Ruby Vee BSN

CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching

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    And so the day did finally come...

    Ruby Vee replied to KatieMI's topic in General Nursing

    "All American madness"? The fifth vital sign business was a bit too much -- not only were some patients overmedicated, but the "customer service" model exacerbated the
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    Why did you choose to be an ICU Nurse?

    Ruby Vee replied to al3x117's topic in Critical Care

    I was working in Heme/Onc, and all of my primary patients died within about a month. I wanted out of Heme/Onc and my manager wanted me out (but that's another story). She signed me up to interview for...
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    Why are nurse managers jerks?

    Ruby Vee replied to Cola89's topic in Nurse Management

    If you meet a guy on the way to work, and he's a jerk, then you've met a jerk. If everyone you meet is a jerk, then YOU are the
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    constructive criticism, what to do

    Ruby Vee replied to zacarias's topic in General Nursing

    Your SO may be correct in that it's more about you being a part of the group than about your actual nursing practice. I know you can't change your personality, but perhaps being more open to chatting...
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    What Do You Do When Co-Worker Falls Asleep on Night Shift?

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

    Or you can just squirt her with saline. Accidentally bump her chair on your way around her. Wake her up to ask her to help with a code brown. One time I fell asleep standing up, leaning on the code...
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    so... i assisted in a code today... BUT

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

    Oh, for pity's sake. Grow up. There as been no one bashing anyone and no "young eating" in this thread. Check your
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    Suspended for a Medication Error

    Ruby Vee replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Unless you are not actually human, I find it difficult in the extreme to believe that you've never made another medication error in 40 years. I suspect you've made a few you don't know about. No...
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    Suspended for a Medication Error

    Ruby Vee replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    As I read it, the situation happened years ago when verbal orders DID happen. Hospital policy said they were OK as long as they were signed in eight hours or 24 hours or
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    Suspended for a Medication Error

    Ruby Vee replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses are human and no human is perfect. It is a difficult lesson to learn, especially when you are brand new and determined to be perfect. Making the mistake is easy and just takes an instant....
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    Calling off on two week notice?

    Ruby Vee replied to Kalypso22's topic in General Nursing

    The OP hasn't been at her current job for a year. I think many places have policies such as not paying off accrued PTO until after a year of employment, hopefully to cut down on job
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    so... i assisted in a code today... BUT

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

    While you are correct, I'm sure that some of those other extra nurses had patients requiring more urgent care than a prn laxative. Vital signs checked, breathing treatments, suctioning, drip...
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    Not sure I want to do this anymore...

    Ruby Vee replied to j.taf09's topic in Nursing Career

    You've taken a maternity leave and had three different jobs in 1.5 years of nursing. Honestly, you haven't stuck with one thing long enough to get comfortable with it or competent at it. The best...
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    Safe patient care... are unions the answer?

    Ruby Vee replied to Simonesays's topic in General Nursing

    I have joined nursing unions in three states. In every instance, the union has achieved a contract for registered nurses that improved nurse/patient ratios, eliminated floating outside your care area...
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    Is the Baby Boomer Generation not going to get good care?

    Ruby Vee replied to Cola89's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You can call it Millenial Bashing if you wish -- I didn't intend it that way, but for a thread that started out Boomer Bashing, I can see where you would get the idea. When large numbers of new...
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    New Grad Fellowship OR program 3 year contract vs tele job no contract

    Ruby Vee replied to SAS2016's topic in Operating Room

    I'm happy for you. Even in your first post it seemed as if you were leaning toward the OR position, but the contract was a problem for you. I'm glad you've gotten the information you need about the...
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    New Grad with Crummy Ankle

    Ruby Vee replied to Newgrad1984's topic in Emergency

    Some time on the floor is never a bad idea. Because you know going in that you're going to need a few minutes every hour to sit, the floor is a great place to develop your time management
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    Advice for first time traveler

    Ruby Vee replied to Toadd35's topic in Travel

    Your header is misleading. You are not a first-time traveler, you're deciding whether to try traveling or not. Traveling is a great way to try out a new location without committing to a permanent...
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    Taking expired OTC meds home from workplace

    Ruby Vee replied to emtricks's topic in Patient Medications

    Seems like stealing to
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    Got fired for a medication error

    Ruby Vee replied to Sonyab's topic in Patient Medications

    This is pretty damned scary! You administered cubic centimeters instead of micrograms! For the love of all that is holy, that's a really, really bad mistake! Did you not look at the MAR yourself?...
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    Clinical failure for something I couldn't help?

    Ruby Vee replied to teachable's topic in General Students

    Your header says you failed clinical for something you couldn't help. I'm sorry, but I don't see anything in your long post about an issue that was truly unavoidable. You should have been at the...
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    Canceled Patient Morphine Allergy

    Ruby Vee replied to RNlife6's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Me too. I always say I'm allergic to lisinopril. I'm not allergic -- I just have an idiosyncratic reaction to it. It puts me into right sided heart failure. So even though I'm not really allergic,...
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    Is the Baby Boomer Generation not going to get good care?

    Ruby Vee replied to Cola89's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As I understand it, Katie in MI is an Eastern European immigrant -- some of her attitudes may have been shaped by her childhood or family members outside the US. So yes, it may be a regional thing....
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    Is the Baby Boomer Generation not going to get good care?

    Ruby Vee replied to Cola89's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Young students who go into nursing these days aren't looking to be bedside nurses or to take care of patients. Hopefully that is a trend that will change. As far as people sticking with nursing --...
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    The Lamentations of a Distressed RN (New Grad)

    Ruby Vee replied to deebee20's topic in General Nursing

    Johns Hopkins in Baltimore hires a lot of new grads. Relocation assistance is available for experienced nurses, but I'm not sure about new grads. It's probably not worth it . . . they add a few...
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    Never thought it would be this bad

    Ruby Vee replied to ajacks65's topic in General Nursing

    Float pool is an extremely bad place to start your nursing career, and it's troubling that the hospital would actually hire a new grad to the float pool. If you know my posting history at all, I...