hppygr8ful ASN, RN, EMT-I

Psych, Addictions, SOL (Student of Life)

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    Issue at Union Hospital

    hppygr8ful replied to perfectzero01's topic in General Nursing

    I am not sure that I would go to the trouble you have for a job that is temporary. Remember any employer in an "At Will" State like California can fire you at any time without stating a reason. I tend...
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    Finding a job with pending accusation

    hppygr8ful replied to aspirationpneumonia's topic in General Nursing

    It is unlawful to physically or chemically restrain a patient without a signed physician order. In some cases if restraint is applied during an emergency the Doctor has 1 hour to sign off on the...
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    Age vs Years Nursing

    hppygr8ful replied to Erika Patterson's topic in General Nursing

    Age 57 Years in nursing 20 if you count my EMT years. 18 if you are just counting nursing.
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    DCFS opinions?

    hppygr8ful replied to Rasberry_RN_'s topic in General Nursing

    So I checked with one of our psychiatrists at my facility - gave him the case info including that the patient was an adolescent, positive for marijuana and symptomatic and had eaten an edibles...
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    DCFS opinions?

    hppygr8ful replied to Rasberry_RN_'s topic in General Nursing

    You assume I always blame the parent in these instances which I never said. I have spent countless hours in person and on the phone educating parents about self harm, drugs, proper storage of...
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    DCFS opinions?

    hppygr8ful replied to Rasberry_RN_'s topic in General Nursing

    I am playing out scenario's. Which I stated. A hypothetical if you will. What I stated could happen I am not trying to spread fear though all nurses should practice to the highest standard of their...
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    New nurse questions

    hppygr8ful replied to LeeL's topic in Psychiatric

    It depends on the policies where you work. My firsy question would be what do you mean by medically complex psych patients. I need to know this so I can determine the normalcy of your
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    DCFS opinions?

    hppygr8ful replied to Rasberry_RN_'s topic in General Nursing

    I never saw the original post which would have been helpful. A large part of my practice is working with at risk teens , In California the law for reporting is clear. A mandated report MUST report any...
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    DCFS opinions?

    hppygr8ful replied to Rasberry_RN_'s topic in General Nursing

    In California you must report if you have a reasonable suspicion of abuse neglect or endangerment. It is DCFS job to investigate and decide what measures are to be taken. BTW free access to the liquor...
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    How to properly inject your lungs with Lysol

    hppygr8ful replied to eerrmm's topic in Disaster Preparation

    That's exactly why this should be moved to Nursing
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    Future Nurses are Brighter Than Ever

    hppygr8ful replied to M1ST3R3DW1N0_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I was asked to clarify this answer even though I thought it was clear. What I mean to say is as someone who trains a lot of new grads is that some not all have some very real problems addressing "Real...
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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

    Well purposely not following a physicians order can be reported to the board. IT could be considered a med error in some facilities or at least a variance that would be picked up by the pharmacy. You...
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    How to properly inject your lungs with Lysol

    hppygr8ful replied to eerrmm's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I am not a fan of Trump either which it why it so pains me when I feel the need to comment on how he is portrayed. CNN is noted all over the internet from both sides of the ideological divide for not...
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    Why not quarantine McDonald's and ban soda pop?

    hppygr8ful replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    If Medicare for all is anything like to Medicare we have now then no I hope it does not gain traction. Medicare reimbursement for Physician's and hospitals continue to go down while the cost of that...
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    Why not quarantine McDonald's and ban soda pop?

    hppygr8ful replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The fallacy of this statement is that it costs far more to eat a diet of fast junk food than it does to buy and make fresh food at home. Access to healthcare is a problem we still have over 2 million...
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    Due to the Coronavirus, are freed prison inmates going to malinger their way into psychiatric hospitals?

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

    +I don't know if they are releasing detained immigrants into the US but I read somewhere that the US will pay to repatriate them to their home
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    Why not quarantine McDonald's and ban soda pop?

    hppygr8ful replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Because people have the right to make their own bad decisions. To quote Alfred the Great from my favorite Netflix show "Decisions are made and consequences follow that is the way of
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    Protecting a child during Covid

    hppygr8ful replied to Corbin Dallas's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I would say the only thing you can legally do is petition the court for immediate and temporary custody of your son. You may be able to make the argument that he is safer with you. Of course you must...
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    Why hasn’t pay increased? Hazard pay, etc.?

    hppygr8ful replied to gcupid's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I do take exception to the terminology "Expected to take up the slack" With all due respect isn't this what spouses/partners do for each other? There have been times during the 20 years that I have...
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    Due to the Coronavirus, are freed prison inmates going to malinger their way into psychiatric hospitals?

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

    I have noticed the Acuity of our in-patient crises units had gotten really high. Most are faces we see fairly often so I doubt we are getting a lot of freed in-mates. What I do see is sharp increase...
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    Future Nurses are Brighter Than Ever

    hppygr8ful replied to M1ST3R3DW1N0_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Here here! I am the master preceptor at my facility and am amazed at the lack of common sense and critical thinking skills many of the last crop of new grads posses. High grade point averages might be...
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    RN fired from ICU and not offered transfer to another floor.

    hppygr8ful replied to HansRN's topic in General Nursing

    My question is did they terminate you with these reason in writing or was it more of a "At will" type termination. It makes a difference because with at will terminations you can put prefer to discus...
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    How can you be so calm?

    hppygr8ful posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    Let me start out by saying that I work in an acute, psychiatric crises stabilization facility. So my risk of exposure is moderate. Still we get a lot of patients off the street and they are rarely...
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    How can you be so calm?

    hppygr8ful replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Disaster Preparation

    racking under pressure is not a character flaw - but it is a sign that a person has been pushed beyond the limits of their personal
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    Refusing Care of a COVID-19 Patient Due to Inappropriate PPE

    hppygr8ful replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in Disaster Preparation