FolksBtrippin BSN, RN

Psychiatry, Community, Nurse Manager, hospice

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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,...
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    Inappropriate documentation?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Emily Simmons's topic in General Nursing

    Seems like an appropriate thing to document. Is the facility trying to hide the fact that the patient had to go to the hospital and has a dx of BLANK?
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    Taking Vacations

    FolksBtrippin replied to caal19's topic in General Nursing

    This has not been my experience. At my first nursing job, full time RNs got 8 hours PTO every 2 weeks. I was not full time, I was regular part time and I got 4 hours every 2 weeks. Since my work...
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    is 1 year enough to get a new job?

    FolksBtrippin replied to crystalpan's topic in General Nursing

    I went from inpatient psych to community psych. Start applying and see what
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    is 1 year enough to get a new job?

    FolksBtrippin replied to crystalpan's topic in General Nursing

    1 year is enough. I left after 11
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    Paid minimum wage for quitting

    FolksBtrippin replied to Saraliz's topic in General Nursing

    This is despicable. I'm so sorry they did that to you. I hope you win in small claims court and you get punitive damages. That is
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    As a Nurse, is it normal to be pushed around doing different jobs at the place you work?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with others that most of these other duties give you a good window into how the whole system works and are a valuable experience. With the exception of folding laundry, which just sucks. If I...
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    Asked to meet with defense counsel to clarify documentation

    FolksBtrippin replied to May82's topic in General Nursing

    They could paint you as a bad employee except that they are equally responsible for their bad employees so what's the point? You have to know who to trust, even if you only trust them to protect their...
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    Asked to meet with defense counsel to clarify documentation

    FolksBtrippin replied to May82's topic in General Nursing

    I would talk to your facility's lawyer first, openly, and get advice there. The facility has a strong interest in protecting you, as they may be held financially responsible for what you
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    Ventrogluteal vs dorsogluteal

    FolksBtrippin replied to Ruadh's topic in General Nursing

    I was taught vastus lateralis or ventro in nursing school. I do not give long acting injectables in the vastus lateralis though, because the pain is so much worse for the patient. I have consistently...
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    Write up for patient pocketing pills

    FolksBtrippin replied to AnObviousThrowAway's topic in Patient Medications

    I work in psych where patients do sometimes cheek meds. But even in psych, we don't check the mouth unless the patient has a history of cheeking meds, or there is some other clinical reason to do it....