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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    How to best handle this situation with my instructor?

    ruby_jane replied to snowlion_m's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Please understand, and I say this with love: Every single answer above is accurate and you should take the previous posters' wisdom to heart -even if you do not like the answers. You explaining...
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    Medical tent for school carnival

    ruby_jane replied to alligatoRN's topic in School

    I just now was talking with the attendance clerk about field day. This is GEENIUS. Ima ask for a tent or an awning, bring my lawn chair and my giant cooler on wheels I use for Rangers Opening Day,...
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    What's the oddest thing you've done for a student?

    ruby_jane replied to ruby_jane's topic in School

    OK, you
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    What's the oddest thing you've done for a student?

    ruby_jane replied to ruby_jane's topic in School

    We are so concerned about honors classes and getting kids into college that we completely neglect this. My opinion. There should be an honors life skills that teaches sewing, basic first aid, how to...
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    I just told a parent

    ruby_jane replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Coping skills until after lunch, for sure!! I don't know why I picked lunch as my Maginot line for when a kid can go home. It's after the attendance hour. I think if you've made it to lunch and...
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    What the hot fudge is going on here?!?!?

    ruby_jane replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    This is not news. RJ Junior is 18 and it was happening back when she was a year
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    What do you do...

    ruby_jane replied to hungup's topic in General Nursing

    Reassess, be helpful to others, and wait, knowing that you could be slammed at any
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    Pyxis Problems

    ruby_jane replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    I DO have a "drug wagon!!!" Pills on
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    Nurses with bipolar or anxiety/depression

    ruby_jane replied to freckles23's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    We can quibble with the wording of our diagnoses for sure. Or we can take the medication prescribed, and if it helps, then it helps, no matter what's really wrong, right? Also, do not underestimate...
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    Should I stay or should I go now...

    ruby_jane replied to Jacquipals's topic in School

    If you go there will be trouble/If you stay it will be double (singing the entire Clash song) I left 2700 incoming high schoolkids and the possibility of no aide in the clinic for 500+ preK-7, no...
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    Overwhelmed new school nurse

    ruby_jane replied to geminiwanderlust's topic in School

    Welcome! It is not unusual to be dumped into the fray without knowing every policy and procedure. Are those on line for you? Or in a book? For the time being, when you have something - head injury,...
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    Public Health as a New Grad?

    ruby_jane replied to Phelixer's topic in Public, Community Health

    I think you CAN (and I love public health). The problem is that if you ever want to go to acute care - even for an outpatient job at a hospital - you will only have ambulatory care experience. So...
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    RN can’t find work

    ruby_jane replied to queen74's topic in General Nursing

    So you have a good amount of experience in ambulatory care. But none in acute care? Where you are there may not be a "nursing shortage." So, can you move where there is a nursing shortage? Can you go...
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    Pyxis Problems

    ruby_jane replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    This one wins the internets today!!! And it makes me happy I'm no longer on a floor. My meds are kept in a giant locking Craftsman red box on wheels. The kind you'd normally see storing
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    NYC school nurse

    ruby_jane replied to MichdRN's topic in School

    Welcome to school nursing! You might put NYC school nurse in the search bar and view previous threads. Good
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    Is 54 too old to get hired as a new RN?

    ruby_jane replied to OHRN2023's topic in General Nursing

    Trauma is one of the wisest of us all. Beautifully written. Nobody can ask your age in an interview (but they can ask your birthday). You might scroll through previous threads about ageism. And we...
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    When offered a job on the spot but you have another interview...

    ruby_jane replied to tinybbynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Wouldn't say what you're thinking to the hiring manager. If you have rapport with HR, you could call and ask if/when that position will be open and can you interview. Also ask if you're hired for job...
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    Do I have to disclose mental illness

    ruby_jane replied to NurseChaiPls's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for this. Thank you for your bravery in
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    Family sues school district for death

    ruby_jane replied to Emergent's topic in School

    Depending on the age and school policy, I may allow the student to keep the inhaler with him/her as long as s/he can demo proper use of the inhaler. Here's the problem - student forgets inhaler, and...
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    Mass shooting

    ruby_jane replied to Tenebrae's topic in General Nursing

    Wow - that is so much happening for you. So much. I am glad for the resources provided above by TraumaRUs. It's Mr. Rogers' birthday today. I grew up with Mr. Rogers on television. We need a little...
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    Family sues school district for death

    ruby_jane replied to Emergent's topic in School

    Not a fair and balanced article, for sure. That writer needs to go back to school. This is the second kiddo who's died in the Yakima Valley in five years. Smoke from the fire settles in, no doubt. So...
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    Student sues Health Dept. (2nd verse, same as the first)

    ruby_jane replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    If he wanted to finish his senior year playing baseball the suggestion about immunizing him now would be the answer.... And I'm a little deficient in the New Testament. Can someone point me to...
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    Peanut Allergy Resolved... now what?

    ruby_jane replied to k1p1ssk's topic in School

    Even if I'd gotten the D/C order...I might not mention that to the family and keep the pen until it
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    What the Buckeye?

    ruby_jane replied to SaltineQueen's topic in School

    Sigh. I don't need to give "correct information." The parent may research if s/he desires. I do give every parent who exempts the standard speech though: We have had pertussis, measles, and varicella...
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    Med error

    ruby_jane replied to snh2009's topic in General Nursing

    I love this. LOVE it. OP - as errors go, you saw your patient safely thru by monitoring. There's never anything wrong with looking up how to give the med. Now you're armed (see what I did there?) with...