hppygr8ful ASN, RN, EMT-I

Psych, Addictions, SOL (Student of Life)

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    What's the deal with asking about what individual tests are for.

    hppygr8ful replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I read a post on another forum where a participant had figured out a probability algorithm (apparently he was a mathematician as well as a nurse) to determine when he could drink and "get away with...
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    What's the deal with asking about what individual tests are for.

    hppygr8ful replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I know that these programs are so much more Draconian than when I did it ( 2003-2007). I was never called to do anything but urine tests the whole 5 years. A few of my friends did have to get hair...
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    I hate being a nurse

    hppygr8ful replied to Kmc12's topic in Health, Stress Management

    This may have been suggested already but here goes. What are you doing for self care? What you describe is pretty normal for a brand new nurse and things do get better with time as your learning curve...
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    How to chart missed meds

    hppygr8ful replied to Ng33's topic in Patient Medications

    Having worked in the LTC environment I can tell you time management is the key. Are you using an electronic EMR? Many of them have settings to prioritize your med-pass. For instance I would com on at...
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    Nursys record is forever?

    hppygr8ful replied to TexasNurse1097's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Nursys get's their information directly from state BONs so I think you should start by contacting your BON to see if the discipline is still on your license or when it will fall off if ever. There is...
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    Multiple job interviews advice

    hppygr8ful replied to SunflowerCat12's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I will give you the tips that I have learned from experience. 1. Dress professionally: That means a suit and tie for men and a pant suit or skirt and blouse for women. Ladies if you are wearing a...
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    New(ish) grad pay/negotiation?

    hppygr8ful replied to Aliens05's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It largely depends on your geographic location. Check a site like salary.com and see what new grads are getting in the Hospital $25 to $30 dollars per hour is about what a brand new grad starts at in...
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    Unsure if this is right for me...

    hppygr8ful replied to hannahkathy123's topic in Nursing Career

    People are not necessarily mean when they ask you to use paragraphs. It's just that a long post is difficult to read when it has no breaks. Many will pass it by. So in the future just break it up a...
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    Curiosity

    hppygr8ful replied to TexNurse777's topic in Nurses Recovery

    The theory behind a positive from Alcohol based sanitizer is not based on skin absorption. It is based on a study Done by Dr. Skipper MD (if you haven't heard of him you should look him up) that...
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    Curiosity

    hppygr8ful replied to TexNurse777's topic in Nurses Recovery

    We members of the management team did sit around scratching our heads a bit trying to figure out what non-human species the urine came from. It reminds me of a time when someone told me about a cheese...
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    Is this a fair holiday schedule

    hppygr8ful replied to sweet sunshine's topic in General Nursing

    Here's a funny thing. At the facility where I work we cannot request holidays off. We work the holiday if it falls on our regularly scheduled workday. What this means is we get the day off roughly...
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    Demand for entry level psych NP versus psych nurses

    hppygr8ful replied to redbullz9's topic in Psychiatric

    In California a certified food handler has taken a course usually on-line which covers food safety and hygiene practices. I got one a few years back so I could cook hot dogs for my son's Boy Scout...
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    Question for pagan nurses about nature and storytelling as healing therapy

    hppygr8ful replied to vetpharmtech's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I have followed your posts with interest because you say that Christianity is a religion is that seeks to dominate and control others. I am sorry you see it that way. It appears that you personal...
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    Would you File a Complaint?

    hppygr8ful replied to everchangingRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    In California and I am sure in other states BON's have moral turpitude clauses included in the Nurse Practice act. This topic has come up before and I did some research as to what legally constitutes...
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    Climate Change Nursing?

    hppygr8ful replied to algorhyme's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Someone deleted my answer to you. I want to thank you for educating me and replying to my enquiry in a courteous way
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    Allegation of Neglect

    hppygr8ful replied to jaortiz20's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm not positive but I believe that we are talking about sublingual morphine. which is measured out in tiny amounts. Still every one I have ever seen comes with a dosing syringe.
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    Question for pagan nurses about nature and storytelling as healing therapy

    hppygr8ful replied to vetpharmtech's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Well of course there are always exceptions and I worked Acute, LTC and psych. Still our admin in LTC did not allow the patient outside without a family member or staff due to fall/injury risk. So with...
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    First clinical nightmare

    hppygr8ful replied to Flylik3abr1's topic in General Students

    Well you are only five weeks in so I will reserve judgement for now because you haven't really had time to learn a lot. Still your school seems to be lacking in teaching the basics of patient care. I...
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    Question for pagan nurses about nature and storytelling as healing therapy

    hppygr8ful replied to vetpharmtech's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    What RNNPICU said is she encourages families to go outside, It is often impractical and unsafe for patients to go outside the controlled environment.
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    New Nurse - Any recap on comfortable shoes??

    hppygr8ful replied to Newnursejm's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    New balance tends to be wider than Nike. But I do love my Nike RN's.
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    Privacy: Disclosing Meds on Drug Screen

    hppygr8ful replied to belleoftheblvd's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I think the risk of not disclosing would appear to your prospective employer like you are trying to hide something. If you can safely go without for three to four days do so but I would also disclose...
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    Need Support and Advice

    hppygr8ful replied to Invisible2u's topic in General Nursing

    I personally got so burned out in the dawn of my career that I actually tried to kill myself and almost succeeded. I received great support not only from my fellow nurses at the time but from...
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    Nurses Eat Their Young

    hppygr8ful replied to Dairian's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have never been bullied either in nursing school or 15 years of nursing. I am not the sort of person who allows myself to be bullied. I confront bad behavior immediately and personally with the bad...
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    Opposite Sex Coworker Social Boundaries

    hppygr8ful replied to cyc0sys's topic in General Nursing

    The only thing I can think of here is that your wife might not appreciate having a group of women in her home who likely have at times spent more time with you than she has. Factor in that she has...
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    Climate Change Nursing?

    hppygr8ful replied to algorhyme's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    PS I'm not trying to start a fight here. It's just the only real correlation with nursing I can think of would be Psych related and patients worried about apocalyptic scenarios. I would appreciate...