FolksBtrippin BSN, RN

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    Should I Stay or Should I Go?

    FolksBtrippin replied to HealSpec's topic in Psychiatric

    Consider community health, private duty, home health, school nursing. Working in child psych would be good preparation for any of
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    Nursing Director removed my pts restraints

    FolksBtrippin replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    It was unconscionable for her to take him of restraints without you present, aware and ready for plan B. But there are some more problems. Patients who need restraints for violence need 4 pt locked...
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    Staff appreciation ideas?

    FolksBtrippin replied to LilaDavis's topic in Psychiatric

    I work inpatient child psych. We have a clinical ladder system. Bonuses are awarded 2x during the year. Staff can apply one of those times. To get ladder 1 you attend more than half of all meetings,...
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    Obtaining Consent and Confrontation With Physician

    FolksBtrippin replied to rn21191's topic in General Nursing

    You did the right thing. I don't fault the doc for getting upset if he believes that she will die without the surgery. But you still did the right thing. She has the right to say no. Also, consent is...
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    Move out and live close to school or live at home and make commute.

    FolksBtrippin replied to Teyrae13's topic in General Students

    Don't be scared of getting drained. Know that at some point in nursing school, and later as a nurse, you will get drained and survive that. Take really good care of yourself, eat well, sleep well,...
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    New Grad as a Clinical Liaison

    FolksBtrippin replied to Alison2209's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This is directly from my own experience as a new grad in an unconventional position for a new grad. An admissions nurse who comes from years of experience on the floor of the facility has a certain...
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    Faking on vision screens

    FolksBtrippin replied to unexpectedllama's topic in School

    I think you need to refer his parents to a pediatric opthamologist. You're doing a vision screening, not a diagnostic test. He is failing your screening. You don't have the equipment or expertise to...
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    Unable to Advance my RN Position

    FolksBtrippin replied to Volley88's topic in General Nursing

    OP, I feel for you. This would really make my blood boil. It's demoralizing. I left the hospital where I was a tech, because they stalled on giving me an RN position. It wasn't very long and I didn't...
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    CPS/Child Abuse Protocol

    FolksBtrippin replied to mslove's topic in School

    The police investigated and saw fit to leave the kid in dad's custody. Police officers are also mandatory reporters. They had a duty to contact CPS if they suspected child abuse. You saw no bruises,...
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    Floating Policy

    FolksBtrippin replied to NGYSUN's topic in General Nursing

    We have a union and there are rules about floating. First rule, you can only be floated to certain units. In general you can be floated to units where there is crossover knowledge, like labor delivery...
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    How much does the college you graduate from determine your employment?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Kaitlyn.w0908's topic in General Nursing

    In nursing, it doesn't matter. In other fields it really
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    Nurse-Tech Wars

    FolksBtrippin posted a topic in General Nursing

    On one of the units I float to there is a significant nurse-tech war. People are quitting over there. Nurses and techs alike. There have been tech meetings which the nurses call "nurse bashing...
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    Is working as nursing intern worth it?

    FolksBtrippin replied to m&m0310's topic in General Students

    I'm confused. Are you getting paid? If you are not getting paid or school credit this blows. Get another job that pays. You will have clinical in nursing school. If you are getting paid, this is...
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    Is leaving before hurricane abandonment?

    FolksBtrippin replied to CNAbutLPN2be2017's topic in General Nursing

    I'd like to know how many people have lost their licenses for failing to report to work during a disaster. My guess is that number is somewhere between 0 and
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    Is leaving before hurricane abandonment?

    FolksBtrippin replied to CNAbutLPN2be2017's topic in General Nursing

    Make sure your child is safe. If that means you don't go to work, then so be it. No one here has any right to judge you for
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    Difficulties in Patient Care and Identification

    FolksBtrippin replied to chris5720's topic in General Nursing

    How are there 45 comments on this
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    How do you deal with the conflict in nursing school?

    FolksBtrippin replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Students

    I don't mind people like the OP is describing. I'll usually say something like, "So tell me how you really feel..." A person who is straight up about what they think is an easy person for me to deal...
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    New Graduate RN

    FolksBtrippin replied to yli2017's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took the test as soon as I got my att, but in NJ, this takes a while. It was about a month before I could get my att. As soon as I got it, I scheduled my test in the next few days. I passed in 75,...
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    how long to get ATT

    FolksBtrippin replied to eli45's topic in Arizona Nursing

    It depends on your state. In NJ, it takes somewhere between a long time and
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    So worried....Should i quit RN program due to legal/background issue?

    FolksBtrippin replied to jss1985's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I would be concerned that you will not be allowed to attend nursing school clinicals with "indicated neglect" on your state child abuse screening record. Are you going straight into clinicals or do...
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    Burnt Out - What Units Should I Consider?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I'm curious why you think this. Is it your definition of burned
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    Health Care is Not a Right

    FolksBtrippin replied to Tetra's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Healthcare is a right, because life is a right and healthcare is essential to life. In other words, healthcare is a right under the broader right to life. Right to life trumps right to liberty. That...
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    Administering infant retrovirals without dads knowledge

    FolksBtrippin replied to Lesley34's topic in United Kingdom

    Okay, so we are talking about the United Kingdom here. I don't know if Dad's rights are equal to mom's under the law in the UK. And they are much more lax about healthcare privacy, particularly...
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    Administering infant retrovirals without dads knowledge

    FolksBtrippin replied to Lesley34's topic in United Kingdom

    Dad has equal rights to mom concerning baby's information barring a court order. However, dad has no rights to mom's health information. It's a complicated situation and I would call the social worker...
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    Refusing to change/toilet pts

    FolksBtrippin replied to ShockMe's topic in General Nursing

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