FolksBtrippin BSN, RN

Psychiatry, Community, Nurse Manager, hospice

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    lorazepam with morphine

    FolksBtrippin replied to Vtachy1's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We still give lorazepam and morphine together in hospice. It's a no no outside of hospice because of the increased respiratory
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    NICU RN in trouble in VA

    FolksBtrippin replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    I've done some reading on this and I haven't found anything on what the actual evidence is against this nurse. It gives me the feeling of a witch
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    4th Year Nurse - Should I delete my tiktok content?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Stephen Curry's topic in General Students

    I don't know what you mean by "highly inappropriate". Inappropriate for a nurse? It isn't appropriate for a nurse to use patient information for jokes. But you aren't a nurse yet so it's not that....
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    I was deemed an unsafe student in nursing school and it affects my confidence as a nurse now

    FolksBtrippin replied to dsaprog's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure if the OP is still around, but I feel like we've all had someone who felt it was their special place in life to either warn the world that we weren't fit to be a nurse, or put us through some...
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    Calling in for no sleep

    FolksBtrippin replied to Nurse131382's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it's okay to call out. I firmly believe it's your employers job to have an adequate pool of per diem staff to cover you when you can't work for any reason, and we contribute to the problem when...
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    Will it come back to haunt me

    FolksBtrippin replied to RNMoxie's topic in General Nursing

    The BON is actually not required to investigate any and all
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    Will it come back to haunt me

    FolksBtrippin replied to RNMoxie's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not currently in a leadership role but I have been a nurse manager. What do YOU think you should have done differently? What would you do as a nurse manager if a nurse under you behaved the same...
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    Will it come back to haunt me

    FolksBtrippin replied to RNMoxie's topic in General Nursing

    I think you came up with a very good solution and I commend you. Obviously you did nothing wrong. Move
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    Is it weird to approach a manager about a job position?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Sweetpea04's topic in General Nursing

    I am all for going to the manager in person, and I think if you can get someone mutual to introduce you, that's even
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    new role consideration

    FolksBtrippin replied to sistasoul's topic in General Nursing

    I loved working on my first ACT team. There was a lot of driving for sure, but we had company cars. We were very successful at keeping people out of the hospital and jail. We mostly kept people housed...
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    What to chart when there's no time to complete all the work

    FolksBtrippin replied to delrionurse's topic in General Nursing

    I would leave it red. It is in fact unaddressed. The red flags it for the next shift who will have to do it. Don't try to hide what you didn't
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    What to chart when there's no time to complete all the work

    FolksBtrippin replied to delrionurse's topic in General Nursing

    You said it yourself, you can't chart something if you didn't do it. The problem is not your charting, the problem is the things you can't get
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    Travel Nurse Housing

    FolksBtrippin replied to Monica M.'s topic in Nursing Career

    When I traveled, I got my housing through furnished finder, it's an app and a
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    Freaking out over possible needlestick

    FolksBtrippin replied to Nancy Kay's topic in General Nursing

    Report the needlestick injury to your supervisor right away. It's very unlikely that you got any blood borne pathogen, but you should report it nonetheless, the same way you did here, and it's...
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    Is my supervisor trying to set me up?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Revolutionaryroad's topic in General Nursing

    Do you work in a hospital? Because if so, medications will be dispensed as they are used. A nursing home is the patients home. And medications are dispensed monthly, similar to how you would pick up...
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    Is my supervisor trying to set me up?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Revolutionaryroad's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to add that I don't think the sup is diverting and I don't think this counts as dispensing meds. I think the simple explanation is that the patient was discharged without his meds that had...
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    Is my supervisor trying to set me up?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Revolutionaryroad's topic in General Nursing

    That is an abuse of power. I agree that you should go over the sup head and tell the DON what
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    Help a dsp out

    FolksBtrippin replied to kaysgonehome420's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your comment. As a former group home nurse, I would try to med pass every employee, because it's most convenient to have everyone med passed. However, I would absolutely not want to lose...
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    Help a dsp out

    FolksBtrippin replied to kaysgonehome420's topic in General Nursing

    I would move the employee, of course. Part of the problem here is that we have a lot of people commenting who do not understand the way group homes work and don't understand the DSP
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    Help a dsp out

    FolksBtrippin replied to kaysgonehome420's topic in General Nursing

    The OP works in a group home. A DSP is a group home
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    Self Guilt Leaving Bedside

    FolksBtrippin replied to A.cocke9's topic in General Nursing

    Is it imposter syndrome? That can have some guilt attached to it. Imposter syndrome is very common in women. It's the feeling that you aren't truly qualified for something that you are actually...
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    Help a dsp out

    FolksBtrippin replied to kaysgonehome420's topic in General Nursing

    For those that don't know, DSP stands for direct support professional, and the term is used for unlicensed people who work in group homes that normally house people with intellectual disability....
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    Hidden camera, what would you do?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Carole's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't do anything or get involved. But I'm used to being recorded at
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    Help a dsp out

    FolksBtrippin replied to kaysgonehome420's topic in General Nursing

    I think you should have a talk with your supervisor. Ask them if, after attending this class, you will be expected to pass meds. Let them know that this is still a "no" for you. If they want to let...
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    Went back into nursing management but hate it still, what to do?

    FolksBtrippin replied to tobetheone's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe you will like working bedside in a union