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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    What do you do when admin doesn't have your back?

    ruby_jane replied to SnowDark38's topic in School

    Nah. It's past speaking to them on your own. S/he needs to come in and back you
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    History of School Nursing

    ruby_jane replied to BrisketRN's topic in School

    I think green soap is like Windex in "My Big Fat Greek
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    History of School Nursing

    ruby_jane replied to BrisketRN's topic in School

    My nursing director started at our busiest campus 19 years ago 2.5 days a week. Now every campus but one has a full-time
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    THAT GUT FEELING???!!!!!??

    ruby_jane replied to T-ROD's topic in School

    OY. and GAH. Good job!!! I do not miss the rapid decompensation of "I took something that will show on a tox
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    Happy Nurses' Week, my loves!

    ruby_jane replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Hey! How you doin??? I said that in my best Joey Tribiani voice
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    THAT GUT FEELING???!!!!!??

    ruby_jane replied to T-ROD's topic in School

    Wow!!! Yay, you - great advocate for that student. Also yay that the parents took it seriously and that other medical professionals can see it, too. Tox screen? I mean, he's 7 but that would be the...
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    Staff Needs

    ruby_jane replied to ana010's topic in School

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    Mental health peers

    ruby_jane replied to beesnest's topic in Emergency

    There's a parallel thread about people's use of the ED for "someone stole my hat." PeakRN hits the nail on the (EMTLA) head. However, this sounds like a great program for some social work interns. Do...
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    New Nurse..Lost a pt. I didn't know ID hurt so deeply

    ruby_jane replied to BSN_Studnt's topic in General Nursing

    yes, and yes. You can't care more about your patient than s/he does about him/herself. Is it because he was young? Is there someone in your past he reminds you of? You can't personalize death and...
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    Happy School Nurse Day!

    ruby_jane replied to JenTheSchoolRN's topic in School

    PTA got me a coffee cup that said "Drink coffee, read books, be happy". It's like they know me!!!! I appreciate you all. Every day you all give me something to think
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    Happy School Nurses Day!

    ruby_jane replied to traumaRUs's topic in School

    Thank you @traumaRUs ! On any given day I give tube feeds (so kids can stay in class), and I catheterize a student twice daily (so he can be in the least restrictive environment). Yesterday I had a...
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    What do you do when admin doesn't have your back?

    ruby_jane replied to SnowDark38's topic in School

    What are your options for next year? Teachers usually get better this time of year (they're too tired to do anything else). While I agree with OD...if you have another option in the district the...
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    Staff Needs

    ruby_jane replied to ana010's topic in School

    Sweet Baby Moses... You don't get paid enough. She needs to go to HR or the EAP. I'd say the school counselor except we know darn well it does not work that way... I would do what I do with the...
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    Field Trips

    ruby_jane replied to SmallTownNurseSWL's topic in School

    If you're lucky...they're in HS and there's an athletic trainer who can be trained (not really delegated since they have their own certification) to do this? My athletic trainers did a great job with...
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    Field Trips

    ruby_jane replied to SmallTownNurseSWL's topic in School

    What does your policy dictate you do? I am required (and the BON supports this) to teach the teachers to administer on a field trip. Which is ok except when we get to the non-delegable (intranasal...
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    Exclude for vomiting

    ruby_jane replied to Margaret K. Stephen's topic in School

    AHHHH. So, moving forward for next year - you can reassess this policy, no? Especially if it takes kids out of school before they are "counted" for the day. 24 hours vomit free makes sense if the kid...
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    Reasons nurses get fired

    ruby_jane replied to Nursing On The Run's topic in General Nursing

    The one thing you need to know is are you considered rehirable by HR? That's a phone call. Wishing you the
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    The Gypsy Rose Blanchard Story

    ruby_jane replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    My inner new mom from 18 years ago wants to hug your inner new mom from back
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    Exclude for vomiting

    ruby_jane replied to Margaret K. Stephen's topic in School

    Is this nurse you work with in charge of the clinic? Then...I guess that's the way it is! In HS I would NEVER, ever have excluded for one vomit (especially a Bigfoot vomit, unwitnessed). For many of...
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    C'Mon Now!

    ruby_jane replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Sweet Baby
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    drug exposure symptoms??

    ruby_jane replied to nursekoll's topic in School

    Ask one of your upper grade pals if the district has an intoxication assessment. You won't likely see anything in secondhand exposure if there is such but it would firm up documentation. Also - don't...
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    Happy Nurses' Week, my loves!

    ruby_jane replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    This is the best little corner of AN. For the second year I arranged with the district's PR people to focus on nurses. Which meant that I collected five stories and am sending them out daily....
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    NOT an ICU nurse but assigned by SUP

    ruby_jane replied to darren_callcareer18's topic in General Nursing

    We never drill for this - how to decline an assignment. Now you know. Next time you can handle it in a different way, if
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    Help with new grad RN orientation/Added shifts

    ruby_jane replied to ICU.RN23's topic in General Nursing

    Amen. And also thank you, @Silvem23 for your compassion. Thanks for not being in a rush to judge. What help are you getting from the
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    Do You Remember...

    ruby_jane replied to Feral.Cat.Herder's topic in School

    At the beginning of the year I cared SO MUCH about this. And now I don't. Because parents of prek-4 should send an extra pair of pants ANYWAY but don't. So now I have no pants and people have to wait...