hppygr8ful ASN, RN, EMT-I

Psych, Addictions, SOL (Student of Life)

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    Mental Breakdown part 2

    hppygr8ful replied to Izzy21's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Have you sought the help of a mental health professional. What you described may be symptoms of Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. It's a real condition and it's treatable. Since you can...
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    Reported to the BON for cellphone usage?

    hppygr8ful replied to Lady_Leijing's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    At least in the United States, hospitals have no mandate to report to the BON the termination or discipline of any RN except where the RN in question is found to be substantially impaired by substance...
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    Has the staffing clerk ever made you feel guilty of calling in "sick"?

    hppygr8ful replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    What Davey said "It is a spiritual axiom that no one can cause you to feel a certain way." When we feel angry or guilty about something that is because we allow ourselves to feel that way. Perhaps...
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    ECG tips for finding intercostal spaces

    hppygr8ful replied to halsey's topic in General Nursing

    I just follow the little diagram thingy attached to the machine and works every time! But I applaud you wanting to do it the correct
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    License Suspension

    hppygr8ful replied to Scared2020's topic in Nurses Recovery

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    Vaccination Mandating

    hppygr8ful replied to Ariemay82's topic in Disaster Preparation

    As George Orwell pointed out, people sleep peacefully in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their
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    Vaccination Mandating

    hppygr8ful replied to Ariemay82's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Bravo; While I disagree with the sailor's stance on vaccination - I do hold members of the military forces in high regard. I once spent a night on an aircraft carrier (In another life) and shipboard...
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    Resident Thinks I’m A Fake Nurse

    hppygr8ful replied to Streetnurse42's topic in General Nursing

    As the resident is not an employee I'm not sure they (HR) have any power to change the resident's behavior. Average cost of LTC care is about 8-10K a month and I don't see the bean counters risking...
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    Exhausted from Covid

    hppygr8ful replied to gonzo1's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand this pushback. Your personal physician diagnosis you with a medical possibly stress related condition and takes you off work. Your employer can't legally push back and they must...
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    Resident Thinks I’m A Fake Nurse

    hppygr8ful replied to Streetnurse42's topic in General Nursing

    Remember it's never about you!
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    COVID 19 Dx

    hppygr8ful replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Fpr what it's worth I have a friend who had to remove her dog's eyes and he adjusted just fine Even chasing squirrels by sound in the back
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    Reported to the BON for cellphone usage?

    hppygr8ful replied to Lady_Leijing's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    If you have liability insurance you can call the and see what they think, but I don't think this will come to much of anything. The BONs have way bigger fish to fry.
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    All tuckered out

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

    I took her for another walk this morning and she did great. There was a little leash pulling but responsive to encouragement and gentle discipline. She is such a sweet dog and I have a difficult time...
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    GENERAL ACUTE CARE

    hppygr8ful replied to drice77's topic in Nursing Career

    I've been a psych nurse for so long I'm not sure but I'll take a stab at it. There are several specialty areas in most larger hospitals that require their nurses to have added experience and...
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    lost license, now what

    hppygr8ful replied to rnnolonger's topic in Nurses Recovery

    There are some legal exceptions to HIPAA. A medical or psychiatric provider can report a patient if they honestly feel or have reasonable suspicion that a person presents as unsafe to
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    COVID 19 Dx

    hppygr8ful replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Disaster Preparation

    My Covid symptoms were actually pretty benign which I attribute to being fully vaccinated with a booster. I had a sore throat mild fever and felt generally very tired. My physician gave me 10 days off...
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    Are there any travel nurse jobs for Unvaccinated Nurses?

    hppygr8ful replied to Heart Attack Zack's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The answer to your question is to call travel nurse companies and ask them. You will get better information directly from the source than from strangers on an anonymous nursing forum. Most facilities...
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    Went to ER accused of Abandonment

    hppygr8ful replied to rexregnum's topic in General Nursing

    Can I play Devil's advocate for a minute. In your initial post you stated that you arrived at work to be assigned an understandably heavy assignment. "When I arrived at the facility I received...
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    Does Joint Commission have any credibility left in 2022?

    hppygr8ful replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    Actually the Joint Commission does not have the power to enact or enforce any regulation made by OSHA or otherwise. The Joint commission came into being because healthcare institutions did not want...
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    COVID 19 Dx

    hppygr8ful replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Well I got a new dog that was scheduled for euthanasia. I honestly didn't plan on getting another dog but this one sort of fell into my lap. When I asked the folks at the pound why the previous owner...
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    COVID 19 Dx

    hppygr8ful replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Disaster Preparation

    OK My beautiful Princess went blind but an ocular specialist save her sight and she got another year before she left uson her final duck
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    Will severe spinal stenosis prevent me from nursing?

    hppygr8ful replied to Butterfly0328's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Psych nursing is not as physically demanding as a acute bedside nursing. But there is still an element of physicality andrisk for injury. I've only been hurt twice in 20 years of psych nursing. That...
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    COVID 19 Dx

    hppygr8ful replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Haveyou taken your dog to a Canine Ocular specialist? There may be more options that amputating the
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    COVID 19 Dx

    hppygr8ful replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Although it has nothing to do with COVID I think the biggest blow has been the dog dying on New Years day. We were expecting it but it was still a rough day. Now I have a very lonely little rescue dog...
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    License Suspension

    hppygr8ful replied to Scared2020's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Liability insurance provides you with free counsel against charges of workplace malpractice, malfeasance, negligence and is actually cheapwhen you consider what canbe lost in these cases.