let them know

  15. Accused of being impaired, fired, now told I can't practice

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to IsabellaRN2's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Second that you should contact the board yourself, today, for the reasons mentioned above. You also need to clarify with KNAP what your stipulations are going to be if/when you sign the contract...

  16. Accused of being impaired, fired, now told I can't practice

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to IsabellaRN2's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I am in KNAP and am kind of surprised that they haven't told NC that you are under contract. Or made you tell them. The contract I signed two years ago mentions having to tell any out of state BON...

  17. How to Explain a Termination to Future Employers?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to RN_Erin's topic in General Nursing

    You got really lucky with this. Like, unbelievably lucky. Obviously, don't ever overshare like that again. Most narcotics are going to be out of your system in 3 to 5 days anyway. Just tell the next...

  18. Medication Error: I feel stupid

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Smilie0809RN's topic in General Nursing

    She probably takes a lot more than a muscle relaxant and 1 mg of dilala at home if she is going through WDs. That's like pissing in the wind. I bet she doesn't take her metoprolol like she she should...

  19. Nurses with self harm scars

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Em31200's topic in General Nursing

    I have old SI scars on my arms but mine are obviously old. You definitely need to cover up new scars. I was asked to cover my arms during my psych rotation in nursing school as well. I have had a...

  20. Your monitoring program allow whipits?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You can work ICU (and nights!) in Kansas.

  21. Nurses with Mental Illness

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I have a "normal life" on top of my mental illness and addict issues which gives me plenty to talk about in a work setting. I still eat at restaurants, go to the movies, watch TV shows, and...

  22. Your monitoring program allow whipits?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Probably because the worker demographic skews younger, the "work hard/play harder" mindset, and the fact that restaurants tend to be one of the very few workplaces that will hire people with a

  23. Your monitoring program allow whipits?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Nooooooo. Rates of addiction in healthcare are on par with the general public. The restaurant industry has much higher rates of addiction than the general

  24. Your monitoring program allow whipits?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nurses Recovery

    No but mine lets us smoke cinnamon to get high. /is it 1998 all over

  25. Horrible Treatment at Drug Testing

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Maria425's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Protip: the drug testing place isn't a jail or a psych ward. You can't physically hold someone against their will. It's illegal and understandably distressing to the completely alert and oriented...