FolksBtrippin BSN, RN

Psychiatry, Community, Nurse Manager, hospice

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    new job, can I be denied job for benzo PRN

    FolksBtrippin replied to seeing123's topic in General Nursing

    You don't need to do anything about it unless and until you need to take a drug test. Then you provide them with your prescription, if you have taken it recently. If you haven't, then
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    Probable Fraud. What do I do?

    FolksBtrippin replied to NYARN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that you should back the visit out of the system, and refund the client. If you can't back it out, your agency should still refund the client, by whatever means are available. Document your...
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    new job, can I be denied job for benzo PRN

    FolksBtrippin replied to seeing123's topic in General Nursing

    You are not required to tell them your mental health history and it is not their business to know that. They also have no way of finding out unless you tell them.
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    New Jersey License Status

    FolksBtrippin replied to SoNan's topic in General Nursing

    The best way to deal with the NJ BON is to go there in person about your problem. They are notoriously slow. Take your transcripts with you, every ID you have, and whatever else they want. The office...
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    new job, can I be denied job for benzo PRN

    FolksBtrippin replied to seeing123's topic in General Nursing

    Are they actually asking you pre employment what medications you take/ have taken? That would be inappropriate. If you are taking a drug test, you need to let them know what meds you CURRENTLY take....
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    Needle Stick injury

    FolksBtrippin replied to Diadai2021's topic in General Nursing

    It's not really a big deal. It doesn't happen that often because of safety devices on needles. It did happen to me once. I went to occ health, the person whose needle stuck me voluntarily tested for...
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    I make a similar post every couple of months...Am I just not meant to be a nurse?

    FolksBtrippin replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, yes, a thousand times
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    Doctor Derogatory Comments in the OR?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Loveliest's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You can always report anything. There are things you should report and things you should not report. You should always report patient
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    Nursing check-in: How are your numbers???

    FolksBtrippin replied to ladycody's topic in Disaster Preparation

    My unusual situation is that I am working in a state psych hospital that has had an outbreak of covid that peaked in April. Our geriatric unit was hit hard and 6 out of 27 long term patients died. We...
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    Transgender nurses?

    FolksBtrippin replied to munkyfusic's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not going to lie to you and say that nursing is full of the most progressive minded people and you're never going to experience any discrimination, just do a good job. You'll have a tough road,...
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    Frazzled New Nurse Stuck on Rotating Shifts

    FolksBtrippin replied to JustAnotherNewGrad24's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry you are going through this. No one should have to rotate days and nights. It isn't safe for patients and it's very hard on employees as well. This is well documented. Hospitals that require...
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    Not digging outpatient

    FolksBtrippin replied to novemberpromise's topic in General Nursing

    I find that people who talk about losing skills are usually not actually talking about real nursing skills, but technical stuff that anyone could learn in a day. You are a nurse, not a technician....
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    Mask refusal on unit

    FolksBtrippin replied to NormaSaline's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I deal with this all the time. It has to come from management. Many people believe that they need to pull down their mask for telephone calls or they won't be heard. There is near zero public health...
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    2 Nurse Verification of SubQ Insulin

    FolksBtrippin replied to Heide MedSurg's topic in General Nursing

    We do
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    HELP! Don't know what to do.

    FolksBtrippin replied to lucyrdgz's topic in General Nursing

    I think that you first need to get your authorization to test (ATT) from your state board of nursing. Once you get the ATT, start NCLEX practice tests and see where you stand. If you are not scoring...
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    Graduate asked to work in PCA position?

    FolksBtrippin replied to ACNH_PRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would have appreciated knowing the tech's job better from the beginning. When you have a good idea what their workflow is like without delegated tasks, it helps you delegate more effectively. I...
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    I make a similar post every couple of months...Am I just not meant to be a nurse?

    FolksBtrippin replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    Are you looking for jobs outside of the
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    People with asthma in England fear being harassed and denied services for not being able to wear a mask

    FolksBtrippin replied to A Hit With The Ladies's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Feeling like you can't breathe when you wear a mask may be real, but it is also a psychological symptom that can be overcome with gradual exposure and intentional relaxation or CBT, like other real...
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    Texas Hospital making nurses resign or take care of COVID patients

    FolksBtrippin replied to Rex Sanchez's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You don't know what I've been asked to do. But as usual, you like to comment about what you know nothing about. And NJ brought our new cases way down with shutdowns and social distancing measures. We...
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    Texas Hospital making nurses resign or take care of COVID patients

    FolksBtrippin replied to Rex Sanchez's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Texas failed to implement a strategy to control the outbreak. No masks, no shutdown. Now they are in crisis and ready to throw you into a situation you can't handle. Glad I live in NJ where the...
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    is 1 year enough to get a new job?

    FolksBtrippin replied to crystalpan's topic in General Nursing

    Does it hurt to try? If you get a new job that you like, it's a win,
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    Covid is Airborne- Surprised? Nope....

    FolksBtrippin replied to MeganMN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Ugh. It's not airborne.
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    Racial Refusals In Nursing

    FolksBtrippin replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Your position in a nutshell: Poor people must accept the race of their caregivers. All others may select their healthcare providers based on race. Sorry you're in this mess of a geographical area...
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    Nurses and narcotics

    FolksBtrippin replied to mdiada's topic in General Nursing

    I have a similar job to yours. I absolutely trust my partner. There's no way I could work without that trust. If either my partner or I makes a mistake, we figure it out together because we know...
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    Taking Vacations

    FolksBtrippin replied to caal19's topic in General Nursing

    Not really. The full time nurses had more PTO than me and didn't have a problem using it. We had a really good union and I live in a pro union state. There were other horrible things about that job,...