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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    OTC Meds and the 18 yr old student

    ruby_jane replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    If you have drug dogs randomly searching the parking lot, they will sound on most medications. They sounded on a kid's Accutane and MAN, that was a fun conversation with a parent. In Texas, we just...
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    Life outside of school

    ruby_jane replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in General Nursing

    Now that I'm being rationed on the amount of posts I "like", I will say I used up a like on this. You always say it so well,
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    Vision and Hearing

    ruby_jane replied to jess11RN's topic in School

    I learned a new thing from you! What a great
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    hygiene products

    ruby_jane replied to Bulldogs's topic in School

    You're a genius....I just sent the link to my
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    OTC Meds and the 18 yr old student

    ruby_jane replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    Believe it or not....I miss those days. If the 18-yo student had an unexpired bottle of OTC medication, I would let him/her check it in to the office, sign the OTC consent form, and present at will...
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    Office space etiquette

    ruby_jane replied to nursekoll's topic in School

    My old set up was down a blind end of a hall near the cafeteria, so people had to make it a point to come chat. Now I'm set up right off the office. When people are having a convo I'm interested in, I...
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    Life outside of school

    ruby_jane replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is why you're an excellent nurse - you do care. Hang in there. Nurses who work in gerentology (nursing homes, home health) are my heroes, as are hospice
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    Judgement being questioned

    ruby_jane replied to GertieGrantRN's topic in School

    This is funny, but right on. Teachers don't completely understand us and we don't understand them. But I do not question how a teacher teaches, at least not out loud. Maybe to y'all. Maybe in my head....
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    Vision and Hearing

    ruby_jane replied to jess11RN's topic in School

    So essentially you're screening pre-K. God help you!!! I'm kidding of course. As others have pointed out, it seems like a waste of time if you screen the kinders in the fall. Also in pre-K they have...
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    Judgement being questioned

    ruby_jane replied to GertieGrantRN's topic in School

    I really wanted to like this but the new system says I've liked things so flagrantly today that I cannot like any
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    Judgement being questioned

    ruby_jane replied to GertieGrantRN's topic in School

    Oh my bananas. In your corner, you have your medical judgment, the district's illness policy, and the attendance policy. In high school it was 3 absences a semester without a medical excuse (or other...
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    So what have you been doing while the allnurses.com upgrade was happening????

    ruby_jane replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    I love this so
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    We're back!!!

    ruby_jane replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    This all looks so faaaancy. I missed you all. Did everyone have a good break? Up to my elbows in flu and
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    Are we done yet???

    ruby_jane replied to ERschoolRN's topic in School

    We're done. I'll catch y'all in
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    Are we done yet???

    ruby_jane replied to ERschoolRN's topic in School

    Oh what could POSSIBLY go
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    Are we done yet???

    ruby_jane replied to ERschoolRN's topic in School

    It may be a thing for a minute until it's not a thing. You were right. The tricky part is when he's 250 three bites into his PBJ and you can't figure that out! Good luck. Maybe they'll get the hang of...
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    Code Blue

    ruby_jane replied to BingoBoys's topic in General Nursing

    What does your policy direct you to do? If you don't have a policy and there isn't plain evidence in sight (like a wristband, something written on a board, etc.) you need one. Having said that, my...
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    Break Plans?

    ruby_jane replied to BluebellRN's topic in School

    We miss you here in TX when you're gone, Bunny. If you need me I will be in my pillow fort, reading the five library books I have checked out. And we may get family tattoos as
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    Oh my pay cut!

    ruby_jane replied to nursex23's topic in School

    Summer camp nursing (or anything you can work vacations, the occasional weekend, and those long stretches of breaks) may help you. Good luck! Remember that we wear pink on
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    Do you miss bedside nursing?

    ruby_jane replied to anewsns's topic in General Nursing

    AMEN and
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    Help me name my baby!

    ruby_jane replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    Audrey, thank you for the best thread of the
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    Need to vent and process this

    ruby_jane replied to jess11RN's topic in School

    I love R5RN's post - thank you for being gracious and your thoughts and well-documented data! Here's the thing: Nowhere in my policy does it say I can use my open script EpiPens (courteously provided...
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    Elementary nurses - teacher referral?

    ruby_jane posted a topic in School

    This week I'm getting a lot of students referred by teacher for vague symptoms ("feels hot," "looks sick," "brother was sick," "coughing," etc.) If the student is afebrile and not acutely ill I'm...
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    TODAY!!!!!

    ruby_jane replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    YESSSSS!
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    Fulfilling 12 months active practice requirement

    ruby_jane replied to nurse.etc's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I would look closely at the fine print regarding whether "volunteering" is the same thing as working. Best of