hppygr8ful ASN, RN, EMT-I

Psych, Addictions, SOL (Student of Life)

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    Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    hppygr8ful replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    @UndecidedDuke16 You and only you are the master of how you feel about anything or anyone including yourself. If Comments on this thread are having you feeling like S&&T. That is not our...
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    Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    hppygr8ful replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

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    Holding voluntary patients - illegally?

    hppygr8ful replied to SoCal student's topic in Psychiatric

    I am one of the people in our facility who is legally able to assess a aptient for an AMA discharge. If the attending psychiatrist cannot come to the hospital other professionals are trained a...
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    Holding voluntary patients - illegally?

    hppygr8ful replied to SoCal student's topic in Psychiatric

    This may be state specific but in California under the Lanterman, Petrie, Short act of the Welfare and Institutions code a stable and maybe not so stable psych patient seeking discharge against...
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    reported to board

    hppygr8ful replied to bridget044's topic in Nurses Recovery

    So for me it was a long time ago but I was advised by my CM not to tell prospective employers until the "Do you have any questions?" portion of the interview. That way you might have a general idea...
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    reported to board

    hppygr8ful replied to bridget044's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'm not sure if this is hazelton or AA but I heard it said that addicts and alcoholics are not bad people, they are sick people who desperately need to get
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    Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    hppygr8ful replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    What a
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    Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    hppygr8ful replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

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    Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    hppygr8ful replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I don't know about the vintage but I do know that in certain survival situations you can drink your own urine which is sterile when it leaves the body, I think I would have to be literally dying...
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    Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    hppygr8ful replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Oh and did you see the story today of a woman in London who learned on Whatsap that drinking your own urine would prevent you from catching the virus.She did this and had her childrendo it because...
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    Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    hppygr8ful replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    This whole argument is like my husband who wants to know how to 'KILL" the virus and my son answering "Well dad technically it's not alive so what the vaccine does is help the body fight it off."...
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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

    I wouldn't worry about that so much. I got married the week before I started nursing school (ADN) when I was 37 and had my son when I was 38. He had some health issues at birth and I ended uptaking a...
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    Biden to announce US will donate $4 billion for COVID-19 vaccines for poor countries

    hppygr8ful replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We should not be donating funds or vaccines to foriegn interests until every American citizen has been
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    reported to board

    hppygr8ful replied to bridget044's topic in Nurses Recovery

    As my daddy used to say "There's a whole world of people just waiting to kick you in the behind, so don't be so hard on yourself" This is a good place to come for support and I will discuss with...
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    opioids

    hppygr8ful replied to suturethis's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    When I have a physician's order to do
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    Leaving HPRP-Work Suggestions?

    hppygr8ful replied to LaylaR's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Again this is state specific. In some cases if you are a good employee a facility may find a place for you that is not direct patient care and integrate you back in as your contract progresses. You...
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    Jobs?

    hppygr8ful replied to StacyLynnRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I really do suggest working in either psych or Dialysis. If you participate in a nurse support group you can brainstorm with your peers who are working. Good luck to you, and don't freeze your...
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    Good Nurse/Bad Nurse

    hppygr8ful replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    While I will say that I had both good and bad teachers it didn't really matter as they prepared me to pass the NCLEX and that's what I did. When it came time for me to start working as in Interim...
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    Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    hppygr8ful replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I had very similar symptoms with my first vacccine and was told to take Tylenol 650mg every 4 hours and Motrin 400mg every 6 hours for twenty four and to drink lots of water and do passive ROM on the...
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    Jobs?

    hppygr8ful replied to StacyLynnRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    What state are you located. I have found that Psych facilities and dialysis center are more forgiving of past problems and are willig to hire nurses with contrated duties. If you are in California in...
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    Puppy Boxing

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

    My son does take pretty good care of the dogs and he's kind of like a junior Nurse. When I had my big wound, tummy tuck dehissed from hip to hip. He helped me with the packing and cleaning without a...
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    Anyone NEVER been hit/hurt working psych?

    hppygr8ful replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    Got that, Last year we had a major occurance on our unit (I won't go into detail) and the DON called me to her office to ask: "How does this happen on your unit!) I replied "It didn't happen on my...
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    Anyone NEVER been hit/hurt working psych?

    hppygr8ful replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    You look up the number and call them. I would not recomend doing this while a
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    Anyone NEVER been hit/hurt working psych?

    hppygr8ful replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    there"s always the anonymous cal to
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    Puppy Boxing

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

    So the Princess has infections in both eye with plugged bi-lateral tear ducts, A fungal infection between her toes on her left rear foot. Vet told me it was going to cost around $300.00 for an IV atb...