dirtyhippiegirl

dirtyhippiegirl BSN, RN

PDN; Burn; Phone triage

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  1. test results?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to harlant's topic in Nurses Recovery

    For me anyway -- click on the bar thingy in the upper left corner. Then go to compliance, then history, then in the drop down bar where it says check-in you should be able to select tests. I dont know...

  2. test results?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to harlant's topic in Nurses Recovery

    My program uses Affinity and they report results! It can be hard to find on the

  3. Taking notes during an interview

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to cbebes's topic in General Nursing

    We did a group interview for a NP who jotted down notes during the interview. The "whole package" was already very well put together. She was dressed nicely, had a well written resume on hand, and...

  4. Taking notes during an interview

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to cbebes's topic in General Nursing

    Just don't bring your Big Gulp cup, McDonald's breakfast, or your child. Do not wear a mumu, flipflops, or any t-shirts that have been heavily sequined or bedazzled. Bring a resume. (And don't lie...

  5. Florida DUI, Back-On-Track Diversion

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

    What have you admitted to the

  6. Found a positive to my program..

    dirtyhippiegirl posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    So my manager has been asking and asking me to join practice committee at the hospital. It involves quite a bit of work (which we do get paid for) outside of our normal 40-hour work week. I'd rather...

  7. Negative Nancy

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Big Blondie's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I don't know if I'd describe DBT as abstract, lol. One common complaint is that it can be too rigid and worksheet/workbook based. I mean. It was originally designed to help folks with borderline...

  8. Negative Nancy

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Big Blondie's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Are you familiar with DBT at all? Radical acceptance is a term that might get you somewhere. My husband tried to get me into the Buddhist-AA stuff (One Breath at a Time is probably the most well-known...

  9. Negative Nancy

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Big Blondie's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I think there is something emotionally freeing about allowing yourself to experience negative emotions from time to time. The constant call to "adjust your attitude!" flirts dangerously close to...

  10. I am a real nurse

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to annienurse86's topic in Psychiatric

    I spend all day on the phone at my nursing job. I don't even wear a stethoscope,

  11. New employer requires I bring my antidepressant Rx and get "cleared" from my MD

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to ORRN21's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I think Benadryl is a pretty common drug to be tested for in monitoring programs? Mine was up front that they tested for it so we had better not be on it. I think Labcorp sells a test specifically to...

  12. New employer requires I bring my antidepressant Rx and get "cleared" from my MD

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to ORRN21's topic in Health, Stress Management

    This was in reference to running a blood panel for wellbutrin not the standard drug panels done with a

  13. New employer requires I bring my antidepressant Rx and get "cleared" from my MD

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to ORRN21's topic in Health, Stress Management

    But certain aspects can be interpreted differently by different institutions. At least that is what my institution's last HIPAA module

  14. New employer requires I bring my antidepressant Rx and get "cleared" from my MD

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to ORRN21's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Dude, I am in my state's monitoring program for nurses and even they aren't that anal retentive. No company is going to routinely drop the sort of money those sorts of tests on every potential...

  15. Come join the DARK side...

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Maryraps20's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    As an alcoholic -- I actually preferred my therapists who did not have addictions issues (or were not open about them with me). They allowed me to experience *my* story with alcoholism and recovery on...

  16. Hair products

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Big Blondie's topic in Nurses Recovery

    What sucks is that I don't think there is much in the way of accurate information. There just haven't been many studies done on EtG testing. The 82-hour window is essentially based off a single study...

  17. Drug testing for Employment

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Lindamom's topic in General Nursing

    Interestingly, I looked it up and the Depakote restriction is contigent on the diagnosis. You can't get a CDL if you have a seizure

  18. Drug testing for Employment

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Lindamom's topic in General Nursing

    Darlin', you are on a nursing forum. Not a truck driving

  19. Getting alternative AA meetings approved by your program?

    dirtyhippiegirl posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    So, like most of us here, my monitoring program orders me to go to a set amount of AA or NA meetings a week. Celebrate Recovery is also on the approved list and al-Anon on a case-by-case basis. Has...

  20. Getting alternative AA meetings approved by your program?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in Nurses Recovery

    How would you provide proof of attending online meetings? Seems like an ethical issue to submit, say, copies of chat logs because you're divulging everyone's issues that way. I know people who just go...

  21. Administering Fentanyl

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to johndough's topic in General Nursing

    Gave boatloads of it to my burn patients, including floor patients. For floor patients, usually 25 mcg to 50 mcg q1-2 hrs for breakthough

  22. Diabetic Alert Dog at work in Hospital

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Brookieakorsie's topic in General Nursing

    When I was inpatient on a psych unit, one of the psychiatrists had a service dog. I also believe one of the interpeters at my hospital also has a service

  23. Board Ordered Mental Health/Substance Abuse Evaluation in KY

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

    Try to get an assessment at a place that is not affiliated with an IOP/partial/inpatient program. You might luck out and actually get an impartial

  24. 16 years ago, a doctor published a study, and it made us all sick

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to wtbcrna's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Meh. I think that's too simple of an answer and there have been recent studies showing that simply providing facts and education is very likely to trigger a confirmation bias in the anti-vax parent....

  25. 16 years ago, a doctor published a study, and it made us all sick

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to wtbcrna's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Perhaps they will develop a vaccine for