Ruby Vee BSN

CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching

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    I hate night shift-career change?

    Ruby Vee replied to Kt1109's topic in Nursing Career

    Four months really isn't long enough to become competent in your job or acclimated to the schedule. There are many threads out there about becoming acclimated to the schedule. Here's one:...
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    Took NCLEX 9 times, passed 10th time 265 questions!

    Ruby Vee replied to youcanrn's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I sincerely hope that your 10 tries to pass the NCLEX are not indicative of your ability to learn on the job. Good luck on your first job. Please choose the longest orientation you can
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    Nurse's Stations?

    Ruby Vee replied to hortsey's topic in Post Graduate Students

    We have a brand new building -- OK, we had a brand new building five years ago -- and it has THREE nurses stations and 12
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    New RN/inexperienced nurse considering nurse externship

    Ruby Vee replied to MarshaRabbit's topic in General Nursing

    You haven't "had to be on the defensive". You could have opened your mind and LEARNED from those hoping to educate you. The responses you got to your stubborn clinginess to a controversial (some...
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    New RN/inexperienced nurse considering nurse externship

    Ruby Vee replied to MarshaRabbit's topic in General Nursing

    You are a new nurse who is not actually planning to work as a new nurse because you're on a route to be an NP. You haven't done the appropriate research and won't have the appropriate clinical...
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    New RN/inexperienced nurse considering nurse externship

    Ruby Vee replied to MarshaRabbit's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience with nurse externships, you won't qualify for one. They're looking for nursing students who can work as a CNA on the unit, getting to know the unit and the staff and being evaluated...
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    New RN/inexperienced nurse considering nurse externship

    Ruby Vee replied to MarshaRabbit's topic in General Nursing

    When you're working as a CNA with an RN preceptor, you are expected to work as a CNA. You may get to see some cool nursey stuff if everyone has time to show it to you, but you're employed as a CNA....
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    New RN/inexperienced nurse considering nurse externship

    Ruby Vee replied to MarshaRabbit's topic in General Nursing

    You need some experience. Part time experience as a nursing extern is not a solid five years of experience at the bedside, which would be ideal. You don't know what you don't
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    Gave a med I shouldn't have given... worried about repercussions

    Ruby Vee replied to tired_panda's topic in Patient Medications

    Different facilities may answer this one differently, but yes, it is a med error. OP's facility prohibited administering this medication on the floor rather than in a critical care
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    Gave a med I shouldn't have given... worried about repercussions

    Ruby Vee replied to tired_panda's topic in Patient Medications

    The thread is valuable, if not for the OP who has already made up her own mind, for the other newbies who might receive an order for a drug that is not on their approved IV push list. If they receive...
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    Gave a med I shouldn't have given... worried about repercussions

    Ruby Vee replied to tired_panda's topic in Patient Medications

    Please use the "Quote" function so we can all follow the thread.
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    Feeling discouraged

    Ruby Vee replied to Zerocks's topic in General Students

    I find myself thoroughly confused. Do you know the poster in real life? If not, how do you know in your heart that she is one hell of a nurse and will better than they will ever be? In fact, how do...
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    Juggling marriage, school , and work

    Ruby Vee replied to Esiyu0408's topic in General Nursing

    You need to have a nice, long, honest conversation with our fiancee. From the way you worded it, he thinks it would be easier for you both if your remain a surgical tech. Is that how he really...
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    Pre-move...when to apply?

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

    Maybe. Maybe not. I took a travel nursing assignment to get me from the west coast to the east coast. When I interviewed at Man's Best Hospital, I told them my situation and because they were very...
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    Question from a Pre-Nursing Student

    Ruby Vee replied to Apple-Core's topic in General Nursing

    It's too early to worry about a specialty. As you begin your nursing clinical program and learn more about different aspects of patient care and different specialties, you may find yourself beginning...
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    NEEDED: Tips, Tricks & secrets for a brand new nurse!

    Ruby Vee replied to Cayleebrook's topic in General Nursing

    You don't say where you're working. Time management and organization is different depending upon where you work. In ICU, for example, I might have only 1-2 patients, but they'll be unstable. LTC...
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    Which Nurses Are Unhappy & Why (all levels)

    Ruby Vee replied to Icooka4u's topic in General Nursing

    People seem to love to complain, but most aren't problem
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    Best schedule for a mom with small children

    Ruby Vee replied to ottersloveoysters's topic in General Nursing

    In that case, I think your husband should be the one advising you on which schedule to take. He'll be the one responsible for all child-duties while you're at
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    How to be more mild mannered like doctors in stressful circumstances?

    Ruby Vee replied to Plumrose15153's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think perhaps the expression you're looking for is "how do I become more calm in unexpected circumstances?" Being calm or having a poker face is not the same as lying. Being awful at lying is not...
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    Friend asked to cheat off me from exam?

    Ruby Vee replied to Dlansey's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    "Passive aggressive" is not very nice. Grow a backbone and learn to stand up for yourself. Advocating for your patient is a big part of nursing, and you cannot do that if you cannot stand up for...
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    How to Leave My New Job for Another

    Ruby Vee replied to Stkrepp's topic in General Nursing

    I hope the offer from your dream unit is ironclad, and that the grass is indeed greener in the other unit. Email seems to be an informal and impersonal way to go about resigning. I'd recommend...
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    Am I a bad nurse?

    Ruby Vee replied to LittleRN5678's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    The best way to ask for feedback is to be direct. "I'm new and I'm trying to improve my practice. If you find anything I've left undone or something I could improve upon, could you please let me...
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    I need help supervising!

    Ruby Vee replied to bwilsonrn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure exactly what you're looking for. Could you be more
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    Participating in Protests?

    Ruby Vee replied to wanna_be's topic in General Nursing

    While I'm sure you didn't mean to interrogate the poster nor question her beliefs, your post did come across as doing those same things. Extra Pickles isn't the only one who noticed it. I'm sure...
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    Forced to resign after 7 weeks

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

    There are STUPID questions, too. They could be the questions that the poster bursts out with before having considered the questions thoroughly -- such as "there are three holes down there! Where...