FolksBtrippin BSN, RN

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    Mr. Harry the Excessive Hair Patient

    FolksBtrippin replied to Barbie8808's topic in General Nursing

    I guess sexual assault is hilarious to some
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    Eliminating Physicians/Medical Schools

    FolksBtrippin replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I agree. I never said they could replace MD gyns. I said I prefer NP for my gyn, which is totally
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    Eliminating Physicians/Medical Schools

    FolksBtrippin replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Physicians are important and should definitely not be phased out. NPs do some stuff better though. I think the training and philosophy in nursing makes most psych NPs preferable to most...
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    How much is a normal raise

    FolksBtrippin replied to Sully64's topic in General Nursing

    You understand that hospital policies cannot supersede the law
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    How do you deal with verbally abusive pts?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Molly.RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Is there counter transference going on? Is there anything about this patient that reminds you of someone in your life, past or present? If so, acknowledging that might bring the insight you need to...
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    New Nursing Student - Need advice on what to study over summer to prepare

    FolksBtrippin replied to TerryOBerry's topic in General Students

    Memorize normal lab values for calcium, potassium, glucose, sodium, magnesium Start now on understanding electrolytes. YouTube videos. Learn as much as you can about how the heart works. I would...
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    Who's at fault here?

    FolksBtrippin replied to PerkyNurse55's topic in General Students

    Whose fault is this? Is not the question you need to ask. It's on you to take your life where you want to take it, regardless of whose fault this is. The first question to ask is What is possible...
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    Disrespectful patient

    FolksBtrippin replied to hwknrs's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You made a mistake and let a patient get to you and stop you from doing your job. If you realize this and understand where you went wrong, you can learn a lot from this incident. If not, it's...
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    What should I do? Need advice

    FolksBtrippin replied to lucky927's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Is this your schtick or are you telling the truth? How do you function as a psych NP with no emotional intelligence? Not judging, just really
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    Meaning of your username?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Flightless Bird's topic in General Nursing

    My username means go ****
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    Open confrontation with unit attending-advice?

    FolksBtrippin replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Let it
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    I'm Done With Nursing.

    FolksBtrippin replied to RegNurse1987's topic in General Nursing

    Dude, a bread truck? Is that a reference to something? It doesn't sound like you're really done with nursing to me. It sounds like you need a vacation. Take some time to think about what you want....
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    Doc calls nurse coworkers monkeys...

    FolksBtrippin replied to Cola89's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "Monkey" is a racist term and I think it should be reported to HR. Although I really get a kick out of the snarky
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    Yep. I have no friends in school.

    FolksBtrippin replied to rheath22's topic in General Students

    There is nothing wrong with you. I don't have any really good friends in nursing school. There are just a few people I like. I don't like most of the students, but I try to be nice to everyone. The...
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    Is it pointless to be an A student in nursing school?

    FolksBtrippin replied to misskayy's topic in General Students

    Strive to learn all that you possibly can. This may mean As and it may mean some Bs too, and that's okay. I will probably have two As and two Bs this semester. In my prereqs I had all
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    What offends you (nursing related)?

    FolksBtrippin replied to milesims's topic in General Nursing

    People who hold the door for me when I'm like 20 feet away, so I have to run up to the door so that they're not waiting for me to take my time. Like, dude. I can open the door. Really. Just
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    Seems parents aren't parenting

    FolksBtrippin replied to Feral.Cat.Herder's topic in School

    No, it hasn't. My points are simple. 1. Under no circumstances should anyone ever threaten a call to cps or similar division. There can be no good outcome from this behavior. It does not protect...
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    Seems parents aren't parenting

    FolksBtrippin replied to Feral.Cat.Herder's topic in School

    Yes, I worked in mental health. My state has a top notch division. And I'm not a first year nursing student, but that's okay. In our state, every call is investigated. And they respond within...
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    Seems parents aren't parenting

    FolksBtrippin replied to Feral.Cat.Herder's topic in School

    I do actually know how I would not behave. I would never under any circumstances threaten anyone with CPS. I would simply call when it was warranted. I would never threaten anyone with the police for...
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    Seems parents aren't parenting

    FolksBtrippin replied to Feral.Cat.Herder's topic in School

    Not being home and not reachable by cell phone when the school nurse calls is not a failure of parenting. It's life. No parent should be threatened with the police for not returning a call for 2...
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    Baby Boomers, Gen X'ers, & GenY/Millennials: Can We Work Together?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Bridgid Joseph's topic in General Nursing

    There are differences in the generations and they sometimes matter, but not as much as your thinking. It matters when you're the only boomer in a pack of millennials, for example. If you're not...
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    Nursing instructor doesn't allow open textbooks during lecture !??!

    FolksBtrippin replied to LVNlivin's topic in General Students

    Give her a chance and just assume there's a reason she has this rule. You will do better in her class this way. I personally would find this rule intriguing. I'll bet she's an interesting teacher....
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    Can a nurse cut patient's hair without consent?

    FolksBtrippin replied to runslikeanose's topic in General Students

    I was specifically told by my clinical instructor that cutting hair and shaving beards without consent is considered assault and to never do that outside of emergency. So I'm surprised by
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    Administration hovering and criticizing

    FolksBtrippin replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    This AP has no idea how out of line he is. You express yourself very well and I think you should have a talk with the AP. He needs to know that you are trained to prioritize these situations, and...
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    Ideas for Gift for nursing instructors??

    FolksBtrippin replied to NC29mom's topic in General Students

    This is exactly how I feel about it. Thank you for saying this. Instructors are paid well to do this job. Students are paying for the experience, and often cannot work so that they can devote time...