hppygr8ful ASN, RN, EMT-I

Psych, Addictions, SOL (Student of Life)

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    Charge nurse hears me but doesn't listen

    hppygr8ful replied to painmeds's topic in General Nursing

    I know in my facility noc nurses will go out of their way to not call physicians at night. Of course I work Psych so that's a horse of a different color. Still when I worked Med/Surg I never had to...
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    Medical Emergencies in Public

    hppygr8ful replied to nurse4321's topic in General Nursing

    LOL I was a a restaurant with my husband and family I have not seen in years. Husband was a little tipsy. A little old lady took a fall when she missed her chair and landed on her buttocks. Plenty of...
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    Just got the OIG letter

    hppygr8ful replied to Rdsrn's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I think the word fraud is what caught their interest
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    Frustrated trying to get a hospital job!

    hppygr8ful replied to Bcpenpal's topic in General Nursing

    If you are young, unattached and able to move - I would consider that. There are job opportunities in Wyoming, the Dakota's and some Southern and Mid-Western states. Some offer re-location and sign on...
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    Useless Shift Report Information

    hppygr8ful replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Working with adolescents my favorite is ……. "This is a really bad kid!" with no other info provided
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    Pain patients being denied their medication!

    hppygr8ful replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Pain Management

    Exactly all medical care should be a collaboration between the patient and his/her physician. Government has no right to insert themselves into that
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    Fishy, illegitimate contract..?

    hppygr8ful replied to tinybbynurse's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't read the replies but contracts should be reviewed by an attorney prior to taking the job. It does not sound as if any of this is enforceable
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    pre-employment

    hppygr8ful replied to fishinRN's topic in General Nursing

    Some facilities are doing this in California now - it's an employer's prerogative to choose who they will or will not hire as long as they don't violate federal discrimination standards. My facility...
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    Who Did NOT Do a Year of Med Surg?

    hppygr8ful replied to Satori77's topic in General Nursing

    I did not - Jumped into LDRP straight out of RN school did that for two years before transitioning to psych which I have been doing ever since (going on 20 years)
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    How do you wear your Apple Watch?

    hppygr8ful replied to bitter_betsy's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Apple watches are not allowed in our facility!
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    RN with Anxiety seemingly not helped with traditional therapy

    hppygr8ful replied to drizzy13's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Unless something has changed there is no such thing as a prescription for marijuana or CBD oil. There is only one legal marijuana product that you can have a prescription for and that is Marinol which...
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    How to Explain Why I Quit my Last Job

    hppygr8ful replied to jnnrn's topic in General Nursing

    "My last position was not a good fit and I decided to move
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    First acute care job: is it possible that they can switch me ove to night shifts without warning?

    hppygr8ful replied to ~Shrek~'s topic in General Nursing

    Of course it is a very professional request - I have always asked for a copy of a contract to take home a read as well as have my legal advisor take a look at before signing.
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    Primary nurse assessment

    hppygr8ful replied to Mgrn's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Just as a matter of clarification LPNs do not legally assess anything. Assessment is not in their scope of practice. They only observe and report to the
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    Preventing another Nurse Serial Killer!!

    hppygr8ful replied to Truth66's topic in Nursing News

    I too am failing to see how this article would prevent a nurse serial killer from doing their work. Serial killers are a breed unto themselves and there are no known causative factors that lead to it....
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    Concealed Carry...as a nurse?

    hppygr8ful replied to mcknis's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    There's a gun shop near me where I purchase my firearms - so I get an email that they have a limited number of ER15 rifles. So I tell my son and: he says "No mom you can't have an AR15" ME " not even...
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    Chattanooga Columnist's Controversial Recommendations For Area Nursing Shortage

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

    There is no nursing shortage it's a myth with new grads complaining they can't find a job sometimes for up to two years post graduation there's lots of nurses waiting to be
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    Scared to death

    hppygr8ful replied to CantEscape's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I am going to chime in with a message of support as others here have done. IF you are placed in a monitoring program you can and will get through it. Also a word of advice. If you went through...
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    Trouble communicating with patients?

    hppygr8ful replied to tropsnegRN's topic in General Nursing

    I stand by my original statement with regard to the shower's here is a direct quote from the OP "One of them was even going to fire me as her nurse because I “wouldn’t understand that the shower...
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    Trouble communicating with patients?

    hppygr8ful replied to tropsnegRN's topic in General Nursing

    Context is everything and had you said these things in your OP my answer would have been quite different. two things happened here - the previous nurse failed to make a progress note about the...
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    Is it just my facility or ...........

    hppygr8ful replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Psychiatric

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    Trouble communicating with patients?

    hppygr8ful replied to tropsnegRN's topic in General Nursing

    Having been a chronic pain patient most of my adult life it does irritate me when nurses think I couldn't possibly be in "That much pain" because I am not lying white knuckled, silent and grimacing...
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    Is it just my facility or ...........

    hppygr8ful replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Psychiatric

    I agree that sometimes behavior cannot be anticipated - and the staff is not to blame if they haven't been properly trained or are not properly supported by administration.So what I said was not meant...
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    Is it just my facility or ...........

    hppygr8ful replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Psychiatric

    I've been at my facility for almost 20 years and yes attacks are often random but most can be anticipated and dealt with proactively with proper MAB techniques. We train frequently and respond to all...
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    Is it just my facility or ...........

    hppygr8ful replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Psychiatric

    IMHO physical attacks and aggressiveness has a lot to do with how staff manages patient behavior. Especially now that we can't just put someone in restraints anymore. Physical attacks are rare in our...