FolksBtrippin BSN, RN

Psychiatry, Community, Nurse Manager, hospice

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    Paramedics Criminally Charged/Convicted

    FolksBtrippin replied to emtpbill's topic in General Nursing

    I think it still stands that you should do what's in the patient's best interest. Clearly that didn't happen in this case though. The guy died. I feel like this paramedic is paying the price for a...
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    EKG order

    FolksBtrippin replied to cepr4's topic in General Nursing

    Whoever said that is either stupid, untrustworthy or both. Unfortunately there are plenty of them in healthcare. As long as you aren't completely surrounded by them and your boss isn't one, it's okay...
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    Failed Orientation

    FolksBtrippin replied to Sapa22's topic in General Nursing

    I would not leave this job off your resume because it's your only experience, but I would try to find out why you weren't hired at the new hospital you wanted to go to. There's a reason you were...
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    Return to bedside part time - or not?

    FolksBtrippin replied to Peachpit's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you really want to do it and it sounds like it's right for you. Go for
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    Is this New Grad Residency Program...normal?

    FolksBtrippin replied to NewGradNurze's topic in Nurse Residency Programs

    It sounds like CHOP. The rotating shifts is why I won't work for them. They are holding on to a dated way of doing things and losing a lot of people because of that, not to mention the risk to the...
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    Is it still worth it to become an RN?

    FolksBtrippin replied to nursingcand's topic in General Nursing

    I've taken a few shifts in LTC and that is the trenches baby. Major fixes are needed there. Having your RN gives you a lot more opportunity so I do recommend it. I feel like hospice LPNs have a...
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    Patient Abandonment

    FolksBtrippin replied to DanT103's topic in General Nursing

    I'll point out that continuing to orient at a company you intend to leave helps literally no one. Orientation is an investment that neither party should continue if the employee doesn't want the
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    CNA Frustrated with Being the Blame

    FolksBtrippin replied to Kirsten Creator's topic in General Nursing

    Are you talking about giving the nurse a copy of your written vitals before you put them in the computer? I don't think that's a bad idea. Also, it sounds like the patient was okay in the...
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    CNA Frustrated with Being the Blame

    FolksBtrippin replied to Kirsten Creator's topic in General Nursing

    Let's look at the situation without blaming anyone, including you, and including the nurse. Let's just say that what happened was no one's fault. But even though it's no one's fault, maybe there is a...
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    Pre-choking interventions

    FolksBtrippin replied to arlingtonnurse's topic in School

    1:1 aide for mealtime trained on giving him a small amount of food at a
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    CNA Frustrated with Being the Blame

    FolksBtrippin replied to Kirsten Creator's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry for the blank post earlier folks. I messed up on the quote feature. Kirsten, why was the nurse upset? What was she worried
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    CNA Frustrated with Being the Blame

    FolksBtrippin replied to Kirsten Creator's topic in General Nursing

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    Failed Pre-Employment Drug Screen

    FolksBtrippin replied to CompactNurse5291's topic in General Nursing

    A gummy you took in November will not show up on a urine drug test in January. Are you a regular and consistent user? What makes you 99% sure this is what the call is
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    Nervous about returning to nursing + a rant.

    FolksBtrippin replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I was bullied relentlessly at my first nursing job. It was a nightmare. Some workplaces are toxic. Some workplaces only function by having a scapegoat. If you are the scapegoat, there is little...
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    What was she thinking?!

    FolksBtrippin replied to pharmanurse11's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, that is a bizarre decision and IMO a waste of the police resource. Also in Philly if you asked the police to do that they would laugh at you. Just
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    Is nursing burn out really that bad?

    FolksBtrippin replied to nursingcand's topic in General Nursing

    OR is not generally understaffed, from what I've heard. I've never worked in the OR. It's about as opposite from the specialties I've worked in as they come. Nursing is a very broad field, and...
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    The Collapsing Healthcare System in the US

    FolksBtrippin replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    Well, if you're insulted then I guess you see it as an insult. I see it as a correction and a suspicion. But to your implication that my post derails a conversation about the brokenness of...
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    The Collapsing Healthcare System in the US

    FolksBtrippin replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    It's not a personal insult. I'm pointing out that you and the OP both have not spelled cleft palate correctly. My autocorrect accepts both words, so I'm not buying that excuse. I don't know why...
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    The Collapsing Healthcare System in the US

    FolksBtrippin replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    Again, it's "cleft palate". If you can't spell it, it's hard to believe you know much about
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    Inevitable Resignation

    FolksBtrippin replied to pharmanurse11's topic in General Nursing

    You can't assume the patient wasn't appropriate for hospice based on the info you got from the wife, and it isn't your job to decide that the patient is appropriate or not appropriate for hospice....
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    Have you ever wanted to see a coworker fail?

    FolksBtrippin replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    No, a person like this usually doesn't bother me. Because at least you know what they think. I find the ones who talk about you behind your back more distressing. Also, I'm really good at...
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    The Collapsing Healthcare System in the US

    FolksBtrippin replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    It's spelled cleft palate and does not cost 90k to
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    Observations on boundaries between Nurses and Patients (Psych)

    FolksBtrippin replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    I think a hug should generally not be initiated by the healthcare worker in the inpatient setting. In a home setting or long term care you sometimes develop a relationship that warrants that. I...
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    Incomplete Documentation- New Grad

    FolksBtrippin replied to Ringers's topic in General Nursing

    JKL33- in short, it's sexism that caused this. It's systemic and will take generations to weed out of nursing culture. For the OP: I am a good nurse. Here is a short list of the things I...
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    I want to quit my job, but I need resources to help me out.

    FolksBtrippin replied to thebratpack's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think you need to quit nursing just yet, if you fundamentally like what you do. Is management trying to let you go? Maybe, but you would know better than me. Here are some ways to test...