hppygr8ful ASN, RN, EMT-I

Psych, Addictions, SOL (Student of Life)

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    Will you take the Pfizer Covid Vaccine?

    I'm kind of hoping to sprout ears and
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    COVID-19: Ivermectin

    Sadley most veterinary pharmeceuticals are made by the same folks who make the human drugs. You can buy things like Bi-Cillin for cows or horses at the feed store and a lot of other remedies like...
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    COVID-19: Ivermectin

    I might also add that it has a very wide margin for safety. I was once treating a foal for worms and had diles the amount on the tube. put it in the foals mouth and pressed the plunger The stop ring...
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    Davey Do where are you

    160 bed crises stablization facility with a drug and alcohol recovery program for adults. Also have adolescent unit/no
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    Will you take the Pfizer Covid Vaccine?

    Me
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    Resources for caring for Eating Disorders??

    It sounds like you are in a crisis stablization unit. If so your job is to provide treatment that addresses the immediate crisis. Treatment of the eating disordered is a complex issue requiring more...
  7. So last week I was taken off work due to a possible covid exposure Then of Frday I stat-rted having a truely horrific pain in my left lower quadrant. I immediately thought Diverticulitis as I have had...
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    RN pay in the Bay Area, CA?

    You need to bear in mind the high cost of living in California, especially the bay
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    NBC's The Nurses - Just another nurse show?

    I doubt anyone is going to lose their license over not making a bed! Might get suspended or fired in the long run, but that's different from losing a license!
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    RN on probation trying to find a job

    Are you able to PM me. I don't usually trade e-mail off pub;ic
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    How to chart to protect license

    If your hospital doesn't pay for it - take the class anyway. You will get CEUs which you need and you can write the cost of the class off your taxes. I took such a class years ago and it has been...
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    RN on probation trying to find a job

    I will tell you that psych is also a good fit for nurses on Probation/Diversion in Cali. The facility where I work frequently hires nurses in this predicament. If interested PM me.
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    NBC's The Nurses - Just another nurse show?

    Where were you able to stream it from? I've never been able to find
  14. I know your post is not necesarily aimed at my comments with regard to a very bad Sci Fi movie - but you may have missed the level of sarcasm with which I meant it. One thing working in acute psych...
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    NBC's The Nurses - Just another nurse show?

    Late to the party as usual - but just the glaring assumptions and ommisions in the trailer would steer me away - if I watched medical shows (which I don't). I do nursing every single day of my...
  16. Math never was my strong suit LOL - I would like to thank you for your thoughtful and respectful post addressing my understanding and adding to my knowledge base. Unlike some others I have never found...
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    Anyone NEVER been hit/hurt working psych?

    I would like to say that in 20 years of working adolescent psych, I have not found these patients to be any more violent or aggresive than other segments of the psych population.
  18. We have been streaming a lot of good end of the world movies at home these past
  19. ......with the population of the world being close to 8 billion, 10's of thousands (Lets say 50,000 for arguments sake) is less than 7 percent of the worlds population so a very small sample. This...
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    Starting a new job with some concerns

    Weather or no unit manager is a fan - if your Occ Health recommends it the employer must provide it. If you really want this job I would encourage you to go back to Occ Health with your
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    License Suspension

    Different states have different states have different rules for collecting state disability in these cases. Social Security disability is typically not paid for conditions related to Alcoholism or...
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    Can a nurse report a MD for being rude?

    Being rude is not bullying or lateral violence it is simply uncivil behavhoir which is a sign of poor upbringing. Not sure who you wouold report that to?
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    Flu Shot = Sick

    Please site your evidence based peer reviewed research to substantiate this claim.
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    How far is too far of a commute?

    The answer is "How far are you willing to drive. If a two hour drive is acceptable to you making a 12 hour a day a 16 hour day then there is your answer. I can almost see my workplace from my front...
  25. Of course the problem is most employer's don't want to know this data!