FolksBtrippin BSN, RN

Psychiatry, Community, Nurse Manager, hospice

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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
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    Reported to DEA

    FolksBtrippin replied to S.S.'s topic in General Nursing

    Why would the DEA be interested in a documentation error? This seems over the
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    Do I stay on this unit or go elsewhere?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Jen0918's topic in General Nursing

    If you don't want to quit, then you need to get some allies and fight back. You can't rise above bullying on your own. You need help. Go to HR and report it. Keep reporting it until something is done....
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    Call out

    FolksBtrippin replied to BSNRN_'s topic in General Nursing

    You probably won't get fired for it but it definitely will cause you trouble. Find a holiday buddy. I had one that would work every Mother's Day for me if I would work every Super Bowl Sunday for her....
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    Nurse will not give report

    FolksBtrippin replied to Guest26407's topic in General Nursing

    I would tell the
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    LPN challenging NCLEX RN

    FolksBtrippin replied to curlygirl898's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Not sure whether GA will allow you to do this or not. But I can tell you that my mom did it in the 1980s. There was a practical test and a written test. She went on to practice successfully as an RN...
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    PTO being used by hospital?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Duncan6's topic in General Nursing

    This was the official policy at the last hospital I worked in (psych units). However, it never happened to nurses. They would float you, but never call you off. Never happened to techs either. It did...
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    I HATE cleaning poop

    FolksBtrippin replied to Lilrn's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds terrible. Especially the part about not being able to use your PTO. I feel like there is more than one thing about this job that is making you
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    Will getting my BSN from an accredited nursing school cover my ASN that was obtained from now closed school?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Yeka's topic in General Nursing

    Did you go to one of the 3 Florida "nursing schools" that sold fake diplomas? They are Siena College of Health, Palm Beach Nursing and Sacred Heart International Institute. If so, you need to at least...
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    End of life policy hospice

    FolksBtrippin replied to NurseLsat's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, what was the policy? Were you the case manager? MAID is not part of hospice plan of care because our philosophy is to neither hasten death nor extend life. I don't think a hospice nurse...
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    End of life policy hospice

    FolksBtrippin replied to NurseLsat's topic in General Nursing

    Depends how we are defining "end of life". Patients with a 6 month prognosis can legally get MAID, and may be able to self administer meds through a tube, but I would not think that someone who can't...