hppygr8ful ASN, RN, EMT-I

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    exception from the board

    hppygr8ful replied to barbs23's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I get it and I agree with you. Your case is different due to the fact that you had a DUI with no evidence of addiction (poor judgement perhaps but not addiction). Even though I freely admit I was...
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    How to properly wash & disinfect scrubs??!

    hppygr8ful replied to seasons18's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    About a month ago a friend told me to presoak with two cups white vinegar and 1/2 cup baking soda the wash with regular laundry detergent. It seems to well.
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    Pain Medication addicts

    hppygr8ful replied to rgvnurse85's topic in Patient Medications

    You make some very good points and as a recovering alcoholic sober 15 years I have had many fears when I had to have several surgeries in 2012. During that time I had 18 inches of my colon removed for...
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    I'm glad I have never rx'd xanax

    hppygr8ful replied to gettingbsn2msn's topic in Advanced Practice

    Xanax Uses/indications: Anxiety Disorders. XANAX Tablets (alprazolam) are indicated for the management of anxiety disorder (a condition corresponding most closely to the APA Diagnostic and Statistical...
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    Sure, no problem

    hppygr8ful replied to OhioBPH's topic in School

    I read somewhere that the average person fast's, passes gas, breaks wind about 20 to 30 times in 24 hours - just send back an e-mail "EVERYBODY FARTS"
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    Best Skilled nursing facility to work at in Ventura County?

    hppygr8ful replied to Cieritaqt's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Are you on the OIG exclusion list? This may keep you from working in a nursing home or any facility that excepts funding from Medicare/Medical. As far as a good one goes Brookdale tends to runs a...
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    California Requires Gender Pronouns

    hppygr8ful replied to DaveICURN's topic in Nursing News

    I suggest that you go to your BON website and look at the kind of things they take licenses away for. Anyone can report anything to the BON but I highly doubt one would lose their licenses over...
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    California Requires Gender Pronouns

    hppygr8ful replied to DaveICURN's topic in Nursing News

    Politics aside though I don't really know how to discuss this issue without politics coming in somewhere - Those of us who live and work in the great state of California are quite used to have the...
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    Weight loss supplements

    hppygr8ful replied to stickybun's topic in Nurses Recovery

    There are a number of things you can take with your monitor's approval of course - It requires honest discourse with your dr though. I don't think I've used an antihistamine in years though Simply...
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    Will I have a social life in nursing school

    hppygr8ful replied to Aa1Bb2Cc3's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    No You will
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    I'm glad I have never rx'd xanax

    hppygr8ful replied to gettingbsn2msn's topic in Advanced Practice

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    Final Word from the BON

    hppygr8ful replied to PixieRN1's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I am so happy for you that you were able to avoid discipline. Monitoring is no fun and is a pain in the neck but you can and will get through it.
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    Hair style and color

    hppygr8ful replied to Kathomas1115's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    1st impressions count and while your hair color has nothing to do with your nursing abilities It may well give your prospective employer pause. I suggest that you either die back to it's natural color...
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    Head injuries

    hppygr8ful replied to OhioBPH's topic in School

    I'm not a school nurse but I am the mother of a high school athlete who competes in the two sports with the highest incidence for traumatic head injury. He plays football O-line and defensive tackle...
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    FB Recovery

    hppygr8ful replied to VARNhosp88's topic in Nurses Recovery

    If you are am to PM contact
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    Ethical issue regarding antipsychotic

    hppygr8ful replied to ksusn's topic in General Nursing

    Actually pseudo seizures are still treated with anticonvulsants and Olanzapine is contraindicated in the presence of any suspected seizure activity/disorder. A far better choice would have been the...
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    Likelihood of vinaigrette causing false positive?

    hppygr8ful replied to stickybun's topic in Nurses Recovery

    There was a time many years back when I honestly felt my only options was to subsist off saltines and bottled water. Then common sense set in. I was super careful and stayed away from a bunch of stuff...
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    Quitting nursing school?

    hppygr8ful replied to MSTLUV's topic in General Students

    [ATTACH=CONFIG]25020[/ATTACH][ No Great Thing happens overnight or without difficulty.
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    Quitting nursing school?

    hppygr8ful replied to MSTLUV's topic in General Students

    Here's a thought. What about giving yourself a breather from the RN program and maybe find a good trade school to learn how to be an OR tech. That would get you into the OR and you could see if you...
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    WV restore/reported to BON

    hppygr8ful replied to Faceless927's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Preaching to the choir - I truly believe I would still be drinking or dead today if not for my monitoring contract - It saved my life. I was angry and resentful for the first 2 years but 3, 4,5, was...
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    Paperless med-surg

    hppygr8ful replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    We went paperless this year and the facility no longer provides us with paper report sheet. It is the expectation that we will give report from the flow sheets and information on the computer. There's...
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    Good online NP school for a non nursing bachelors degree

    hppygr8ful replied to dressagedevon's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I think the answer is yes - you are expecting too much. I have an ADN and Bachelors Degree in English and 19th century European History. Every FNP program I have looked at requires a BSN because those...
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    Can I be discriminated against for political beliefs?

    hppygr8ful replied to helloego's topic in General Nursing

    I actually wholeheartedly agree with you _ It's just that so many people misbelieve that the 1st amendment gives them the right to speak their mind when ever and wherever. I learned a long time ago...
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    What a Day!

    hppygr8ful posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I arrived at work today to find my adult psych unit was being closed to adults and reopening to adolescents. I transferred 15 patients with all the attendant paperwork in 2 and a half hours then...
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    Can I be discriminated against for political beliefs?

    hppygr8ful replied to helloego's topic in General Nursing

    I was doing some research for a friend who was threatened with termination for voicing views with regard to a current political situation going on in the US right now. I was surprised to learn that...