Ruby Vee BSN

CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching

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    Quitting my 1st RN job

    Ruby Vee replied to Nori.Giselle's topic in General Nursing

    It concerns me that so many young nurses don't seem to understand the differences between "finishing my competencies" and "being competent." Do they really think that a brief class and a multiple...
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    I am not proud of my track record.

    Ruby Vee replied to STARL's topic in General Nursing

    YIKES! How do these ethically challenged snowflakes get through
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    I hurt my back at work and I think my employer is going to fire me. Need career advice.

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

    I wanted to be on your side; I wanted to believe in your good intentions. But after reading the whole thread, and rereading your long original post, I just cannot. YOU are part of the reason that...
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    I am not proud of my track record.

    Ruby Vee replied to STARL's topic in General Nursing

    As nurses, we have to judge another nurse's behavior if that behavior is endangering patients. We don't have to judge the PERSON, but the behavior of the OP puts patients seriously at risk. Would...
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    Was told to consider not being a nurse?

    Ruby Vee replied to rainbow09's topic in General Students

    The preceptor may not have been aware that the OP stuck herself, thus contaminating the needle. I'm am uncomfortable with the statement that the OP is not at fault. The OP IS at fault -- even the...
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    I hurt my back at work and I think my employer is going to fire me. Need career advice.

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

    ICU patients need a lot of very physical care, and you would be leaving your preceptor to do it while you watched. You wouldn't really be learning the job because you wouldn't really be doing the job....
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    I hurt my back at work and I think my employer is going to fire me. Need career advice.

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

    If your back is such an issue that you cannot do patient care, then ACLS will surely aggravate it. You'll probably have to do CPR. And most of the stations are standing. I've had a back injury, I've...
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    Quitting my 1st RN job

    Ruby Vee replied to Nori.Giselle's topic in General Nursing

    Just because you have achieved all of the competencies does not mean you are actually competent. Being truly competent takes time, experience and hard work. It takes about two
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    I am not proud of my track record.

    Ruby Vee replied to STARL's topic in General Nursing

    I think you've had several opportunities to change and have resisted doing so. While you may not be the worst nurse in the history of nursing, you are certainly dishonorable, dishonest and lack...
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    Quitting my 1st RN job

    Ruby Vee replied to Nori.Giselle's topic in General Nursing

    First, what is a TICU? One has to be careful about using acronyms on an international forum like this one because what seems obvious to you may not be decipherable to someone else. In general, it...
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    Do most nurses not like writing papers?

    Ruby Vee replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    I don't suppose this comes to a big shock as anyone here, but I love to write. I enjoyed writing papers and wished I could have skipped exams and just written papers
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    I am not proud of my track record.

    Ruby Vee replied to STARL's topic in General Nursing

    An LPN IS a nurse; but the OP ought not to
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    I am not proud of my track record.

    Ruby Vee replied to STARL's topic in General Nursing

    Only people in possession of an actual conscience have difficulty living with preventable consequences to other people that they might have/could have/should have prevented by not choosing to do the...
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    Attention nurse bullies... and victims!!

    Ruby Vee replied to Xtina, BSN, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Someone who started two weeks before you does indeed have seniority over you when it comes to vacation scheduling, holidays, and any other perks of the job decided by seniority. WERE you doing the...
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    I am not proud of my track record.

    Ruby Vee replied to STARL's topic in General Nursing

    No one here is perfect, and I haven't seen anyone claim to be perfect. We all make mistakes. The OP isn't making mistakes, however. She is deciding to lie, to falsify documentation, to steal time....
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    I am not proud of my track record.

    Ruby Vee replied to STARL's topic in General Nursing

    Lying, stealing and repeated bad decisions make one a poor nurse. In fact, it could be argued that one shouldn't even BE a nurse if one has a habit of lying and
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    America, party of 2

    Ruby Vee replied to Cwoods's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Actually, Medicare has about 2% administrative costs, insurance companies run more in the 20-something percent range. So maybe instead of privatizing Medicare, we should be moving in the opposite...
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    I am not proud of my track record.

    Ruby Vee replied to STARL's topic in General Nursing

    In less than a year, you've had six jobs, and you've been fired three times. You've quit for some pretty dubious reasons -- you made a med error and refused to complete the remediation required by...
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    America, party of 2

    Ruby Vee replied to Cwoods's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Here's what Trump had to say about Mexicans: When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best. They're not sending you. They're not sending you. They're sending people that have lots of...
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    America, party of 2

    Ruby Vee replied to Cwoods's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    You are hoping that Trump won't be cold and heartless? When has Trump ever worked for anyone's interests other than his
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    America, party of 2

    Ruby Vee replied to Cwoods's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    We have a Republican president, a Republican House, Senate and Supreme court. The handwringing is appropriate, and while I don't believe in rioting, I'm sympathizing. Trump didn't even know that...
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    America, party of 2

    Ruby Vee replied to Cwoods's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Trump had a platform? Other than hate, of course. Because it seems to me that he ran on misogyny, racism, xenophobia and all forms of bullying and
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    Joining military as new grad or with experience?

    Ruby Vee replied to doridem11's topic in Government, Military

    If you think you might be interested in military service, talk to a recruiter now. Find out what your options are, what they recommend as far as entering as a new grad or getting some experience...
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    should i stay or should i go? advise for a young nurse trying to find her niche

    Ruby Vee replied to sunshine539's topic in General Nursing

    You're a new nurse with one year of experience three times; not three years of experience. You keep changing jobs, and now you're wanting to change jobs AGAIN. Presumably, you thought you'd like...
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    Best Small Cities/Towns Nurse Salary/Cost of Living Ratio

    Ruby Vee replied to stnurse2016's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe Walls Walls Washington or the Tri-Cities. Couere d' Alene is a bit touristy area and housing may be expensive. It is beautiful, though. I know plenty of people who lived in CDA or Post Falls,...