hppygr8ful ASN, RN, EMT-I

Psych, Addictions, SOL (Student of Life)

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    California Vaccine Bill Eliminates Personal Exemption

    hppygr8ful replied to wtbcrna's topic in Disaster Preparation

    In general I prefer that the government stay out of my personal life. However I am firmly in agreement that all school age child should be vaccinated against communicable disease. Still while we are...
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    Nurses that kill

    hppygr8ful replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    I think what turned people off was the title to you post. I read your post thinking "What's he trying to imply?" That the patient was calling for help and not getting attention. I work in an LTC and...
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    HEEEELLLLLLLPPPPPP. Los Angeles county public health nursing

    hppygr8ful replied to babyz's topic in General Nursing

    Plus LA county Deptment of health is the axis of evil
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    Point Click Care Question

    hppygr8ful replied to carrie02's topic in General Nursing

    Progress notes can be struck out but not deleted - It's possible you did not save - of you did and the computer hiccupped and didn't catch it. The program has some bugs in it as I just redid a whole...
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    Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    hppygr8ful replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    I think My Favorite was a scene from Law and Order SVU - where Liv (cop) starts an IV on an accident victim from a backwards angle. without looking but being guided by a firefighter. Truely
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    California Vaccine Bill Eliminates Personal Exemption

    hppygr8ful replied to wtbcrna's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Basically the Child with an IEP who will attend public school must be vaccinated - if they are home schooled due to no vaccine the school district in which they reside would provide any special...
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    Delirium tremens, level of care?

    hppygr8ful replied to hybr1d's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We do librium 25 q 4 hours with ativan 2 mg Q 4 PRn and if BP is climbing we add a clonidine patch. seems to keep things nice and
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    How do you handle narcissist patients?

    hppygr8ful replied to mikala3's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Narcissistic Behavior Disorder is a psychiatric medical diagnosis that you as a nurse are unqualified to make. That being said there are many ways to deal with troublesome patients. First, since you...
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    Migraines and nursing?

    hppygr8ful replied to MeganStar's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    First of all this is not medical advice simply a description of what has worked for me. I suffereded from dibilitating migraines for several years. I am talking aboutthe kind that left me no choice...
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    Unusual treatments

    hppygr8ful replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Well since Tumeric the spice that give mustard it's yellow has been shown to reduce A1c levels. I am not sure where I got that but I will cite reference when I find
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    Best way to ask visitors to identify themselves

    hppygr8ful replied to shopaholicRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I enter a room and their are people who don' know me I always start out with "Hello my name is hppy" Usually the person in the room will reciprocate in like fashion. If they don't and I have...
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    Unusual treatments

    hppygr8ful replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Reminds me of a joke I heard where a man takes hid dog that was very sick to the vet. The vet examined the dog and stated "I'm sorry there's nothing I can do." The man tells the vet "Surely there's...
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    Hospice????

    hppygr8ful posted a topic in General Nursing

    First let me say I truely love and appreciate the hospice nurses I work with. The other night I had an encounter with a nurse I had not met before who spoke of putting a patient to sleep quickly when...
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    Facing a reprimand before I can take NCLEX

    hppygr8ful replied to dsevier's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Hire a lawyer ASAP and don't say another word to the BON until you
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    Burnout/ Compassion fatigue

    hppygr8ful replied to dec2007's topic in General Nursing

    Wow - I have literally detoxed hundreds of patients and never been physically asssaulted - Are these patients who came in for detox or just started to detox while recovering from some other illness or...
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    Hospice????

    hppygr8ful replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    I was kind of hoping I just misunderstood
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    Comfortable living?

    hppygr8ful replied to Kdao's topic in General Nursing

    I find this answer to be mean spirited. We have a young person asking an honest
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    Contract completion question

    hppygr8ful replied to 10yearnurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Just check your state BON website that will be the most accurate and the one most employer's will use. My license is free and clear with no dicipline showing - but there was never a criminal complaint...
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    How to keep a quiet environment on the night shift

    hppygr8ful replied to Lobe220's topic in General Nursing

    At the LTC where I work all hallway lights go down 50% after 10 pm. Nurses station staff is required to work "Quietly". While we allow 24 hour visiting we post signs that 10pm to 6 am is "Quiet Time"...
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    Unusual treatments

    hppygr8ful replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    My grand father used to treat nosebleeds by dropping a set of keys down the back of my blouse - no reason at all why it should work but it did every
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    Unusual treatments

    hppygr8ful replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    I have horny goat heads in my garden and have been rooting them out for years - those suckers
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    Unusual treatments

    hppygr8ful replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    The sugar works by simple osmosis with moisture drawn water from a high level of concentration to one of low concentration and thus expelling the splinter - I haven't tried this myself but in theory...
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    I need to know if I have the right to refuse care

    hppygr8ful replied to Penguins11's topic in General Nursing

    Just a side note that psychotropic medication is considered chemical restraint and can't be used in the LTC setting to control behavior - Justification must be made for it's use with periodic reviews...
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    Apologies

    hppygr8ful replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    I think some of what's happening here is based on cultural differences which can lead to big misunderstandings. I have read through your posts and find them entertaining when I can make sense of what...
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    Help! Hospital sent me home b/c of my back pain

    hppygr8ful replied to jocelyn25's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    BTW California ia an at will state not only can they send you home if they want they can fire you for any reason or no reason at all. Wrongful termination suits are hidiously hard and expensive to...