hppygr8ful ASN, RN, EMT-I

Psych, Addictions, SOL (Student of Life)

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    CNA's not doing vitals & slow to answer lights?

    hppygr8ful replied to garnetgirl29's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I guess I'm lucky because the CNAs I work with are for the most part really good at what they do and we make a good team. When I first went to work there I was looked at like a space alien because I...
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    CNA's not doing vitals & slow to answer lights?

    hppygr8ful replied to garnetgirl29's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work in LTC and have a heavy med pass sometimes upwards of 20 patients - We generally have 2 CNA's if our census is above 20. We might get a third if above 30 but no guarantee. With the exception of...
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    Caregiver sibling abusive to bed-ridden grandfather

    hppygr8ful replied to millmick30's topic in General Nursing

    Well said and here here. It a best case scenario all our loved ones would be well cared for at home by loving sons and daughters- but this is not always the case nor should it be. Some people are...
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    Attorney contacted me about lawsuit

    hppygr8ful replied to forgop's topic in General Nursing

    Example: Did you take care of patient X? Yes (no elaboration) No (no elaboration) or I don't recall. Never explain or elaborate on your...
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    Attorney contacted me about lawsuit

    hppygr8ful replied to forgop's topic in General Nursing

    There's only three ways a prudent person answers questions in a deposition" "Yes, No" and "I don't recall"
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    Need opinions

    hppygr8ful replied to dekyrn's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Depending on the regulations of the BON in the state you are in is yes they can compel you to attend meetings after you complete your current program. There is a question that asks if you have had...
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    KINDRED HOSPITAL

    hppygr8ful replied to lvn4me2011's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    From my own personal experience of having my group home patients being sent there from Acute Care even when I requested any rehab hospital but Kindred is that I would not want to work for them. The...
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    Advice about pay increase.

    hppygr8ful replied to BishopLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    It never hurts to ask but be prepared because that base rate is probably due to federal or state increases in minimum wage. You'll get lectures about Medicare reimbursement rates and wage compaction....
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    How do you wash your scrubs?

    hppygr8ful replied to TJDHT2's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I don't have any white scrubs - I work in LTC which has high incidence of C-diff, MDRO, ESBL and MRSA so I throw my scrubs in a Plastic lined hamper and wash them separately with a hospital grade...
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    alcohol withdrawal-Ativan

    hppygr8ful replied to sassyann85's topic in Addictions

    Trust me Detox with or without Ativan Librium etc is painful and uncomfortable (Been there/done that) the time to treat addiction is not during the acute detox phase. Once I got sober I went to work...
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    Help! I need group ideas!

    hppygr8ful replied to angeloublue22's topic in Addictions

    What about a Big Book Study - I believe groups should be focused on recovery especially in the early raw stages. Focus on the 12 steps. The promises and the traditions of AA, NA
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    Advice for expanding knowledge about addiction?

    hppygr8ful replied to Simplyroses's topic in Addictions

    You might want to start by picking up and reading the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. I's a sort of user's manual on addiction and recovery from the 12 step perspective. If you google CE's for...
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    Popup woes

    hppygr8ful replied to AcuteHD's topic in General Nursing

    You should be able to go into your internet settings and activate a pop-up blocker. I have found lot's of problems with pop-up using Chrome and Firefox. I just upgraded to Microsoft 10 and am using...
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    The Blue Hair Nurse

    hppygr8ful replied to rosomebody007's topic in General Nursing

    I started a similar post a couple of months ago in jest - where I stated that I had always wanted to dye my skin green and my hair bright orange but was told that such fashion modifications were not...
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    Why are the floor nurses so unwilling to teach?

    hppygr8ful replied to 2bnursebeckky's topic in General Students

    I am going to attack this from a slightly different angle. I happen to have had the privilege of having some truly spectacular preceptors and clinical experiences. I believe that this is because the...
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    Dear New Grad Nurse

    hppygr8ful replied to ashrose1992's topic in General Nursing

    You need to understand that you will make mistakes and yes you may make the same mistake more than once. Hopefully you don't beat yourself up too much and try to learn why and how a mistake is made....
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    He/She Said What!?

    hppygr8ful replied to BritBSNRN's topic in General Nursing

    I once heard a charge nurse ask a New Grad, "What's wrong with you are you stupid or something?" Granted the new grad was having a deer in the headlights moment but the comment/question was totally...
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    WHY... DME air matress not approved for stage 4 coccyx wound?.

    hppygr8ful replied to CenterIce's topic in Home Health

    A script and a certificate of medical necessity and possibly copies of the treatment record is required. I used to fill out the certificates for a physician who then signed them. It's a two page...
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    WHY... DME air matress not approved for stage 4 coccyx wound?.

    hppygr8ful replied to CenterIce's topic in Home Health

    I don't know where the home health agency got their information but it's simply not true. You can look up what Medicare Covers and see that there are very specific criteria for Low Air loss mattress....
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    is your immune system suffering?

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

    Although others here might disagree - I would seriously consider cutting back on had sanitizer in everyday living. Hand sanitizer is meant to be used in situations where soap and water are not readily...
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    Mentally ill

    hppygr8ful replied to apnurserock's topic in Patient Education

    As a nurse who practiced in an acute psychiatric setting for years I can say that those years were some of my best years in nursing. Mentally ill patients come from all walks of life and they are just...
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    A Nurse Who Prays For You

    hppygr8ful replied to nursebri15's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Not True. While religion for some reasons seems to set of a forest fire of debates - the actual foundation of nursing in antiquity comes directly from religious orders, Christian, Buddhist, Muslim...
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    What is the least stressful high paying nursing specialty?

    hppygr8ful replied to celtickimba's topic in General Nursing

    All kidding asside I have known some nurses who worked on pharmacceutical research who get paid a decent amount (can't say it's 6 figures or not) but they seem pretty
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    Nurses with fibromyalgia/cfs/similar conditions?

    hppygr8ful replied to PianoTiles's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    A lot depends on how your are handling your disease process and how bad your pain is on any given day. I have Fibro as swell as Ulcerative colitis and arthritis. So really there isn't a single day in...
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    Why do hospitals continue use the incentive spirometer?

    hppygr8ful replied to felixis12's topic in General Nursing

    Please cite your reference in proper APA