dirtyhippiegirl

dirtyhippiegirl BSN, RN

PDN; Burn; Phone triage

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  1. Do you ever wish you were a doctor?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I do sometimes regret not at least trying for medical school, especially now that I am in a mental space that is significantly healthier than my teens/early to mid-20s. Ultimately I don't think I want...

  2. So is there really a nursing shortage?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to VegGal's topic in General Nursing

    Meh. I am in a large city in the midwest. There are definitely MANY more new grad jobs out there then when I graduated at the end of the recession. It's really not the 100 applications for one spot...

  3. I'M DONE, as in SUCCESSFULLY

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to SororAKS's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yay! Thank god. Good luck with all your future adventures

  4. Alternative to AA?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to safenurse10's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'm glad that worked for you but surely you can be empathetic enough to know that doesn't work for everyone. The guy who started the Atheist AA groups in my area has 35 years of recovery (if you want...

  5. Burn Nursing

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to traumaRUs's topic in Burn

    We also take pediatric and adult patients on the same

  6. Alternative to AA?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to safenurse10's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Journal of Global Buddhism This is a pretty good article on white privilege, American Buddhism, and ethnic Buddhists in America. Ethnic Buddhists and Asian Buddhists in general tend to practice...

  7. Can I refuse drug test? Will I be reported?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Tessseracts's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Please do not spread misinformation. You can be placed in a monitoring program for your mental illness (although it isn't as common as someone with an addiction) and if you do not comply, your license...

  8. Alternative to AA?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to safenurse10's topic in Nurses Recovery

    That works to a point but what happens after the first step? The vast majority of AAers are going to tell a newcomer to get a sponsor and work the steps or else they won't stay sober. I've seen open...

  9. Alternative to AA?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to safenurse10's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Uh... I am pretty sure the millions of non-white, non-upper middle class (ie poor brown) people who worship Buddha as a diety and Buddhism as a religion would like to have a word with

  10. Are There Jobs for Inexperienced RNs Besides Floor Nursing?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to jack1971's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I HAVE worked in those settings. With new grads, even. They do just fine as long as there is some support in place. A new grad shouldn't be the sole provider in some bush clinic in Australia. I work...

  11. The evolution of a Nurse

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to sassyrn333's topic in General Nursing

    I was a raging alcoholic, have been sober for over two years now. I go through my old posts and find myself wondering how drunk I was when I posted them, or how drunk I was during some situation I...

  12. Are There Jobs for Inexperienced RNs Besides Floor Nursing?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to jack1971's topic in First Year After Licensure

    But you're just making assumptions. If the OP had a string of jobs with the same complaint, sure. But I've known plenty of new grads who weren't a "good fit" but did fine in another setting. I'm sure...

  13. Alternative to AA?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to safenurse10's topic in Nurses Recovery

    That's disingenuous at best. The most succinct response (I'm on my phone ya'all) being that if Atheists and Agnostics were comfortable praying to doorknobs - which is advice that open non-believers...

  14. Are There Jobs for Inexperienced RNs Besides Floor Nursing?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to jack1971's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't think there is anything wrong with saying that your personality isn't a good fit for a certain area of nursing. I am pretty introverted. I could handle the multitasking part of floor nursing...

  15. Allow me to vent please

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    Kimberly Hiatt was a very experienced

  16. Are There Jobs for Inexperienced RNs Besides Floor Nursing?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to jack1971's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I also find clinic nursing to be less stressful then the floor/ICU I worked on before but I definitely do NOT get more one on one time with a patient, if you truly think that is something important...

  17. Alternative to AA?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to safenurse10's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I am not a fan of mandated AA but it's not really a fight I want to pick, either. They have Atheist/Agnostic AA meetings that reword the steps a bit. There is also a version of AA based off secular...

  18. KNAP oh lord!!

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Short LPN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Where are you at? Health Partnership Clinics are KNAP friendly, several of the SNFs in Overland Park/Olathe also hire KNAP nurses. KU hires KNAP and uses LPNs in their

  19. to hire an attorney or no? CA

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to ericninetwo's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I seriously doubt even a lawyer could save you from the probation extension. You pretty clearly broke the terms of your probation by drinking alcohol. I am kinda curious how much you were drinking to...

  20. Can I refuse drug test? Will I be reported?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Tessseracts's topic in Nurses Recovery

    There really isn't an answer for your questions. Have you been stealing meds? I don't think calling out a bunch *by itself* would make someone suspicious enough to drug test you. But that's...

  21. Can I refuse drug test? Will I be reported?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Tessseracts's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Irrational behavior due to mental illness in itself is a reportable "offense" and liable to get you placed under monitoring if it is

  22. Will misdemeanor possession charges stop me from becoming a nurse

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to Jhammer215's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Ehhh I wouldn't go into nursing, no. Even if you can find a school to work with you, you will most likely end up in the same sort of strict 5 year monitoring program that most of us are in. It...

  23. Good grief...I came up Positive

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to SororAKS's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'm so sorry. This is miserable. Hopefully the *******s don't "not have time" to talk about your case today, like last time. Would they take PEth results? Less sensitive, more specific

  24. New grad in L&D. Are these things normal?

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to ColdHandsWarmHeart's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Did we even read the same post? I swear that some people exist solely on this site just to be

  25. modification of probation after 1 year

    dirtyhippiegirl replied to ericninetwo's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yeah, there is absolutely no way that they will nix your UAs or let you drink for the reasons above. I think the changes to the stipulations refers mostly to work-related stuff like being able to pass...