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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    Allergy Concerns

    ruby_jane replied to T-ROD's topic in School

    So...these things are documented in a doctor's orders? Or this is a request from a parent? I wish I could help more. Nutrition Services started selling PJB sandwiches at lunch "for the vegans." At...
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    Marijuana usage by parents in NICU

    ruby_jane replied to fifita2010's topic in General Nursing

    Why? Unless the visitors lit up in the bathroom, not much more can be done. My least favorite thing is assessing someone "because they reek of pot smoke." Um, I can't dip a urine so I'm thinking...
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    Anyone out there attend a RN to BSN program?

    ruby_jane replied to Alexx_xox's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Mr. Ruby Jane did Grand Canyon's RN to BSN (based in AZ and military-friendly) and worked full-time. I did a butt-in-seat program that turned my BS into a BSN in 18 short months (which was...
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    Do/did your children suffer.....

    ruby_jane replied to klcrn1987's topic in Nursing Humor

    THIS STORY!!! It brought tears to my eyes. Ruby Jane Jr. has been parented by an ER-trained nurse and a school nurse, and as a result, knows dosages and when to take ibuprofen vs. Tylenol. She could...
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    Mass Hysteria- FLU!

    ruby_jane replied to MrsK_Nurse's topic in School

    THE PUKES!!! I just spewed tea down my
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    School Nursing

    ruby_jane replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in School

    Welcome to our little corner - there's a thing about wearing pink on Wednesdays. You might browse the previous posts about lice, communicable disease, and new school nurses for some priceless tips,...
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    Pre-op thinks I sent them a mess

    ruby_jane replied to Elaken's topic in Medical-Surgical

    ^Beautiful!^
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    Just tell me to hang in there

    ruby_jane replied to djksjdalksjf's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hang in there. Is there a chance you could take something like medical terminology at your community college? Or better yet, is there an EMT or CNA-type course you could take while you wait? Former...
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    Last Clinical Rotation :)

    ruby_jane replied to emmjayy's topic in General Students

    There is light, and it's not an incoming train. Good luck!!! FB reminds me how excited I was a decade ago to be in your
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    School Nursing

    ruby_jane replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in School

    Oh good! High schoolers are great. They will Google their symptoms and will be convinced they have a kidney infection when they really are probably dehydrated....but you can reason with them and they...
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    Is school nursing stressful?

    ruby_jane replied to blueindigo79's topic in School

    Most days I love it. And the days I don't...I still leave at 3:15 and don't take anything with me when I
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    Inhalers???

    ruby_jane replied to T-ROD's topic in School

    What does your policy direct you to do? Ours says that EpiPens, inhalers, and diabetic emergency supplies are to be kept in an unlocked cabinet in my locked office. About three years ago I bought a...
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    Squirrreeelll!!!

    ruby_jane replied to scout mom's topic in School

    So....the squirrel, did it bite the kid or start talking to
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    Have you ever just had to step aside?

    ruby_jane replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    ^ Beautifully
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    School hasn't even started yet...

    ruby_jane replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    YAAS. And it's job security, that line of kids.....hang in
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    Nursing Interventions

    ruby_jane replied to ABRN2012's topic in School

    I love all these answers! Don't have much to add, but if the student is in frequently I usually chat with the teacher about behavioral expectations. As in: No medication in clinic, I called parent,...
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    ? about diabetic supplies in office

    ruby_jane replied to Nurse2Kids's topic in School

    In high school my "self-carriers" sometimes forget so I do what Jen does. Better to have and not use,
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    Help! I am burned out and I don't know how to fix it.

    ruby_jane replied to Orange123456's topic in General Nursing

    You're right. Mr. Ruby Jane likes to remind me that the grass is never really greener and that the devil I know is better than the devil I don't. Sometimes, though, just having a great team around you...
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    Pre-op thinks I sent them a mess

    ruby_jane replied to Elaken's topic in Medical-Surgical

    You neither ignored nor failed the patient. Nor did you intentionally screw the unit over. If the nurse on the other unit had the luxury of time to look and see, you did a lot of interventions (it's...
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    Should I come back to ER?

    ruby_jane replied to amzyRN's topic in Emergency

    Not a night shift! Retention bonus! Smaller hospital where you could ramp up those skills again. Sounds like a winner to me. I'm saying this in the kindest way possible: please don't confuse your work...
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    Confused

    ruby_jane replied to Nursj68's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Legally you don't have to tell the current employer about the investigation, only after there is a charge and requirement(s) by the BON. When is your license to be renewed? If it's coming due this...
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    New Early College High School - HELP!

    ruby_jane replied to crazynursebsn's topic in School

    AHHH. Ok. Not the parents. The other teachers. In conference with our nurse at the early high school, she communicates to the teachers who are on campus (9th and 10th grade) but does not send...
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    Lead poisoning!

    ruby_jane replied to ABRN2012's topic in School

    Far, you are more priceless than
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    Here's one...

    ruby_jane replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Summer reading list: Lice and the People Who Study
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    New Early College High School - HELP!

    ruby_jane replied to crazynursebsn's topic in School

    So you're in the high school, and the students are transported to the college and back, right? You're not responsible for the general college population, only the high school students? We are in our...