hppygr8ful ASN, RN, EMT-I

Psych, Addictions, SOL (Student of Life)

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    Moving California. Insight on pay scale etc?

    hppygr8ful replied to Nurse4lifeNC's topic in General Nursing

    We get one or two wildfires a year and only in certain areas it's not like the whole state is burning all the time. This is mostly because of poor land management since the liberals hamstringed the...
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    Ask Me If I'm Safe At Home

    hppygr8ful replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Such a powerful statement of resilience!
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    Moving California. Insight on pay scale etc?

    hppygr8ful replied to Nurse4lifeNC's topic in General Nursing

    Let me clarify that I am a California Native. I have spent most of my life off an on here. Have also lived in Oregon (beautiful country super chill lifestyle) Arizona, New Mexico, several border...
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    Enough with the violence

    hppygr8ful replied to Pinky Nepal's topic in Psychiatric

    Why are you and your staff barricading yourself in rooms? Where is your support staff. CPI training is simply not adequate for the situation you are in . You need MAB training and the confidence to...
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    Need help...Specialty experience requirements

    hppygr8ful replied to Coopster1's topic in Agency Nurses

    When I was touring with a nurse manager for school it was explained that the two year experience rule is basically because hospitals that utilize agency/travel nurses want people who can hit the floor...
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    CPI Cert?

    hppygr8ful replied to mclovin's topic in Agency Nurses

    Why do you need CPI cert. If your employer wants it they should provide it to you. I have not heard of an online cert as you have a physical practice portion. I think the 1400-3000 option is to become...
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    Moving California. Insight on pay scale etc?

    hppygr8ful replied to Nurse4lifeNC's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the glowing description of California - That should keep people away nicely. I have lived and traveled all over the world and nothing compares. It's the only place I know where you can walk...
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    Countdown roll call

    hppygr8ful replied to catsmeow1972's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hey spanked glad you are still around - I figured you got all successful and left us. Hope life is treating you well.
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    "LPNs are glorified CNAs"

    hppygr8ful replied to nursetnc's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    In my opinion skilled nursing facilities help to perpetuate this because of their habit of calling everybody "Your Nurse" I have seen facility directors do it and families get easily confused. CNAs...
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    Joint Commission and Ligature Points

    hppygr8ful replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    After our last JC survey our facility changed all the door knobs, sink, toilet and shower fixture to have no ligature points. It took a couple of weeks just to figure out how to open doors, turn water...
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    Taking manual bp on forearm

    hppygr8ful replied to Jen Cole's topic in General Students

    I work in pych and have a number of patients that require creativity in getting vital signs this is how I take blood pressure on the forearm with manual equipment Place the BP cuff around the forearm...
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    Poll: do you have professional liability insurance?

    hppygr8ful replied to SDANG's topic in General Nursing

    I have Nurses Service Organization California one million dollar rider which protects me and mine.
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    Sober Living

    hppygr8ful replied to Goodlife29's topic in Nurses Recovery

    While my addiction and recovery are no secret to my son I do not and will not tell him all the gory details - not necessary!
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    Hand sanitizers ... what do you use??

    hppygr8ful replied to N377311's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Fortunately the facility where I worked in diversion were very serious about hand hygiene and had sinks everywhere so hand washing was not a problem. I haven't used hand sanitizer in over ten years....
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    Do I give up Nursing? How do I survive?

    hppygr8ful replied to NRNPH's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    People who seek perfection are often the first to burn out. That is because they exhaust themselves in the pursuit of something that cannot be obtained. I have experienced severe burn-out in my...
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    CPR on a chicken?

    hppygr8ful replied to herring_RN's topic in Nursing Humor

    I once tried CPR on newborn foal. Mouth to nose and chest compressions. It didn't work as I believe the foal had expired several minute before birth. But that's just one animal I have tried to...
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    Being bullied at work

    hppygr8ful replied to Mariah2019's topic in General Nursing

    I could not have said it better myself. I share your sentiment. So why don't we see more stories about this? Because people who are generally happy and satisfied don't feel the need to vent on public...
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    Constant interruptions

    hppygr8ful replied to Rexie's topic in General Nursing

    So I was just at the urgent care where my son goes and nurses were running around in red vests that said 'NO INTERRUPTIONS I'M PREPARING
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    Pre-nursing Student: Lost of intrest or Feeling burned Out?

    hppygr8ful replied to EH.XX's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Your in pre-nursing with good grades which means that you are also prepared/preparing for other majors with similar requirements. There is nothing wrong with taking a break to take stock of where you...
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    Feeling Reprimanded Unfairly

    hppygr8ful replied to tinybbynurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    So I would and have handled this by walking in placing a tape recorder on the table and stating " I am taping this conversation so there will be no confusion about what was said later!" and push the...
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    Psych Nurses. Do you hug your patients?

    hppygr8ful replied to Yahni's topic in Psychiatric

    Let's take a real life scenario that happened some years ago in my community. A young man was in a psych facility and although the nurse involved never said anything to lead this patient on. It was...
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    Good evidence-based assessment for assault precautions?

    hppygr8ful replied to oceanblue52's topic in Psychiatric

    My facility likes to reinvent the wheel so we sort of have our own assessment and it scores from zero risk (nobody) all the way up to very high risk. Still the DASA is a pretty good tool. I have to...
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    Feeling Reprimanded Unfairly

    hppygr8ful replied to tinybbynurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Never had to do it - but I believe there is a way to get your name taken off the Nursys. Is it possible you are on the OIG Exclusion list? You can also get taken off that list if your case has been...
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    5 years sober!

    hppygr8ful replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Congrats
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    Good evidence-based assessment for assault precautions?

    hppygr8ful replied to oceanblue52's topic in Psychiatric

    I work in an acute crises stabilization hospital. Currently I work with adolescents but have worked with all populations over the past 20 years. The psych nurses primary job is unit/patient/staff...