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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    Those students that really get to you

    ruby_jane replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Ahem. Well, my allergies got to me or someone's cutting onions. I have no idea how lucky I have it many days. Thank you for the reminder, and for being an awesome
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    What do teachers think about school nurses?

    ruby_jane replied to nurselife13's topic in School

    Also I would trade an @OldDude "BAM! Snatched from the jaws of death" for a teacher telling me s/he was happy with me any
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    What do teachers think about school nurses?

    ruby_jane replied to nurselife13's topic in School

    AMEN!
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    What do teachers think about school nurses?

    ruby_jane replied to nurselife13's topic in School

    First point - it's a toss up for me between teachers and parents! Second point - you will be happier if you do not look for external validation from people who are busy, stressed, and at this time of...
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    CPR song

    ruby_jane replied to GSDlvrRN's topic in General Specialties

    I find your lack of breathing....disturbing. (In my best James Earl Jones
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    Salting my ice now

    ruby_jane replied to ruby_jane's topic in School

    That's why I water 'em down as
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    Salting my ice now

    ruby_jane posted a topic in School

    I'm salty. I learned that 3-5th grades are consuming the (probably potable but you never know) ice from my ice packs. Someone here told me about salting the ice. So I'm about to start, after I send...
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    How One Doctor Gave Life to Many and How One of Those People Made That Life Worth Living - Part One

    ruby_jane replied to The Leighis Chronicles's topic in General Nursing

    Amazing story. Thank you for
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    CPR song

    ruby_jane replied to GSDlvrRN's topic in General Specialties

    The Darth Vader theme from Star
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    Poll: do you have professional liability insurance?

    ruby_jane replied to SDANG's topic in General Nursing

    My first school nursing job supervisor said that he would not trust the school board to defend a school nurse and recommended I get coverage. Turns out that there were some specific areas of his...
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    Feeling embarrassed, ask the md a stupid question

    ruby_jane replied to RobertJo's topic in General Nursing

    Let's flip the question: What if you hadn't called? If you hadn't followed up then you'd be the nurse who "didn't do anything", right?? You're probably right - the patient was uncomfortable and...
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    Salting my ice now

    ruby_jane replied to ruby_jane's topic in School

    I don't actually have a freezer here. I have a six-pack cooler full of
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    Measles and camp staff

    ruby_jane replied to blue bag nurse's topic in Camp

    I think this year - now that multiple cities are dealing with epidemics - that a titer and a booster are good ideas. Most of us who were born before the 70s maybe had one vaccine...I did not titer...
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    Can I take a whole bunch of free CEUs online to meet my state's 20-hour requirement?

    ruby_jane replied to Naturally Brilliant's topic in Nursing Career

    Unless you're specifically told you're being audited in TX you do not have to submit your CEUs. You just have to do them. I generally have a good mix of free (Medscape) and paid for (a couple of...
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    Non-beside nursing jobs?

    ruby_jane replied to ThinkerBelleRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Come over to the school nurse side! It sounds like you have a wealth of
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    Nurse Accused of Taking Naked Photos of Nursing Home Patients

    ruby_jane replied to Melissa Mills's topic in Nursing News

    If that was the case, would she have shared with her partner? Unless her partner happened to work as an ombudsman? I am leery of taking any pictures; I'd rather my documentation paint a picture... At...
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    What's your favorite nursing task?

    ruby_jane replied to beekindRN's topic in General Nursing

    I got to remember yesterday how satisfying it is to run a Kangaroo pump and prime the tubing..... I also realize I forgot my hospital training (first, gather your
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    Salting my ice now

    ruby_jane replied to ruby_jane's topic in School

    Not an option. I have two beds and I would have kids in here all
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    Happy Nurses' Week, my loves!

    ruby_jane replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Yesterday we had lice and then imagined lice from the same class (teacher: I know I saw a bug. Check the whole class. Me: nah). And the home health nurse for fragile student did not show up (no call)...
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    And now you know, the rest of the story

    ruby_jane replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    Aww sweetpea....we told you to stay
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    Energy Vampires

    ruby_jane replied to dhbrn's topic in General Nursing

    AMEN. Brief, professional, focused interventions. Do not engage in irrelevant conversations (for those of us who are extroverts, it's a hard thing to learn). Only focus on the complaint at hand. If...
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    How do you handle touchy/feely coworkers?

    ruby_jane replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Emergent, as a frequent patter/toucher, I apologize on behalf of all of us. My kid hates unwarranted contact and I've reeeaaaally had to learn this. We don't drill for this - "please don't touch me."...
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    Happy School Nurses Day!

    ruby_jane replied to traumaRUs's topic in School

    I love this. I am no longer battling the Angel of Death on the daily. I am standing constant vigil,
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    Which way is the right way?

    ruby_jane replied to Nurseynurse11's topic in General Nursing

    Ah. Ok, so you pulled it and never gave it. So...you see why that's an issue. Next time it happens you can: Stop the line and get the password; or pull the med and give it
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    Is this normal??!?!

    ruby_jane replied to Gemini616's topic in General Nursing

    Honey, normal is a setting on a washing machine. If you look through new grad posts here you'll find that's pretty typical. It's also typical to worry about finding a job, ending up in a job you don't...