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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    Altered MD Excuse

    ruby_jane replied to NurseHeatherBSNRN's topic in School

    BWHAHAHH HAHAHAH! Yes. Good
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    Do charcoal masks work for foul smells?

    ruby_jane replied to Jaykster's topic in General Nursing

    VapoRub or any kind of peppermint or eucalyptus inhaler or even Tiger Balm (unless you have a sore nose from blowing it) have always worked for
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    Spacers: Do you order extra?

    ruby_jane replied to RNTadaaaa's topic in School

    I am going to be the Grinch here. Technically this is medical equipment and while there are disposable alternatives...why is it that this is coming out of your clinic budget? When I had a $2K budget...
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    Altered MD Excuse

    ruby_jane replied to NurseHeatherBSNRN's topic in School

    Oh my FAVORITE thing! It's only happened to me once. I obtained a new faxed note from the MD, passed that to the attendance clerk and let the principal know. I would decline to confront a parent about...
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    If your teacher says you should go home, you're probably ok to stay

    ruby_jane replied to nursex23's topic in School

    I'm going to respectfully disagree about waiting until Dad shows up. "I'll be there in a few minutes" can mean anything from 15 minutes to 3 hours. I have a school with preK through 8, two cots, and...
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    Intoxicated staff member

    ruby_jane replied to tining's topic in School

    Ooohh that's a pile of poop, is it not? Did staff member admit to intoxication, pee in a cup or blow in a breathalyzer? If none of the above I would be super uncomfortable about saying anything other...
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    If your teacher says you should go home, you're probably ok to stay

    ruby_jane replied to nursex23's topic in School

    High five, Nursex23. I wonder if the teacher wasn't being overly sympathetic. I had drop-to-the-floor bad cramps as a teen (and this was before Ibuprofen so I am before Ibuprofen old). I am a little...
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    PCU or ER as a new grad

    ruby_jane replied to sour's topic in General Nursing

    Full time in six months vs full time now? Hmm. I don't often disagree with SaltineQueen but that drive might be worth some
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    Lice found, but not on head

    ruby_jane replied to Sarahnursey's topic in School

    This thread wins the Internets
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    Call from Risk Management to speak with Attorney

    ruby_jane replied to snickers17's topic in General Nursing

    THIS. Don't try to explain anything. If you can't remember, say
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    Call from Risk Management to speak with Attorney

    ruby_jane replied to snickers17's topic in General Nursing

    I could be paranoid but I read this and think....sounds like the risk manager is attempting to throw someone under a bus. I second the recommendation to call malpractice carrier; failing that, you...
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    Lice/rant

    ruby_jane replied to Mavnurse17's topic in School

    I feel you. Lice are tetchy. What is your district policy? Ours is that I have an rx and a small supply of an anti-lice shampoo to give if the situation warrants. You are indeed getting it from both...
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    End of First semester

    ruby_jane replied to Bulldogs's topic in School

    BEHIND-IEST YEAR. It comforts me that many are struggling, but we will get it all done by the end. I know we
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    Code Blue: Just Trying Figure Out What Happened?

    ruby_jane replied to Binz's topic in General Nursing

    I love every single comment here. Y'all are a wealth of information. OP - she was septic. You cannot ever underestimate how close a person in sepsis lives to the
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    measles outbreak in samoa

    ruby_jane replied to ARN's topic in School

    Sweet Baby Amigurimi Child (AKA Baby Yoda).
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    End of First semester

    ruby_jane replied to Bulldogs's topic in School

    just know this seems like the behind-iest year ever for a lot of us. Eight more school sleeps until
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    What Now?

    ruby_jane replied to RNSal's topic in School

    Traditionally this is the time of year for catching up. So, yay, you! I would be working on my rescreening (anyone who failed the screening). Do you have a dental provider who comes to assess the...
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    All I want for Christmas is . . .

    ruby_jane replied to tining's topic in School

    May you all get what you want. 10 school sleeps left until Winter Break!!! As an aside, here in the NTX kids apparently left fine for Thanksgiving and came back with a lot of flu and/or strep. More...
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    Did I already screw up my nursing career?

    ruby_jane replied to Nursing2019BSN's topic in General Nursing

    First, find out if you're re-hireable at the other hospital. You need to call HR. You may not have worked there long enough (don't know how long the orientation was) and it may not matter. People find...
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    C'Mon Now!

    ruby_jane replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    BeckyES - you are MAGICAL. Just not that
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    Clearing bathroom odors

    ruby_jane replied to Mavnurse17's topic in School

    Neutral Febreze until I realized the aerosolized product was exacerbating my asthma. Also bagging the Depends in a double bag and moving it out of my clinic helped. Good
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    DKA

    ruby_jane replied to MrNurse(x2)'s topic in School

    @ARN I really appreciate your wisdoms! Thank you for sharing your lived experience with us. It's amazing what a sick day looks like for a diabetic, even a well-controlled
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    New School Nurse

    ruby_jane replied to Ashley17's topic in School

    Welcome! I would scan previous posts as we have had a lot of new school nurses here in the past. Put in "new school nurse" in the search bar. I will say that your time management skills are probably...
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    schedule change

    ruby_jane replied to ihavealltheice's topic in School

    As a school nurse I never got a conference period and rarely had an uninterruped lunch break. And I said so to all the teachers. Hang in there. One of the beautiful things about this gig is that we're...
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    Getting an intern!

    ruby_jane replied to SandIsMyGlitterRN's topic in School

    Whoop whoop!! This is a nursing student? Or a CNA only? I would ask the instructor what she can do. And that answer depends on how far along she is in classwork. I've had interns who were able to do...