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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    How to talk to parents..

    ruby_jane replied to cjl_RN's topic in School

    And always recommend that the student be assessed by their PCP (barring the obvious little stuff.) "I'm calling today out of an overabundance of caution. If it was my kid, this is something I'd want...
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    Diabetes Question

    ruby_jane replied to Keeperofbandages's topic in School

    I do whatever the orders say. What do the orders
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    elementary/middle school diabetics

    ruby_jane replied to ihavealltheice's topic in School

    I feel your frustration. But you cannot care more than the parent. And remember the parent may still (even four years down) be grieving/controlling/whatever. It will change when the parent is willing...
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    Gave an EPI pen for first time in years

    ruby_jane replied to cid1's topic in School

    Amen to all
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    Bellyache

    ruby_jane replied to iRNman's topic in School

    This is GENIUS!!! Sad reality but excellent history taking skills! Unless there's a chandelier sign (you palpate the abdomen and the kid screams and climbs the wall to hang on the invisible...
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    No, parent of child, I don't have a lab and imaging

    ruby_jane replied to iRNman's topic in School

    And this is why we're here.....to encourage people to take their kid to the doctor. Telehealth is amazing but our district's parents aren't fully on board with usage yet. We have a group of parents...
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    Need advise from working nurses, from a student

    ruby_jane replied to BSN89's topic in General Students

    You will need to dig a little deeper and find your resilience. You don't know what the report will be. You've done well so far. You have come a long way. ICU is most def NOT the only acute care...
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    Job searching while under investigation

    ruby_jane replied to AbbeyR's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You may be reported to your BON as "resigned in lieu of termination" but resigning with the caveat that you will be considered rehireable is the most optimum situation of
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    Postpartum?

    ruby_jane replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    You are so supremely brave, and I am a little in awe of your ability to process that this situation is chipping at your well-being. Also that's a crappy policy to hold people down (and I have no...
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    Need advise from working nurses, from a student

    ruby_jane replied to BSN89's topic in General Students

    So completely unprofessional of that nurse. And btw, that's exactly how my preceptorship went so I feel this deeply for you. You do NOT need to remove yourself from the program. You had ONE bad...
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    Sick of nurses "referring" to our specialty

    ruby_jane replied to Jedrnurse's topic in School

    OMG WE ALL NEED
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    Coronavirus concern for incoming student

    ruby_jane replied to NurseAlice's topic in School

    We may move to the following guidance which is based on CDC recommendations for physicians and hospitals: If a student presents with a fever and one or more lower respiratory symptoms (cough, SOB);...
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    Coronavirus concern for incoming student

    ruby_jane replied to NurseAlice's topic in School

    Remember back to Ebola? We were instructed to take the temperature of any student coming from the affected area and ask a few health questions that were blessed by the CDC. We may start doing this...
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    I can’t stop crying over a bad death

    ruby_jane replied to rmacns's topic in General Nursing

    I'm weeping a little. My little cold heart just grew three sizes. Thank
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    I can’t stop crying over a bad death

    ruby_jane replied to rmacns's topic in General Nursing

    You did not have the resources to stay 1:1 and her vitals were back. You had to attend to your actual patients. You are taking this hard and personally but I want you to re-read that first sentence...
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    Transferring into acute care- L&D

    ruby_jane replied to Flannery Nell Smith's topic in General Nursing

    That is some awesome advice,
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    I can’t get past orientation and want to be an aid instead

    ruby_jane replied to Bjessica's topic in General Nursing

    SEVEN???? Sweet baby moses. It's flu season right now. Find an agency that does flu shots and temp there for a minute. Look around for some time management CEs and take those classes (not that I think...
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    Transferring into acute care- L&D

    ruby_jane replied to Flannery Nell Smith's topic in General Nursing

    If there's a L&D specialty board this might be a good ask for them (look under nurse specialties). In general the advice I've given and been given: Join the national specialty group, mostly...
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    I made a med error and feel so disappointed with myself

    ruby_jane replied to barbzRNBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Hospitals (and indeed, some other nurses) have a low tolerance for medication errors we make. Hospital nurses also occasionally appear to have a low tolerance for those of us who are new looking up...
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    Patient’s family threatening to report me to BNE

    ruby_jane replied to GilligansPlace's topic in General Nursing

    That is something I wouldn't have thought of but YES. It is also possible you have an employee assistance program that may be of help as
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    Patient’s family threatening to report me to BNE

    ruby_jane replied to GilligansPlace's topic in General Nursing

    While it's fresh in your mind, write yourself a nurse's note on a legal pad or a diary or anything where it's apparent that you haven't torn out pages. Don't access the chart to do this unless you...
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    First time License Renewal in illinois

    ruby_jane replied to bdun756's topic in General Nursing

    What does your BON say? That seems so odd... I recall I got licensed for a year (renewed my birthday month of the year after I
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    First day back after mat leave

    ruby_jane replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    Welcome
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    Forced from RN to MA question

    ruby_jane replied to Jeannette's topic in General Nursing

    What is it exactly you don't want to do/haven't been trained up on? Is it within your scope as a nurse? Is your issue that this is what sounds like a chaotic environment for
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    Documentation...Can it be done?

    ruby_jane replied to Nurs13's topic in School

    The first question - why isn't nurse 1 documenting? Once I got past that, I would note "Per Nurse 1....." Second question - absolutely, all the time. What ERH are you using? Skyward has a student...