FolksBtrippin BSN, RN

Psychiatry, Community, Nurse Manager, hospice

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    Evidence Base Research Shows...

    FolksBtrippin replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    Evidence based research shows that evidence based research is a poor choice of words. Evidence based research shows that the term "research" is
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    Are new grad RNs able to get a job in home health ?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Wannabenurseneko's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Near me, the home health companies have a very hard time finding RNs, because they cannot afford to pay what the hospital pays. For this reason, they have created new grad preceptorships and even have...
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    Patient Complained I got a written final notice...

    FolksBtrippin replied to mommyof2grlz's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's a very big problem that your boss is not a nurse. Look for another
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    Telemedicine

    FolksBtrippin replied to Glitternurse's topic in School

    We have telepsych in my hospital. It's useful for commitments but not much else. My 2 cents: I think a school nurse should be able to call for orders rather than having to call a teledoc. An RN...
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    Was it verbal abuse? Y/N or maybe?

    FolksBtrippin replied to RivkaLev's topic in General Nursing

    This is definitely not even close to verbal abuse. It's not even unprofessional. I think you may need to practice the understanding that you can't control how other people react to you. You can tweak...
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    What do you do when a patient threatens harm?

    FolksBtrippin replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    If a patient threatens violence when you are giving care, you need to stop what you are doing and assess. Consider whether the patient is refusing care, which is their right. "I'll punch you in the...
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    Getting yelled at by a doctor for the first time....

    FolksBtrippin replied to NewbieNurse93's topic in General Nursing

    The nerve of that doc to think that a patient should stay an extra day costing many thousands of dollars because he didn't feel like writing a script. He was 100% wrong. Thank you for being reasonable...
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    New job is not a good fit; advice appreciated

    FolksBtrippin replied to Callia's topic in General Nursing

    You aren't burning bridges when you give ample notice. I don't recommend lying to anyone about coming back when you have more experience. Its perfectly respectable to admit that home health is not...
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    Is rumor true...NCLEX the easiest nursing test you ever took?

    FolksBtrippin replied to jayne12's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The NCLEX is not easy. I passed in 75, but I only felt 100% on less than half of the questions. Ideally, nursing school should prepare you to eliminate answers and prioritize to the point of at least...
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    Nursing Instructor Anger Management

    FolksBtrippin replied to sarahky79's topic in General Students

    I don't think it was ok. It was uncivil, rude, nasty, imprudent. It was embarrassing, I'm sure. None of that is ok. But just because it was not ok, does not mean it was an assault. I don't believe...
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    Nursing Instructor Anger Management

    FolksBtrippin replied to sarahky79's topic in General Students

    Maybe it's because I work in mental health but I just can't see how a nurse could view someone throwing your phone to you, especially since you caught it, as an assault. It was definitely rude. But...
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    When do nursing programs do drug tests?

    FolksBtrippin replied to helloego's topic in General Students

    We got drug tested in the first month of school. I've been drug tested for every healthcare job I've had, even before I was a nurse. You're taking a big risk using drugs as a nurse. If you make a...
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    New Grad hired in the ER, question.

    FolksBtrippin replied to Alexx_xox's topic in General Nursing

    You should start out where you want to be, or as close to it as possible. If you don't know where you want to be, you should start out where you can see a wide variety of problems and patients, med...
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    Would you pray with a student?

    FolksBtrippin replied to smudges.blips's topic in School

    Telling the student what to do, believe or think about God is unacceptable. Supporting the student as she participates in her own understanding is being a good nurse. If "pray with" means being silent...
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    Would nurses be interested in this business idea?

    FolksBtrippin replied to hallebban's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    My answer is probably not, because the duties required would probably be better suited for a home health aide or
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    Doctors vs NP's?

    FolksBtrippin replied to FrankRN2017's topic in General Nursing

    Your problem is not that your provider is an NP but that she is referring you to an endocrinologist. This has nothing to do with NP vs.
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    Why are they called, "Chucks?"

    FolksBtrippin replied to NPbyDay's topic in General Nursing

    I never knew there was a brand name "Chux" I always thought we called them chucks because you chuck them when they are used. Mind.
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    Bizarre Co-Worker Rant!

    FolksBtrippin replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    Don't call her Kelly. She hates that. Problem
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    Trouble with New Grad Orientee

    FolksBtrippin replied to FrancescaF's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If she asks more questions than you can handle, try structuring your orientation of her to include times for questions. Tell her to write questions down and save them for those times. If you don't...
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    Therapeutic Gossip

    FolksBtrippin replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    I only use the word gossip to describe hearsay info that is passed along because it's a juicy story. Usually the story gets repeated many times by people who have no first hand info of the event to...
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    Starting 2 New Jobs' Orientation at Same Time!?

    FolksBtrippin replied to ontarionurse14's topic in Nursing Career

    Can you give each job 3 days per week for your orientation? Then you have one day off per week. Or give each job 2 days per
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    Nurses, am I crazy for thinking I can do this?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Aaron.goins3's topic in General Students

    You can do it if you are both dedicated and intelligent. Not working is a good
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    Nursing burnout suggestions

    FolksBtrippin replied to Surg-OncRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto on what everyone else said and absolutely NO to keeping a list of who gets EAP. You should do the opposite. EAP should be strictly confidential, otherwise it is
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    Intrusive application questions!

    FolksBtrippin replied to Scorchednurse's topic in Nursing Career

    Wow. That is illegal in the US. What year was this? What
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    Creative Nursing Jobs?

    FolksBtrippin replied to nina12345's topic in General Nursing

    I work in child psych and run a group of my choosing every day. I could do art group if I