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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    Diabetic student having surgery

    ruby_jane replied to Amethya's topic in School

    It's a great point.... kid with diabetes with stomach ache comes in and the first thing I ask is "what's your BSG?" Ketones...yep. Stomach ache. Looking for the horses and not the zebra because the...
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    ... and now for the consequences

    ruby_jane replied to MrNurse(x2)'s topic in School

    So....the "doctor" - actually an MD? And is this because the child has lice? Or the parent is worried about "the infection" in other kids and trying to keep her kid from getting lice? I'm sorry this...
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    Diabetic student having surgery

    ruby_jane replied to Amethya's topic in School

    High glucose could possibly have contributed to inflammation but in no way "caused" the appendicitis. And Saltine Queen is right...AND the kid still could have passed all those hospital tests AND had...
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    Teacher appreciation week...

    ruby_jane replied to nmr79's topic in School

    PTSA president made sure to come by and tell me I should go to the teachers' taco bar during the teacher appreciation week (which happened this week because standardized testing is next week). Like I...
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    Diabetic student having surgery

    ruby_jane replied to Amethya's topic in School

    Nothing else. You're not
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    Do/did your children suffer.....

    ruby_jane replied to klcrn1987's topic in Nursing Humor

    LOVE
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    Just gave Epi for the first time

    ruby_jane replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Does your nutrition services have a way to flag the account so that fish isn't confused with chicken? OR did that happen AND STILL we did a Jessica Simpson ("Is this what I'm eating fish? Or...
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    fall

    ruby_jane replied to ceelopez12's topic in School

    Yuck. How are the parents planning for her to get home? Bus? Because...she may not be able to get on the bus. You are doing all that you can. Unless there's a marked deformity I am not sure EMS is the...
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    Just gave Epi for the first time

    ruby_jane replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Cue Old Dude (he does it better than me) - Well done, nurse! The school is lucky they have
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    interview help

    ruby_jane replied to sistasoul's topic in General Specialties

    Will the position require you to be licensed in other states and will the employer help with that? Good
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    Switch to elementary?

    ruby_jane replied to ruby_jane's topic in School

    The pay is likely comparable (neighboring district). The principal seems like a genuinely nice guy and he had the AP and the clinic aide sitting at the table. Hours... I'll lose half an hour in...
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    Marijuana usage by parents in NICU

    ruby_jane replied to fifita2010's topic in General Nursing

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    For new or prospective Psych NPs

    ruby_jane replied to Oldmahubbard's topic in General Nursing

    Old Ma, you are one of the wisest of us all. I appreciate you sharing your thoughts...my thought was that MOM was taking the med! Psych is a specialty fraught with family dynamics - on the one hand, I...
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    First Timers

    ruby_jane replied to ceelopez12's topic in School

    ^That's
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    OB/GYN Male Nurses

    ruby_jane replied to jkclark's topic in Men in Nursing

    While Mr. Ruby Jane loved his OB rotations in nursing school and continues to love holding little babies, he was discouraged from pursuing that track in school. More correctly, he was told he should...
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    May Is Mental Health Month

    ruby_jane replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    This hurts my heart for you, and for Jen too - but I'm glad you both spoke up and are sharing. If you had asthma, nobody would tell you to pray it away. You'd have albuterol and that would be that....
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    ruby_jane replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Crud. Does purple count? Off to sit with Old
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    First Timers

    ruby_jane replied to ceelopez12's topic in School

    Check for the student's understanding (all my summer campers but one knew this was coming). With the one, we got mom on the phone so that mom could discuss the subject in the way that was "appropriate...
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    Switch to elementary?

    ruby_jane replied to ruby_jane's topic in School

    I already asked! There's a screening team that does the bulk. Screens are K, 1, 2, 5. Clinic aide 2-3 days per week depending on
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    Got all 265 questions on NCLEX RN today

    ruby_jane replied to Flour21's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Did the questions keep getting harder? Usually a good sign. Did you find anything else out? I will bet you that if you asked a random sample of us, all of us felt like we didn't pass when most of us...
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    Switch to elementary?

    ruby_jane replied to ruby_jane's topic in School

    It is not uncommon in my area of the NTX for high schools to top 3K. We're suburban, though. Pay scale would be similar but that's a detail I'd have to know for sure before I
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    UPDATE to Transportation of Mediction- Narcotics

    ruby_jane replied to kaitte's topic in Patient Medications

    When I was a public health nurse I transported medication all the time (no street value to it, though). Why? It was policy and I was protected by a doctor's orders. Would I do the same as a home...
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    Nursing Schools declined 56,000 qualified applicants in 2017

    ruby_jane replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Nursing News

    Interesting. I truly question the statement that by 2022 we'll need a million new nurses. In North Texas there is absolutely not a shortage of nurses; nor is there a shortage of nursing schools. What...
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    Go to the nurse.

    ruby_jane replied to imaneedmycoffeefirst89's topic in School

    You are so kind, Nutmeg!!! Also that's a good
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    Allergy Concerns

    ruby_jane replied to T-ROD's topic in School

    I think you're talking about flags for the cafeteria staff to make sure Sweet Pea doesn't purchase anything peanut or allergen-laden accidentally, which is