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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    The school board closed our school...

    ruby_jane replied to KKEGS's topic in School

    Not the outcome you desired. Hugs to you and all the
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    What is wrong with people?

    ruby_jane replied to ABRN2012's topic in School

    I very rarely send out an all call teacher email...but I'd be tempted to for this. I very rarely call a parent for sunburn management or hydrocortisone...but I'd be tempted. How many days left for...
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    School Health vs. Community Health

    ruby_jane replied to Parrhesia's topic in School

    1. Depends on your state. But I like the umbrella answer. In this county public health nursing is completely separated from school nursing. 2. With 2400 and more next year I am barely doing all the...
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    It's for me

    ruby_jane replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    JKL, you win the internets today! I'm going to work on
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    Bed Bug Panic - Help

    ruby_jane replied to AzElemNurse's topic in School

    Hopefully the scare has passed....and it's unlikely that a bed bug would exist without the student having some kind of symptoms.... What does your policy direct you to do? In the absence of policy, I...
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    EBP topic help

    ruby_jane replied to agent18's topic in General Nursing

    You might visit the school nurse and ambulatory care groups here. There's lots of
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    Seriously?!?!

    ruby_jane replied to SuperNintendoChalmers's topic in School

    HAHHAHAH!!!
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    TB

    ruby_jane replied to ceelopez12's topic in School

    That's a doctor question.... Is the teacher symptomatic? If so, perhaps exclusion based on fever/extreme coughing? But I don't think you can make that call. Who ordered the test? If it's part of the...
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    Not lice but what?!

    ruby_jane replied to WineRN's topic in School

    The golden color makes me thing of impetigo (honey colored crusting) but that's waaay too far north for
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    Teacher assessments

    ruby_jane replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    Maybe the staff tab is an add-on. On our version it's at the top on the main screen between "families" and "office." I enter staff visits in the "Office visits" tab, "entry by date" and there's a...
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    Sub

    ruby_jane replied to OhioBPH's topic in School

    That's
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    Seriously?!?!

    ruby_jane replied to SuperNintendoChalmers's topic in School

    Did you tell them to go buy some of the giant yellow dishwashing gloves? Sorry. I too am interested in age, and developmental level
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    How long to follow up for job?

    ruby_jane replied to SavyNurse's topic in School

    When I was hired I wasn't officially hired until the school board met to approve all new hires (this is protocol). So I couldn't give my 2 weeks notice for a month... find out if that's the hang-up...
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    Verbal orders for narcotics

    ruby_jane replied to Geslina's topic in General Nursing

    ^I thought this, too!!^ Nurse 1 made an error and attempted to cover up the mistake by retroactively getting orders. But I agree with the previous poster that, in this scenario, she should have come...
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    University of Phoenix

    ruby_jane replied to Honda123's topic in School, College Programs

    Do you have the time to network with a few DONs in hospitals to see what the prevailing thought is? Mr. Ruby Jane did his RN to BSN through Grand Canyon. Because there's limited patient care (you're...
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    Hating Nursing Currently

    ruby_jane replied to vanaly's topic in General Nursing

    Elk Park, thank you for this. I have often compared my entry to nursing to Mr. Ruby Jane's (he graduated with an ADN 20 years ago). He just seemed more confident and competent. Maybe it's his...
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    INSTANT MOM

    ruby_jane replied to cooties_are_real's topic in School

    AMEN!! To both those thoughts. A good nurse trouble-shoots his/her actions after an event. Just don't let this go on permanent loop in your head,
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    Help! OSHA requirements!

    ruby_jane replied to J-lynn's topic in School

    ^Good
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    A Nurses Duty to act

    ruby_jane replied to Mellissa81's topic in General Nursing

    All adults who work in social services likely do. All adults in the giant state of Texas? Probably
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    National School Nurse Certification Exam

    ruby_jane replied to cowboysandangels's topic in School

    WOOHOO!! Congratulations jlrm50, BSN, RN,
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    If a student is 18

    ruby_jane replied to cjl_RN's topic in School

    Our interpretation of FERPA (and it may not be 100% correct) is that a parent has the right to access school records unless there has been some sort of termination of that right. What does your policy...
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    HELP

    ruby_jane replied to Stella6666666666's topic in General Nursing

    ^my first question was why hasn't there been a swallow study done?^ Document your teaching the POA about risks. Document what happens when you try to feed the patient. Has it risen to the level of an...
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    Critical care research topic

    ruby_jane replied to Essa Sweity's topic in General Nursing

    Or look around this forum....there was a fascinating thread about sepsis protocols potentially encouraging a new
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    Critical care research topic

    ruby_jane replied to Essa Sweity's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure you can think of a few things. Then cast around the internet to see how easy those topics are to validate with current
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    Possible job opportunity out of the blue

    ruby_jane replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Your feelings tell you that this is probably the right route for you, then. Take that meeting and keep in touch....you never know. Good