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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    Petty and not proud of it

    ruby_jane replied to ruby_jane's topic in School

    Wow. That went well beyond need to know. So...if it was me, I'd start with the principal and discuss the intersection of HIPAA and FERPA, and the potential liability for the school regarding such a...
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    Landing a job in hospital after stipulations

    ruby_jane replied to willjas579's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You only need a year of experience. You only have 9 months left (I realize that sucks but I want you to consider that 9 months in the larger scheme is relatively small). Get the year of experience and...
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    New job purgatory; please talk sense to me

    ruby_jane replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

    You have a plan, and it's a good one. Remember, you've got some stressors piling up - left job, new job, school. Short of getting married or having a relative die I think those are the highest points...
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    CMA oversight

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

    Good! Something in place. When I am out and do not have a sub I can, by state law and district procedure, delegate medication tasks to the campus designee (the secretary). But when I'm out unless it's...
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    No AED in infusion clinic

    ruby_jane replied to Tllrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    In your state are you legally able to take orders from a chiropractor? Besides all that - You've identified a real area of risk. You happen to be ACLS trained but most of your folk will not be. I...
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    CMA oversight

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

    What else can she do per MD law? I am assuming things with orders, but she has no nursing judgment, so how often should she be calling? My day has been full of stomach ache , headache, stuffy noses....
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    Diabetes Question

    ruby_jane replied to JenTheSchoolRN's topic in School

    I have never, ever heard of not counting carbs. I mean...that's what drives the need for insulin, no? Oy. Weird question....is this paperwork from a reputable children's hospital or a random doc?...
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    Is Anyone NOT Going to be an APRN?

    ruby_jane replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    Nope. Too many of them right here right now in the DFW. Also I have a HUGE issue with NP programs that require the students to get their own preceptors. Because, did I mention the glut in my
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    Early Flu?

    ruby_jane replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    Apparently the Australians had an early flu season as well. Not sure what that
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    Free at last, free at last, thank God almighty.....

    ruby_jane replied to catsmeow1972's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You'd do well at that. Best of luck to
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    Leaving in middle of school year

    ruby_jane replied to celle507's topic in School

    You are breaking a contract to do so. This may render you "unhireable," and may give you a negative referral from HR (they will simply say you broke a contract and leave it at that but that is...
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    "We don't hire male RNs" and other things you should never say to me

    ruby_jane replied to labordude's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Mr. Ruby Jane, who is also a nurse, was told back in nursing school in 1999 that OB/Women's Health would not hire a man for the job. AND he was given an "alternate assignment" for assessing the cervix...
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    Which specialties of nursing have more autonomy and less micromanagement?

    ruby_jane replied to Naturally Brilliant's topic in General Specialties

    School nursing. I love my autonomy (right until I have the kiddo with the anaphylactic reaction to XXX and no EpiPen or the diabetic with no
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    Pigeonholed Wound Care

    ruby_jane replied to syronrs14's topic in General Specialties

    Wound care is so cool!! But are there certifications or courses you could take to make you more marketable (ACLS comes to mind and there may be more). There are areas of the country where HR can be a...
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    Introduction

    ruby_jane replied to NursicoRN23's topic in School

    I couldn't remember who did this. Now I can summon you when I need a "One of
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    Immunization compliance and exclusion

    ruby_jane replied to Mavnurse17's topic in School

    Exactly how you did it. I do feel sorry for the kid but it's not like the parent did not KNOW about this. It's amazing how fast we get UTD records when the parent has to come pick the student up. It's...
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    Introduction

    ruby_jane replied to NursicoRN23's topic in School

    Welcome! You have such a great wealth of experience in what is "normal," and conversely, what is NOT normal. What you are struggling with is not nursing care. It's the autonomous nature of the school...
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    Peak flow meters

    ruby_jane replied to RNTadaaaa's topic in School

    Not a single school asthma action plan has peak flow on my campus. Not a one. Last time I went to my personal doctor for my asthma check up we did a peak flow in the office (billable) but I have no...
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    HELP. 1:1 District School Nurse Caring for Two Students During Lunch Breaks

    ruby_jane replied to LPNinGH's topic in School

    I think the larger issues are: 1. She's paid to work 1-1 with that student. Her agency may actually have a policy that says she cannot leave that student. 2. She is unfamiliar with the care for the...
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    just a little vent...

    ruby_jane replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    So....student stable, not in any respiratory distress? Wow. Whelp... I *might* have run by that kid, but then again....if the student was stable and not in any respiratory distress, with nothing...
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    I'm Feeling Overwhelmed and Underappreciated

    ruby_jane replied to BrisketRN's topic in School

    Holy H-E-doublehockeysticks. WHelp - sorting forms is not a priority. They are likely upset because they don't notice when you do something, only when something is undone. I would make sure that admin...
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    No calls after my interview!

    ruby_jane replied to jp902019's topic in General Nursing

    I really appreciate your perspective on this. OP - six days feels like a long time for you but it's not. It's also not a bad idea to keep looking. Just in case. Best of
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    How often do you wash your scrubs? :)

    ruby_jane replied to RNinheart's topic in General Nursing

    YUP. When I worked ICU I would literally strip at the inside of the door and dump the stuff in the
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    TB Assessment Form

    ruby_jane replied to Jcat117's topic in School

    Former TB nurse here. The screening forms may or may not be useful. And...what are you going to do with a staff person who spent the summer in a high-risk area? Has a cough of nine months' duration...
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    Early Flu?

    ruby_jane replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    Remind me where you are?? Nothing here in the NTX yet but I seem to have a cold. I am drowning in my own