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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    Epipen for classroom teaching?

    ruby_jane replied to pedi_nurse's topic in School

    I love how you're thinking. Because you never know what may happen. RJJunior had EpiPen training for one of the kids she babysat. Two years later her friend had an anaphylactic episode. Friend could...
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    What do you do for principal's day?

    ruby_jane replied to Nurse2Kids's topic in School

    I think it is actually in the fall....we recognized our principal at RJJ's school with some flowers. But the comment about "nothing because they do nothing for us" does resonate in my
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    Ramadan

    ruby_jane replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    No, but their declining water is probably a dead giveaway.... As with Judaism, you are obligated to take on a fast when you are considered an adult (in Judaism that's age 13ish). BUT you don't have to...
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    Elizabeth Warren says doctors, nurses don't treat black women same way as other women

    ruby_jane replied to Kallie3006's topic in Nursing News

    Thank you for sharing your story. I'm sorry it happened this way. I cannot imagine being treated like this but I see it and hear it and have occasionally gone to a hospital to mediate for a friend who...
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    What's your favorite nursing task?

    ruby_jane replied to beekindRN's topic in General Nursing

    Clean caths. Guys are easy. Women not so much but I find it super-satisfying for reasons I still cannot explain. This thread is full of so much kindness. I love
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    Today's Mini Rant

    ruby_jane replied to linda1959's topic in School

    Today I received a note from a parent. The student was c/o wrist pain and "could (I) check his wrist to see if it still bothering him?" Um...he's in here, crying. No medication on board. No x-ray to...
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    Poor planning

    ruby_jane replied to ana010's topic in School

    And I get that - I do. Prioritization of resources and all that. However - it begins at the elementary level. Maybe it's going to a Disney resort the week after a major holiday - the child is missing...
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    Coverage for the daycare?

    ruby_jane replied to RNTadaaaa's topic in School

    So...my former coworker covered both her campus (career and technical center with a bunch of kids migrating in from different campuses for block-scheduled classes for half a day) and the district's...
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    First Code Blue

    ruby_jane replied to jeane1090's topic in General Nursing

    As much as we prepare or plan or run code scenarios...we're never fully prepared for one in real life. It sounds like it all went relatively
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    The Gypsy Rose Blanchard Story

    ruby_jane replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    That's the worst. When they get
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    Sheesh.

    ruby_jane posted a topic in School

    We have three third grade classrooms. I have seen 14 of 18 kids from ONE TEACHER'S room. All temp checks. She's actually there, I called. And I've kept calling. "Help me understand why you sent Little...
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    I just can't

    ruby_jane replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    Seriously, Mr. Ruby Jane has got me hooked on "Dr. Pimple Popper." She mostly removes lipomas and does some cosmetic surgery but yesterday there was a lady with neurofibromatosis whom she really...
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    How many students do you see per day?

    ruby_jane replied to Cas1in72's topic in School

    I see about 5% of my student body daily. Of the average 30 visits for 589 kids, about 10 are meds, 2 are catheterizations. I have four EpiPens, and as of this writing, no diabetics. Total seen to date...
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    I just can't

    ruby_jane replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    You got this, Bunny. Disengage from the drama. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. While it's fresh, document everything that happened on a legal pad and keep it for future...
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    Texas school sets dress code for parents

    ruby_jane replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    My Dean of Instruction and I just had a discussion about this. He thinks the dress code for parents is inappropriate (he is an African American man who generally wears long sleeve shirts with a bow...
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    Texas school sets dress code for parents

    ruby_jane replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/houston-high-school-implements-dress-code-for-parents/ The principal is an African American woman who has chosen to straighten her hair (or maybe it's a
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    hot glue guns

    ruby_jane replied to jess11RN's topic in School

    Hot glue guns are the dodgeball of the arts and crafts
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    So I called the police on a patient

    ruby_jane replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    Beautifully written. I hope that the people in power in your hospital see it that way. If not, know that you are supported
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    Stupid hurts.

    ruby_jane replied to emtb2rn's topic in General Nursing

    You decided to hand-feed that random "stray" dog from the Piney Woods a bite of your burger, and now you wonder why you're in the ER waiting for that rabies
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    Texas school sets dress code for parents

    ruby_jane replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    Thank you. That's a good
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    Texas school sets dress code for parents

    ruby_jane replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    That did bother me, TBH. The red scarf the lady in the interview was wearing should be acceptable to the school. I think it's more than that. I looked this morning in our drop off line and saw a lot...
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    Texas school sets dress code for parents

    ruby_jane replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    Desperately waiting from someone from Houston to weigh in... I wish that parents would take this to heart. They won't. There's a reason behind this (even if people think it's classist). You cannot...
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    Managing allergy symptoms

    ruby_jane replied to ConnecticutMassRN's topic in School

    Cool pack for itchy eyes (one ice cube and water in my perfectly eye-sized 2x2 zip top bags); swg for sore throat, and call parent for anything else. Oh, I also tell the student and the teacher to...
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    Nursing student and overhead costs

    ruby_jane replied to pi.student's topic in General Students

    The moderators might move this to the nursing student forum for a better set of responses. I also cashed in some retirement to pay for nursing school and took a giant tax hit that was not offset by my...
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    If I had a dollar...

    ruby_jane replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    I am silent, jiggly laughing under my desk. It's only been three days and I'm done with the