hppygr8ful ASN, RN, EMT-I

Psych, Addictions, SOL (Student of Life)

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    Witchcraft Resurgence

    hppygr8ful replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    Well actual intelligent people have studied many of the so-called witchcraft practices you speak of and published more that one study on their efficacy. Listerine in the prevention and treatment of...
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    Mandatory Break Bill

    hppygr8ful replied to LizSRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Well since slavery is illegal in the US no one is forced to work at all!
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    Assualted by psych patient

    hppygr8ful replied to Udmert's topic in Emergency

    You can press charges but it's the district attorney who decides to move forward or not. I suppose you could file a civil suit but most of our psych patients don't have a pot to tinkle in so it would...
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    Witchcraft Resurgence

    hppygr8ful replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    You make bold claims about the value or lack there-off of traditional medicine. Many old texts of medicine from medieval times were considered very effective for the times. Todays doctors and nurses...
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    Call to action! Nurses in Monitoring Programs

    hppygr8ful replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Actually the UDS administered in monitoring does check for alcohol metabolites and can detect if you drank several days
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    Trump Admin Will Protect Health Workers Who Refuse Services On Religious Grounds

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

    Just pointing out these laws were in place long before the Trump
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    Concealed Carry...as a nurse?

    hppygr8ful replied to mcknis's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Well there's the whole Zombie apocalypse thing which is of course highly controversial but the US Government under President Obama developed the plan in 2011 so it must be a real threat. Remember aim...
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    Recognition

    hppygr8ful replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    I am currently trying to find WKRP to stream with my
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    Strategies for HAPU prevention

    hppygr8ful replied to ThrivingSince2017's topic in General Nursing

    I was once rounding with a wound care doc who told me that q2 turning does not prevent HAPUs from occurring. Wound development has a vey complex pathophysiology and he had never seen a wound caused...
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    Recognition

    hppygr8ful replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    It made me happy just to see your name and Johnny Fever
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    Can’t a nurse be fired?

    hppygr8ful replied to Barbara Fouch Lentz's topic in General Nursing

    Well in California with 6:1 ratio in acute you can do hourly rounding. In the nursing home some nurse have 40 or more
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    Can’t a nurse be fired?

    hppygr8ful replied to Barbara Fouch Lentz's topic in General Nursing

    So very true - Many people believe that Medicare will cover the cost of their care in a nursing home - but Medicare does not pay for custodial care. My mother's care in a very good specialty facility...
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    Can’t a nurse be fired?

    hppygr8ful replied to Barbara Fouch Lentz's topic in General Nursing

    I will not debate that some nursing homes give terrible negligent care. But some like the one I worked in are pretty good. Still when a patient either falls or develops a pressure ulcer the term...
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    Oversight from nonclinical staff?

    hppygr8ful replied to nursesunny's topic in General Nursing

    It usually is the province of HR to be included in all disciplinary matters as they are responsible to make sure such discipline id done in a manner that meets the requirements of local labor laws....
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    Can’t a nurse be fired?

    hppygr8ful replied to Barbara Fouch Lentz's topic in General Nursing

    We used to get patients from acute hospital's and ICUs all the time with advanced Hospital Acquired pressure ulcers - the hospital's shoved them out to nursing homes immediately as Medicare/CMS stops...
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    Call to action! Nurses in Monitoring Programs

    hppygr8ful replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Please lets not lose sight of the purpose of this forum which is to bring about sensible reform to a program effecting the lives of many nurses and their families. Thank You
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    Call to action! Nurses in Monitoring Programs

    hppygr8ful replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You are of course entitled to you own opinion which is exactly what you are espousing. Please be sure to qualify you comments as such. There is a plethora of Evidence based research on the disease...
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    New Ohio law would let families put cameras in nursing home rooms

    hppygr8ful replied to Nursingstudent___'s topic in General Nursing

    I think cameras in patient rooms are a great idea - where a patient has privacy concerns they can always ask to have them turned off. When it comes to personal cares it can be done in a manner that...
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    Call to action! Nurses in Monitoring Programs

    hppygr8ful replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't really do organized religion either but my Grandmother a devout Irish Catholic used to hammer this one into my head. "There but for the grace of God go you or I!" Meaning of course that no one...
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    Call to action! Nurses in Monitoring Programs

    hppygr8ful replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    So I never actually diverted at work, was never in an altered state at work Bla bla bla - I was suffering from severe post partum depression, and chronic pain. I drank a lot, took sleeping pills and...
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    Call to action! Nurses in Monitoring Programs

    hppygr8ful replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Well statistically the 1 out of ten nurses suffers from or is in recovery from a substance use disorder. I have been clean and sober for 20 years and have been a nurse for just as long. This type of...
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    I feel like I’m being targeted please help

    hppygr8ful replied to Ms.Frank's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Just a s a side note a Physician's note explaining an illness is no guarantee that you won't have disciplinary action for calling off from work. There are legal precedents that actually protect...
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    Rehab? Asking for a future nurse

    hppygr8ful replied to HiddenShadow20's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Having been treated for Alcoholism, alcohol use disorder etc.... will not in itself keep you from taking your NCLX or becoming g a nurse. Most applications for licensure will ask if you have been...
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    Can someone please read my grad school essay???! (PMHNP)

    hppygr8ful replied to boredpsychnurse's topic in Psychiatric

    You should also include a scholarly reference for this claim. Addiction is a multi-faceted problem that is not covered by this claim. Many acutely and chronically mentally ill patients never become...
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    New Graduate RN Programs For Mental Health

    hppygr8ful replied to Junkyfitfood Cow's topic in General Specialties

    What part of California are you