FolksBtrippin BSN, RN

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    Need help..hate my job :(

    FolksBtrippin replied to butters9812's topic in General Nursing

    "Stressful" is relative. I find psych interesting and stimulating. I enjoy the tyes of challenges that come up. I found critical care exhausting. I would come home from clinical and cry, and that was...
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    Help, Didn't pass my nursing class

    FolksBtrippin replied to vasedavid's topic in General Students

    NCLEX style questions take practice, even if you know the content. I second what everyone else said about practicing NCLEX style questions. Elsevier has something called adaptive quizzing. I used...
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    Watches

    FolksBtrippin replied to alwaysdreaming's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I got my watch for nursing school from walmart and it was $12 which was $7 more than I wanted to spend! It had the metal elastic type band which is great for pushing up your arm when you wash your...
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    Am I being a jerk

    FolksBtrippin replied to janetpa's topic in School

    No, you are not a jerk. The teacher who did it is a jerk who lacks respect for your role. I hope he/she was disciplined. Would this have prevented you from getting an epi
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    Joint Commission is like critical in laws

    FolksBtrippin replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital switched to DNV. Now everyone is a little more relaxed, I
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    Nursing Ethics Question!

    FolksBtrippin replied to Nugget's topic in Psychiatric

    The question is whether or not it is all right to offer $20 as incentive, not whether or not the patient is able to make treatment
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    do you think students who got kicked out of NS, were for a good reason?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Skippy97's topic in General Students

    Not sure who you are responding to. Try clicking "Quote" on the post of the person you are responding to, or just let us
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    do you think students who got kicked out of NS, were for a good reason?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Skippy97's topic in General Students

    This is a case by case type of thing. There was a woman who was dismissed from our program who I felt was treated unfairly. She was dismissed when she failed an advanced graduate level course that...
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    Nursing Ethics Question!

    FolksBtrippin replied to Nugget's topic in Psychiatric

    This is the most interesting thread I've ever seen on Allnurses. I think what we are missing in the conversation, is that the OP says that she is almost certain that the patient would spend the money...
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    New Grad Qualification Question

    FolksBtrippin replied to Dirzicus's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I wouldn't do that if I were you. I would just start applying, given the way the postings are worded. Now, in some states and areas, it's better to just wait. But you did not get a red light from HR....
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    Should I continue?

    FolksBtrippin replied to stella1998's topic in General Students

    Don't start nursing school if it isn't what you want right now. Defer your acceptance and take a job doing something, anything for a semester at least. You may change your mind and decide that...
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    Is this reasonable or just over the top?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Lakeshore18's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital does not educate nurses (and other employees) on the link between patient satisfaction and improved care. It's not part of the general employee orientation, although there is a strong...
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    Is this reasonable or just over the top?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Lakeshore18's topic in General Nursing

    If you search CINAHL for bedside reporting, you'll see that it improves outcomes. It helps catch errors, educates the patient, and more. But.... There is no evidence that scripting improves outcomes....
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    Low Census

    FolksBtrippin replied to allstressedout1's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in a union and low census is handled in a standard manner. You would not miss 2 or 3 days in a paycheck. You cannot be called off for low census once you've clocked in. You must be accommodated...
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    BS in Health Sciences Instead of BSN??

    FolksBtrippin replied to anjapope's topic in General Nursing

    You need the BSN. A BS in anything else just won't count in
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    NCLEX After 7 years

    FolksBtrippin replied to TryAgain2017's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    If you think you need to "dummy down" from what you knew as an EMT and firefighter in order to pass NCLEX, then humility is your biggest problem. You absolutely cannot learn with an attitude like...
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    Just accepted job, now may be pregnant

    FolksBtrippin replied to RNtoBe14's topic in General Nursing

    FMLA is not a state law. It makes no difference what state you are in. You have not deceived your employer if you choose not to tell them information they have no right to have. It is illlegal for...
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    Nursing school has made me not like nursing

    FolksBtrippin replied to kilcawleymarco's topic in General Nursing

    Take a little break after school is over. Then see how you
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    NS with KCl 20mEq ordered; 0.5% Dextrose and .45NaCl with KCl 20mEq given

    FolksBtrippin replied to wrst's topic in Patient Medications

    It does seem suspiciously like someone is trying to get a nurse to do their homework. I don't believe the "colleague" story. But I like Southpaw's attempt to tackle and understand. I am not impressed...
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    School non academic dishonesty

    FolksBtrippin replied to Midnightmocha's topic in General Students

    You're going to get through this. Just hold steady, and learn everything you can in skills
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    Books to help me get ahead?

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

    I don't have book suggestions, but I do recommend that you go to khanacademy and start working on lessons. It really
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    Wearing secular head coverings?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Oregon, My Oregon's topic in General Nursing

    Simply state that you wear your head covering for religious reasons. It sounds to me like you do have religious reasons. There will be no in depth questioning, nor will you have to provide any...
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    The difficulties of trying to be proactive

    FolksBtrippin replied to JonathanClouse's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm so sorry you went through all of this. Mental health care is broken. There are people trying to fix it. I like that you are advocating for yourself. Hang in
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    How useful is an Associates in Health Science

    FolksBtrippin replied to jhodge93's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    A health science associates degree is not useful in itself. But if you need to have a degree program to get financial aid while you do prereqs for adn or bsn, it can be useful for that, if your school...
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    Pt assignment in trash

    FolksBtrippin replied to Mama Nurse 7's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I agree that leaving the room to care for another patient is not patient abandonment. No one suggested patient abandonment to the OP. If I found sensitive information in the trash, I would just shred...