hppygr8ful ASN, RN, EMT-I

Psych, Addictions, SOL (Student of Life)

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    What to do about DNP and flu shot?

    hppygr8ful replied to Travelingon's topic in General Nursing

    Plus let's get rid of the rhetoric that people are being "Forced" to get Vaccines. They are not. In California you must have your child vaccinated in order for them to attend public school. Many...
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    What to do about DNP and flu shot?

    hppygr8ful replied to Travelingon's topic in General Nursing

    It's true that some vaccines are cultured from fetal stem cell lines. However the manufacturers state that most of those cells lines came from fetuses who were aborted after their mothers contracted...
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    What to do about DNP and flu shot?

    hppygr8ful replied to Travelingon's topic in General Nursing

    I get a flu shot every year - it used to be because I had to get one. In Los Angeles County the Department of Health and the Department of Mental Health Require it. We also offer free flu shots to any...
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    New Grad Boyfriend Here To Pick Brains

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

    What part of California are you located in? There are some very saturated markets for sure. Places like San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco etc can be near to impossible to break into. Good news is...
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    Lazy patient

    hppygr8ful replied to Katie622's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah the rehab nursing home that my mom was at had a care plan meeting right away and gave us a list of home health agencies and SNFs and stated Medicare covered 60 days for a hip fracture so start...
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    Truama Informed Care is a pipe dream in acute psych -Change my mind

    hppygr8ful replied to puravidaLV's topic in Psychiatric

    I am actually a big proponent of TIC _ I first started learning about it when I went to an annual conference of the American Association of Psychiatric Nurses. I work almost exclusively with...
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    Ruining My Career?

    hppygr8ful replied to NurseinBoots's topic in General Specialties

    While I won't deny that a certain amount of med/surg experience is a good thing. You know what is right for you. Keep the PRN if you like but go where your heart leads you. As a type 2 diabetic I love...
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    Lazy patient

    hppygr8ful replied to Katie622's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not saying I agree with it I am only stating what Medicare will pay for. Medicare and CMS does not care if your loved one or patient can't/wont do ADLS! that is considered custodial care which...
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    Lazy patient

    hppygr8ful replied to Katie622's topic in General Nursing

    IF this a rehab patient in the US what are his RUG Scores where I worked if a patient was not cooperative with his rehab or not making progress in getting better Medicare stopped paying and the...
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    Ireland

    hppygr8ful replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    So My son and I are going as a sort of last mother son adventure before he is off the military. We will be in Cork for 7 days - this is where my maternal Grandfather's people are from. Then we will...
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    Bill Approved to Limit Treatment for Transgender Youth

    hppygr8ful replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    I prefer the term Breast
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    Bill Approved to Limit Treatment for Transgender Youth

    hppygr8ful replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

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    New Graduate RN Programs For Mental Health

    hppygr8ful replied to Junkyfitfood Cow's topic in General Specialties

    Again what part of California are you in Aurora behavioral hospital's hire new
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    What to do about DNP and flu shot?

    hppygr8ful replied to Travelingon's topic in General Nursing

    Please do! in the facility where I work (psych) we see a number of indigent folks and we have programs where staff can donate clothing, food and even money to help them out. Still all donations are...
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    Vistaril

    hppygr8ful replied to mississippiRN71's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Urine drug screens done by monitoring do include tests for Benadryl an antihistamine commonly given for anxiety and insomnia. In fact most monitoring contracts expressly prohibit it's use. Since...
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    Psych RNs - what is rewarding for you?

    hppygr8ful replied to NurseChapelLovesSpock's topic in Psychiatric

    Psych RN for 20 years and I do find my job very rewarding. It is also stressful, difficult and frustrating. You do have to know what your role is. I take great pleasure in my daily interactions with...
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    Chronic Head Lice

    hppygr8ful replied to Purple036's topic in School

    we actually recommend combing 3 times a day - to our family when we send them home from
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    Haunted Hospital??

    hppygr8ful replied to Breathing16's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Empty Hospital's give me the creeps - I have always been able to tap into certain energies but the last time I was inside an empty wing of a hospital al the hairs on my arms and the back of my neck...
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    Nebulizer/MDI for toddlers advice

    hppygr8ful replied to Guest915876's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    It does but they at least get some of it - We did this when my son was little only we put him in bouncy chair and get him playing which helped him to take deep breaths. If they are constantly fighting...
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    What Is One’s Opinion If You See A Man Wearing a Dansko Shoes?

    hppygr8ful replied to Ben_Dover's topic in General Nursing

    I have no opinion at all on this - I don't fret over other people's fashion choices unless they are blatantly
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    Witchcraft Resurgence

    hppygr8ful replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    Nazi stands for National Socialist Party and Hitler's programs were formulated with the idea of removing "Useless Eaters." From society. Before he targeted the Jews he went after the poor, injured...
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    Pathogenic Caption Contest

    hppygr8ful replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    "I Volunteer as
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    Cant find work while on probation in Ca

    hppygr8ful replied to Jaronson81's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Most CA diversion/probation contracts don't allow you to work in home health as you have to have on-site supervision.
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    Witchcraft Resurgence

    hppygr8ful replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    I might add that when and if you go the nursing school you will have to take classes in culturally competent
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    Witchcraft Resurgence

    hppygr8ful replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    I remember when my mother's doctor put her on Premarin and she refused to take it because of a lifelong love of horses. She asked him it was true that the hormone came from pregnant horses. He patted...