ruby_jane BSN, RN

ICU/community health/school nursing

"Living life on far too little sleep" - Jason Boland.<br /> "Not all who wander are lost" - JRR Tolkein. Except middle schoolers...sometimes they wander until they get lost.

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    First week done. I'm overwhelmed

    ruby_jane replied to Mayflower22's topic in School

    @laflaca Well-said. OP you know how to do the nursing things. It's just finding out how to do the things the way the district wants you to (overlaid of course with all of this COVID stuff)....
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    Exclusion Guidelines- AHHH

    ruby_jane replied to WyVy's topic in School

    You preached a word there,
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    Exclusion Guidelines- AHHH

    ruby_jane replied to WyVy's topic in School

    Happens with influenza every year. If all the kids are masked, cross-contamination will be mitigated but not eliminated. Here's the thing: Parents who send their kids F2F are essentially taking...
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    Essential Employees in School

    ruby_jane replied to Cattz's topic in School

    I believe the president just recently signed an executive order declaring teachers to be essential. @nursetlm that's a bummer! Hope all is well. I fear that 10 days into the start of school...
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    Social Media Worry

    ruby_jane replied to k1p1ssk's topic in School

    You don't despise all people, love. Just the acutely jerktastic
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    "Donations"

    ruby_jane replied to rn9687's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think your simple statement "Many (adolescents) come to us with only a couple pairs of underwear and the clothes they are wearing" should trigger the feels in some people who would want to help. A...
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    Nurses Aid arrested

    ruby_jane replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Nursing News

    The sad face doesn't really cover it. I have both the feels and the sad face for
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    Exclusion Guidelines- AHHH

    ruby_jane replied to WyVy's topic in School

    Actually - this makes sense. The data we have indicate (and this is in adults) the earliest symptoms in most people are increased temperature and that loss of taste smell. You are missing headache in...
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    What should I wear to pick up paperwork on my day off?

    ruby_jane replied to medapop's topic in General Nursing

    Cover your toes!! Our workspace is no jeans as
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    I HATE THE ER

    ruby_jane replied to EDNURSE20's topic in General Nursing

    Stick to your plan! Unless you believe conditions are unsafe.... your life is full of a lot of stressors (not of your making) that are wearing on your tolerance for change. It is not uncommon...
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    IHCPs

    ruby_jane replied to kmazur15's topic in School

    What EHR do you use? Because Skyward has some template IHPs that you can fill in if you do not get a good set from the doctor. Also NASN has "Individualized Healthcare Plans for the School...
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    TGIF

    ruby_jane replied to BrisketRN's topic in School

    I was just thinking that for some kids, masks are the 2020 Flavor
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    TGIF

    ruby_jane replied to BrisketRN's topic in School

    Do you remember the Flavor Savers
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    September awareness

    ruby_jane replied to amoLucia's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    Show me a six foot jumping louse and I am going to quit school nursing....Actually, this is 2020 so nothing surprises or scares me at this
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    When is everyone *supposed* to go back?

    ruby_jane replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    We have a drop date! Two weeks. Enough to cover for Labor Day peaks. RJ Junior is at a school in a town where they are maybe fourth or sixth for new cases. We live near Fort Worth and they're darn...
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    SCHOOL NURSES "NOT CONSIDERED FRONT-LINE"???

    ruby_jane replied to Nurse and Spy's topic in School

    We just got the TDH guidance for hearing/vision/scoliosis screening. "Put an x on the floor where the student is to stand and another x six feet away where the screener will stand to encourage...
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    September awareness

    ruby_jane replied to amoLucia's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    We love you and hereby make you honorary, @amoLucia !! Please wear pink on Wednesday. Thank you for the
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    TGIF

    ruby_jane replied to BrisketRN's topic in School

    Same solution if he peed his pants two days in a row - he needs more masks. Or underwear. Either. I actually busted out laughing at this. I am sorry. But...you gotta laugh,
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    Now I know what a Incontinence pad feels like LOL

    ruby_jane replied to Gratefully2years's topic in Nursing Humor

    I don't miss these days! I usually had a stash in my car. Necessity is a mother,
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    Thunderstorm Asthma Spikes ED Visits

    ruby_jane replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    My asthma isn't worsened by the barometric pressure but I get a migraine/sinus headache that won't quit until it
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    CA BON settle with dug diversion?

    ruby_jane replied to Anonymous2020's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I am glad that you are still here, @Zuzubear. One day a a
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    Working second job as school nurse

    ruby_jane replied to Mayflower22's topic in School

    I have never been successful at working PRN during the school year. Mostly because the amount of trainings which I was expected to attend to work one or two weekends (and spell people over...
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    2nd Jobs for School Nurses

    ruby_jane replied to jakrob123's topic in School

    Summer
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    Shadowing School Nurses

    ruby_jane replied to jakrob123's topic in School

    You are welcome. In Texas where many of us are still in virtual school until September or October, we are still mandated to screen (even if a kid selects virtual school). I have a surgical mask and...
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    Quit While in Orientation (New grad)

    ruby_jane replied to SillyFever's topic in General Nursing

    It looks like you also came to the job with quite the skill set (I am assuming the EMT came before the RN)! You knew what you knew - at least, you knew when something went south