FolksBtrippin BSN, RN

Psychiatry, Community, Nurse Manager, hospice

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    No Restraint Policy

    FolksBtrippin replied to khrisrk's topic in General Nursing

    First, let me just say that no ED should ever have a no restraint policy. It would be okay for a nursing home or group home to have such a policy, because when their patients require restraints they...
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    Potential 2 jobs. Need advice

    FolksBtrippin replied to Nerdy Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    The per diem nurses in my hospital agree to work one winter holiday, one summer holiday and one weekend day every other pay period. But I would think that to orient, you would need to work more. I...
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    Forcibly removing piercings in psych patients

    FolksBtrippin replied to KathyDay's topic in Emergency

    The risk of forcibly removing piercings is greater than the risk of leaving them in. That's why at my hospital we ask patients to take them out, and if they refuse, the piercings stay. I am a psych...
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    Effect of #metoo

    FolksBtrippin posted a topic in General Nursing

    The #metoo phenomenon has brought my attention back to my past. When I was 14, I was raped by an 18 year old high school senior over summer break. I did not tell anyone until I started high school in...
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    I went to work with a black eye

    FolksBtrippin replied to Jessie-'s topic in General Nursing

    I 100% agree. OP, you do not owe anyone an explanation or apology for your black eye. Your manager talked to you because there are supports in place for domestic abuse victims. But you are not...
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    Breaching StaRN Contract

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

    They breached their contract with you. I am glad you have a lawyer. Do not pay them under any circumstances. Play hardball, and make sure you have a lawyer who is willing to do the same. Report them...
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    Is bedside nursing still a lifelong career option?

    FolksBtrippin replied to NicStrRN's topic in General Nursing

    I will not be at the bedside for my whole career. I work with many nurses who are in their sixties and still at the bedside (in psych) and I respect
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    Autistic Student w/Body Odor

    FolksBtrippin replied to FloridaBeagle's topic in School

    If a new pair of shoes would fix the problem, I would focus my energy on that. Is there a fund for something like this? If it truly is the need for a new pair of shoes, I don't think it is a life...
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    Munchausen on the increase?

    FolksBtrippin replied to MrNurse(x2)'s topic in School

    I think it stems from this totally false idea we hold culturally, that if you do everything right as a parent, your kid will be perfect, or at least very well behaved. This causes parents to look for...
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    California Requires Gender Pronouns

    FolksBtrippin replied to DaveICURN's topic in Nursing News

    I work in child/adolescent psych where there are many transgendered patients. It would be helpful to me to be able to update the MAK system to show the preferred name. We currently can't do that. I...
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    Looking at a chart of a previously cared for patient, HIPAA violation?

    FolksBtrippin replied to StaceyTr88's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    You should not do it without a reason. Some reasons I have seen include: accessing the face sheet for contact info because the patient's own meds were left in the pyxis after discharge, accessing...
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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

    HIPPA applies to
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    Should I quit? Idk what to do!

    FolksBtrippin replied to vc01ca's topic in General Nursing

    I can tell you really want to make the switch to the behavioral unit. I think you should do it. If you can, stay per diem at the other
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    Clinical Instructor Horror Stories

    FolksBtrippin replied to wsunurse14's topic in General Students

    My first Foley on a real person. I open the kit and there are no foil packets of lube like we had in our lab kits. I had never seen a kit like that and was at a loss as to what ti do about it. I said...
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    Mandatory flu shots????

    FolksBtrippin replied to 45whenimdone's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I question the utility of the flu shot. Flu mutates a lot. I also take issue with the fact that we truly do not know what it will do to people to get this shot every year for 80+ years. For this...
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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

    You absolutely should not offer this info willingly. Say no and add that if it is really that important, the judge can subpoena you. If the judge does subpoena you, contact the legal department of...
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    BSN is a joke

    FolksBtrippin replied to nurseguy22's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you are finally learning everything that has been missing from your practice and you are not happy about it. Respect for the profession is sorely lacking
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    Required Admission Vaccines while breastfeeding?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Mwrn2021's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It will be okay. Tell them you need a medical exemption and then get a doctor's
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    ABSN or ADN

    FolksBtrippin replied to csanon08's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Absolutely go for the
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    Following a nurse during clinicals :(

    FolksBtrippin replied to Turtlepower's topic in General Students

    Let your instructor know that this particular nurse did not like to be shadowed and wanted you to attend to a task instead. Next time you go on the unit, spend your time with the patient, not with the...
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    Raising minimum wage ..RN Salaries increase?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Dformola's topic in General Nursing

    You are incorrect that minimum wage was not meant to sustain a family. When the federal minimum wage was instituted in the US, the aim was clear by FDR: "By living wages, I mean more than a bare...
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    With a MSN, why do I need a BSN?

    FolksBtrippin replied to INrnstudent's topic in General Nursing

    The only thing that makes sense to me is that you would not be able to get a staff RN position with a MSN as opposed to a BSN because you would be out of the pay grade and overqualified. There are...
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    Employer holding pay check

    FolksBtrippin replied to NicholeFNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Before you do anything else, go to the labor board for your
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    NCLEX Shut off at 88!

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

    I passed in 75 and still felt a mess. I felt like I was guessing at half the questions. Of course, I wasn't really guessing, I was eliminating the wrong answers, but it still felt
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    Mean Nurses

    FolksBtrippin replied to Nurselady19's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I don't mind grumpiness if it is general. If it directed at me, or I am being mistreated by someone, it has to be handled. I had to go to my manager about it once. But yeah, it is definitely an...