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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    Stress- and decompress

    ruby_jane replied to nursekoll's topic in School

    That DOES help. It's the best description of the year so
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    opioids

    ruby_jane replied to suturethis's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    There was a study done in a group of Colorado hospital EDs where the hospitals almost completely quit using opiates in the ED. A variety of non-opiate and other strategies were used, and one of the...
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    New grad nurse—school board nurse opportunity

    ruby_jane replied to Ann1e86's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations! Your sister is 100% right, as is Nutmegge. You will restrict your ability later for a job that looks great now - and that's not even discussing what it is you don't know about...
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    Grading integrity

    ruby_jane replied to Olypen Nursing Student's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    How do you know this? A lot of nursing school is managing your own expectations. Accessing data bank questions was something that was going on before I was in nursing school. If teachers are...
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    Allergies? Nope! Covid

    ruby_jane replied to Ioreth's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I started working with our health department's epidemiology team in March. A lot of our local providers are struggling with the differentials on
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    Allergies? Nope! Covid

    ruby_jane replied to Ioreth's topic in Disaster Preparation

    OY. As a school nurse I can say that the above (if true) is going to flatten us. You did every darn thing you could. I am sitting here with my allergies kicking (and I did get swabbed this...
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    Stress- and decompress

    ruby_jane replied to nursekoll's topic in School

    Mr. Ruby Jane is also a nurse so I guess I'm luckier than most. We're here for you. One of the things I realized about a decade ago right before nursing school is that partners are not...
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    Setting up school clinic

    ruby_jane replied to MichMom's topic in School

    Welcome! I know this topic is frequently asked....if you'll put what you're looking for in the search bar you may get some great ideas. Best of luck in your new
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    staff rights

    ruby_jane replied to Looking_ahead's topic in School

    On staff...rights??? I think I need more info before I can be helpful here. Staff responsibilities now, I got you there. So far MOST of the spread of COVID in my district comes from what...
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    So Discouraged...

    ruby_jane replied to SchoolNurseK's topic in School

    Truth. I did HIV education in the early 90s and if that taught me anything it was that eventually people learn that we're not all making this up. Unfortunately people have to die before other people...
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    Seaside Delivery

    ruby_jane replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

    Oh that's what I needed
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    Missouri School Nurses - BinaxNOW Rapid Testing

    ruby_jane replied to Cattz's topic in School

    Please let us know how it
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    Athletics = Madness

    ruby_jane replied to guest464345's topic in School

    And it's not even lunchtime. I called two of my fellow school nurses for different things and...they were both in the isolation room at 0830 in the morning. Y'ALL.
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    Missouri School Nurses - BinaxNOW Rapid Testing

    ruby_jane replied to Cattz's topic in School

    GO MISSOURI! That's exceptional. Except when a parent sends a sick kid (on a bus) to be tested at
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    Missouri School Nurses - BinaxNOW Rapid Testing

    ruby_jane replied to Cattz's topic in School

    This fascinates me. So, someone's writing y'all the orders to test? And there's no chance that it could be false negative (meaning the kid with actual COVID stays when they should
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    Contested a Doctor's Order Psych ?

    ruby_jane replied to mhadvrn34's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for this. That's the main issue - the pain when your reproductive organs go rogue cannot really be understood by anyone who's not had that happen. OP - not playing doctor but Ketorolac...
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    So Discouraged...

    ruby_jane replied to SchoolNurseK's topic in School

    Thankful I am no longer working in a hospital. One of the worst things about ICU was that after someone had made a lifetime of poor choices (and absolutely zero judgment on that - it was what it was)...
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    So Discouraged...

    ruby_jane replied to SchoolNurseK's topic in School

    1000%. I like this 3000. Because we have always dealt with this in the past but now that your rule breaking may make others ill... no bueno. No bueno at
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    SPED

    ruby_jane replied to EnoughWithTheIce's topic in School

    Sometimes it is a F/T job. In years past I would have to tell the paras that it would do no good to take the student's temp every hour; that if the student was ill and the parent had given the student...
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    Friend diagnosed with cancer but can't get surgery?

    ruby_jane replied to Juniper83's topic in General Nursing

    Patience of a saint....hang in there. Best wishes for you for this all to come together with speed, and for your
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    So Discouraged...

    ruby_jane replied to SchoolNurseK's topic in School

    Nothing to add but my hugs. Hang in
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    Second interview, with principal?

    ruby_jane replied to schoolnursenewbie's topic in School

    YAY! Now type new school nurse in the search bar and you'll find answers to questions you didn't know you had! We have lost two new nurses this year to what I deem "unrealistic expectations." The...
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    Red Ribbon Week

    ruby_jane replied to iggywench's topic in School

    100% using your resources!!
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    Frequent Flyers

    ruby_jane replied to Lbarba84's topic in School

    None of us believe you to be dismissive. You are a newish school nurse so of course you asked us - and because they know you from your other role in school perhaps they like you and want to hang....
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    Athletics = Madness

    ruby_jane replied to guest464345's topic in School

    We already did. It's written on that paper I gave you with language that matches a fifth grader's comprehension. I do agree that being at home so much has revealed the giant, jagged gaps in our...