dirtyhippiegirl

dirtyhippiegirl BSN, RN

PDN; Burn; Phone triage

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  1. Disciplined nurses work as an MA

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Brady29's topic in Nurses Recovery

    My state seems to consider MA work as "close enough" to RN work that they won't let you work in that capacity or as an EMT, etc. I have known a few peeps who tried to work in those capacities while...

  2. Patient brings own urine sample for preoperative pregnancy testing

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to DineenC's topic in General Nursing

    My brain automatically wanders to the patient who absolutely thinks that you're going to drug test them and they care more about getting out of THAT than whether they are going to receive sedation...

  3. Long Term Care Nursing is Lame

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to purplegal's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I sit at a computer all day and talk to patients over the phone doing PAT assessments and teaching. I also don't work weekends or holidays. Lame-o city but it's all relative. I've caught a couple of...

  4. Question for CA Probation/Intervention

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to InHisArms's topic in Nurses Recovery

    CA may refuse to license you at all. They are pretty

  5. Thinking about jumping ship, need perspective

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

    I'd go for the BSN and maybe try to get into something like case management, which sounds like it might scratch your helping itch without piling on the student debt. Counselors make crap money,...

  6. abnormal urine with IPN

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to gabby3's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Noooooooo. That sucks. I'm so

  7. Orders from hell...

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in General Nursing

    Former night nurse here. I can dig that

  8. Weight loss for nurses

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to tortillaRN17's topic in General Nursing

    Purely from a mathematical perspective, you're going to gain weight as long as you eat more calories than your body needs to maintain weight. Reducing stress, sleeping well, having a support system,...

  9. Weight loss for nurses

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to tortillaRN17's topic in General Nursing

    We demonize pre-packaged food but purely from a calorie perspective, home made is not always lower calorie (or even necessarily healthier depending on what you're making...) Baby steps. Most people...

  10. Weight loss for nurses

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to tortillaRN17's topic in General Nursing

    I've actually found it easier to count calories by eating pre-packaged food, especially in the beginning. Trying to count up the calories from a home cooked meal was baffling, especially because I...

  11. Nursing after alcohol?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Exigo's topic in Nurses Recovery

    The big consequence of lying - and this has happened, I've read it in BON reports - is that if you were to come to the BON's attention for something like a relapse and they also find out that you lied...

  12. Experience with positive ETG test, California BRN

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to gnurse2089's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Damn, you're organized and hella prepared. Mad props for that. I hope everything goes your way. And if the zombie apocalypse ever happens, I want you on my

  13. Observed Urine Screens

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to tarab333's topic in Nurses Recovery

    The place I test is family run and they have these two little dogs as well. Nothing like peeing in a bathroom crammed with you, the observer, and the dogs. I have an animal entourage at home, so it's...

  14. Currently working RN looking for steps to take without sinking career??

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Sallyjoe3737's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yeah, definitely don't report anything to your BON. I wouldn't use your EAP, either. You might find an IOP that runs a few hours a day, a few days a week which would work with your work schedule. Or a...

  15. Observed Urine Screens

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to tarab333's topic in Nurses Recovery

    All of them. You wanna see me pee? Lemme pull my pants down for you. I can pee in front of anyone

  16. Men With Eating Disorders are Underrecognized and Underserved

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Lane Therrell FNP's topic in General Nursing

    Something like 35% of men in the US are obese. I don't think it's too off based to think binge eating among men is that

  17. Should drug diverters be prosecuted?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    It's really state dependent -- each state that has a monitoring program (not all do) runs their program a bit differently. Some are fine with a valid rx. Others won't allow for any chronic use of...

  18. Should drug diverters be prosecuted?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Wait, what? So you don't actually believe in second chances because it's not like we take addicts out back and shoot them. What do you think is the alternative to being prosecuted and then having to...

  19. Men With Eating Disorders are Underrecognized and Underserved

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Lane Therrell FNP's topic in General Nursing

    My last EDU hospitalization was with a guy who had severe bulimia. Something that was talked about and I hadn't thought about before is that the portrayal of mens' figures by media/advertising is just...

  20. BoN report to police?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to RN1992pkwz's topic in Nurses Recovery

    It's difficult to say because every BON is different but I believe when folks get reported to the police, it's usually by their work place for theft of drugs. That wouldn't apply to your situation....

  21. Can I lose my license over this?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to wafiyyah's topic in General Nursing

    Many states offer a theoretically private, non-disciplinary pathway to addicts. Just because you can't find any public records doesn't mean that something didn't

  22. Affinity and KNAP

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Short LPN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    No. :/ If you Google the exact test, sometimes you can find the info through people speculating on other message boards lol. I've been in KNAP for a little over 2.5 years and have never had anything...

  23. Affinity and KNAP

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Short LPN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    KNAP doesn't routinely test for etg. If you get a dilute, they will do a peth test. I had also heard from my testing place that they might start doing random peth tests but that was several months ago...

  24. need job recomendations

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to kahiggins's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Dialysis might be an option. You might still be exposed to benzos and the occ narcotic in psych, as well as clinics that do

  25. MO BON & marijuana

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to js89923's topic in Nurses Recovery

    MO doesn't have an alternative to discipline program. Everything is