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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    Going to school with patient

    ruby_jane replied to Nursee1234's topic in Private Duty

    Kudos to you! The school nurse appreciates your presence in the classroom (at least, I would if I were that school
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    School Nurse: Managing a scene/coworkers

    ruby_jane replied to guest464345's topic in School

    You did a great assessment. For the bystander who wants to clean the floor - "Can you call the custodian please?" or "There are some chlorox wipes on my desk, please feel free to get them and some...
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    Happy Thanksgiving

    ruby_jane replied to Glitternurse's topic in School

    You have your own little butterball!!!! Congratulations. Y'all who are working Monday and Tuesday....may the odds be ever in your
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    Really?!

    ruby_jane replied to ihavealltheice's topic in School

    But I am happy to call your mama and let her know this occurred and it was an emergency in math class, sweet
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    Patient/Resident Identifiers

    ruby_jane replied to barbaraanne72's topic in General Nursing

    Realizing it's their home- Do they have any kind of ID badge? I only ask because I float into a day-hab setting a few times a month and I have to give medication. They may or may not be able to tell...
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    New Occupational Health Nurse! No experience

    ruby_jane replied to Mel.G.12's topic in General Nursing

    There is an organization for occupational health nurses, just as there is for about every other kind of nurse. Join yours. Ask for a mentor. Find another company with occupational health and ask...
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    Failed pre employment screen

    ruby_jane replied to Angel_Rivera's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Can you retake the test at your own cost? Someone with better knowledge about how long THC hangs around in a blood test may weigh in
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    Really?!

    ruby_jane replied to ihavealltheice's topic in School

    Yes, and I ask them "Do I need the wheelchair?" That makes them stop and think about
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    When parents are barriers to care

    ruby_jane replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Sweet baby Moses. Whelp, one thing I learned this year is that while parents can make all the demands they want, with both 504 and SPED, we need doctor's orders for anything out-of-the-way medical. I...
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    Letter to teachers re: cleaning classroom

    ruby_jane replied to nursetlm's topic in School

    Something along the lines of "Our janitorial staff is being proactive in cleaning but here are some things that you can do in real time to help the deadly outbreak"? Also be prepared for them to come...
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    Law School Declined

    ruby_jane replied to Lawschool's topic in Nurses Recovery

    So....you applied at one law school and were declined? Is this because you have an associates? Or were there specific questions that pertained to your RN licensure? If you were a nurse hopeful who...
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    The rules apply...until they don't...

    ruby_jane replied to NutmeggeRN's topic in School

    NTX is North Texas. Lawnmower parents are the new helicopter parents. Instead of swooping in to fix their sweet babies' stuff, they precede sweet baby with an invisible lawnmower, so sweet baby never...
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    SANE NURSES

    ruby_jane replied to mcauliam's topic in General Nursing

    WOW. Hats off to these nurses, and to you for
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    Potentially Hypochondriac Sister

    ruby_jane replied to keepitsimplesilly's topic in General Nursing

    Beautifully written. My favorite boss used to tell me I didn't have to attend every argument I was invited to. The same goes for curbside
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    Screenings

    ruby_jane replied to Kerber's topic in School

    Close the clinic to all but emergencies. With a sign. You don't interrupt the teachers during
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    Medical diagnostic recovery unit?

    ruby_jane replied to Ashlyn11's topic in General Nursing

    Is it like PACU? Are you recovering patients who've had a procedure with
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    2 years med/surg means nothing in job hunt

    ruby_jane replied to stren003's topic in General Nursing

    Apparently there is not a nursing shortage where you are. That's fine - there isn't a nursing shortage here in the NTX , just a shortage of nurse willing to work bedside and a shortage of hospitals...
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    So we have enough nurses nursing supervisor, really?

    ruby_jane replied to Workitinurfava's topic in General Nursing

    We cost upwards of $25 per hour (depending on seniority, shift diff, OT, what have you). A tech costs half that. I totally get that you're tired of having the same old
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    Staff/faculty

    ruby_jane replied to Bulldogs's topic in School

    Depends on the staff. Chronic complainers get a cursory check (whilst sitting and waiting because I got meds to pass at 0800) or get told to please return at (time that is convenient for me), or just...
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    Texas School Nurses

    ruby_jane replied to EnoughWithTheIce's topic in School

    Nope, nope, nope. Put it in the lunch box and forget about it. Or have a non-RN supervise
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    "The Nurse doesn't really DO anything" -Middle school students

    ruby_jane replied to RNTadaaaa's topic in School

    I started the year with this presentation - to the teachers. I wrapped it into the allergy/anaphylaxis/seizure stuff. 96% of the time last year a student was returned to class/did not go home. So...
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    "The Nurse doesn't really DO anything" -Middle school students

    ruby_jane replied to RNTadaaaa's topic in School

    I fix it by charting errything that I do including but not limited to comfort measures, offering to call parent, rest, hydration, and education. I love your answer - tell me more about a specific time...
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    Heimlich Queen

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

    AMEN. I just looked up rules for another project and in TX apparently one person in a room has to be certified in CPR (which usually but not always includes
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    Gratitude

    ruby_jane posted a topic in School

    Our district is doing the "Days of Thanksgiving" and we're requested to share gratitude about certain things each day. Tomorrow is gratitude to co-workers. I am grateful to you all, especially...
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    Private or State school?

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

    I am giving you the same advice I gave RJ Junior. The private school may offer you more scholarships but at the end of the day the tuition's higher. She ended up at the state school that will cost her...