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 long did it take you to get used to a new job?

    ruby_jane replied to Nurse3242's topic in General Nursing

    You miss your friends and maybe you miss what I used to call Dancing with the Angel of Death which is common in the ICU. But you left for a reason, right? Learning curves about how the procedures work...
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    Is this hurting my resume?

    ruby_jane replied to nursex23's topic in General Nursing

    You're not being irrational. That's a poopstorm and not a tempest in a teapot right there. HOWEVER....do whatever you must to stay another six months. Docs not rounding? Document. If you feel the...
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    Emotional Detachment

    ruby_jane replied to achristineg's topic in General Nursing

    I love all these posts. Compassion fatigue is real (lots of relevant literature out now). The problem is...you are seeing folk at their worst, whiniest, most vulnerable - or you're seeing them AGAIN....
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    Is this hurting my resume?

    ruby_jane replied to nursex23's topic in General Nursing

    Unless you are about to be fired for something.... Stay there for another six months. You will be able to move but you need that golden first year of experience in acute care. Unless you think you'll...
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    C'Mon Now!

    ruby_jane replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Wow! That's a lot, Bunny. Sorry y'all went through it but what doesn't kill me usually makes for a great teaching story,
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    "ASKholes"

    ruby_jane replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Nursing Humor

    And also when you get a crapton of well-thought out responses, don't ghost us. Come back and thank us, or at least
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    My IV Skills are Terrible!!!

    ruby_jane replied to CardiacRNLA's topic in General Nursing

    Back when Mr. Ruby Jane was a wee ADN starting out in the late 90s, both hospitals where he worked actively promoted the idea that new nurses should try to start as many IVs as possible. It helped...
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    I’ve given up

    ruby_jane replied to EDNURSE20's topic in General Nursing

    The new employer will contact the hospital to find out if you're rehireable. End of story. Don't use the manager as a reference. As to what you can do - with 18 months experience, pretty much anything...
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    C'Mon Now!

    ruby_jane replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Did I ever tell you about the aide who dosed her dull, reddened (to my otoscope) TM with DoTerra Lemon something oil? Shrieking occurred. "How do I get it out??" Whelp, it's oil so water will be...
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    "ASKholes"

    ruby_jane replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Nursing Humor

    Amen, Biscuit!! I am an AskHole with Mr. Ruby Jane but I'm trying to stop
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    SCHOOL NURSE INTERVIEW WITH PRINCIPAL

    ruby_jane replied to Nurse Tilly's topic in School

    Tilly, that may have had NOTHING to do with you. Principals...well, they think they know what they want and unfortunately while most appreciate the idea of having a good nurse, many don't know what...
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    IHP for Chronic Kidney Failure

    ruby_jane replied to iggywench's topic in School

    I love that! I had a student last year; he was on dialysis, missed half a day every other day and when he attended he was on a medication (and I can't remember what) to take only if he ate something....
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    School RN in high school

    ruby_jane replied to travelnurse79's topic in School

    If you type in high school nurse in the search feature you'll come up with a lot more comments. I left HS (2700 incoming) for elementary/middle and don't regret it but I do miss the good conversations...
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    "You can't fix stupid!"

    ruby_jane replied to OldDude's topic in School

    Individual rights!! We do seem to be moving backward. I hope a bunch of kids don't have to die or have extreme complications for this to
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    Bad week

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

    You did. But I always say....if you don't like what I have to give you then bring yours from home
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    please reassure me...

    ruby_jane replied to jess11RN's topic in School

    They don't know the oral thermometer, don't know their parent's phone number, cannot dial on a desk phone....it's all
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    This MD culture

    ruby_jane replied to darren_callcareer18's topic in General Nursing

    Oh dear lort.... Protect your license!!! That's nuts. Just nuts. This is a pt with a florid history and if the doc doesn't want your eyes and ears the doc is
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    Teacher awesomeness

    ruby_jane replied to ruby_jane's topic in School

    You are my NOY! Hope all is well with that
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    Teacher awesomeness

    ruby_jane posted a topic in School

    Bus driver brought a preK-er in first thing this morning. Kid is coughing, normotempive. I called down to the preK room to explain why I was sending a coughing, afebrile kid back - PreK teacher says...
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    I need that laugh

    ruby_jane replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    This is so precious!!! My grinchy heart
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    getting forms from parents

    ruby_jane replied to jess11RN's topic in School

    I literally just said that to a teacher. I can only do so much. I can't drive them to the
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    Teacher awesomeness

    ruby_jane replied to ruby_jane's topic in School

    New one today: I was in a second grade classroom dropping off (another) vision screening referral request to go home in a back pack. The teacher has a relative at the school whom I treated on Monday....
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    Immunizations

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

    HA!! Great
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    Immunizations

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

    In Texas that's against the law. What does your state law
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    Texas LVN. How soon can I renew my license?

    ruby_jane replied to JohnWilson's topic in General Nursing

    They wouldn't take my renewal any earlier than my birthday....double check on the BON site. It may be two weeks before the