hppygr8ful ASN, RN, EMT-I

Psych, Addictions, SOL (Student of Life)

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    Pain Medication addicts

    hppygr8ful replied to rgvnurse85's topic in Patient Medications

    While I respect your personal experience I challenge the idea that all patients treated with opioids are at significant risk of becoming addicted to those medications. With the completion of the Human...
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    What is your Nursing Super Power?

    hppygr8ful replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    This is something I had not heard of. In California they are all 72 hour holds and shipped from the ED to a appropriate psych facility (my facility) as soon as a bed can be found. We don't do hearings...
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    IPN intake, about being honest

    hppygr8ful replied to Rileysmama's topic in Nurses Recovery

    There is definitely something to be said for "Rigorous honesty in all our affairs" it is the cornerstone of healthy recovery . It is unlikely this disclosure would change your contract except that...
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    What is your Nursing Super Power?

    hppygr8ful replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry what does L2K stand for?
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    What is your Nursing Super Power?

    hppygr8ful replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Right there with you Davey - I have this ability to talk down the most aggressive psychotic patient's. It's said at the facility where I work that I can talk birds out of trees.
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    Nursing Director removed my pts restraints

    hppygr8ful replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't read all the posts here but something is clearly missing. I can only speak for California here but in this state a patient cannot legally be kept in in states continuously. It's considered a...
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    Video RN screaming, dragged into police car d/t refused blood draw on unconscious patient!

    hppygr8ful replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh but she did know what was happening. I am not siding with the officer here but I was taught from an early age that when an officer says 'You're under arrest" you cooperate let the handcuffs go on...
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    Clients who prefer a specific gender

    hppygr8ful replied to jameshutch's topic in Men in Nursing

    In my job at the psych facility we have to do a body check on every patient who enters the facility. It's not invasive, by that I mean no cavity searches or anything like that but we do have to check...
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    Self Administration

    hppygr8ful replied to Marija1's topic in General Nursing

    In the assisted living that my mom was in there was a extra $500.00 charge to have the nursing staff administer her meds. Assisted living is expensive and some can't or wont pay extra for the service....
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    Old Dude or other Tx nurses...is it true?

    hppygr8ful replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    Stupidest thing I've ever heard! The CDC doesn't even consider head lice a public health threat or concern. What we should be doing is educating parents and legislators.
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    parents won't pick up sick kid!

    hppygr8ful replied to nursekoll's topic in School

    Tell them that if they refuse to pick up their sick child you will call department of children's service and report neglect. That's usually gets someone to come pretty quick.
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    Interview this week in Acute Adult Psychiatric Unit!

    hppygr8ful replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    Welcome to psych. The biggest pieces of advice I can give you is never engage in a power struggle with a patient - Once that happens you have already lost the battle. 2nd don't take anything a patient...
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    Who, at your job, knows about your monitoring status?

    hppygr8ful replied to TexasMel's topic in Nurses Recovery

    We have a number or nurses on probation/diversion working at our facility. My boss definitely believes in 2nd chances. It is left to the individual how, when and to whom they disclose this info. Even...
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    Recovery program 3 years in one state, 5 years in another

    hppygr8ful replied to TKsprivatenurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I just read somewhere that Alaska nurses are some of the highest paid nurses in the
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    KNAP is D.U.M.B

    hppygr8ful replied to Short LPN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I will not judge you but by your own admission you have relapsed. When I was in the program and had surgery I had to report to my monitoring board that I had been prescribed opiate medication with a...
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    It's not my job to pray with you.

    hppygr8ful replied to kickatthedark's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I can't cite them specifically right now but you can find the studies on Google Scholar. They refer to patients having better outcomes when the patients know they are being prayed for or with as...
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    If not nursing what other career would you have done?

    hppygr8ful replied to nurse2bnoob101's topic in General Nursing

    I always wanted to be a writer or a cowboy (or is that a cow person these
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    Why do We eat our young?

    hppygr8ful replied to nellie272003's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    True because the cafeteria is usually closed at that
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    New student with T1D- mom no-showing to our meetings

    hppygr8ful replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    My son's school has a system in place where teachers can text parents and even students without actually know their phone numbers. They type the message into a computer app and the message is sent....
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    ED RN with high blood pressure

    hppygr8ful replied to Nurse326's topic in Health, Stress Management

    My BP has been slowly creeping up over the past couple of years. Nothing crazy high mind you but high 140's over high 80's to low 90's. I eat a pretty heathy diet and I do exercise but I also work in...
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    Because it's true for Sickle Cell Patients Why

    hppygr8ful replied to NitaT's topic in Patient Medications

    I have never failed to understand how nurses who regularly care for a certain population of patients don't take any effort to learn about that condition. I know some nurses do make the effort but...
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    Nurses! Let's stand up and help the victims of Hurricane Harvey!

    hppygr8ful replied to guest042302019's topic in Disaster Preparation

    If there is a "Boots on the ground organization" I can donate to I would gladly do so but after the RED Cross debacles surrounding 911 and Katrina I will never give money to the Red Cross again. I'll...
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    Mandatory flu shots????

    hppygr8ful replied to 45whenimdone's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The Polio vaccine was created in 1935 and Bill Gates was born in 1955 - again he might be a whacky time traveling villain set out to sterilize third world nations. I you really believe this then I...
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    nurse opioid addiction and state licensure

    hppygr8ful replied to krolsma's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I don't know that they are required. That would depend on the individual state. Still you will have a very hard time staying employed with this admission especially if you addiction is active and not...
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    Mandatory flu shots????

    hppygr8ful replied to 45whenimdone's topic in Disaster Preparation

    :roflmao:Of course Bill Gates may just be a whacky time traveler who uses Quantum Physics to go back in time .