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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    C'Mon Now!

    ruby_jane replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    I love you. I'm under my desk,
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    Suicidal Thoughts in School

    ruby_jane replied to MisRN's topic in School

    I am glad that the counselor "stopped the line" to come to you. I am glad your background is in EMS and ER!!! You are preparing yourself for next time - because there will be a next time and we need a...
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    Why two weeks?

    ruby_jane replied to chasinRT's topic in School

    I am wondering if this is one of those sacred cow things that none of us question. Of course when RJ junior had the lice in the 2nd grade we got rid of a lot of stuffed animals she never wanted but...
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    Suicidal Thoughts in School

    ruby_jane replied to MisRN's topic in School

    Do you have a rapid assessment tool in the district to use? That question may be one to ask the head of counseling, just so counselors and nurses are using the same tool. If no: you want one - and...
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    When do you call?

    ruby_jane replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    Sweet baby
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    When do you call?

    ruby_jane replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    We have both A and B strains here in the NTX, along with the virus that looks like the flu but is neither A nor B. PLUS a wicked stomach bug. When I went to the doc in the box on Sunday to treat what...
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    When do you call?

    ruby_jane replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    We report weekly to the county. So the county already theoretically knows. It's a dual report- mine and the PEIMS clerk's actual body count. What does your policy
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    Action Plans

    ruby_jane replied to CanIcallmymom's topic in School

    Welcome to the school nurse side! We have saltines! This falls under "need to know." As in, there may be something the teacher needs to do for this student. When it's something unusual - I usually...
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    Diabetes

    ruby_jane replied to BluebellRN's topic in School

    Ay yi yi. Whelp...can the parent provide one to be kept in the room as
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    My very first squad call

    ruby_jane replied to cjl_RN's topic in School

    As an aside - school nurses are generally a creative, make-do bunch and we routinely spin straw into gold every day. You'll get varying answers about splinting, and about things that you "could" do...
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    My CI is doing things that are unsafe

    ruby_jane replied to bootsandcats's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Worry the most about YOUR practice. You are doing it right. Look it up, have the data to support your clinical decisions. Don't worry about everyone else's practice until they do something blatantly...
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    Will anywhere hire with pending charges?

    ruby_jane replied to Rdsrn's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Define "pending." If you have a sealed and signed order, that's not pending. If you're under investigation, unless you've been specifically told to disclose the gory details, do your best, seek...
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    C'Mon Now!

    ruby_jane replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Flare, I am so counting on this today...it's my first Valentine's Day in
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    Forged signature

    ruby_jane replied to Joyfulnurse79's topic in General Nursing

    Follow your chain of command. You may or may not see any result from management as most times we won't know what happens with our co-workers' disciplinary action. Has this risen to the level of...
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    Measles!! No MMR #2 advice

    ruby_jane replied to schoolnurse1118's topic in School

    "Terrible reaction" means what? I have seen febrile seizures in kids who were predisposed to such AND who had the MMRV at 12-18 months. As in...two kids, out of the hundreds I vaccinated. At this time...
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    My very first squad call

    ruby_jane replied to cjl_RN's topic in School

    You'll never forget you emergency bag again. This is how we learn. Whilst waiting for @OldDude to chime in - you did well. Don't listen to people who don't have medical expertise. EMS is on the way...
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    Late to clinical

    ruby_jane replied to JePierreB's topic in General Students

    In the real world you're late for a shift - if it's not often - a coworker will pick up your slack, just like you picked his/hers up last week. Nursing school isn't the real world. As previous...
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    Whiskey peg tube flush?

    ruby_jane replied to SquatsNScrubs's topic in General Nursing

    I love this post and this comment most of
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    School nursing?

    ruby_jane replied to catsmeow1972's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Fingers and toes and everything else crossed for
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    EOE

    ruby_jane replied to EnoughWithTheIce's topic in School

    This is EXACTLY how I saw
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    Diabetic question!

    ruby_jane replied to nicole.schoolRN's topic in School

    Sadly,
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    Diabetic question!

    ruby_jane replied to nicole.schoolRN's topic in School

    Sweet baby Moses. There is no reason he needs to be home like that. The kid cannot be punished by staying home for something not totally within his/her control. I don't know what your policy says;...
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    Nurses Call the Governor of Tennessee

    ruby_jane replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    She has the right to a fact-finding that isn't contaminated by hearsay - sort of like being innocent until proven
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    Diabetes

    ruby_jane replied to BluebellRN's topic in School

    When I have orders that say they're independent. Even then, I like to have a spare meter and supplies because they'll
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    Nurses Call the Governor of Tennessee

    ruby_jane replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    The BON will allow her license to read as unencumbered until she is charged with something. For all we know they've been working on this for the balance of a year. But discipline is only applied after...