hppygr8ful ASN, RN, EMT-I

Psych, Addictions, SOL (Student of Life)

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    Depressed self-referral to ED

    hppygr8ful replied to jana82's topic in General Nursing

    WOW and just WOW I am a psych nurse and find it very hard to imagine a patient with these presenting symptoms would be relieved of their clothing and left shackled in a locked room- talk about over...
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    Outside of Nursing..

    hppygr8ful replied to waiting4ivpush's topic in General Nursing

    What do I do when I'm not nursing? Let's see. My husband and I are currently refurbishing a cabin by a nice little lake. Not sure yet if we are going to sell it or keep we'll let property values be...
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    Hospitals discriminating against medical conditions..?

    hppygr8ful replied to CosmoRN77's topic in General Nursing

    Here's how it works - you go to a script quack , "I can't sleep at night" I am anxious all the time" or I have Chronic pain. You hand over somewhere between $100.00 and $200.00 and the Doctor writes a...
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    Being cross trained wthout a choice.

    hppygr8ful replied to sky1263's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This is America - so yes you have a choice unless your position is protected by a Union Contract and employer can ask you to do any thing that does not discriminate against race, creed, ethnicity or...
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    Hospitals discriminating against medical conditions..?

    hppygr8ful replied to CosmoRN77's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your kind words - The truth is I was highly depressed and in need of significant intervention that I might not have received had circumstances been different. It was a long time ago -...
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    Hospitals discriminating against medical conditions..?

    hppygr8ful replied to CosmoRN77's topic in General Nursing

    I agree it is a huge business but a physician's prescribing privilege is on the federal level and no physician can legally "Prescribe" marijuana in any state. They can make a recommendation which may...
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    Do others follow this practice?

    hppygr8ful replied to MrNurse(x2)'s topic in Men in Nursing

    I don't know- my own admittedly anecdotal experience of being a nurse in recovery is that addiction and impaired nursing practice is pretty equal opportunity. I would not exclude myself from counting...
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    Hospitals discriminating against medical conditions..?

    hppygr8ful replied to CosmoRN77's topic in General Nursing

    The bottom line is that the State Boards most case are overseen by the state dept of consumer affairs and their job is to maintain the safety of the public. They can yank your license for doing...
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    Louisiana rn:report or not to report

    hppygr8ful replied to Lilcrx's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Every State board is different in my own case which is vastly different than yours I self reported to beat my employer to the punch. Plus I knew I needed treatment and having the board say so too...
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    Hospitals discriminating against medical conditions..?

    hppygr8ful replied to CosmoRN77's topic in General Nursing

    I beg to differ - even in states where cannabis is legal it is still against federal land every State Nurse Practice act that I have read states that nurse's who engage in any criminal behavior (state...
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    A coworker made me so mad!

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

    In the scenario you described I think you are over reacting - In the ER where patient volume is often high there is not time to cajole adult patients into the care they need. Now a child would be...
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    Is it true all nurses get MRSA or C-DIFF?

    hppygr8ful replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    I found a really pretty picture of C.Diff under a microscope can you post pictures? I've never
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    Is it true all nurses get MRSA or C-DIFF?

    hppygr8ful replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    It s not true that all nurses get MRSA or C.Diff. The truth is these organisms as well as a host others ESBL, EColi, VRE to name just a few have escaped the clinical setting and are loose in the...
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    How do YOU handle these situations?

    hppygr8ful replied to SleeepyRN's topic in Rehabilitation

    Way back in the day when I was a new grad working L & D on noc I called a doctor to report a temp of 101.5 on a fresh C-section patient. The doctor said to me (over the phone) "Have you never...
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    Volunteering with encumbered license

    hppygr8ful replied to dekyrn's topic in Nurses Recovery

    It depends on the terms of your contract - You may not perform PT care until they say yes and you may not pass meds/narcs until they say yes. This is a situation where it's better to ask for...
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    Ethical dilemma

    hppygr8ful replied to hotflashion's topic in General Nursing

    IMHO you are not running out. The minute your paychecks fell behind is the minute you should have been looking for another
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    Recovery experience translatable to resume?

    hppygr8ful replied to zephyr9's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I beg to differ as I was hired as a addictions nurse at the same facility where I went through outpatient treatment and worked there for 6 years before deciding to leave on excellent terms with my...
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    Nursing license

    hppygr8ful replied to Nursing5000's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    PS I also went to Private religious schools my whole life but they are still required to file records with the State could it be under another version of your name or a misspelling. Look through old...
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    Nursing license

    hppygr8ful replied to Nursing5000's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Even if you went to high school 20 years ago - your school district will have records. You may have to paid to have them searched but you can get them. I recently got all my high school transcripts...
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    Recovery experience translatable to resume?

    hppygr8ful replied to zephyr9's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I think having personal experience in Recovery is a great asset for psych. On your resume I would put something to the effect that you have done crises counseling at homeless shelters and through 12...
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    Conflict with no Confrontation

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

    I might also add that if you have a personal cell phone you have no business being on it at work. Set the example by turning it off and locking it in your car or locker. Where I work you get a warning...
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    Many of my colleagues are raising their grandkids

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

    While I honestly would not hesitate to raise my grandchild I hope I don't have to as my son is 13 and I'm already 52. Still honestly whose fault is it if our children are not prepared for adult...
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    Drug seekers

    hppygr8ful replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

    I spent 6 years of my nursing career working with addicts and alcoholics so I what you are saying here. However it is not your place to decide if the patient has a substance abuse problem and take it...
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    Really, is this real?!?!

    hppygr8ful replied to FlossyRN's topic in General Nursing

    While I agree your current situation sounds awful I am still not sure if it's really as bad as you say or if it is more of a perception issue. It's clear you came from a metropolitan area and don't...
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    Malpractice insurance

    hppygr8ful replied to flowersnbutterflies's topic in General Students

    IMHO any nurse who does not carry their own Malpractice Insurance is not being very smart. Especially if you are at a point in life where you own a home or have any savings put away. One lawsuit (Even...