hppygr8ful ASN, RN, EMT-I

Psych, Addictions, SOL (Student of Life)

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    Week of July 19, 2020

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

    You would have to see the steps to get in the position but the left leg is crossed in front while the right leg is stretched out and the upper torso goes
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    Week of July 19, 2020

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

    MMA = Mixed Martial Arts. I used to be able to spar with him to a degree but the Fibro pain has gotten pretty bad. Thinking of trying pharmaceutical grade CBD
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    Afraid of giving report

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

    If you don't mind my asking what are your issues with communicating? Do you have speech issues, problems with content, anticipating nurses questions etc.... Remember a good report is short and to the...
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    Week of July 19, 2020

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

    My son fights MMA and is very flexible for a big guy - He has had to un-pretzel me on more that one occasion. I have pretty wild swings in my blood sugar at
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    How Does This End?

    hppygr8ful replied to MeganMN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    This is a false argument as the people who protested the economic disaster that followed city, state and county closers were largely peaceful. They did not riot, steal, destroy property or openly...
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    Preventing patients from leaving AMA, legally covered?

    hppygr8ful replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    In California a patient must meet certain criteria to be kept in the hospital against their will. They must present as a danger to themselves (suicidal), a danger to other's (homicidal toward a...
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    How Does This End?

    hppygr8ful replied to MeganMN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I am not sure what you mean by Hysterical? As the article was well thought out and not given to unrestrained emotion. Unless you mean funny which it was not intended to be. I found it to be a...
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    How Does This End?

    hppygr8ful replied to MeganMN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    There aren't many places I would want to go! Possibly the Scottish Highlands or
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    How Does This End?

    hppygr8ful replied to MeganMN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I was thinking of this in slightly different terms when I went to the store this past week and on entering was told by a person wiping carts and handing out masks to shoppers who came without one (Yes...
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    Prescribing Narcotics for Pt with Drug Abuse Hx

    hppygr8ful replied to NurseQT's topic in Pain Management

    OK so for the rest of my tale - I never did abuse the opioids and I have been sober from the alcohol for going on 20 years but I learned my lesson about even mentioning that I have a history of...
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    Had panic attack, past drug use, my Dr is reporting me to the board! What do I do?!?

    hppygr8ful replied to Maryslamb77's topic in Nurses Recovery

    There is also specific exclusions to HIPAA that make a provider responsible for reporting information that may lead to unsafe
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    I turned in my mentor because she was diverting morphine

    hppygr8ful replied to InSchool4eva20's topic in Addictions

    It does take courage to step forward if you suspect someone of Diversion - however this forum is more for nurses who engage in the care of person's suffering from the disease of addiction. Maybe we...
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    I Hate Psych

    hppygr8ful replied to b52RN's topic in Psychiatric

    Peds and adolescents get plenty of secondary gain for their behavior. In fact it is at these ages that they develop challenging behavior as a way to satisfy their need for emotional safety - But the...
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    Weekly step goals and count

    hppygr8ful posted a topic in Exercise and Healthy Living's Exercise

    My goal for this week is 4000 steps a day! What's
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    Can you not hire an attorney to help find a job?

    hppygr8ful replied to Direct's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I don't know where you are but if you are in So Cal I could get you and interview at and extremely Diversion/Probation place. No lawyer is going to help you get a job. The time to hire a lawyers is...
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    Weekly step goals and count

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

    Most cellphone have aps for that I use the Free version of ARGUS it counts steps, my blood sugar, and I can record calories on
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    Can you not hire an attorney to help find a job?

    hppygr8ful replied to Direct's topic in Nurses Recovery

    What is it you would expect an attorney to
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    Had panic attack, past drug use, my Dr is reporting me to the board! What do I do?!?

    hppygr8ful replied to Maryslamb77's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Now you are just going off the rails. Weather you are using right now or not. You could still have a drug problem. The chief symptom of substance use disorder is "Self will run riot!" One thing to do...
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    Prescribing Narcotics for Pt with Drug Abuse Hx

    hppygr8ful replied to NurseQT's topic in Pain Management

    My own history with both addiction and totally botched pain management has led me to several conclusion that I would like to share. You can Google my journey on this pain management forum but I would...
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    Welcome new members

    hppygr8ful posted a topic in Exercise and Healthy Living's Exercise

    I have been wanting to do something like this for a long time. The things that lead us to make a decision about health lifestyle changes can be different and deeply person. You already know a tiny bit...
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    12 years a Slave (called nursing)

    hppygr8ful replied to LeMa88's topic in Health, Stress Management

    This type of hyperbole is what diminishes the plight of marginalized populations. Nurses are not slaves. We are free people who choose to stay in this career (or leave) for our own personal reasons....
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    Could the police learn something from nurses?

    hppygr8ful replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    I can't speak to the rest of the US but I do know that In California Entry Level police officers and sheriff's are required to have a Bachelor's degree to be hired most study Criminal Justice. They...
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    No Scott Toilet Paper?

    hppygr8ful replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I don't know about that but a goat did once eat my math homework The ground was probably bare from the animal pacing and the bark on the tree could have been eaten or rubbed off if the goat in...
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    No Scott Toilet Paper?

    hppygr8ful replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Actually goats are categorized as selective browsers and are actually pretty picky eaters. They love shrubs but not grass and in 25 years on the goat farm I never saw one eat a tin
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    What was your last non healthcare related job?

    hppygr8ful replied to DesiDani's topic in Nursing Humor

    I was the dog catcher for Josephine Country OR. MOst recent non medical would be credit processor for Countrywide Home Loans during the great housing bubble that lead to the Great