hppygr8ful ASN, RN, EMT-I

Psych, Addictions, SOL (Student of Life)

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    RN pay in Los Angeles CA area

    hppygr8ful replied to Marcus119's topic in General Nursing

    It would depend on your specialty and education. I lived 30 minutes from Los Angeles, have an ADN and work psych. I get $49/hr but average more due to overtime.
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    No autopsies allowed for covid positive deaths?

    hppygr8ful replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Actually autopsies in general are becoming a less common practice. I remember 7 years ago one of my group home clients an otherwise healthy 60 year old died while in the home. No autopsy was done and...
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    Is anyone in California living alone on an LVN salary?

    hppygr8ful replied to Student nurse lady's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Alot would depend on what part of California you live in. It is the third largest state in the union and COL while generally high has a lot of variation by local. you expected standard of living would...
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    possible violation

    hppygr8ful replied to Ernurse11521's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think the first thing you need to do is go to your state's BON's dicipline page and see the kinds of things nurses typically lose their licenses for. This will give you better answer to your...
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    Broke My HCA Contract

    hppygr8ful replied to Lrjames98's topic in General Nursing

    But they are smart or they wouldn't have finished nursing school and passed NCLEX. All one has to do is read HCA's web site and look at reviews by current and former employees to know what HCA is all...
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    Join my journey

    hppygr8ful replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Exercise and Healthy Living's Exercise

    So purchased a new scale that measures wt, body fat, BMI and whole bunch of other things. It should arrive today (good old Amazon) once I get accurate numbers I’ll
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    I don’t want to work extra!

    hppygr8ful replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in General Nursing

    So justthis AM I get a text "Can you come in at 3 am tomorrow" I didn't even answer because I have been telling stafing since August that I am not available for any overtime on Mondays or Wednesdays...
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    Pumpkins, Other Large Squash, Sun Flowers, and Melons

    hppygr8ful replied to SummerGarden's topic in Gardening and Preserving Food's Let's Talk

    You might want to try companion planting using plants that have natural pest control properties. Try planting your squash with catnip, tansy, radishes, nasturtiums, marigolds, bee balm and mint....
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    Pumpkins, Other Large Squash, Sun Flowers, and Melons

    hppygr8ful replied to SummerGarden's topic in Gardening and Preserving Food's Let's Talk

    @SummerGarden Plan for approximately 100 days from planting to maturity. Late June to mid July are the best planting time for Halloween
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    Seed Haul

    hppygr8ful replied to Zapi791's topic in Gardening and Preserving Food's Let's Talk

    Where do you live that you can plant like that in October? I'm in So Cal but the nights are getting too cold for outdoor growing and the greenhouse is taken up with the orchids.
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    New grad Nurse quits nursing

    hppygr8ful replied to lilly-may's topic in General Nursing

    You have been given some good advice here. Might I ask if you are still in nursing before I offer
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    Broke My HCA Contract

    hppygr8ful replied to Lrjames98's topic in General Nursing

    Here's what I don't understand. HCA's program has been around for a while and anyone can easily research it on the internet. Even here on Allnurses there are pages of posts on this subject alone. So...
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    Is it just my facility or ...........

    hppygr8ful posted a topic in Psychiatric

    So lately we are seeing more and more patients who are really violent. This has crossed over into the adolescent psych unit I run. Our policy and agreement with law enforcement is that we do not turn...
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    Is it just my facility or ...........

    hppygr8ful replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Psychiatric

    I had a very good Mentor who described what psych nurses do as mental chess in that you have to be thinking three or more reactions ahead to determin which moves to make in response toescalation. the...
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    Accused of diversion in VA - Need guidance

    hppygr8ful replied to VA.RN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Read my answer to OP about the 2nd test. Also you don't have to be diverting in order to lose your job and be labeled an impaired
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    Accused of diversion in VA - Need guidance

    hppygr8ful replied to VA.RN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Sudafed is a form of amphetamine! In fact it is used in themanufacture of methamphetamine. Having the 2nd vial tested will still yield positive resuts unless the lap is willing to test for the...
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    I don’t want to work extra!

    hppygr8ful replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in General Nursing

    The battery was the heaviest part and was only good for about an hour or two before it had to be
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    Nurse Bullied & Burned Out

    hppygr8ful replied to Amanda ORourke NP-C's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Also I find the article's premis that the nurse meets bullying at every turn from school and through all levels of their career so burn-out due to bullying is a given. There are members of law...
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    Finding Churches that Support Fighting COVID19

    hppygr8ful replied to FlameHeart's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I don’t judge people because they don’t believe as I do. Instead I meet people where they are and gently pull them in the direction I want them to go. Nothing in the Bible makes me “feel good”...
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    The Art of Empathy

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

    IMHO Empathy is not something you can learn to do. It's something that some people have and others do not. Certainly you can learn to fake it. but people usually know when you are doing
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    Burnout and what to do that really helps

    hppygr8ful replied to Kiwi82's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I don't look to the hospital to do something about my burn-out. It's notthe hospital's fault if I have poor boundaries, or intrests and hobbies outside of my workplace. I have a greenhouse and garden...
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    Personal Deathbed Vision Stories?

    hppygr8ful replied to poppyboo's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    “You may be an undigested bit of beef, a blot of mustard, a crumb of cheese, a fragment of an underdone potato. There’s more of gravy than of grave about you, whatever you are!” Scrooge to Mr
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    How Has Your Nursing Career Affected Your Relationships Or Other Aspects of Your Life?

    hppygr8ful replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    No you did the right
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    Finding Churches that Support Fighting COVID19

    hppygr8ful replied to FlameHeart's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I don't have much use fror organized religion these days. This is primarily due to the sanctimonious person who pound on the Bible without even knowing what it means. The primary tenant of...
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    I don’t want to work extra!

    hppygr8ful replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in General Nursing

    Yes and no. I once told a SNF supervisor over the phone that I would be leaving in 1 hour, replacement or not and would alert the local media about the continued staff shortages. The supervisor showed...