hppygr8ful ASN, RN, EMT-I

Psych, Addictions, SOL (Student of Life)

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    Making 100k salary/ income as a nurse?

    hppygr8ful replied to workingot's topic in Nursing Career

    I work in acute psych and depending on how much overtime I choose to do I make around $80,000.00 a year. I could make more if I finished my BSN but I'm 54 and mine is the second income for our family....
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    Feeling Happy

    hppygr8ful posted a topic in General Nursing

    So yesterday my supervisor came to me and asked me if I would like a permanent Unit ( I have been floating since April). It doesn't come with more money but in terms of continuity of care for the...
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    Can nurses do more for patients coming from ECFs with stage III pressure ulcers?

    hppygr8ful replied to Axmann, RN, BSN, NREMT-B's topic in General Nursing

    Well I worked long term care and we frequently got patients from the acute setting with hospital acquired pressure ulcers. That's because Medicare one and ulcer develops so the are shipped out to LTC...
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    Positive drug screen

    hppygr8ful replied to Kleann85's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Ok here is the long and short of it - First the BON does not care about you or your license so get that through your head. Their only mandate is to protect the public from evil, bad impaired nurses....
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    Is it bad?

    hppygr8ful replied to ADN_Is_Complete's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Well there you go - If you like your job you have no choice but to comply. You could try a temporary Wash out color and non piercing nose clip when you go out.
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    CPS call?

    hppygr8ful replied to MrNurse(x2)'s topic in School

    In most US State if you are a mandated reporter you have both a duty and responsibility to report "Reasonably Suspected Abuse or Neglect of a minor child under your supervision or care." A simple call...
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    PCP refuses to release client's labs despite signed consent/release

    hppygr8ful replied to smartblnde's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand - My insurance has electronic medical records and I download my labs and take them to any Dr's that request them. Of Course I have Kaiser and all my doctors are with Kaiser so it...
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    Coping skills for anxiety?

    hppygr8ful replied to MA Nurse's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I don't do call center but I do psych in a small stand alone facility and sometimes especially when it's super busy when I just need to do something. I will stand at my desk and walk in place for a...
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    Night Shifters - Am I being too sensitive?

    hppygr8ful replied to val421's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked night shift we were basically required to lower our tone of voice and respect the sleep patterns of our patients. in one facility the overhead would play Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star and...
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    Anyone ever stop and restart monitoring program?

    hppygr8ful replied to ERTwinMom's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I don't know about other states but in California one just doesn't decide to stop and restart later. One has to apply to be released, give reason's why etc. When you leave a monitoring program your...
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    Is not answering the phone for work bad?

    hppygr8ful replied to CedarGirl10's topic in General Nursing

    I just keep mine turned off when I am not working or don't want to work - My supervisor told me one day that she had tried to call me the night before and couldn't get through I said "Oh that must be...
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    What do you do with your "Stomachache" kids?

    hppygr8ful replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I had a stomach ache every day in school in K - 1st - 2nd grade - one of the Nuns final figured out I was lactose intolerant. Problem solved :)
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    Ativan and getting punched in the face

    hppygr8ful replied to Happynurse2222's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah but a small dose of good old fashioned Haldol can work wonders.
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    It seems like everyone but nurses make more money

    hppygr8ful replied to rearviewmirror's topic in General Nursing

    Here in California some of the highest paid workers are those in the skilled trades and so-called "Dirty Jobs." Heck the trash collector starts at $55,000.00 and just goes up from there. It's my...
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    Positive ETG

    hppygr8ful replied to Wrighttashan's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I don't know about Kombucha. Is it fermented in any way? Often products that undergo fermentation can result in a positive ETG. Did you just recently start drinking this if so it may be the cause....
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    Eating Their Young

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

    In my 17 years of nursing I have never been bullied, But I don't have a passive personality. I find the whole NETY thing to be untrue in my experience. My daddy used to say that just because you got...
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    Forcing patients to attend groups?

    hppygr8ful replied to femaleRN's topic in Psychiatric

    We toyed with the idea of locking patients out of their rooms during group time even ran it by the Patients Right's Advocate. The general consensus was that it could be a violation of a patient's...
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    How to annoy irritating Drs.

    hppygr8ful replied to Avid reader's topic in Nursing Humor

    I see your point but don't find your examples as being humorous or convivial. I have an ability to pull a smile out of the most cranky physician while still being professional. Yes I joke with the...
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    Dressy, Comfortable Work Shoes

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

    Try L.L. Bean - The only problem is that it's an on-line store - But they are very gracious about returns. Women's Casual Shoes | Free Shipping at L.L.Bean
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    Legalized Marijuana/ Medical Marijuana

    hppygr8ful replied to RN2364's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I have never heard of a monitoring contract that allows for the use Benzos and opiates. The ones I am familiar with are complete abstinence. As for the marijuana question my guess is that it could...
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    Quick question about inpatient

    hppygr8ful replied to ksuheather's topic in Psychiatric

    Group therapy - 5 times a day Individual - as often as the patient's insurance allow for it and if the Dr. Orders it.
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    Drug test randomness???

    hppygr8ful replied to catsmeow1972's topic in Nurses Recovery

    As a long time veteran of the California Monitoring program and sober since 2002 (15 years clean and sober) I would like to point out that it is not the BON's job to advocate for the impaired nurse....
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    Can you cancel your license

    hppygr8ful replied to RescueNinja123's topic in General Nursing

    I am trying to figure out why anyone would want to do this? Why would one wish to make something they worked so hard for just disappear? The only scenario I can think of is that something occurred...
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    Undocumented Patients

    hppygr8ful replied to srercg6's topic in General Nursing

    Actually many undocumented worker's are using stolen SS numbers and are working on the books for legitimate employers. Many states have very strict laws with regard to hiring Illegal Aliens. So the...
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    Undocumented Patients

    hppygr8ful replied to srercg6's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have any idea of what a pay for service stay in a SNF/Rehab costs. It's about $10,000.00 a month. If a person has Medicare and needs rehab a patient can get 100 days of care. The first 20 days...