FolksBtrippin BSN, RN

Psychiatry, Community, Nurse Manager, hospice

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    Would you File a Complaint?

    FolksBtrippin replied to everchangingRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I agree with others that this is not a BON complaint, but it may be a lawsuit. There is a lot of confusion about what the BON does. The BON does not investigate whether or not the hospital, nurse,...
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    New Nurse, morality question.

    FolksBtrippin replied to car48's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I would really love an opportunity to shadow a job before I accept it. That is a great gift. My mission would be to observe carefully and unobtrusively. I would be making little mental notes of the...
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    Med admin difficulty

    FolksBtrippin replied to stephrooth's topic in School

    Not a school nurse, but as a child and adolescent inpatient psych nurse I'll share how I dealt with med cheeking. When a kid cheeks meds I have a serious conversation with him about how he is allowed...
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    Demand for entry level psych NP versus psych nurses

    FolksBtrippin replied to redbullz9's topic in Psychiatric

    I got a job in psych right after I passed NCLEX in 2017 on the east coast metro area. I had some experience working in adult partial care though. My suggestion is to get a part time or per diem job as...
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    Psych BS and ADN need BSN

    FolksBtrippin replied to Deathstarchief's topic in General Students

    RN to BSN program. Doesn't take 2 years. Covers the stuff you didn't get yet. You can get your license before you go into the
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    Out of attempts for NCLEX

    FolksBtrippin replied to catmom713's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Pharmaceutical
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    Deciding to have a baby after ADN

    FolksBtrippin replied to ARODtheCRNA2b's topic in Nursing Career

    Congrats on all you've accomplished so far. I think it is great to have goals and you have lots of them. It's really hard to explain what it's like having a baby. It rocks your world. I had my first...
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    Staff attacked by resident

    FolksBtrippin replied to nurseguy213's topic in General Nursing

    You may need a prn for agitation, Davey mentioned a few choices. You could also go the benzo route. Time it so that it's peaking when you intend to bathe, change him etc. Is it possible that pain is...
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    I tested positive while in recovery now what??

    FolksBtrippin replied to Myyep's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Why can't you take benadryl? That is so unreasonable. I care for many revovering addicts who get prn benadryl. And I have never met a benadryl addict. Can you imagine someone's life getting out of...
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    New grad hired as charge nurse

    FolksBtrippin replied to mdenton's topic in General Nursing

    I was charge as my first job, inpatient psych. It opened up doors for me. You got
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    Rant. Questions are killing me!

    FolksBtrippin replied to broughden's topic in General Students

    Whenever you see a q referring to a person's race , culture, etc know that it is to test you on cultural competence. You are supposed to show that you know how to respect the person's culture. IMO...
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    Discouraged in Clinical

    FolksBtrippin replied to AlmostThere19's topic in General Students

    Woops duplicate
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    Discouraged in Clinical

    FolksBtrippin replied to AlmostThere19's topic in General Students

    Well don't just stand at the nurses station. It sounds like you are assigned a nurse. Do not ask her if you can help. Ask her for permission to get vitals on her patients. Bring your own BP cuff,...
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    Teen Pregnancy

    FolksBtrippin replied to Arenee26's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    After reading the answers you've gotten so far, many of which are very far off base, I think you need to start by understanding what behavior change you are looking for. Are you looking for teens to...
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    Teen Pregnancy

    FolksBtrippin replied to Arenee26's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What?
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    Exorcisms anyone?

    FolksBtrippin replied to EaglesWings21's topic in Psychiatric

    Never saw anyone levitate, walk up the wall backwards or anything. I did have a patient that could read my mind. Gives me chills to think about it. I have no idea how she.knew what I was thinking...
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    CERNER

    FolksBtrippin replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Hate cerner millenium or whatever the fart it's
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    Is this discrimination?

    FolksBtrippin replied to eacue10's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital is required to provide a medical interpreter. If you choose, you can refuse to translate and insist that your patient get a medical interpreter. You can report physicians who make racist...
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    Swastikas & Nursing | Refusing care based upon moral objection?

    FolksBtrippin replied to guest042302019's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't refuse care for someone based on their wrongmindedness. I cared for a serial killer once. I do stand up for staff though. I have had to stand up for a staff member who was groped by a...
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    Left job to safeguard my license - what "reason" to add on new applications?

    FolksBtrippin replied to KatiejonD's topic in School

    I am not a school nurse. But I think your reason for leaving should always point to what's right with the new job you are applying to and never what's wrong with the old one. For example "to work in a...
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    Nursing school at 38?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Elle7745's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I accept your apology. Being 40ish will not hinder your job prospects whatsoever. It did not for me. Being 60ish might. But my bet is that there were other factors at play. The prereqs are the most...
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    Nursing school at 38?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Elle7745's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes, you can start nursing school at 38. I started at 39. But not because you are a marathon runner who looks good. You could just as easily start nursing school if you looked "like a hag." So ask...
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    Excessive Absenteeism in the Nursing Profession

    FolksBtrippin replied to MasterStreet's topic in General Nursing

    Just stop. People call out when they are overworked. You have it backwards. Hire enough staff. Treat staff well. Give staff the time off that they
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    Psychiatric nursing and technical skills question

    FolksBtrippin replied to redbullz9's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm a psych nurse. By "procedures" do you mean technical skills? Inpatient technical stuff I did: vital signs, bloog glucose checks, subq injections, IM injections, tb placement and reading, ekgs,...
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    Anyone Else have to Sub in classrooms??

    FolksBtrippin replied to rnknsn's topic in School

    Aren't sick kids supposed to be kept away from healthy kids? That is just not