Ruby Vee BSN

CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching

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    Denied PTO for my marriage

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

    If you are low on the seniority list, it is better to plan to take your vacation time during the "off time" when little kids are in school and their parents are unlikely to wish to take family...
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    Forced to resign after 7 weeks

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

    If the nurse was questioning a suspicious med order, it is not a stupid question. Asking "what does 75 units of insulin look like?" is one of those silly questions that borders on stupid. If the OP...
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    Forced to resign after 7 weeks

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

    If you are an instructor and are telling your students that nurses eat their young, you are a big part of the problem new nurses are having acclimating to their new jobs these days. New nurses spend...
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    Encouragement needed - Frustrated and insulted by hourly rates

    Ruby Vee replied to kemansha1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oh, for the love of -- What a crock of bovine feces! A true nurse works for a paycheck just like everyone else. "The love and gift of nursing" doesn't put food on the table or a roof over the
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    Ethics help!

    Ruby Vee replied to KatieFRN's topic in General Nursing

    Is this a homework question? Do you work for the doctor? Stay out of it. If this is a frequent issue, find another job. Do you work for a hospital in which the doctor has privileges? Perhaps the most...
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    How to protect yourself from infections after work?

    Ruby Vee replied to NurseIAm0613's topic in General Nursing

    You're right -- it sounds a little OCD. I wash my hands before leaving work. When I get home, I play with the dog, greet my husband and change into sweats. My "work" shoes get worn into the house,...
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    Nurses pulling rank on assignments

    Ruby Vee replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    If someone is precepting, they may need that assignment. For instance, one of the things we have to check off on our orientee's skills list is LVAD. If the patient has an LVAD and my orientee needs...
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    Ask A Stupid Question . . . .

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

    I guess you have to be old to understand why I specified "diploma". In those days, BSN students got 8 hours of clinical a week and consequently were pretty clueless when it came to actual "skills"....
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    Ask A Stupid Question . . . .

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

    Yikes!
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    Ask A Stupid Question . . . .

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

    Nope, gave the whole 30cc. It was a really ugly abcess . . .
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    Contacting Interview Panel

    Ruby Vee replied to Robin.Hood1986's topic in General Nursing

    My understanding of your questions is that you're looking at MSN as an entry to nursing as opposed to a BSN. Perhaps you already have another degree. It's possible to get hired as a bedside nurse...
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    Can you be forced to be charge nurse?

    Ruby Vee replied to yourfuturern22's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Have you reviewed your job description? Does it say anything about being charge? There are some facilities that hire new nurses into a "Nurse 1" position that does not require charge; after their...
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    5 years away....what to do?

    Ruby Vee replied to Tsthill's topic in Nursing Career

    Where do you want to live? California or Maryland? How badly do you want a job? North Dakota may be looking for nurses -- would you be willing to work there? What about Washington State or Kansas...
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    no happiness can be found

    Ruby Vee replied to lovingnurse1967's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry for your mental and emotional problems. Please take the time to figure things out and get your problems under control. Good
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    Devastated about my recent preceptorship placement in med surg

    Ruby Vee replied to SF BSN2b's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    If you put only NICU down as a choice for your preceptorship, you ARE being picky. Didn't your professors advise you that NICU is tough to get? So you're interested in NICU -- lots of people are....
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    Feeling discouraged

    Ruby Vee replied to Zerocks's topic in General Students

    If your voice is too high to be taken seriously, lower it. A high, squeaky voice is the result of being tense or anxious. You can work on having a calmer, more relaxed voice. Just pay attention,...
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    I start clinicals on monday, my friend warned me about the instructor, advice please

    Ruby Vee replied to Matucm's topic in General Students

    Quote from Dreamer111 Sucking up is generally bad advice. Most people -- the ones with integrity, anyway -- don't really like suck-ups. Buying coffee for your instructor is unnecessary and apt...
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    Ask A Stupid Question . . . .

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

    Don't apologize! Great story! One of my own bloopers was to tape over the vent holes on the CPAP mask because I thought it was an "air leak." The RT who straightened me out was kinder than she needed...
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    For The Love Of All That Is Holy . . . .

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

    The term "widow" could also refer to a man, although generally the term is "widower." I've see the term "widow" used to refer to a man in some recent literature. Although, I guess the fact that it's...
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    Nurses Eating Nursing Students

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

    Perhaps you haven't read the entire thread . . . hence your failure to quote the post to which you are
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    Eating Their Young

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

    You say you're not sure what could be counted as bullying. Perhaps you don't realize it, but referring to your colleagues as "old hags" could be construed as bullying. Stating that they have...
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    Denied PTO for my marriage

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

    It isn't reasonable to expect to get PTO for peak summer vacation time with little notice when you're fairly junior on the seniority list. The OP hadn't even tried to work something out. She just...
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    Fell asleep during clinical.

    Ruby Vee replied to lolplayingnurse's topic in General Students

    It's possible. I once fell asleep standing up and leaning on the code cart. The nursing supervisor came by and pushed the cart away from me -- I feel over and she thought it was hysterically funny....
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    How much do YOU think nurses are worth?

    Ruby Vee replied to mystory's topic in General Nursing

    I'm satisfied with my $50/hour. I also love my job. I would be bored out of my mind with a job in business, human resources, communications, PR, etc. The "cushy schedule" I had when I taught CNA...
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    muslim prayer

    Ruby Vee replied to olamuri's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I thought the thread was about MUSLIM prayer? Or are you responding to someone other than the