hppygr8ful ASN, RN, EMT-I

Psych, Addictions, SOL (Student of Life)

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    Companies that hire nurses on probation?

    hppygr8ful replied to zlisazRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Go to https://exclusions.oig.hhs.gov/?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 Click on Exclusion tab and then Apply for Reinstatement It will explain the process. I don't know how long it takes but maybe...
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    Facial coverings effective?

    hppygr8ful replied to Thanksforthedonuts's topic in Disaster Preparation

    One thing many are missing here is there is one type of mask no one should be wearing and that is the vented N-95. Also known as a painters or construction masks. They are designed to vent the...
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    Living as an older individual with comorbidities

    hppygr8ful replied to Hillbilly RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We are actually thinking of retiring to Tennessee My husband will retires in 6 years and if I ever get my book published I might start writing full time. How are the
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    Living as an older individual with comorbidities

    hppygr8ful replied to Hillbilly RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The good news is that the CDC is now stating that the COVID-19 virus does not easily spread by surface contact so you don't need to wear an overcoat and gloves when you are out. The more we learn...
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    Are churches safe?

    hppygr8ful replied to Joe V's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    My problem is that without widespread testing from the get go we will never know how many of those 35 people had the virus prior to going to church. A recent study in Los Angeles using antibody...
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    Nurse with mental issues?

    hppygr8ful replied to Nurseunite's topic in General Nursing

    Reach out to me by PM anytime - depending on my workload and it is planting time it may take me a day or two to get back.
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    Does Trump have Covid?

    hppygr8ful replied to Emergent's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    OK so no I do not think he has Covid - he's tested weekly and there is no way that information could be contained.
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    Does Trump have Covid?

    hppygr8ful replied to Emergent's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Well played I had to look up the bread and circus comment but it certainly is apropos to the situation. Almost every Newspaper has political bent. And most of what they report is designed to point...
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    Does Trump have Covid?

    hppygr8ful replied to Emergent's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    OK so I looked at PoliticusUSA.com and there wasn't anything of substance there accept a bunch of pop-ups designed to infect my hard drive with Viruses. The Politifact article also does not state...
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    Does Trump have Covid?

    hppygr8ful replied to Emergent's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Thank You I will look at it. Although I was hoping for something a little more trusted . When I was doing my nursing research courses I was told to always suspect any website ending in .com as suspect...
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    Does Trump have Covid?

    hppygr8ful replied to Emergent's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Can I please see a source for this list of 18,000 lies and counting? I am not in any way a fan of Trump and he certainly is a narcissist (but then almost all politicians are!) However throwing around...
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    Facial coverings effective?

    hppygr8ful replied to Thanksforthedonuts's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Costco buys this stuff by the railcar they didn't obtain more they simply held on to what they
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    Where do you stand on opening things up during the Pandemic?

    hppygr8ful replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in Disaster Preparation

    That's because there are so many important people in DC and the country can't function without them Members of Congress, the Senate, Judiciary and White house staff are being tested weekly if not...
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    Should I ignore people who say that every career should have a week dedicated to them?

    hppygr8ful replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    I was going to say the same thing. I don't necessary see nursing as some kind of "Calling." It's a job, nothing more, nothing less. I make my living doing it - While appreciation is nice it is not...
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    Should I ignore people who say that every career should have a week dedicated to them?

    hppygr8ful replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know have you ever tried to cut hair or worse had a bad haircut.
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    What is your "favorite" procedure?

    hppygr8ful replied to NewRN'16's topic in General Nursing

    I love any kind of wound
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    Nurse with mental issues?

    hppygr8ful replied to Nurseunite's topic in General Nursing

    In the spirit of Mental Health awareness month (May) I don't mind sharing some of my travails and strategies that have worked for me. I have a long history with depression, anxiety and anger. A lot...
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    Concealed Carry...as a nurse?

    hppygr8ful replied to mcknis's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I haven't visited this thread in a while but I have to know what a "nice" is? I have several very nice guns and nine were manufactured with inexpensive tools. Are you perhaps speaking of ghost guns...
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    Dry, Cracked Hands

    hppygr8ful replied to newnurselearningtheropes's topic in General Nursing

    So my remedy/formula for my not so beautiful almost 60 year old hands is this; I have some BD E-Z Scrub preps that is use with mild soap - I like goats milk soap. First thing in the AM I scrub from...
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    How does your hospital address patients who refuse all care

    hppygr8ful replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    It's not an "Eat your Young" thing the reason we sometimes question if something is home work is because we would like to see your research, answers and rationales. This process is what nursing is...
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    How does your hospital address patients who refuse all care

    hppygr8ful replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    We discharge them!
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    Facial coverings effective?

    hppygr8ful replied to Thanksforthedonuts's topic in Disaster Preparation

    well I wash my masks daily - dry in a hot 120 degree dryer - and hit them with a hot iron afterwards. My kerchief masks that I make at home have 9 layers of fabric and a pocket to stick a folded...
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    Would you ever give a lower dose of a psych medicine to a patient if that patient demanded it without a provider order?

    hppygr8ful replied to A Hit With The Ladies's topic in Psychiatric

    That would be one way to go about it and as long as you CYA by informing the Doc you would be OK -BUt the nurses called the doc he said "He takes the full dose or he gets a shot!" So now the nurse has...
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    Will Covid cause huge transfer of wealth out of hands of middle class?

    hppygr8ful replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It depends - If a married couple keeps their income separate and never comingles debt or pays joint taxes they be able to avoid joint responsibility.
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    Will Covid cause huge transfer of wealth out of hands of middle class?

    hppygr8ful replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The same people who had slaves and subjugated women were the very people who did not want an Electoral college. Many rural states who did not have slavery and granted woman's suffrage long before...