FolksBtrippin BSN, RN

Psychiatry, Community, Nurse Manager, hospice

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    Just........no.

    FolksBtrippin replied to roser13's topic in Nursing News

    Emergent makes a good point about the internet and social media. Also, the way you can select what you see and don't see supports cognitive dissonance in a way that we haven't seen
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    Do you consider it helpful or not to be given a Pt’s attitude during a report?

    FolksBtrippin replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    I find behavior more useful than demeanor in general. But when I am coming on to a unit full of pediatric psych patients I do like to know which ones are labile, which ones are pleasant and...
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    Depressed patient refuses positioning even though she is lying on her own bowel movement

    FolksBtrippin replied to MissHannaway's topic in General Nursing

    Treat her pain and wait for the moment when the effect of pain meds is greatest. Also, I would use an anxiolytic like ativan. Give care when both meds are peaking. One thing that has not been...
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    nursing for money

    FolksBtrippin replied to spark1's topic in General Nursing

    If it paid as much as nursing for the same investment I might have gone into social work or psychology. I am a psych nurse. It gives me enough of what I want to do with better pay than a social...
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    Routine Lice checks

    FolksBtrippin replied to Amethya's topic in School

    You should be the one with the authority to make these decisions as the school
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    RN-BSN Student Knows Too Much

    FolksBtrippin replied to NurseDrizzles's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    You need to cite everything. If you write it, you cite it. or Check yo' self before you wreck yo' self Education is about challenging your beliefs. Are they true? How do I REALLY know that thing I...
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    Why so much Negativity in Nursing?

    FolksBtrippin replied to lindsayCalifornia's topic in General Nursing

    New nurse here. There is so much about nursing that is very difficult. For most of us, at least one of the aspects of the job are hard to swallow. For some of us, all of it is hard to swallow. For...
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    Non Compete Clause??? Is this legal?

    FolksBtrippin replied to SheCanRN's topic in Pain Management

    Non compete clauses are legal but they have limits. I am not sure if yours is enforceable or not. I signed a few in my previous life as a business owner. Non compete clauses are limited in length of...
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    Inmate patients- keeping the guard happy too

    FolksBtrippin replied to angiebelle440's topic in General Nursing

    Nicotine withdrawal can exacerbate other symptoms. Your patient should have a patch if he is a smoker. But that's none of the guard's business anyway. The guard is showing a lack of respect for your...
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    Anorexia

    FolksBtrippin replied to JenTheSchoolRN's topic in School

    Not sure if bulimia is an issue with this girl, but another possible intervention is 1 hour bathroom restrictions. Meaning, if she has to go to the bathroom within one hour of eating, she must do so...
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    Not submitting all the schools I've attended in my applications?

    FolksBtrippin replied to OllieRugby's topic in General Students

    Because of FERPA, they do not have access to your grades unless you give permission for them to see them. That is to protect you. Do not send them the transcripts. It is not academic dishonesty. It is...
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    Testifying against someone- this took place before I was technically a nurse

    FolksBtrippin replied to bear94's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I will explain. I don't think it is commmon human decency to get involved in a friend's custody battle. Custody battles are ugly, disgusting things. A true friend who knows anything about custody...
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    What do you do when a patient refuses treatment and wants to go home?

    FolksBtrippin replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in General Nursing

    In psych, yes. Because before patients come in, they are either signing themselves in as voluntary mental health patients or are committed as involuntary mental health patients. So you already have a...
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    Rejected, now what

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

    Charges don't matter. Convictions do. Were you
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    Irritated MDs: to SBAR or not to SBAR?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Melanin's topic in General Nursing

    In the first situation, the doc should have asked you questions. No need to triangulate in the charge nurse. That doc wasted his time, your time, the charge nurse's time. In the second situation, doc...
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    Career ending Allergic Contact Dermatitis

    FolksBtrippin replied to 1RRT's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe something else is triggering you? I had a bout of contact dermatitis. It started with my bike handles, so I wore gloves whenever I rode my bike, then I started to react to other things as well,...
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    Is spending $80,000 on a private ABSN school a waste

    FolksBtrippin replied to Big_Mike's topic in General Students

    It is not a waste, but it is not a good value. If you have a less expensive alternative I think you should take it, including relocating, if
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    8 hour shifts?

    FolksBtrippin replied to wtpsych's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital does both 12s and 8s. I prefer 8s. I pick up extra 7 to 3 shifts all the time. I don't like working 3 to
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    Gift for Preceptor

    FolksBtrippin replied to Joelle66's topic in General Nursing

    A card expressing the specific ways your preceptor helped and a letter expressing the same to her
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    Are anti-vaccine people conspiracy theorists generally?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I want to live in a free society. That means I have to let people make their own decisions about not being injected with flu vaccine, even if those decisions are wrong, misguided, not based on...
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    Are anti-vaccine people conspiracy theorists generally?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    We agree that getting a flu shot to protect vulnerable populations is a good, moral choice. Forcing others to get a flu shot is a different moral
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    Are anti-vaccine people conspiracy theorists generally?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I didnt say I think vaccines are not overwhelmingly safe or effective. Although I would say that the flu shot is not overwhelmingly effective. Because it isnt. Anyway that's not my point. My point...
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    Are anti-vaccine people conspiracy theorists generally?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to forgive you for using the word ridiculous when attempting to counter my points because you clearly did not understand me, but if it happens again, our discussion will end. I didn't make...
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    Are anti-vaccine people conspiracy theorists generally?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    In my state, preschool children are required to get a flu shot, or they are excluded from
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    Are anti-vaccine people conspiracy theorists generally?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    The anti-vaxxers get upset because there is a question of whether or not we ought to force them to comply. Forcing people to do things they don't want to do, especially with regards to what goes in...