hppygr8ful ASN, RN, EMT-I

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    How to approach this situation from management standpoint?

    hppygr8ful replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I like this answer but I would ask why this dressing change is q shift? That's not even consistent with care standards which are usually every other day unless exudate is unmanageable the a new...
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    Worried sick that I may have caught MRSA?

    hppygr8ful replied to 8Lovenursing8's topic in General Nursing

    They don't swab because they don't want to know.
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    Worried sick that I may have caught MRSA?

    hppygr8ful replied to 8Lovenursing8's topic in General Nursing

    Well ever sense MRSA went wild it's estimated that about 10% if the population is colonized. I'll cite my source later but proper hand hygiene is the
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    Does the exhaustion go away?

    hppygr8ful replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would think about renting a room or moving closer to work that way you cut your commute time. I'm not really one to talk as I can walk to my job.
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    What to do when a patient doesn't listen?

    hppygr8ful replied to cc290133's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Aside from the very good advice you have been given here when all else fails document your teaching and your patient's verbalized response and move on, You cannot save the world so you shouldn't drive...
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    Nurses help me

    hppygr8ful replied to milo65's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Nursing Boards are notoriously slow and can take up to two years - my advice get a job and save as much money as you can. You will need those dollars when and if you are assigned to a monitoring...
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    So TIRED OF IT

    hppygr8ful replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    And I have learned in psych that unless the patient is actually psychotic all negative behavior from a patient goes back to the actions of the care team and de-escalation when properly applied in a...
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    So TIRED OF IT

    hppygr8ful replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    If patient's aren't clients what are they? By definition a client is a consumer who utilizes the services of a professional or other entity educated and trained to perform a professional or specific...
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    Hot Cheetos are a public health menace

    hppygr8ful replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    This I do agree with. Last saterday I was in the ER for 16 hours. After I was taken back from the waiting room. Once it became clear that I wasn't going to die and wouldn't be leaving anytime soon I...
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    Does CBD oil show up in drug tests?

    hppygr8ful replied to markko's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I wouldn't chance it either - You are required to let your monitoring board Know every medication you take or use including OTC. They would have to approve your use of CBD. Even if you didn't test...
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    Well, there goes our bonus!

    hppygr8ful replied to T-Bird78's topic in General Nursing

    What's a bonus?
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    So TIRED OF IT

    hppygr8ful replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    I've been dealing with my own health issues the past month so have delayed responding to the thread, but I have thought about it several times and really wanted to respond not only as a nurse but as a...
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    What You Need To Know About Older Nurses: Myths and Realities

    hppygr8ful replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    The whole technology thing is really a myth. I am an older nurse (56) but when Our facility went paperless a year ago I was one of the first to fully comprehend the changeover and became a master...
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    Do you ever get concerned about certain users on here?

    hppygr8ful replied to Bakingismylife's topic in General Nursing

    Well no one has every accused me of being normal. In my family we have always said why be normal? Normal is safe, predictable and boring and who want's to be all that.
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    Red flag or not?

    hppygr8ful replied to marsbar37's topic in Psychiatric

    My first psych job I was offered a position on the spot - I still work there 17 years later. I have seen many nurse come and go. But getting a same day offer in psych does not seem unusual.
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    nurse support group/ recovery group in san jose california

    hppygr8ful replied to Ronald RN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Here is link to the list provided by the CA BRN for approved nurse support groups. https://www.rn.ca.gov/pdfs/intervention/nsglist.pdf
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    Misuse of the ER

    hppygr8ful replied to ShortFuse's topic in General Nursing

    Why self pay at $10to 15 K a month when you have Medicare you have worked hard for and paid into. You cannot get skilled care approved by Medicare unless you have a qualifying 3 day hospital stay so...
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    Hot Cheetos are a public health menace

    hppygr8ful replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I think about a year ago I posted something but it was about Takis. My pediatrician told me that kids and adolescents who ate a lot of these flaming hot products were developing fatty liver. My son is...
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    Misuse of the ER

    hppygr8ful replied to ShortFuse's topic in General Nursing

    When I called my insurance to tell them I needed to see wound care they told me straight up the fastest way to get an appointment was to go to the ER. You should have seen the faces on the nurses and...
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    Misuse of the ER

    hppygr8ful replied to ShortFuse's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I would not really mind if an elderly person on a fixed income wanted to come to the ER which was covered vs a clinic which was not. I was recently in the ER for for a pretty serious problem...
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    Frequent dressing change and use of tape

    hppygr8ful replied to Milkchoco's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I am actually dealing with a dehisced abdominal wound of my own and the wound Dr. told me to change dressing every other day unless there is a lot of exudate then daily but not more often. I am doing...
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    I'm extremely slow at passing medications

    hppygr8ful replied to Lemon Bars's topic in First Year After Licensure

    As others here have stated you will get better, faster with practice and experience. If you are using an EMR see if it has a function to prioritize your med pass. Point Click care does - so that it...
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    Help please ! Nursing Advocacy

    hppygr8ful replied to CDWARD13's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    In all honesty your question as posted appears to be homework, and while we are always will to help we get tired of people not doing their own work. If you had posted the question with some of your...
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    ETOH based hand sanitizer

    hppygr8ful replied to RN2364's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I never used it while I was in the program and rarely use it at all. I find plain old handwashing to do the job just fine. My worksite monitor and the time told the infection control nurse that I was...
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    2018 Lice

    hppygr8ful replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    The CDC has demonstrated through evidence based practice that human lice do not jump from head to head. That they do not carry or spread disease and they do not constitute a public health risk.