Myruby

Myruby MSN, NP

Nurse Practitioner

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About Myruby

Myruby has 45 years experience as a MSN, NP and specializes in Nurse Practitioner.


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  1. I worked at an IM/UC setting before going U/C. It would be difficult to learn to suture, remove a toenail, abcsess, splint on your own. There are workshops that are very helpful. I asked that every...
  2. I worked as a Sub-Investigator for 7 years. I didn't really work for one pharmaceutical company, but for the Research Center, and we did studies for many pharmaceutical companies. I was burned out...
  3. Medical Emergencies in Public

    Yes, I've helped three times. The first was post seizure and the crowd was trying to get him to sit up and drink water. (Why do they always do this) I told them to stop and put him in the recovery...
  4. What Do You Miss About Nursing?

    The paycheck, but I'm fine without it. Other than that, nothing. It was time to
  5. Backsliding in new specialty

    Yeah, sometimes THEY can be wrong. Why didn't they help you with specific "faults" I was told in my first year as an RN at a teaching hospital by my preceptor that "I would have a difficult time"...
  6. Misdemeanor battery from when I was 18?

    I do not know about clinicals and jobs in your case but I will tell you about mine. When I was 19 I was stopped for hitchhiking and they found 2 pills. Now, it sounds like a story, but it really...
  7. New Grad Medsurg to ER?

    I think your choice to finish the year is excellent, and good work! I started in MedSurg, and it gave me such an excellent background. I think learning a new job is difficult on a PRN basis. I...
  8. Impersonating a nurse

    Well, how about this? It clearly says that it is illegal.
  9. How should I handle CNA

    Too bad for him. Document. He is about to be fired. How sad, he's mad, too
  10. Nurse Abuse While on Assignment

    You need a better Lawyer. Look for one who will not charge unless you win. Your case is well
  11. No, you don't. I am an FNP and have never worked in the ER but have worked in urgent care. I can see where it would be helpful, but not
  12. They should be force to retire

    Hi there, I don't think that either of us can generalize our personal experiences to everyone. I do enjoy my work and hope that you found that retirement was the right decision for you. The world is...
  13. They should be force to retire

    Please don't call me a crusty old bat. I have been an RN for 46 years and an NP for 27. The last 8 years I have done Locum Tenens. I am 70. There is no difference in my performance and those younger...
  14. Lost and Anxious

    I've heard this a lot from new grads, in fact I work with one who is one of the best nurses that I've ever worked with. She recently left a job where the charge nurse said she was "too slow" when she...
  15. Are You Working Past Retirement Age?