FolksBtrippin BSN, RN

Psychiatry, Community, Nurse Manager, hospice

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    Ethics

    FolksBtrippin replied to chingay's topic in General Nursing

    Why is "the hospital" making this decision? This should not be the type of thing that happens by a policy. I am shocked that this is not decided on a case by case basis. An ethics committee should be...
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    Ethics

    FolksBtrippin replied to chingay's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a psych nurse. I would not lie to my patient. I would tell the patient what the medication is, what it is for and the possible side effects. If the patient refuses the med after that information,...
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    Rn grad as of May 2019

    FolksBtrippin replied to Fly-High's topic in General Nursing

    That is a very rough start. But that is also a position you should not have had as a brand new nurse. Have you left the position now? Is it something you can keep having failed NCLEX? If you have not...
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    BSN but not a nurse

    FolksBtrippin replied to PirateArrrNnnn's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Why is that iffy? She earned the degree. She is entitled to put BSN after her name. Why would anyone care about this? It makes our profession look
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    Rude nurses

    FolksBtrippin replied to rnbsn2md's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There could be so many reasons why this is happening, but it's not likely to be anything about you in particular. My suggestion is that you let go of the need for their approval, and instead focus on...
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    "Not sure what unit you will be hired into..."

    FolksBtrippin replied to TitaniumPlates's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't read all the posts. It seems like there has been a lot of subtopic discussion. Going back to the original question, it seems like a problem that could be solved with communication. Not really...
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    Problems Before Nursing School

    FolksBtrippin replied to Remia's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    They can and do force you to get health insurance. If you don't prove that you have other health insurance, they simply add you to the school's health insurance which then becomes part of your term...
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    New Anxiety and Depression from Work

    FolksBtrippin replied to rural_nurse03's topic in General Nursing

    You don't know what other opportunities are available to you unless you apply. Go on indeed.com and start applying to home health, clinic, dialysis, and anything else that comes up and is different...
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    Help! Need Documentaries About Diabetic Complications In Teens or Pre-Teens

    FolksBtrippin replied to TheDeltaBluesNurse's topic in Patient Education

    It's likely not about whether or not she is capable of understanding the information. Developmentally, it is quite normal for a 13 year old to simply think "that won't happen to me." Their brains are...
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    Should I leave nursing school, even if I just started?

    FolksBtrippin replied to willowmadrone's topic in General Students

    You don't ever have to work in a hospital as an RN. RNs who are in it for the people connection are highly valued and can find great satisfaction in the right environment. Community psych (and even...
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    I don't want to do it

    FolksBtrippin replied to KCMnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Is it too late to refuse? Have you agreed to this in writing or just verbally? Could you send an email at this point... "I have considered the proposal that I act as interim supervisor, but I must...
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    DNR/transfer to hospital

    FolksBtrippin replied to Cisl4him's topic in General Nursing

    The DNR is irrelevant to whether or not pt needed hospitalization. Should this patient be on hospice? If the pt is in end of life hospice will prevent unnecessary
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    Manager Retaliatiin

    FolksBtrippin replied to Djadia's topic in General Nursing

    What was going on that you felt like a prn was a chemical restraint? It may have been. I am just not sure. If the patient was agreeable to something to help him sleep and you are working night shift,...
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    RNs giving patient lab results.

    FolksBtrippin replied to Dperez201's topic in General Nursing

    This situation was not caused by the nurse informing her patient about lab results, or by the nurse at all, in any way. A very common culture is for the nurse to be the one who gets blamed for every...
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    RNs giving patient lab results.

    FolksBtrippin replied to Dperez201's topic in General Nursing

    In general, I will talk to my patients about their labs when they ask me. I wouldn't talk to my patients about labs I didn't understand, but I would also be on the doc to do it and also to teach me. I...
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    Error in judgement?

    FolksBtrippin replied to jane_34's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    She went to the ED. Did she get a diagnosis of an "event" or stroke, like the team lead thinks? It is ridiculous for your team lead to speculate on that. Find out what the ED says about what was going...
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    Did I do the right thing in this code situation?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Nurse162's topic in General Nursing

    Kudos for saving the patient! There was a positive outcome. All is well. Your mind is processing the event now. Debriefing with the people who were there is so helpful. If your hospital doesn't...
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    In Need of Some Advice Please

    FolksBtrippin replied to urijahsmommy's topic in General Nursing

    The whole idea that you lose skills unless you work in acute care is just baloney. You have a different skill set than an acute care nurse. If you need to switch for the money or benefits, well okay....
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    Union-yes or no

    FolksBtrippin replied to RNBSN08's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Unions are great. Union nurses make more money, including the per diems. Unions protect nurses from abuse by management, and help to negotiate fair and safe policies. It's tense during the transition...
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    Chemical Castration Condition for Parole in Alabama

    FolksBtrippin replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    Consent is the whole problem, from beginning to end. It's not consent if a person goes back to jail or stays in jail unless they do it. That's force. There really can't be informed consent in this...
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    Chemical Castration Condition for Parole in Alabama

    FolksBtrippin replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    It's a felony if they refuse the medication? That's a quandary, especially since they are also required to pay for it. It's not like people with a history of raping children have great earning...
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    IM injections- to aspirate or not?

    FolksBtrippin replied to dah512's topic in General Nursing

    I do not
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    265 questions is almost guaranteed if your a male.

    FolksBtrippin replied to wilderness47's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I wasn't being serious at all. Just poking the OP a
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    265 questions is almost guaranteed if your a male.

    FolksBtrippin replied to wilderness47's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Soooo.... the moral of the story is....??? Ask for a female nurse because the men all barely
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    New Grad RN-Accepted Position, Just Found Out Pregnancy (High Risk)

    FolksBtrippin replied to JennaSnow's topic in General Nursing

    I think you should take your dream job. It isn't unprofessional to be