Ruby Vee BSN

CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching

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    prescription drug addiction

    Ruby Vee replied to shedevilprincss's topic in General Nursing

    You cannot please everyone all the time. You cannot please ANYONE all the time. It's crazy to even try. The customer service paradigm should never have been tied so completely to health care. Doing...
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    prescription drug addiction

    Ruby Vee replied to shedevilprincss's topic in General Nursing

    The "customer service" paradigm led to the husband of a dear friend becoming addicted to narcotics. After his knee replacement, he refused to do PT because "it hurts" and "it's stupid." So he didn't...
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    prescription drug addiction

    Ruby Vee replied to shedevilprincss's topic in General Nursing

    And yet we see so many of those family members in the
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    prescription drug addiction

    Ruby Vee replied to shedevilprincss's topic in General Nursing

    Well said. Narcotics have gotten an increasingly bad reputation because folks are increasingly abusing them. However, had I not had narcotic pain medicine for post-op pain after my orthopedic...
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    Inane scripting

    Ruby Vee replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I cannot imagine the word that would have to be asterisked that starts with "h", has three letters and then ends with ed. Can someone please enlighten
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    Nursing Boards control of Nurses

    Ruby Vee replied to Cougar1113's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    One IS allowed to say anything they want on Facebook -- no one is sitting around reviewing posts and editing or quashing them between the time you hit the "Post" button and when it shows up online....
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    Nursing Boards control of Nurses

    Ruby Vee replied to Cougar1113's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    It's not just
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    Nursing Boards control of Nurses

    Ruby Vee replied to Cougar1113's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Absolutely a family member can self identify as an RN on Facebook and then give an opinion about the care given. Whether it's smart or not is a different story. In the US, it's more likely to get...
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    24 going on 90....

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

    When you're working you love it -- you don't want to give up this job! If the schedule is the problem, address that with management. Working every weekend (unless you've agreed to do so) doesn't...
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    When To Specialize

    Ruby Vee replied to hayleygoff's topic in General Nursing

    It takes about two years to become competent as a new grad; and that's if you stay in your first job or one very similar to that. (I'm not making this up; Brenner says 2-3 years.) The first year is...
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    Do you ever want to escape nursing profession?

    Ruby Vee replied to thida's topic in General Nursing

    My honest answer is that you knew -- or should have known -- before you took a job as a nurse that there were going to be days when you would have to drive to work in bad weather. No one is forced to...
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    RV traveling

    Ruby Vee replied to 8-ball's topic in Travel

    I sympathize with your difficulties in downsizing. My husband and I sold our house and are living on our sailboat. From a three story, four BR home to a 40 foot boat required significant
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    Why Do Nurses Quit?

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

    Speaking as a crusty old bat, I certainly haven't forgotten what it was like to be a new graduate. I doubt anyone else has, either. I have actually communicated with new graduates about why they are...
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    Why Do Nurses Quit?

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

    I think you're way off base there. I think all of the articles about nurses eating their young, horizontal violence, lateral violence and bullying convince students and new nurses that this is what...
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    Why Do Nurses Quit?

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

    I have been a nurse for nearly 40 years, and nurses have ALWAYS been held accountable for the lab not coming, meds not being delivered by pharmacy, PT or OT didn't come, the physician didn't round,...
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    Hospital that bans family members

    Ruby Vee replied to paramedic-RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've been a patient, a family member and a nurse and I firmly believe that we need more limits of visiting hours. From a nursing perspective, it's obvious. Ten people lying on the floor in a patient...
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    Being Ordered to Give Whiskey

    Ruby Vee replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry you're unable to process the posts that disagree with your opinion without being frightened. I'm not sure any of the nurses posting here think that giving a patient alcohol in the hospital...
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    Did you choose nursing because it was your "calling"?

    Ruby Vee replied to Corgilicious's topic in General Students

    What a kind, thoughtful, NICE answer to what seems to be a challenging questions. Thank
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    First med error...Advise..please.

    Ruby Vee replied to Joanie49's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone makes mistakes. Everyone. Anyone who tells you they've never made a med error is either lying or too stupid to realize they've made one. What matters most is what you do AFTER you make the...
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    Gun Owning Nurses

    Ruby Vee replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    DH and I both own guns. Or owned them, I should say. When we sold the house to live on the boat, there wasn't enough room for DH's extensive gun collection, or his knives and swords. The heirlooms...
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    What to do next?

    Ruby Vee replied to Talka_RN's topic in Nursing Career

    If you don't know what the job is after you graduate, you're not ready for graduate school. And I agree with CrunchRN -- if you cannot write coherently, you're also not yet ready for grad
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    RACISM IN NURSING

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

    Nor does the fact that the RN believes the CNA is lazy mean it is
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    What happens if I become labeled as disabled after a work injury?

    Ruby Vee replied to silentwolves's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I cannot answer the specific questions about what happens if you're labeled as disabled. I had a right L-5/S-1 herniation about ten years ago. I had pain in the back of my thigh, but my foot just...
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    What to do next?

    Ruby Vee replied to Talka_RN's topic in Nursing Career

    If you haven't decided what you want to do with a degree, you aren't ready for graduate school. School costs enough in time, effort and money that if you're not fully committed, it's not time yet. If...
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    What would you do?

    Ruby Vee replied to Iris007's topic in Florida Nursing

    If you have figured out how you're going to pay for school and support your family at the same time, go for it. If you cannot pay for your schooling AND support your family, school is probably not a...