FolksBtrippin BSN, RN

Psychiatry, Community, Nurse Manager, hospice

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    Giving Report and IV Access

    FolksBtrippin replied to thehipbonesconnected's topic in General Nursing

    You’re not really this mean, are
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    Med Error

    FolksBtrippin replied to Rada's topic in General Nursing

    Good discussion. We should give empathy and education at the same time and both are equally important, because if education is delivered without empathy it doesn’t work. You can’t learn...
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    Patient Abandonment

    FolksBtrippin replied to jung park's topic in General Nursing

    If you were instructed by the charge to leave, and you left, I don’t believe that is patient abandonment. I agree that bullying needs to be reported. Relax about the BON. It’s doubtful...
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    Writing “poop” is unprofessional?

    FolksBtrippin replied to guest1143647's topic in General Nursing

    I hope that one day, I too, will have come to the illustrious point in my career where I can write a nurse up for using the word poop in a
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    Is my nursing instructor bullying me?

    FolksBtrippin replied to lexieanders's topic in General Students

    She sounds absolutely awful. I think your best shot is for the students to get together and make a complaint. So very sorry you are going through this. As for whether or not you will see...
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    Can you hold medications without a doctor's order?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Guest878640's topic in General Nursing

    I’m not sure if our disagreement is semantic in nature or not. If it’s semantic, I’d rather just let it go. But if we’re talking about whether or not a nurse has the...
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    Can you hold medications without a doctor's order?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Guest878640's topic in General Nursing

    I’m curious, what is happening
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    Can you hold medications without a doctor's order?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Guest878640's topic in General Nursing

    We hold meds. I think that verbiage is even used on NCLEX. Holding a med based on your nursing assessment is not putting a med on hold, which is what I think you’re talking about. Not every...
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    Can you hold medications without a doctor's order?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Guest878640's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you can hold a med and you should hold meds when necessary, but you need to let the provider know. If you give a med inappropriately, that’s bad nursing practice. We don’t follow orders...
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    Unwelcoming Facility/Shunning

    FolksBtrippin replied to HopetheEmpath's topic in General Nursing

    I’ve found that some workplaces shun you when you’re new. The best way to handle it is to simply do the work, be reliable, and let them come around to liking you when they’re ready. If...
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    Is it wrong to ask for a raise?

    FolksBtrippin replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    It is never wrong to ask for a raise. And you don’t have to know what you’ll do if they say no. You can let that simmer. What you should know, is how much more you want. And it doesn’t hurt to...
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    RN Jobs That Do Not Require Covid Vaccine

    FolksBtrippin replied to TraumaRN52's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yes, you could die tomorrow from a drunk driver. That’s why it’s illegal to drive drunk, because it’s not cool to kill people with your bad decisions. Get
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    RN With Contamination OCD - Please Help!

    FolksBtrippin replied to FSZ Student Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in the hospital, I came home stripped down in front of the washer, put my scrubs in the washer, took a shower. I am a moderately messy person but clean where it counts. If a...
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    Quit Job and Now Accused of Abandonment

    FolksBtrippin posted a topic in General Nursing

    I quit my job without notice. I had a very good reason to do that. I am a manager and not responsible for patient care. No one was abandoned. Everyone was safe. I sent an email about my...
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    My boyfriend is still unvaccinated

    FolksBtrippin replied to vio's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You’re not overreacting. This is a big
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    Quit Job and Now Accused of Abandonment

    FolksBtrippin replied to FolksBtrippin's topic in General Nursing

    I honestly don’t care in this case. It had to be done. I worked there for 3 months and don’t need the
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    Do you recommend a year of med/surg in 2021?

    FolksBtrippin posted a topic in General Nursing

    Had a conversation with a couple of retired nurses and a nursing student that got a little heated last night. Basically the retiree nurses were saying you must have 3 years of med surg before...
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    Quit Job and Now Accused of Abandonment

    FolksBtrippin replied to FolksBtrippin's topic in General Nursing

    I’m tempted to respond to her threat with, “You’re not my patient.” But I’m going to be
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    Quit Job and Now Accused of Abandonment

    FolksBtrippin replied to FolksBtrippin's topic in General Nursing

    I loved those
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    Quit Job and Now Accused of Abandonment

    FolksBtrippin replied to FolksBtrippin's topic in General Nursing

    I'm trying not to out myself on here, so I'm going to be vague. But it was due to an unethical and dangerous practice, that I had complained about and had not been
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    Anyone taken a pay cut for sanity?

    FolksBtrippin replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    LibraNurse, It’s wonderful that they want you back. And I hope it is validating to you to hear that your mistakes were normal mistakes. You CAN do this job. But do you want to?...
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    Preceptor Made Me Feel Like I Should Leave Nursing

    FolksBtrippin replied to Nurse12390's topic in General Nursing

    How much longer do you have to endure this woman before you’re allowed to fly solo? Can you ask not to be paired with her anymore? I wouldn’t quit over this just
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    Commissioning a patient?

    FolksBtrippin replied to aikaser2RN's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked on an ACT team, we had a very talented patient who painted, drew pen and ink, and sculpted. She had schizophrenia. With a lot of support from her family and from our team she was able to...
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    How many unvaccinated coworkers are you aware of?

    FolksBtrippin replied to DesiDani's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I have a LOT of unvaccinated coworkers. And I just found out that it was many more than I thought. My agency decided to respond to our governors mandate that our employees either get vaccinated or get...
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    Super Unhappy New Grad RN, HELP. Advice needed.

    FolksBtrippin replied to Sweetlilcutie1998's topic in General Nursing

    She didn’t ask us about her mental health problems. She asked us about other nursing