Ruby Vee BSN

CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching

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    Senator Maureen Walsh: When Do Nurses Have Time to Play Cards?

    Ruby Vee replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry -- this post just struck me as dismissive of the insult to nurses in general. You've seen ER nurses shopping on computers -- it happens. In every job there is a little downtime, no matter...
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    Anxious, depressed, and might need to go to HR.

    Ruby Vee replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have a union? Your union representative might be able to help you figure out what your options
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    HIPPA?

    Ruby Vee replied to hara1112's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    First, it isn't HIPPA. It's HIPAA. Second, it would be a violation to access a patient's medical records from your laptop at home. I hope it would also be impossible. I wouldn't want some random...
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    Don’t know what to do !

    Ruby Vee replied to RNewbieMA's topic in Health, Stress Management

    You are vocal, and you've been questioning how things are done. You could think of three instances where you question why things were done a certain way right off the bat. That is probably what got...
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    Compression socks yes or no?

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

    I wore support hose when I was young, but they made my legs ache. When I had surgery, they gave me TED hose. Man, I hated those things! If you think you need compression sox, get one pair and give...
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    What state should I move to now the Washington State legislature is trying to force me to work seven days a week? (HB 1155)

    Ruby Vee replied to Capp's topic in General Nursing

    Montana is gorgeous, too. Kalispell is lovely. I worked in Spokane for years, and my best friend is from Moscow Idaho. I went there for Christmas -- very pretty
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    Senator Maureen Walsh: When Do Nurses Have Time to Play Cards?

    Ruby Vee replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    Butt wipes! That's better than cards . . . maybe she can use those all of those busy days in politics when she doesn't get a chance to go to the
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    Sen. Maureen Walsh Response to Backlash

    Ruby Vee replied to falconersys's topic in General Nursing

    It wasn't much of an apology. Still angry here,
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    What state should I move to now the Washington State legislature is trying to force me to work seven days a week? (HB 1155)

    Ruby Vee replied to Capp's topic in General Nursing

    And it's mountainous, so snow. Bad roads and snow. But
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    What state should I move to now the Washington State legislature is trying to force me to work seven days a week? (HB 1155)

    Ruby Vee replied to Capp's topic in General Nursing

    I thought she meant "expensive." I'd love to move back to Seattle, but I cannot afford it any
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    What state should I move to now the Washington State legislature is trying to force me to work seven days a week? (HB 1155)

    Ruby Vee replied to Capp's topic in General Nursing

    And here I thought the whole thread was sort of tongue in cheek. Evidently not. Carry
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    Family Behavior during a code

    Ruby Vee replied to cm8816's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with all of your points -- especially talking to management before the suspicious family member. The other thing I would suggest, though, is documenting at the time which meds were held and...
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    The Wage Gap Myth

    Ruby Vee replied to car48's topic in Men in Nursing

    Actually I did ask for a higher pay rate when I took the job. Neither male came from a higher salary job. One was a relatively new grad with less than a year of experience who had been a Benedictine...
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    Difficult Doctors:  Tips for Students and New Nurses

    Ruby Vee replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    There's a difference between standing up for yourself and being proud of "giving it right back." You can stand up for yourself without sinking to the level of being a
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    Difficult Doctors:  Tips for Students and New Nurses

    Ruby Vee replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    Pro tip? Probably not. I doubt this will make for smooth workplace relationships in the long run and might actually get you fired. Approaching everyone with kindness and respect is a better idea....
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    RNs and up - Do you really use all of the "gen-ed" course material on the job?

    Ruby Vee replied to RomaniGypsy's topic in General Nursing

    I have long-forgotten the names of all of the cranial nerves and what muscles go with which spinal nerves. I couldn't tell you the names of the individual bones in the wrist, either, but the folks in...
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    Difficult Doctors:  Tips for Students and New Nurses

    Ruby Vee replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    I was probably 20 years into my career when computerized charting came out. I had already developed the habit of writing pertinent information down on my "brain sheet" and calling the doctor without...
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    Difficult Doctors:  Tips for Students and New Nurses

    Ruby Vee replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    The only problem I have with this post is that I cannot like it a few hundred
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    Wearing skirts as a nurse

    Ruby Vee replied to purplescrubs15's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I keep thinking that an 18 year old who doesn't wish to wear skirts shouldn't wear skirts. If she wants to wear pants, and she's ready to take the consequences for disagreeing with her parents, more...
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    Cardiology IV

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

    The better the stethoscope, the more you'll here. You will thank her, believe me. You don't skimp on the scope, and you don't skimp on the shoes, either. Nice scopes grow legs, though, so make...
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    Pewter vs Steel Color

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

    Your best bet is to visit a scrub store and eyeball it for yourself. Then order it
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    Scrub Skirts

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

    I've been an RN for a long time. When I started, we had to wear white polyester dresses with white hose and white shoes. Even though those dresses were "plenty long enough," there is nothing that is...
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    Nurse dies after assault at job. She finished her shift first.

    Ruby Vee replied to missmollie's topic in Nursing News

    Interestingly enough, our unit is half male, half female. (Surgical ICU, feeder unit for CRNA school.) When patients attack a nurse on our unit, it is almost always a female nurse. When one of my 6...
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    Nurse dies after assault at job. She finished her shift first.

    Ruby Vee replied to missmollie's topic in Nursing News

    This is tolerated because it's all about the bottom line, and individual nurses are interchangeable and expendable. Sadly. I've been threatened with guns by the family members of sick patients, and...
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    Nurse dies after assault at job. She finished her shift first.

    Ruby Vee replied to missmollie's topic in Nursing News

    Perhaps, but it likely would not have been a problem at that particular time without the