dirtyhippiegirl

dirtyhippiegirl BSN, RN

PDN; Burn; Phone triage

Member

  • Content

    1,571

  • Visitors

    32,257

  • Followers

    1

  • Likes

    100

All Content by dirtyhippiegirl

  1. Please stop making that sound !

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to WhiteStockings's topic in General Nursing

    But it isn't an annoyance. The reaction is closer to the over-the-top experiences that people with phobias have. I think you're caught up in thinking that there is judgment behind the reaction to the...

  2. Please stop making that sound !

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to WhiteStockings's topic in General Nursing

    I have the same problem as the OP. You know how nails on a chalkboard makes you wince and your toes instinctively curl? Almost like the sound hurts? That is what the sniffling and throat clearing does...

  3. Taking a year off work-will that hurt chance of getting a job later?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Recovering_RN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Well, getting a job while you're in a monitoring program can already be very difficult. Also, your contract may stipulate that you need X amount of time worked as a nurse before you're eligible to...

  4. Late on interview.

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to nursefromcali's topic in General Nursing

    I had an interview for my dream job. It was at an off-the-main-hospital site for a large hospital in my area. Left an hour early with the expectation that it would only take me about 15 minutes to get...

  5. Pt diverting pain meds, managers aware, nothing is done!

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Peppermint_RN's topic in General Nursing

    There is a market for used fentanyl patches. I'm sure there is a market for soiled pills. People routinely inject drugs made from cleaning products into their veins with needles that have been used...

  6. Questions about my probation

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Confusedandsad's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Unless IL has some non-standard program...than I would assume that you're in a lot of trouble somewhere. I'm surprised you haven't received a phone call or letter earlier stating that you're not in...

  7. Can I be an RN with a mental illness?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to BipolarMT's topic in Nursing Career

    If you do disclose to the state, you do run the (probably small) risk of ending up in the impaired nurses program -- so mandatory drug testing, and a stipulated license that makes getting a job in...

  8. Questions about my probation

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Confusedandsad's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You are usually expected to check in every day...are you doing

  9. What to expect during assessment for TPAPN

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Recovering_RN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    If you aren't eligible for EEP because of the diversion and you aren't eligible for TPAPN because you're "not an addict" -- than it seems like your last recourse is going to be a public hearing with a...

  10. From exuberant passion to fringing on defeat.

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Shaska's topic in General Nursing

    My old burn unit would have snapped up someone with woundcare

  11. What's the benefit of self reporting to tpapn?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to vampireslayer's topic in Nurses Recovery

    That is also how I read your story. :) I had one major screw up that was in no way my fault and a second that was almost a screw up that was also not my fault. I get that people make mistakes but...

  12. What's the benefit of self reporting to tpapn?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to vampireslayer's topic in Nurses Recovery

    ?? I don't think her (really frustrating, sad) story proves your point at all. She self-reported, did what she was told, and was still denied the "luxury" of confidentiality that self-reporting...

  13. False testimony

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Jere2911's topic in General Nursing

    Which nurse are you? Also, I would think abruptly discontinuing a seizure medication could definitely cause a

  14. Wondering if a psych stay would be considered a relapse?

    dirtyhippiegirl posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    This is a bit past now but there was a while a few months ago when my shrink and I were considering inpatient ECT as I was not responding well to meds. I definitely was not drinking but I am wondering...

  15. Need opinions

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to dekyrn's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yeah, they can compel you to re-do

  16. You are NOT allergic to...

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    I also find amusing the patients who list allergies/intolerances to several major psych meds (usually some combo of haldol/geodon/seroquel/lithium) but deny a psych history when I ask. Had one that...

  17. You are NOT allergic to...

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in General Nursing

    Some of the clinic staff have been entering stuff like pollen and mold in the allergy field. I always delete it and mark that the patient has seasonal allergies instead.

  18. Hiring Process with addiction issues NA

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Chocobo21's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yes, what your nurse said was accurate. Monitoring programs generally take a one-size-fits-all approach and the stipulations are pretty standardized. I would imagine that you're going to come away...

  19. Hiring Process with addiction issues NA

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Chocobo21's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I would just be up front. You are going to end up in a program so they will find out either way. The big name dialysis companies are generally universally regarded as monitoring program-friendly both...

  20. Nicotine-Urine

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to CardiacRNBrina's topic in General Nursing

    We tell people to abstain for two weeks. Also, home drug UA kits are often not as sensitive as the ones used by professionals/hospitals. I don't know if it is the same for home nicotine versus...

  21. Other departments trying to skip on work with RN's "blessing", aka lazy people wanting som

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to ixchel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I feel like this is my response to a lot of threads on

  22. Help for nurses with mental illnesses

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Prisnur04's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Second the idea of getting into a county mental health clinic that offers a sliding scale. Call around, emphasize that you are close to being in a crisis

  23. Getting alternative AA meetings approved by your program?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Nights is not an immediate restriction in my state's monitoring program! I'm in Kansas. SO maybe you could use that as a defense point for why you should be able to work nights. I brought up the...

  24. RN in Fl IPN

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to JanaBeeRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Good luck! Keeping my fingers

  25. Wondering if a psych stay would be considered a relapse?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I have an extensive psych history which I disclosed to my monitoring program and evaluator -- my state doesn't seem as strict as others in requiring psych f/u and my evaluator only made immediate...