hppygr8ful ASN, RN, EMT-I

Psych, Addictions, SOL (Student of Life)

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    Tested Positive For THC Pre-Employment Drug Test

    Ecept for the fact that Nursing boards follow Federal Law not state
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    What have been your favorite gifts from families?

    Well I once had a patient's relative that tried to give me a thousand dollars. Sadly I had to decline!
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    Have debt but don't know if I want to be an NP?

    Just because something happened that hurt your feelings doesn't mean you have been bullied. I have no doubt that there are bullies in nursing but in my experience they have been rare. I am not,...
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    I got a verbal warning for not greeting the new Director of Care?

    Pardon me but this is exact;y your problem. Many of your posts indicate you have difficulty with interpersonal interactions. Many of the things you say come across as rude. In the workplace as in real...
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    PTO?

    Last year at this time I was notified that I had maxed out at 220 hours of pto and I had to use it or lose it. After some negotiation I ended up taking the entire month of February off with pay! Slept...
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    RN Jobs That Do Not Require Covid Vaccine

    The powers that be are trying to make restraints illegal here in the
  7. I was in the green house this am and noticed one of my Catleya orchids that I purchased last year is trying to bloom. I have also attempted to cross polinate two orchids from the Phalaenopsis species....
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    Rat tail radish

    These are beautiful pictures! have you considered being a food stylist as a hobby. Iam curious about the Rat Tailed Radish as radishes of all kinds are a favorite of mine. Are you eating the stems or...
  9. Vey nice! Did I see some Okra in the first picture? Also hot peppers like Jalapeno and Serano are very high in Vitamin C andcan also act as athermogenic to aid with weight loss.
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    Do you ever wonder...

    I have noticed in some of your posts that you tend to be very task oriented in your work. There's nothing wrong with that except not exercising intuitive skills. Not every situation requires immediate...
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    RN With Contamination OCD - Please Help!

    When my husband started to talk about the "System" as he calls it, I thought it was a joke. After 29 some-odd years in health care and never catching anything I really wasn't super worried about Covid...
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    Do you ever wonder...

    NO, I know exactly how I got my nursing license. I worked my butt off for
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    Anyone taken a pay cut for sanity?

    I have in the past but never again. In terms of mental health I in a pretty good place right now but I do work psych so I'm in the right place if my mind runs down the rabbit
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    Wound care program

    Check out the wound care forum under specialties. I love ? wound
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    What was your motivation that made you become a Nurse?

    Financial
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    I called in sick today, they didn't accept it.

    Still work places can demand proof of illness in the form of a physician's not, especially when you call off often which the OP seems to do.
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    RN With Contamination OCD - Please Help!

    Well my husband is a germaphobe. When Covid arrived at our door He installed UV lights in the mud room. Our clothes washer and dryer are in there so I take my hospital shoes off then enter through the...
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    Employers' Background Investigation (i.e. social media)

    Well I don't post anything that my sister (the lawyer) would have an issue
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    I called in sick today, they didn't accept it.

    So to clarify most hospitals limit the number of paid sick days and call-offs you can have before discipline (counseling, write up, or dismissal.) For example my workplace gives 3 paid sick days per...
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    I called in sick today, they didn't accept it.

    Can you post a link to substantiate this
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    Covid Abuse!

    Speaking about ham. When I was in my teens I worked in my dad's office (Construction) and when ever he had an upset customer he would send me to their Home, offer to fix the peroblem and give them a...
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    I called in sick today, they didn't accept it.

    You have bragged on this forum about how you call off following any time you have been asked to work over. Perhaps they are on to you!
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    Yes, I'm Vaxxed But...

    In psych when a patient presents as a clear and present danger to themselves or others a process takes place that allows medical professionals to step in and medicate for the safety of all concerned....
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    I don’t want to work extra!

    Yep!
  25. So I got a long weekend and am meal prepping for my son and I. So far I have made Mongolian beef with cilantro rice. Bolognaise sauce with casarecce pasta, Angel dream cake (gotta have desert), Today...