dirtyhippiegirl

dirtyhippiegirl BSN, RN

PDN; Burn; Phone triage

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  1. Help! Etg/Ets in soy sauce in another sauce packet

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to M2185's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I wouldn't worry. You can't, really, or you'll never survive the next few years. It was just a component of the sauce so probably there was actually very little soy sauce in the

  2. It is a broken system - rant

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to nutella's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the post! When I worked on burn, we'd call in the palliative team to discuss treatment management whenever we had an older patient with numerous co-morbidities who would probably survive...

  3. Manager reporting confidential info to state board

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to geoda's topic in General Nursing

    I've run into other nurses who were not outright fired from their jobs when they were placed under monitoring but their employers effectively forced them out by impossibly dragging out the process of...

  4. school while being monitored

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to stickybun's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Many states run monitoring programs that are independent of the BON. The BON is only alerted if you can't complete the monitoring program due to relapse or non-compliance. In some states, the BON may...

  5. Transferring license after graduating??

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to RickG85's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I think you're focusing on the wrong thing. You're going to have to own up to having a drug/etoh problem because most states explicitly ask about whether you have ever had a drug or etoh problem on...

  6. Transferring license after graduating??

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to RickG85's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I know exactly what you're going through. I'm

  7. Transferring license after graduating??

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to RickG85's topic in Nurses Recovery

    It is a confidential program. However, you are going to have to mark "yes" on the drug/alcohol question for the TX license endorsement unless you 1) outright lie or 2) are five years out from...

  8. Transferring license after graduating??

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to RickG85's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Texas Board of Nursing - Endorsement Looks like it does ask. You could probably lie but that could come back to bite you if the BON finds

  9. Transferring license after graduating??

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to RickG85's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Even if the monitoring program is totally confidential -- most states ask about drug or etoh abuse although some qualify within X amount of years. Any criminal record will obviously pop on a...

  10. BON investigation process... CONFUSED

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Nurse08grad's topic in Nurses Recovery

    No, I think it's a good idea to keep working like you are now. Because 1) all we are really doing is speculating and 2) if the board decides to move against you, there will probably be a time where...

  11. BON investigation process... CONFUSED

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Nurse08grad's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hopefully nothing will come of the diversion speculation since the evidence seems flimsya and you have documentation of your mental health struggles at the time however the BON may still come to the...

  12. Wearing secular head coverings?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Oregon, My Oregon's topic in General Nursing

    We got dinged by Joint Commission for people doing exactly this. Headgear has to be removed before you exit the surgical/procedural/processing

  13. Gonna be a long week.

    dirtyhippiegirl posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    In order to be released from monitoring in my state, the monitoring board has to meet and vote to approve your release. They are voting on Friday and if I get the okay, I will be released 6/3. I am...

  14. Gonna be a long week.

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Well considering they cancelled the meeting and "might" meet next week... :\ Just. Ugh. Yeah, the program is 3 years

  15. Choice, Pathology, and the Disease Model of Addiction

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Issaiah1332's topic in Addictions

    I kinda like calling it a disorder which is how most mental health conditions and "behavioral addictions" are termed. Disease implies we already understand the pathology behind addiction which we...

  16. early termination of probation in california

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to ericninetwo's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Did you use the search function? I swear we had someone post within the last six months who got early termination. Although considering your problems in the program, I wouldn't place bets on getting...

  17. Too Many Nurse Practitioners?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder if there will eventually be statistics to back up my anecdotal experience that more and more NPs are avoiding primary care for the same reasons physicians do. There's just too much pressure...

  18. Too Many Nurse Practitioners?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    lol. Those are huge assumptions given the current state of NP schooling and

  19. New to IPN??? What is it?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Tuts00RN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I think the OP tested positive for something beyond what was given during the procedure. Edit - I was right and we posted at the same time. That sucks,

  20. Allergy medications

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Twoyearnurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Phenylephrine is in Sudafed. Allegra and Zyrtec come in very obvious -D combinations that contain pseudoephedrine which is also obviously a no-go. I hate this program

  21. Allergy medications

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Twoyearnurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Allegra and Zyrtec. No -D stuff, no benadryl, none of the night time stuff with etoh in it. The vast majority of nasal sprays and vapor rubs can also cause false

  22. Going for IPN evaluation to see if I can keep my nursing license. Please help!

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to SMITHYSON90's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I feel like this gets overused. The poster didn't reveal anything that isn't known by the BON, IPN, or the judicial

  23. An Eclectic Recovery Thread

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Davey Do's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yeah, I am a pretty rigid Atheist with no higher power or particularly spiritual side. I like yoga, hiking, exercise (running and weight lifting) in general is therapeutic for me. Sometimes I need...

  24. An Eclectic Recovery Thread

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Davey Do's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I've really gotten into yoga which is stereotypical (lemme grab my starbucks latte and head over in my subaru) but I find it super relaxing in a way that quiet meditation/prayer blah blah has never...

  25. Any nurses with mental illness?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to CaliSarah's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    So I did my nursing clinicals on the adolescent unit that I had like ten hospitalizations on. One of the nurses actually remembered me and was like "oh wow, glad to see you've made it. We all thought...