Ruby Vee BSN

Ruby Vee has 40 years experience as a BSN and specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.

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   How Much More Can Nurses Take?

   Ruby Vee replied to Erin Lee's topic in Nursing News

   In my 40+ years of nursing, I've been threatened with guns, knives, a machete, scissors, a "police dog," and one guy threatened to "cut off your tits" with a plastic knife. I've been spat on,...
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   Best Scrub Brand and Shoes for New Grads

   Ruby Vee replied to Smwill2901's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   Scrubs I don't know about -- my employers have mandated where we must order our scrubs from, what style and color we can wear, etc. Good luck if you have an employer like that . . . they are never...
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   Calling off. When is it too much?

   Ruby Vee replied to Steven Porter's topic in Nursing Career

   Do you come off as an unreliable employee? Probably. One of the beauties of nursing is that you can schedule your movers to come on a weekday (it's cheaper!), request a day off weeks in advance, or...
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   Sexism in Advanced Practice?

   Ruby Vee replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   And I would think they'd be less sensitized to it than us crusty old bats who fought for the ERA . . . remember that? Newer nurses today will often preface a statement by saying, "I'm not a...
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   Sexism in Advanced Practice?

   Ruby Vee replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I think we understood exactly what you meant. "Be quiet; you're just a nurse. And an old one at
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   Sexism in Advanced Practice?

   Ruby Vee replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I distinctly felt that vibe. Thanks for saying
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   Sexism in Advanced Practice?

   Ruby Vee replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I have never been an NP, but I've been an RN since the late 70s. I have experienced a LOT of sexism in nursing. One would think it would have gotten better over the decades, and it has, to some...
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   Made a huge mistake as a new grad

   Ruby Vee replied to Peaceofnurse's topic in General Nursing

   At my last job, management (our nurse manager) made rounds in the morning at 10am with her boss and her boss's boss. The patient was scrutinized for things like central line dressing integrity, date,...
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   Made a huge mistake as a new grad

   Ruby Vee replied to Peaceofnurse's topic in General Nursing

   I disagree. I think it was a nice thing to do -- she had to report the infiltration. It was nice to give the coworker a head's up rather than letting management blindside
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    Is my supervisor trying to set me up?

    Ruby Vee replied to Revolutionaryroad's topic in General Nursing

    Years ago, when I was a floor nurse in a famous New England teaching hospital, I was asked to float to CCU to do charge. I was told there were some "really good travelers and floats" on shift, but...
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    Made a huge mistake as a new grad

    Ruby Vee replied to Peaceofnurse's topic in General Nursing

    At least it wasn't an infusion of chemotherapy. I did that once, back in 1980 when working on a heme/oncology floor before I went into ICU. I did get talked to by management, written up and got some...
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    I need your advice/opinion desperately

    Ruby Vee replied to throwaway1's topic in General Nursing

    I've never been regarded as the nicest nurse on staff, but as a Crusty Old Bat with over 40 years of critical care experience, my advice is this: People who fire you generally are just angry and...
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    Why are ICU nurses so rude?

    Ruby Vee replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was responding to the post I quoted. The person implied that caring for two critically ill ICU patients was less work or less stressful or less something than caring for 6 floor patients. I...
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    Why do I struggle more with younger nurses than older crusty nurses?

    Ruby Vee replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I am a proud founding member of the "Crusty Old Bat" Society that was once (and may still be) active on Allnurses.com. It may have originally been a derogatory term, but it is now a badge of honor...
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    Why are ICU nurses so rude?

    Ruby Vee replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "Quick to judge" anyone? Have you ever *tried* taking care of two critically ill ICU patients? Honestly, I had more downtime taking care of 15 floor patients. As an ICU nurse, when a sick...