hppygr8ful ASN, RN, EMT-I

Psych, Addictions, SOL (Student of Life)

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    Need advice in a sticky situation

    hppygr8ful replied to Metapodd's topic in General Nursing

    I've only been terminated from one nursing job and for a very serious offense. Still they put it down as "At will". When I had to explain why I left that job I simply stated "It wasn't a good fit!"...
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    Newer cardiac stepdown nurse thinking about switching to psych?

    hppygr8ful replied to michigan94's topic in Psychiatric

    Adolescent psych nurse here - not a day goes by that I don't deal with angry disrespectful family members. I'm pretty good with most people and end up doing a lot of damage control to mollify these...
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    Current job refuses to give professional references

    hppygr8ful replied to P_B_Q's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Your professional reference does not have to be a person who supervises you. The last set of professional references I got were from a Physician who see's patients at the facility and a fellow RN I...
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    Premature discharges from hospitals

    hppygr8ful replied to Misstika's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Just wanted to point out that dementia is not considered a psych problem. It's a medical diagnosis! Psych facilities don't get reimbursed for treating dementia.
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    Autism and regressions - where do we fit in?

    hppygr8ful replied to k1p1ssk's topic in School

    I don't know what state you are in in California you must report "Any reasonable suspicion of abuse." You can also call CPS directly describe the situation and they will tell you if a report is...
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    I should be happy with this new "dream" job

    hppygr8ful replied to proudRN's topic in General Nursing

    I concur with Davey - Now that I am in the 2nd half century of my life - I have learned to understand the value of boring. If you want to spice things up a bit perhaps take a per diem job. Some...
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    Help my first job feels like a nightmares

    hppygr8ful replied to Lovethenurse2b25's topic in General Nursing

    Typically only Narcotics are counted - you will find this just about everywhere you work.
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    should I just give up? DUI/ mental illness

    hppygr8ful replied to poweringthrough's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    The BON in most states is not interested in anxiety disorders or depression unless you have been hospitalized or have been unable to function in normal life circumstances, When they are asking about...
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    Any pediatric psych nurses out there?

    hppygr8ful replied to Aurora0941's topic in Psychiatric

    I work adolescent psych and I love it. Yes I have worked Medsurge, tele, home health and ID/IDM group homes. As a general rule the kids are not violent. The exceptions are some kids on the lower end...
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    Assualted by psych patient

    hppygr8ful replied to Udmert's topic in Emergency

    Where I work in acute inpatient psych getting hit is a hazard of the job. For years we were not encouraged to press charges when these events occurred. There has been a recent turn of thought in our...
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    Escaped Mental Patient

    hppygr8ful replied to ashagreyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    I 2nd Davey - He's rarely wrong and you did a great job handling this patient
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    Cursing in professional settings

    hppygr8ful replied to Eschell2971's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    While cursing is never acceptable in a professional setting I think some women do it because it is widely perceived as something men do. AS we seek to sit at the same table we may be mimicking this...
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    Patient discharged with elevated troponin levels?

    hppygr8ful replied to CPLibra's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I have seen something very similar - I came on duty to my psych unit to find out in report that a patient had a CK level of 2300. Normal is 22-198. The whole hospital was worked up about it. I asked...
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    Returning to work after incident

    hppygr8ful replied to Monkies's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Unfortunately this option was not open to me. I was fired and black balled from the entire hospital system which include 4 major hospital's in my area. I was not even permitted to do clinicals there...
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    CPI certification needed / new grad

    hppygr8ful replied to MiamiPsychNurse's topic in Psychiatric

    Just a note - Most psych facilities in CA want MAB training not CPI. We don't hire travelers but we offer MAB classes monthly for all employee's including kitchen staff and housekeeping at no cost to...
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    Feeling Reprimanded Unfairly

    hppygr8ful replied to tinybbynurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I totally understand why you don't want to give details on this forum. However have you considered filing a formal appeal of that decision. You might be bale to get it removed from your record. Also...
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    Nurse Charged With Homicide

    hppygr8ful replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone know what's happening in the case in question? I thought there was a court date sometime in April but haven't seen any updates.
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    Feeling like I'm not making a difference

    hppygr8ful replied to Wrestler133's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure why so many nurses feel such a strong desire to "Make a difference." by this I mean that I seen countless young nurses who become so disillusioned because they feel they are making a...
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    Employment Gap - should bring up nursing school

    hppygr8ful replied to demeanor89's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This is
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    Thinking of Transitioning to Psych

    hppygr8ful replied to silentRN's topic in Psychiatric

    Let me get back to you after today's
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    Shocking abuse caught on tape

    hppygr8ful replied to Snatchedwig's topic in Nursing News

    The workers weren't why I left - It was the shocking lack of response from management to my report with pictures of a person who had been clearly beaten with a belt. When I escalated it by reporting...
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    Shocking abuse caught on tape

    hppygr8ful replied to Snatchedwig's topic in Nursing News

    YouTube is full of videos like this. Happens all the time which is why I left the ICF/IDH area of nursing.
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    Back to Psych I Go!

    hppygr8ful replied to futurepsychrn's topic in Psychiatric

    It's as real as it gets! Welcome back and good
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    Moving California. Insight on pay scale etc?

    hppygr8ful replied to Nurse4lifeNC's topic in General Nursing

    We get it you hate California! It's a big state third largest in the nation So all parts are not alike. There are some very nice affordable places to live. Big earthquakes are rare. Wild fires, are...
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    Moving California. Insight on pay scale etc?

    hppygr8ful replied to Nurse4lifeNC's topic in General Nursing

    Your allowed to water your