hppygr8ful ASN, RN, EMT-I

Psych, Addictions, SOL (Student of Life)

allnurses Guide

All Content by hppygr8ful

  1. hppygr8ful

    starting psych nurse career in NYC

    hppygr8ful replied to TG2017's topic in Psychiatric

    Since adolescent psych is your interest you will have to learn how to talk to parents who are quite often the cause of their children's problems. The Psychiatrists everywhere I have worked expect the...
  2. hppygr8ful

    starting psych nurse career in NYC

    hppygr8ful replied to TG2017's topic in Psychiatric

    I don't know anything about NYC as I am on the opposite coast but I have been a psych nurse for the better part of my career. I personally love the specialty. There have been times when I left the...
  3. hppygr8ful

    South Florida Shuffle

    hppygr8ful replied to HappyRN2019's topic in Addictions

    If you knowing participate in fraud - by action or omission of action you can be arrested, tried an convicted of fraud which is a crime of moral turpitude. Such crimes can cause you to lose your...
  4. hppygr8ful

    Why do you visit allnurses.com?

    hppygr8ful replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I mostly come for Davey's jokes and cartoons and the occasion spirited
  5. hppygr8ful

    Donate medical supplies?

    hppygr8ful replied to Floor_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    When I finished my negative pressure wound treatments I had two boxes of collection cannisters and 25 dressings left over. I tried to return the sealed unused items to my provider and they told me...
  6. hppygr8ful

    DNR? details please

    hppygr8ful replied to SDANG's topic in General Nursing

    Most facilities in California use a POLST form - which specifically designates what the person does or does not want done. It makes things pretty clear for caregivers...
  7. hppygr8ful

    Do I have to disclose mental illness

    hppygr8ful replied to NurseChaiPls's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes schools want to know these things because they are looking for potential barriers to licensure. In California the application for licensure specifically asks if you have been treated for a...
  8. hppygr8ful

    Nurse Bullying

    hppygr8ful replied to amanda.sheerene's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    That's called gossip - not
  9. hppygr8ful

    Is it possible for me to be a good nurse?

    hppygr8ful replied to Mimium's topic in General Nursing

    My daddy used to say "You wouldn't care so much about what other people thought of you if you realized how rarely they
  10. hppygr8ful

    Why is the general feel to this board that the Board of Nursing is 'out to get' us

    hppygr8ful replied to RecoveryNurse2015's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I see two different things at work here. If you believe the 12 step mantra then you know that resentment and anger are the hallmarks of addiction. Someone once told me that addicts and alcoholics...
  11. hppygr8ful

    Just a vent... medical vs psych

    hppygr8ful replied to Mandychelle79's topic in Psychiatric

    just a note of clarification dementia is not a psych diagnosis it's medical one and it does a disservice to the patient to send them to psych unit where they could be seriously injured. Our facility...
  12. hppygr8ful

    Black scrubs—help!

    hppygr8ful replied to T-Bird78's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I wear black scrubs all the time and don't have these problems. I don't have dandruff so that is not a problem for me - but if you a have persistent dandruff a consult with a dermatologist might be in...
  13. hppygr8ful

    What's the Most Common Reason for a Patient to be Readmitted on a Psych Floor?

    hppygr8ful replied to AlwaysAnxious's topic in Psychiatric

    First and foremost relax and breath. Being a new nurse is tough. Being a new Psych Nurse is tougher! As with any brand new nurse it's going to take a solid year before you really feel like you know...
  14. hppygr8ful

    Nurses being reported on their spare time?

    hppygr8ful replied to balld899's topic in Nurses Recovery

    If you don't want to lose what you worked hard for don't binge drink - That's a no brainer. Not saying you are an alcoholic but normal people don't do that even on their spare time. Oh well maybe you...
  15. hppygr8ful

    Is this hurting my resume?

    hppygr8ful replied to nursex23's topic in General Nursing

    Please take a moment to go to your state's BON website and look up the public discipline section. This will give you a good Idea of the things nurses actually lose their license over. Does your state...
  16. hppygr8ful

    Any way you could stay over and work a few hours

    hppygr8ful replied to guest974915's topic in General Nursing

    My phone goes on do not disturb from work calls the minute I hit the parking lot. If they call me at work I have the minor in school so can't come in early. I occasionally work late but I do it like a...
  17. hppygr8ful

    Military Nursing

    hppygr8ful posted a topic in Government, Military

    So for those who have been around for a while may know I have a son that I love dearly. He will be 17 in 6 days and has told me and his father that he intends to enlist in the ARMY and get trained as...
  18. hppygr8ful

    What's the Most Common Reason for a Patient to be Readmitted on a Psych Floor?

    hppygr8ful replied to AlwaysAnxious's topic in Psychiatric

    Where in heaven's name do people get a couple of weeks in the psych hospital. We have to fight the insurance companies to get 5 days! Our teen cencus goes up in the summer and down around the...
  19. hppygr8ful

    What's the Most Common Reason for a Patient to be Readmitted on a Psych Floor?

    hppygr8ful replied to AlwaysAnxious's topic in Psychiatric

    deleted
  20. hppygr8ful

    "ASKholes"

    hppygr8ful replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Nursing Humor

    We used a newspaper - or if we got really lucky there would be a phone book in
  21. hppygr8ful

    "ASKholes"

    hppygr8ful replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Nursing Humor

    ?? I do so love it when one of my threads takes off running like a wild pony! You just never know which way it's going to turn. Not offended in anyway and love the responses. Carry on!
  22. hppygr8ful

    New Psych Nurse Advice

    hppygr8ful replied to marsbar37's topic in Psychiatric

    Are you working long term or short term. I work in a short term stabilization hospital and it helps me to know that the patient will be gone in 5 to 7 days. What has been the biggest thing for me is...
  23. hppygr8ful

    What's the Most Common Reason for a Patient to be Readmitted on a Psych Floor?

    hppygr8ful replied to AlwaysAnxious's topic in Psychiatric

    Non compliance with medications and follow-up
  24. hppygr8ful

    Has internet fueled anti-vaccine movement?

    hppygr8ful replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I have a Face Book friend - on all accounts I have thought of her as a reasonably intelligent person - but she has a son with autism. Recently she has become a steadfast anti-vaxxer. I can't even talk...
  25. hppygr8ful

    Why is it "legal" for patient to decline male nurses?

    hppygr8ful replied to carti's topic in General Students

    With all due respect I'm with Davey on this. It's not about you it's about the patient. The only part of this that is about you is the part where you are giving competent culturally sensitive care. Do...