FolksBtrippin BSN, RN

Psychiatry, Community, Nurse Manager, hospice

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    Dismissal From Nursing Program - Is all hope lost?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Rach1234567's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I’ve read your post several times and I still don’t understand what you are trying to say. I’m not sure what happened that you thought was unfair, but you clearly made a very big mistake. And...
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    Dismissal From Nursing Program - Is all hope lost?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Rach1234567's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Because of FERPA, schools cannot know about your educational history unless you give permission. It does seem to me that you have a problem with professionalism. Would you agree with that?...
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    Is someone justified in harassing someone to tell them if they got vaccinated or not?

    FolksBtrippin replied to DesiDani's topic in Disaster Preparation

    No, this is not drama. Folks who want to get vaccinated but don’t want their family or friends to know would have a hard time doing it discretely at a mega site or even the local Walmart. It’s...
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    HOSPITAL FACTORS to want to work there

    FolksBtrippin replied to Mursemade's topic in General Nursing

    Hospitals are normally a hard no from me but I do sometimes work in one when the pay is outrageously
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    Per policy, I am not allowed to give an opinion on whether to COVID vaccinate

    FolksBtrippin replied to FolksBtrippin's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yes. My sentiments exactly. And that will be part of the
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    Sneaky Administration

    FolksBtrippin replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    Executive Director purposely scheduled meetings for times that I was unavailable so that he could funnel people into our program who were not medically
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    How many jobs have you had in your career?

    FolksBtrippin replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    I like what Davey did. Here’s mine. 2017-2018 Child psych crisis unit. Quit after one year because of toxic coworkers and boss. 2018 - 2020 ACT team. Furloughed because of COVID which...
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    Second Thoughts on Becoming a Nurse

    FolksBtrippin replied to ThePrudentStudent's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated nursing school at age 40. It was a good decision and I wouldn’t sway anyone from it. You can make nursing work for you, but you have to choose a good job. Many nursing jobs are terrible,...
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    Fail drug test or pass on job? New Hampshire?!

    FolksBtrippin replied to mommieeern's topic in General Nursing

    You can get an inexpensive Home Screen at the drug store (the dollar tree also sells them for literally one dollar). If you are a heavy user it sticks around a little longer. For most people, it’s...
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    I don't want to be Charge!

    FolksBtrippin replied to Ioreth's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad you're looking. I repeat this a lot, because it's the basic fact of our profession. There are many nursing jobs. But many of them suck. That's why so many nurses are job hoppers. Jobs...
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    Every Nurse Should Know Martial Arts

    FolksBtrippin replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in General Nursing

    I've taken CPI, Handle with Care and SCM. They're all more useful than you think when you're taking the class. When I practice them in class I'm always thinking there's no way I'm going to be able to...
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    Threats made against nursing staff?! :(

    FolksBtrippin replied to Aliceozwalker's topic in General Nursing

    I loved working in the community. I'll take a grief stricken person banging on the door over a backstabbing malicious coworker any day. I didn't feel unsafe at my job, but sometimes people I...
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    Likely to be hired soon. Worried about drug test d/t prescribed meds

    FolksBtrippin replied to ThatBLURN's topic in General Nursing

    You don't tell your "employer." You tell the people who do your drug test. Occupational health does not give that info to your supervisor, your coworkers, etc. You still have
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    What to do when patient refuses wearing a name band?

    FolksBtrippin replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    It happens in psych. We document that the patient refused a bracelet and we use name and birthdate to identify. Some nurses put the bracelet by the computer but IMO this is unsafe and not
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    Trying to follow everyone's advice but still no luck

    FolksBtrippin replied to Aliceozwalker's topic in General Nursing

    Do you live in the US? It has not been hard for me, where I live. Recruiters practically throw themselves at nurses
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    RN Starbucks side job?

    FolksBtrippin replied to borninaugust30's topic in General Nursing

    I think you should do what you want. I would never have fun at a second job because there are always books I want to read, hobbies I want to explore, friends I want to see, places I want to go...
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    Is it selfish?

    FolksBtrippin replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    The culture matters a lot when it comes to incident reports. I once saw a nurse do an incident report over a child's stubbed toe. She was not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but she was also...
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    Managers-Do You Miss Being a Clinician/Bedside?

    FolksBtrippin replied to CVVH's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in the same boat. Going into a management position tomorrow. Wondering if I'll like it, and feeling some kind of nostalgia.
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    How to deal with anxiety when there is an "investigation" at work?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    There's always an investigation going on somewhere. I worked at a state psych hospital with a forensic unit. On that unit, if the patients didn't like a nurse they would make a bogus abuse...
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    Have you ever left a nursing job due to a patient/family member?

    FolksBtrippin replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    This is something a manager should be present for, especially if the ombudsman is involved. And in your other post, you talked about wanting to prioritize patient care, which is something the bedside...
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    Bad shift after bad shift

    FolksBtrippin replied to newnursemoon's topic in General Nursing

    It was your manager's job to deal with the unhappy family member and she did. Your job is to prioritize your nursing responsibilities and you did that correctly. The only thing that went wrong...
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    Employer refusing to provide even verification

    FolksBtrippin replied to mermer_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I just want to clarify that it's a good thing to not allow managers to give references. Protects everyone. Companies can and should be sued for libel when candidates don't get a job just because the...
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    Employer refusing to provide even verification

    FolksBtrippin replied to mermer_rn's topic in General Nursing

    While it is reasonable for your manager not to give a reference, it is outrageously unprofessional of HR not to verify employment. Please out this hospital. People need to know this about...
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    Will suspended nursing license show up on background check

    FolksBtrippin replied to sb_peds_er_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Suspending your license because you received mental health treatment is a violation of your civil rights. I'm sorry this happened to you and I hope it does not affect your future. I think...
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    Have you ever left a nursing job due to a patient/family member?

    FolksBtrippin replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I've never left a job due to a patient. It's always been admin or my coworkers. I'm completely unfazed by false accusations and other such drama from my patients. I work in psych and I feel like...