dirtyhippiegirl

dirtyhippiegirl BSN, RN

PDN; Burn; Phone triage

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  1. Will my scars from cutting be a problem?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to S.F Skylar's topic in General Nursing

    At some point as an ex-self harmer, you need to move on. There is certainly a difference between wearing your scars "like a badge of honor" (I don't see how this is done without being overt about it?)...

  2. EtG testing - seems impossible?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in Nurses Recovery

    ^My false positive was due to lamictal -- script was current with the program. It is a pretty well known false positive causing drug but was also the medication that saved my life. The nurse who...

  3. EtG testing - seems impossible?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Oh man. My thread! I ended up with a false positive for PCP of all things a couple of months ago. What a

  4. Will my scars from cutting be a problem?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to S.F Skylar's topic in General Nursing

    Oh! Life experience here! Both of my arms are covered in old self harm scars. I was a really severe cutter. The overlapping keloids look like healed burns from far away. Have not cut in over a decade....

  5. Brand new Tpapn Texas nurse needs advice

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to RNnursebetty's topic in Nurses Recovery

    The narcotic stip will include all the fun light to moderate sedation meds given by IR nurses. I hope someone gets back with you soon. You may have a manager who is willing to work with you...although...

  6. Working Off Narc Restriction

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to LPNSWEETHEART's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Might have been my post. I am in Kansas and we are allowed to volunteer off our narc restriction doing nursing work. I do not have personal experience doing this but you might try free clinics or...

  7. Brand new Tpapn Texas nurse needs advice

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to RNnursebetty's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Do you have stipulations? Does your current job meet those

  8. Is Benadryl ok?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to ethanw00's topic in Nurses Recovery

    ^the only problem OP might run in to is benadryl can cause false positives. I went through this with a false positive for PCP (!!) - the headache it caused was unreal and the follow-up GCT was...

  9. Anti-vax nurses? Are you serious?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to dinah77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Eh? Not always. The most obvious example would be the ol' maliciously yelling "fire" in a crowded space -- the safety of the group surpasses an individual's freedom of speech. We also put fluoride in...

  10. “Your privacy is important to us� so how did patients’ medical exams get on Youtube?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    I think you are misunderstanding me. Historically, HIPAA was thought needed essentially because insurance companies of all stripes were using non-pertinent patient medical history to deny coverage....

  11. “Your privacy is important to us� so how did patients’ medical exams get on Youtube?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    I think you might be missing some of the broader scope of why HIPAA was enacted -- which was essentially to protect patients against corporations accessing and then using medical information against...

  12. “Your privacy is important to us� so how did patients’ medical exams get on Youtube?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    I do think the migration of learning videos onto Youtube and/or other viewing forms that are easily available to the general public is an interesting topic in itself. Especially the older pre-Youtube...

  13. Leave VA or Stay

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to 26.2, BSN's topic in Government, Military

    You should stay until you have your baby or hold off for a while before trying to conceive, really. You run the risk of not being eligible for FMLA should you not accrue 12 months of employment at...

  14. Would you tell the BON about brief relapse?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to LilRedRN1973's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Even more unpopular opinion but I would omit/lie about this relapse, too. You are working a program and it sounds like you have outside folks involved who can act as sounding boards for your thoughts...

  15. Making the best of AA?

    dirtyhippiegirl posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    So I have been in AA for nearly a year now. Did two stints in an AA-based rehab. Spent nine very much needed weeks in an Oxford House. Got a sponsor. Worked the Steps. Did a little bit of volunteer...

  16. Time to give up?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to wiwhitedog's topic in Nursing Career

    How would you know if you are great in an acute care setting if you have never worked acute care??! You are not going to get an acute care job. You mentioned retraining in healthcare -- you are going...

  17. How can I get into Medical Coding as an RN with a Bachelor's Degree

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Nat706's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of coding is out sourced these

  18. Children's Mercy in Kansas City

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to piebird's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Is the 5% for KUMed really accurate? I have been on staff there for a few years...some floors are huge with only hiring PCTs but my old floor hired almost exclusively from an outside pool. I was going...

  19. So tired and hopeless

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to moving4wrd's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Most, if not all?, programs specifically state that you have to work at your licensing level to work off your stips/program. To just get a job...if it is allowable, which I dont think it is, you would...

  20. As an RN would you ever take a job as...

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to melme's topic in General Nursing

    So you will basically be working as a RN for LPN pay? /scratches

  21. Making the best of AA?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Belated thank you for the replies. Earthmama - I think you're on the page closest to my book, lol. I do make an active decision to get something out of every meeting I go to. Sometimes it is one of...

  22. Mistake Right After Orientation

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Deeya_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Why is your manager speaking to you about this? Seems like overkill for what should just be a quick teaching moment between

  23. Jobs, Recovery and the ADA

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to nursenil's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I think the stipulations most states place on a license qualify as undue hardship for the

  24. Do you miss face to face?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to LevitateMe's topic in Telephone Triage

    I do pre-operative assessment/telephone triage, and there are still plenty of people out there who are not doing their jobs or wanting to do their jobs or only doing a half-butt job at their job. My...

  25. Priorities Can Kill: When Passing the Buck Gets Dangerous

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Jacqueline.Damm's topic in General Nursing

    The poster was being snarky. Propofol comes in