FolksBtrippin BSN, RN

Psychiatry, Community, Nurse Manager, hospice

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    Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    FolksBtrippin replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The one that UD16 responded to. That poster states that s/he bullies on purpose because s/he works in psych and it is necessary! That's terrible and part of the problem not the
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    Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    FolksBtrippin replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm actually really disappointed that this poster works in psych. Psych patients are so often traumatized by bully Healthcare workers, and then people like me have to work really hard to regain their...
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    My current job is putting my license at risk, and I feel my only option is to quit while I still have my reputation. How do I address this in interview?

    FolksBtrippin replied to wernicke's topic in General Nursing

    Most employers will not even ask. But if they do, you always phrase it in the positive of what you are looking for. I'm looking for a positive work culture, where coworkers support each...
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    Nurses aid**advice!

    FolksBtrippin replied to Jstna96's topic in General Nursing

    When you become the aide that won't work with this nurse or that nurse, you've just made it difficult to schedule you. It might even be easier to just take you off the schedule. Your first solution...
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    Four 12s in a row?!?! ??

    FolksBtrippin replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

    4 12s in a row, yuck! I used to regularly work fri, sat, sun 12s and I hardly got out of bed on Monday. I once worked a 12, a 16, slept 8 hours at the hospital then worked a 12. That was...
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    Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    FolksBtrippin replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    When we want someone to make a good decision, we educate. It's a basic tenet of nursing. The person might still make a bad decision. But if we educate-- a process that includes respect for...
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    When One Patient Affects the Care Other Patients Receive

    FolksBtrippin replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I do have a couple of tips for you. 1. Let go of the fear of being reported. Adopt the attitude that people are allowed to report stuff and your job is not to prevent a report to a governing...
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    Nurse Managers: Do you answer your phone on your days off even when not on call?

    FolksBtrippin replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I just left this type of job. But I learned to direct people to the person they should actually call when they mistakenly called me. Very simply like this: "the manager on call is...
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    Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    FolksBtrippin replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    What do you disagree with? My personal decision not to bully people who choose to decline vaccination? I think that's
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    Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    FolksBtrippin replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I got vaccinated. My second dose made me sick as hell. Fever, chills, palpitations, shortness of breath, body aches, nausea and passive suicidal ideation. Both my body and mind were not okay. I didn't...
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    How Long Do You Expect To Be a Nurse?

    FolksBtrippin replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I'll probably be a nurse in some way for the rest of my career. I might become a nurse practitioner and I might not. Right now, I really like all the amazing opportunities I have. Nursing is...
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    AHA BLS confusion

    FolksBtrippin posted a topic in General Nursing

    Folks, I am confused about whether or not I can renew my AHA BLS online. I've been working in community psych which required American Red Cross BLS, and now I am starting a travel position that...
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    Nurses make me sick

    FolksBtrippin replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in General Nursing

    I also cringe at the "I'm here to save your *** not kiss it" stuff. I haven't really seen any crying that I thought was self aggrandizing, but I can imagine it. I see it for what it is though....
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    How to Deal with Staff Who Don't Like You?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you don't like them. So you're even. Just do your job and don't sweat it. If you don't want to answer a personal question, then don't. If they ask you why got that shift just shrug...
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    I don't know if I should call out or not r/t snow storm

    FolksBtrippin replied to SoNan's topic in General Nursing

    The one time I stayed at the hospital after working 16 hours for a snowstorm I felt like a queen. They laundered my scrubs and gave me something to wear to bed. They gave me soap, shampoo, deodorant,...
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    Now that the Covid 19 vaccine is just around the corner... Will it be mandatory?

    FolksBtrippin replied to NewRN'16's topic in Disaster Preparation

    This is exactly how I feel about
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    Is it rude to request additional shifts of orientation?

    FolksBtrippin replied to ThatOneRN_'s topic in General Nursing

    It is never rude to let people know what you need to be a safe
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    Is calling off for burnout a thing?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Stella_Blue's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, thank you for your service to your community. Second, please take some time. Vent a little. Then sleep as much as your body will allow and do something you enjoy. If you can't enjoy...
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    Am I being unreasonable about my concerns regarding safety/hygiene?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Emmeline22's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked inpatient psych I found generally that I was discouraged from thinking on my own and using my own judgment when it came to my patients. I think if you feel like the patient needs a...
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    Nursing fields: What has been your favorite?

    FolksBtrippin replied to DyerRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't like working in the hospital. I really prefer working in the community. And I really like working in
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    Ever date a patient? Or would you?

    FolksBtrippin replied to MarkMyWords's topic in General Nursing

    I think it could be acceptable under some circumstances. I work in psychiatry and developmental disabilities and it is totally out of the question for me and would be at least extremely unethical...
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    Did I make the wrong call?

    FolksBtrippin posted a topic in General Nursing

    I normally work outpatient, but I took an agency position at a hospital this week to help out with staffing during COVID 19 crisis. Its a very hard job and I had to pass meds for 19 patients...
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    What the heck? (fat-shaming at work)

    FolksBtrippin replied to HopefulRN4ever's topic in Home Health

    People are incredibly rude. It is totally inappropriate for anyone to comment on your weight at work. Or anywhere else. Jerks. I would probably ignore it the first time. The second time, I might...
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    Constantly Making Mistakes

    FolksBtrippin replied to Blueb's topic in General Nursing

    I make mistakes. I don't report all of them. I only report them if it's necessary to do so. I hardly remember most of them. Its also now my job to find mistakes. I find so many mistakes,...
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    Why doesn't any job seem to fit?? (AKA what is wrong with me?)

    FolksBtrippin replied to Nurse Magnolia's topic in General Nursing

    There are lots of jobs in nursing but most of them suck. Thats why so many of us are job hoppers. There's nothing wrong with you. Keep hopping. Stay at a job as long as you want and then...