hppygr8ful ASN, RN, EMT-I

Psych, Addictions, SOL (Student of Life)

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    What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    hppygr8ful replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Since childhood I have had many experiences that have led me to believe I am sensitive to certain energies. I have encountered things that can be called ghosts in the home I grew up in which was built...
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    What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    hppygr8ful replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    If you think the movie was good read the book. Read The Shining first as Dr. Sleep is a
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    Fear of Retirement!

    hppygr8ful replied to Laine's topic in General Nursing

    Me too. If my ticket comes it at anything over 10 million I'll be divesting 4.9M at the following Five Bridges Farm. Equestrian Living. (2021, September 9). Retrieved January 28, 2022, from...
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    Are you a Nurse just for the money or do you do it from your heart?

    hppygr8ful replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand why it has to be one or the other. Nursing is a second career for me and I did go into it for a reliable income but I also am deeply committed to the welfare of my patients. I have...
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    Patients who are faking illness

    hppygr8ful replied to Queen Tiye's topic in Psychiatric

    I have worked Adolescent psych for many years and a very familiar with malingering behavior. A few years ago all our docs got together and decided that we would not be giving Ativan to adolescents. We...
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    How would you deal with a nurse who is struggling to show up to work on time?

    hppygr8ful replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in General Nursing

    Intermittent FMLA is great but it is time limited and if you want to be paid you have to use up your PTO first. In this particular case I would recommend straight FMLA so BPM could avail themselves of...
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    All tuckered out

    hppygr8ful posted a topic in Animal Lovers's Animal Lovers

    Just 20 minutes of training and she’s
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    All tuckered out

    hppygr8ful replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Animal Lovers's Animal Lovers

    Way back before I became a nurse I was a dog trainer and groomer. I even worked for a spell as the dog warden for Josephine County OR.
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    Patients who are faking illness

    hppygr8ful replied to Queen Tiye's topic in Psychiatric

    This! "Nonepileptic seizures are also commonly referred to as pseudoseizures. “Pseudo” is a Latin word meaning false, however, pseudoseizures are as real as epileptic seizures. They’re also...
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    How would you deal with a nurse who is struggling to show up to work on time?

    hppygr8ful replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in General Nursing

    I might also add that when most aspects seem out of control you should focus on one of two things you can control. There's a video on You Tube called if you want to be a success make your bed!...
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    Should hospitals inform patients and family that COVID positives nurses and staff may be working on a unit?

    hppygr8ful replied to DesiDani's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Based on the new guidelines and employer cannot make/force you back to
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    Should hospitals inform patients and family that COVID positives nurses and staff may be working on a unit?

    hppygr8ful replied to DesiDani's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We've got a security guard whose job it is to take temps and ask "Have you been exposed to Covid 19?" I always jokingly answer "I'm sure I have!"
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    Giving Report and IV Access

    hppygr8ful replied to thehipbonesconnected's topic in General Nursing

    Some of the totally passive aggressive comments here from nurses who don't want to be bothered giving an accurate report is an indication of bullying (and I hate that term) and a total lack of...
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    Exhausted from Covid

    hppygr8ful replied to gonzo1's topic in General Nursing

    Dolly did “9 to 5” Johnny paycheck did “Take this job an shove
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    Exhausted from Covid

    hppygr8ful replied to gonzo1's topic in General Nursing

    I left a job and had to hire an attorney to get my PTO they ended up having to pay me 2 1/2 times the amount owed for every day I went
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    StaRN New Grad Program 2022

    hppygr8ful replied to Nurmimi87's topic in Nursing Career

    Just put staRN program and read the horror stories I don’t think I have ever seen a positive
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    StaRN New Grad Program 2022

    hppygr8ful replied to Nurmimi87's topic in Nursing Career

    Everything I've heard about the StaRN program just screams "Don't do
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    Giving 2 weeks notice

    hppygr8ful replied to babysplash's topic in Nursing Career

    Wording is everything and yours is fine I might change it to something like "the position has been a great learning experience and I am available to work PRN" I would not mention that other people who...
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    Giving Report and IV Access

    hppygr8ful replied to thehipbonesconnected's topic in General Nursing

    I hear you! I once received a great report in a nursing home where the off going nurse We had a difficult time getting access and got one in the bottom of the left foot and there were Stat atbs. An...
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    Giving Report and IV Access

    hppygr8ful replied to thehipbonesconnected's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think the original comment was about RE to floor report but rather a shift change report where the off-going nurse has had 8-12 hours with that patient and should know where the IV access is...
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    Reported to the BON for cellphone usage?

    hppygr8ful replied to Lady_Leijing's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Still I think the BON's have bigger fish to fry. Now if some kind of accident or sentinel event happened while nurse was using cel phone that's a different
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    Reported to the BON for cellphone usage?

    hppygr8ful replied to Lady_Leijing's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    As I said this is not a matter the BON will get involved in. The hospital can report you but it may have been an empty threat. If you are truly worried contact and attorney familiar with professional...
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    Horror Stories: Rethinking Nursing School

    hppygr8ful replied to ks__102's topic in General Students

    Actually it says 4+3 for an MD and around four a DPT "The good news is that DPT students have a much shorter course of study than medical students pursuing their MD (which is four years for the...
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    Reported to the BON for cellphone usage?

    hppygr8ful replied to Lady_Leijing's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Some employers have very strict policies about cel phone use. It is a terminatable offense where I
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    How would you deal with a nurse who is struggling to show up to work on time?

    hppygr8ful replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in General Nursing

    I really don't think anyone is trying to kick you when you are down. All the suggestions provided were sound and delivered with care and compassion. I do feel for you but having had my own mental...