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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    QOL vs Preservation of Life

    ruby_jane replied to MBar1's topic in General Nursing

    This is why I no longer work in the ICU. Because we could prolong life but it was without quality. That was my opinion. But I grew tired of carrying out the wishes of the family (who maybe hadn't seen...
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    Brain farts

    ruby_jane replied to Quietnurse18's topic in General Nursing

    Especially if you knew they were
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    Brain farts

    ruby_jane replied to Quietnurse18's topic in General Nursing

    And you'll never do it again. As an aside...if they were relatively labile with their blood glucose and had to have the bronchoscopy, what *might* have happened if they were truly NPO? Is it likely...
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    tick tock....1 more sleep

    ruby_jane replied to Bulldogs's topic in School

    I have eaten too much sugar....I'll just be up under my desk,
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    tick tock....1 more sleep

    ruby_jane replied to Bulldogs's topic in School

    I plainly remember a question on the NCLEX about that..... It's my fault. I say "there is one school sleep left before break." You can also use "wake-ups", as in "There are six more wake-ups until...
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    Mailing Medication

    ruby_jane replied to Csn2016's topic in School

    WOW!! Another thing I hadn't thought
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    Failed class, still continued, not fair

    ruby_jane replied to Anon143's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You may want to get this posted in Nursing Students. This is the school nurse forum. But the answer is - the nursing school makes the rules and fair is what happens in Dallas every fall. If you feel...
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    How many "school sleeps" until Holiday break?

    ruby_jane posted a topic in School

    FIVE HERE! We get out on the
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    Mailing Medication

    ruby_jane replied to Csn2016's topic in School

    See- six heads are better than one. I would never have thought of
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    To mind own business or...

    ruby_jane replied to VeronicaMarie's topic in General Nursing

    ^that.^ Always check the
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    Used my scary nurse voice

    ruby_jane replied to guest464345's topic in School

    You used your NURSE VOICE. #staplethumbs Apropos of nothing....we had a camper one year who shot herself in the first finger and she was Katniss Everdeen from then
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    I hope this passes in NJ

    ruby_jane replied to palli's topic in School

    I wonder how many of those exemptors leaving would it take to give the representatives pause. I think relocating out of NJ's an empty threat; the prospect of homeschooling my own kids gave me hives....
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    Mailing Medication

    ruby_jane replied to Csn2016's topic in School

    Technically they abandoned the inhaler when they moved. And I never got in trouble by following the rules all the way. When my heart strings got tugged and I bent rules I ended up regretting
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    Mailing Medication

    ruby_jane replied to Csn2016's topic in School

    YOU ARE AWESOME. I agree about not mailing meds with street value. I am on the fence about this. If you're told absolutely no, don't. If your boss is on the fence...maybe it's OK? I dislike it when...
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    Lice/rant

    ruby_jane replied to Mavnurse17's topic in School

    NASN and AAP frown upon that no nit policy. I would seek guidance from your health services director, and definitely come up with some EBP protocol (which will probably look like this: Live lice may...
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    Would you be OK with this?

    ruby_jane replied to ihavealltheice's topic in School

    In your state can an EMT do these things? They can't do both teaching and one-to-one care at any
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    NCSN

    ruby_jane replied to MuscleNurse's topic in School

    I second the comments above about the difficulty of the questions and that my specific school nurse experience saw me through. Don't procrastinate about the studying - I planned to take it over the...
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    Would you be OK with this?

    ruby_jane replied to ihavealltheice's topic in School

    ummm... Mad respect to the EMT but that's not "nursing services." Are the nursing services provided to these two kids delegable services? I think that colors my response to this
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    Altered MD Excuse

    ruby_jane replied to NurseHeatherBSNRN's topic in School

    Anti-histamine.
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    Former client in home health

    ruby_jane replied to consumer's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    What is your agency's policy on this kind of contact? If there's a definite policy prohibiting you, then
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    Endorsement to CA-denied, but have active license in Illinois

    ruby_jane replied to thestephanie's topic in Nurse Registration

    Then sounds like she'll have to take that coursework. Is working in a neighboring state an
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    Spacers: Do you order extra?

    ruby_jane replied to RNTadaaaa's topic in School

    Insulting!!! It's disrespectful!!! Seriously, AED pads and batteries come from a different budget, as do things like computers and
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    Seeking advice/information

    ruby_jane replied to Nurse2007's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Your friend needs to immediately cease all communications and have her lawyer do the talking. I am certain that when the lawyer asks for the info all will become more
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    What is it like to work in a family practice clinic?

    ruby_jane replied to ecieri's topic in General Nursing

    Your experience in the NICU is certainly valuable but you might choose to brush up on time management practices. When I went from the ICU to another ambulatory care gig, I learned that I had many more...
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    Best way to reach students that need us

    ruby_jane replied to HEGRN's topic in School

    I love both those ideas. You might check with the counselor(s) at your school - the counselor may already have something like this that you could