FolksBtrippin BSN, RN

Psychiatry, Community, Nurse Manager, hospice

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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...
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    Scolded For Prioritizing Emergent Situations Over Routine Meetings

    FolksBtrippin replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    As an agency nurse, I worked with a charge nurse who criticized me for not asking her before I gave a PRN for agitation. She took me aside and said You need to run everything by me before making...
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    Scolded For Prioritizing Emergent Situations Over Routine Meetings

    FolksBtrippin replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Is it possible you are taking on responsibilities that should be handled by the nurse assigned to the patient? I'm not sure, because I've never worked in a nursing
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    Am I being too picky on a job or is it just bad luck?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Aliceozwalker's topic in General Nursing

    I think its important to be picky as an RN, because there are a lot of jobs, and a lot of them suck. As far as the community clinic job that requires some home visits... is that a PACE program or...
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    16 Hour Shifts

    FolksBtrippin replied to Skc59's topic in General Nursing

    Several hospitals (and a few community programs as well) in my area have a Baylor program. You work Friday and Saturday 7a to 11p, and are off 5 days. You are full time and paid the same rate as if...
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    I just lost it!

    FolksBtrippin replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    At my first nursing job, I regularly went through this ritual where I would be called into a meeting and blamed for whatever had gone wrong on the unit, regardless of my actual responsibility for the...
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    New Nurse Struggling With Doctor Calls

    FolksBtrippin replied to nursem8's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow that is rough. My state also publishes revocations. They are almost always drugs/drunk driving with an occasional "patient abuse". I've never seen any other
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    Providing Education and Training on Topics and Skills Outside of Your Comfort Zone

    FolksBtrippin replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Have you ever heard the expression watch one, do one, teach one? The idea is that if you've watched someone do the skill you're ready to do it. And if you've done it, you're ready to teach it....
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    Providing Education and Training on Topics and Skills Outside of Your Comfort Zone

    FolksBtrippin replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    What are you being asked to train on that you don't know
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    Unprofessional Clinical Educator.. What would you do?

    FolksBtrippin replied to hama1111's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with JKL generally on this. However, I find it better to tell people what I want them to do, rather than what I don't want them to do. I just think it's more effective. And I think...
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    Social Skills Should Be a Bigger Focus in Nursing School

    FolksBtrippin replied to Kenneth S. Veillon's topic in General Nursing

    Amen to this. Many (not all) workplaces are extremely degrading to our