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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    SCHOOL NURSE INTERVIEW WITH PRINCIPAL

    ruby_jane replied to Nurse Tilly's topic in School

    Amen to all that. Also, when you're asked if you're any questions: What are YOU looking for in a nurse? Why did the last one leave? Also try to assess what is the most important thing to the...
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    Name certifications/specialties newly licensed nurses can earn quickly

    ruby_jane replied to Evolving_Nurse's topic in General Specialties

    They might be, but not for immediate use in a hospital specialty. However, you CAN volunteer for your local medical reserve corps and that usually requires a couple of FEMA courses. Good
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    I'm a junior in high school and I want to be a nurse....but I've never been vaccinated. What can I do?

    ruby_jane replied to sasha91's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would also add that I've seen any number of people coming in and out of countries where polio is still endemic. Polio vaccine as recommended can't hurt because there's very little chance you've...
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    Child Abuse

    ruby_jane replied to cjl_RN's topic in School

    THIS!!! I actually have been making this face all
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    Obese Kinder Child

    ruby_jane replied to lifelearningrn's topic in School

    "We're all concerned." Whelp...then ALL of "We" should be contacting the parent with those concerns, no? I think they're dumping on you. Happens sometimes. There are two ways you can go: First, jump...
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    Should I feel guilty?

    ruby_jane replied to RNOrtho's topic in General Nursing

    I would actually think long and hard about accepting part of an assignment, like the first four hours. Because what happens to you when the shift can't be filled and you've accepted the assignment?...
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    Spina Bifida Ambulatory

    ruby_jane replied to lifelearningrn's topic in School

    How dexterous is the kid? How willing is the family to get on board with the transition? Because if you're going to be transitioning the kid at school and the parent isn't doing the same at home,...
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    CE class for school nursing

    ruby_jane replied to Purple036's topic in School

    The larger children's hospitals offer summer courses (usually 6ish hours) of education. You can attend
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    A Chance

    ruby_jane replied to 1nurse4job's topic in Nurses Recovery

    YES!!! That's a pretty awesome way to look at nursing. And life. Nobody died. It's all
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    Toxic Environment?

    ruby_jane replied to MotoRN34's topic in General Nursing

    If you have specific documentation on dates and incidents then yes, I think you can do something about this. When I had a boss I could not trust, I learned to keep a legal pad and write up things that...
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    When parents are not upfront on medical forms

    ruby_jane replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    WOW. That's a lot. Now you have a great entry into getting all this info on the medical history and contacting the doc to find out any additional recommendations/potential accommodations, right?...
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    Immunization Rate Question

    ruby_jane replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in School

    Contact whichever state entity gets your vaccine reporting (ours is DSHS but yours may be
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    CPR Instructor

    ruby_jane replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    I was and it was super-useful because I always had trained staff (since I trained them!) But you'll need the appropriate manikins and supplies - the old manikins with no electronic "feedback" on depth...
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    What are your thoughts?

    ruby_jane replied to NewTexasRN's topic in School

    Welcome to our little corner! That's a staggering amount of work that was NOT done in the first half of the year. Do you have an electronic health record like Skyward? If so, you can pull that report...
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    504 Madness

    ruby_jane replied to beachynurse's topic in School

    There has to be a triggering event and that usually means there's a doctor's note with a diagnosis. Some 504s are temporary - kid broke his or her dominant hand, broke a leg, what have you. But...
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    Diagnosis Anxiety and Autism

    ruby_jane replied to Purple036's topic in School

    HMMM. Yeah. That's interesting. The parent is asking the school for interventionist services - I'd be very interested to see the psych notes for this. Also the fact that there's no counselor here is a...
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    Diagnosis Anxiety and Autism

    ruby_jane replied to Purple036's topic in School

    Nurse practitioners can diagnose and treat. Should the family seek a psych diagnosis - yes, but is that NP a psych NP? RJ Junior has a fabulous psych NP who's treating her anxiety. Is the family...
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    Child Abuse

    ruby_jane replied to cjl_RN's topic in School

    In Texas all adults are (theoretically) mandated reporters. The teachers in my district go through the same training that I do. If the teacher did not think it was abuse (and that's a grey area), but...
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    PTO/Sick Leave, etc.

    ruby_jane replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    WOW. Whelp....that seems unfair. We get 10 days to use as we see fit. But "fair" is really just something that happens in Dallas every fall, right? I think I would be scheduling my mammogram,...
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    Not Studying Much for the NCLEX. So Tired of Questions.

    ruby_jane replied to Goldenrod's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The more you train your brain to answer those questions, the better you will be. It's exhausting, I remember. But you only want to do this one time. Best of
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    C'Mon Now!

    ruby_jane replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Praise the Lort! Soap and water fixes most
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    Another Measles Outbreak- Scary Stuff

    ruby_jane replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Oh man. Hope that she stays well (and in remission)! When I lived and worked in the PNW we had a higher proportion of people choosing not to vaccinate on the western side in the big cities. Clark...
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    Asthmatic emergency

    ruby_jane replied to nicole.schoolRN's topic in School

    I love this verbiage. ANd I know that you document that very thing, too. See, OP - we all learned a thing today. And next time you'll do it differently and with confidence,
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    DWI Pending Case

    ruby_jane replied to nycmoon's topic in Nurses Recovery

    It would be worth it to consult a lawyer in your state who exclusively works with nurses and the BON. Best of
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    Charter School Nurses

    ruby_jane replied to Keeperofbandages's topic in School

    In the NTX, a lot of charter schools don't have an RN. If I'm lucky, I can get vaccine info from a heavily-overworked-but-pleasant LVN. If not...it's the registrar or counselor. And I find it odd,...