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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    Notice of resignation

    ruby_jane replied to Shyloe's topic in General Nursing

    And that's a real possibility no matter how much notice she gives. It sound unreasonable but, in case it is true...let her get on the Feb
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    What's up with this RN?

    ruby_jane replied to Guest219794's topic in General Nursing

    It's how we were trained, for sure. Do we need to do it this way in the real world? Maybe, maybe not. Plainly others don't. I avoid the "I" and use "nurse" but now you have me wondering why "this...
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    Am I the *******?

    ruby_jane replied to Seeing Myself Out's topic in General Nursing

    One of my nursing school friends started in psych, and five years in successfully transitioned to the ED. It turns out that there's a lot of psych in the ED and her coworkers value her. It did not...
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    Death threats at work?

    ruby_jane replied to UKRNBSN's topic in General Nursing

    This actually made me choke on my coffee. Good job, Perdiem!!! It's a good thing that there aren't really thought bubbles over our heads at any given
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    Death threats at work?

    ruby_jane replied to UKRNBSN's topic in General Nursing

    As a new nurse, you are literally learning something new every day. Heck, I've been a nurse for a decade and I still learn something new most days. Next time you'll know to document. I don't know that...
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    Encopresis KG age

    ruby_jane replied to halohg's topic in School

    Even if we legally CAN talk to physicians about students we share, there are a lot of front line staff who don't realize this and make it difficult. So, given this extra info about your district...
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    Forgery,

    ruby_jane replied to BettyGirard's topic in School

    That. It's not your fault. Reflects on the student, not
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    A bad day, but still better than....

    ruby_jane replied to guest464345's topic in School

    I laughed out loud and now the front desk wonders about
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    RN switching specialties....indecisive, unmotivated?

    ruby_jane replied to Offthehandle's topic in General Nursing

    What else do you want to do? OR and ER are pretty specialized and places where time management flows differently. Come up with an answer to the question about why you're changing specialties before...
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    Applied for a position that is now on hold

    ruby_jane replied to advsmuch08's topic in General Nursing

    You don't have to withdraw the application to apply for other positions, correct? Has it been more than two weeks? Move along and good
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    The ballad of the lonely educator

    ruby_jane replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    I feel for you, and I'm giggling along with your song. It's like the reverse of college, right? No students for 15 minutes so you can
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    Asthmatic emergency

    ruby_jane replied to nicole.schoolRN's topic in School

    Yup - and she did not improve with her inhaler or the albuterol in your clinic. And you learned some things: 97% PSO2 is apparently WNL for this kid. It may be that s/he lives at 95-96% (again, I'd...
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    C'Mon Now!

    ruby_jane replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    Sweet baby
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    A bad day, but still better than....

    ruby_jane replied to guest464345's topic in School

    THIS IS THE BEST!!!! I have a new standard for judging the suckitude of the day. All things shall pass, though. And I don't think I've ever had a day in a school clinic that was as bad as a day at a...
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    Encopresis KG age

    ruby_jane replied to halohg's topic in School

    You absolutely need the consent to talk to the GI, or at the bare minimum, some kind of care plan with doctor's signature on it. Because I think it's bigger than just pads. Although I love Saltine's...
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    Privacy when calling parent about sick child

    ruby_jane replied to skwirlfixer's topic in School

    The majority of us would, I suspect, prefer for you to be on speakerphone with sweet baby. However, the minute you ask me, the nurse, not to do that, I would - but I would also expect that we'd get...
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    We're back!!!

    ruby_jane replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    YES! You know that scene in Hocus Pocus where Sarah Jessica Parker's witch character runs around yelling "Amok! Amok!
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    The panic before the storm

    ruby_jane replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    This is terrible! And a little adorable, about the 70's Civic....those things run anywhere and
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    Medsurg to ED

    ruby_jane replied to fhyre19's topic in Emergency

    If you scan this group you'll see a lot of recommendations to make yourself more hireable (other than your years of experience, your immaculate ability to multitask, etc.) I can't remember off the top...
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    The panic before the storm

    ruby_jane replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    May the odds be ever in your favor! Stay
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    HS and MS nurses, have you ever met a very manipulative student?

    ruby_jane replied to Avill's topic in School

    Yup. Boundaries. Don't get sucked into the "you're my favorite and everyone else is mean to me" routine. Is this someone whom you medicate?
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    A statistical death

    ruby_jane replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    Your post is painfully eloquent, and it speaks so well of your commitment to the profession and to that family, Hang in
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    Is it a bad idea to return to the hospital?

    ruby_jane replied to RatherBHiking's topic in General Nursing

    I feel you - RJ Junior graduates in June and I am wondering what I should do with the remaining 25 years (give or take). I jumped from a management gig to school nursing eight years ago and have never...
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    Frequent Flyers

    ruby_jane replied to alligatoRN's topic in School

    Ask for a pass all day, every day (unless they're profusely bleeding, not breathing, or legit limping....that one bit me last year). Realize everything everyone else said is true. Fully assess...
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    ODD WEEK!!

    ruby_jane replied to T-ROD's topic in School

    This is the best ever. I am not having a privates-smashing week but yesterday I'd have sworn it was a full