Ruby Vee BSN

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    8hr Shifts vs 12hr Shifts

    Ruby Vee replied to NewGradRN114's topic in General Nursing

    That may be true where you work, but is not universally the case. I've worked many jobs where 12 hour shifters still worked every other weekend and every other
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    What nursing career would suit my mother?

    Ruby Vee replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    Why not direct your mother to AN and let her browse through the threads. (Don't tell her your user name!) When the child wanted to become a nurse, I directed her toward AN, and it helped her to...
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    Anxiety during clinicals - advice?

    Ruby Vee replied to ilovebirds's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    We introverts have a tougher time being nurses. I was also incredibly anxious during clinical -- and during my first year of nursing, if I'm completely honest. Despite that, I've got 40 years at the...
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    Best Way to Remember Side Effects

    Ruby Vee replied to waterdrifter's topic in General Students

    It helps me to understand what the drug does, how it works and why it's prescribed. If, for example, docusate is given as a stool softener, one of the side effects might be loose stools. Warfarin...
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    should I go into nursing?

    Ruby Vee replied to faith729's topic in General Nursing

    What homework have you done about nursing? Do you know anything at all about what the work is like? Here's a thread that might help:...
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    What was the REAL reason you called off

    Ruby Vee replied to Orion81RN's topic in General Nursing

    I can sympathize with that. I called in sick when I found my husband in bed with the neighbor -- it took me a few days to get it together enough to go back to work. I kind of felt like I'd been...
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    What was the REAL reason you called off

    Ruby Vee replied to Orion81RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I called in once when my water heater flooded my entire house and I woke up and stepped on a squishy carpet getting out of bed. I didn't give a reason, just said I was "sick". I also called...
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    What was the REAL reason you called off

    Ruby Vee replied to Orion81RN's topic in General Nursing

    I called in sick when my dog died, too. He was a member of my family. So I called in for "death in the
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    Preventing call-ins

    Ruby Vee replied to Brandi,RN's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously? Your attitude needs a lot of work. Or perhaps you've never participated on an internet forum before. Some time spent lurking before posting would have been to your benefit. Some people...
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    Night shift alterative hours poll

    Ruby Vee replied to Wolf at the Door's topic in General Nursing

    I am too. That would be the worst schedule I can think
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    8hr Shifts vs 12hr Shifts

    Ruby Vee replied to NewGradRN114's topic in General Nursing

    If you work every other weekend, you just have to get creative with your personal life. It's easily done. I had a fine personal life for the four decades that I worked every other weekend or
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    New nurse and I don't know what to do?

    Ruby Vee replied to MrsJt's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You're only a few months in; it sounds like what we used to call "reality shock." Nursing isn't what you thought it was going to be, the responsibility is overwhelming and the hours, while flexible,...
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    New graduate question

    Ruby Vee replied to jessicarami's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Working on a Med/Surg floor is a definite advantage. It exposes you to a wide variety of patients with a wide variety of disease processes and treatments. You may find that you really dislike taking...
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    Slow nursing jobs? So I can go back to school.

    Ruby Vee replied to countrygirl1234's topic in General Nursing

    Is this like the "I'm ready to get my Master's but don't want to do any work or actually learn anything"
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    Please Don't Judge Patients

    Ruby Vee replied to NurseLife88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It depends, in large part, on where you work. Work is a small community hospital where everyone knows everyone else and their ancestors and descendants, possibly the majority of patient and family...
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    Please Don't Judge Patients

    Ruby Vee replied to NurseLife88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We got it. Your nurse was mean to you. Now, back to our regularly scheduled discussion about being/not being
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    Please Don't Judge Patients

    Ruby Vee replied to NurseLife88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think the OP does plenty of judging -- she judges her fellow nurses rather than her patients. I suppose that makes it
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    Please Don't Judge Patients

    Ruby Vee replied to NurseLife88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've read the thread, and haven't seen anyone "eating you alive", being rude or nasty to you. Nor have I seen you respecting others' opinions without being rude or judgmental. You seem plenty...
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    8hr Shifts vs 12hr Shifts

    Ruby Vee replied to NewGradRN114's topic in General Nursing

    And there is tons of research showing that 12 hour shifts are best for night shift workers, etc. We worked hard to get the 12 hour shifts, and I'm not giving them up until I retire. There is much to...
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    NP or RN: career dilemma

    Ruby Vee replied to amalay's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm thinking a new grad position is going to be difficult to get if you've been working as an NP. But the new grad position is a fairly recent development. You can still get a good job with a great...
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    The Enemy... The Nurse Manager

    Ruby Vee replied to I.Am.A.Nurse.'s topic in Nurse Management

    If the meeting were scheduled well in advance and was mandatory, you can work something else for child car, transportation or
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    NP or RN: career dilemma

    Ruby Vee replied to amalay's topic in Nursing Career

    Experience at the bedside can only improve your practice as an NP. Even if you hadn't asked the question, I would be advising you that you need bedside experience. And yes, I've seen master's...
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    How to stop beating yourself up after medication error?

    Ruby Vee replied to charlimoon's topic in Patient Medications

    Everyone makes mistakes; absolutely everyone. If they tell you they've never made a mistake they're either lying or too stupid to know they've made one. Forgiving yourself isn't easy, but it's...
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    Just for fun Style Poll

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

    If you don't have to wear white shoes, don't. They're difficult to keep clean and you cannot really wear them anywhere else. (Yes, I wear my duty shoes for running errands, going to the movies, etc....
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    My nursing school is not accredited.

    Ruby Vee replied to Mystery_nurse93's topic in General Students

    Some states won't even let you take the NCLEX-RN if your school isn't