Ruby Vee BSN

CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching

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    Made mistakes

    Ruby Vee replied to Sith_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    If you go to report at 7:00, it's up to YOU to catch that, not the night nurse. Physicians are notorious for sneaking in to see patients (or sitting in their offices reviewing the charts on the...
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    Made mistakes

    Ruby Vee replied to Sith_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    A bit of advice you didn't ask for: you don't want your user name here to be known on the unit. You want to be as anonymous as
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    Made mistakes

    Ruby Vee replied to Sith_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    We all make mistakes, and owning up to them and trying to fix your shortcomings is important. Do you take negative feedback/constructive criticism/correction well? Because that's going to be an...
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    New Grad and Newlywed

    Ruby Vee replied to RDBSN16's topic in General Nursing

    It isn't "rules". It's terms of service or, in other words, RULES. You might take a break on the 'tude. It's going to turn off a lot of the same long-time posters you're going to be asking for...
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    New Grad and Newlywed

    Ruby Vee replied to RDBSN16's topic in General Nursing

    You make an account and start a thread asking a question that shouldn't really even be subject for discussion except between you and your husband. And then you're immediately nasty to established...
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    I did it, I retired today!

    Ruby Vee replied to Chantooz's topic in Emergency

    Congratulations! I hope you enjoy
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    Does the not-so-well-oiled Healthcare machine cause frontline personnel to lose compassion

    Ruby Vee replied to Kharma711's topic in General Nursing

    I can't say I've encountered all of these terrible people that you seem to have been saddled with as your co-workers. I haven't encountered them as a nurse. Oh, one or two here and there. There's...
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    Foley Cath Insertion

    Ruby Vee replied to sammiesmom's topic in Critical Care

    It kind of does if his status has changed to the point of making accurate I & O imperative, if incontinence is threatening his skin integrity and if a relative gives permission after he becomes...
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    CVOR vs CVICU

    Ruby Vee replied to bauern5513's topic in Critical Care

    I suspect that those mean ol' ICU nurses are simply young and/or inexperienced ones who are anxious at the idea of admitting a post op and are trying to control their anxiety by getting every teensy...
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    New nurse: I get no respect

    Ruby Vee replied to Nurse326's topic in Emergency

    But rudeness, like beauty, is in the eye of the
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    Wearing Scrubs Outside of the Workplace

    Ruby Vee replied to NewGradRN114's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds crazy! I've been a nurse for a long time, have always worn my uniform and shoes home (except for that one time the fecal incontinence bag exploded) and have never thought twice about
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    I am a new nurse trying to figure out how to get a doctor to stop bullying me at work.

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

    I've read the whole thread, and saw a lot of advice that basically recommended going nuclear (writing him up, lodging a formal complaint) as a FIRST step. If you like your job and wish to continue...
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    Terminated after giving resignation notice

    Ruby Vee replied to rn0817's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Four weeks is pretty common for RN positions. Every position I've had in the past forty years required four weeks notice. Since the OP didn't give adequate notice (which could have been four weeks --...
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    Foley Cath Insertion

    Ruby Vee replied to sammiesmom's topic in Critical Care

    The autonomy of bedside nurses has not evaporated, but that's another thread. I'm an old(er) nurse, and I don't remember a time when we inserted Foleys without an order. Often, it would be on a...
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    Allow me to vent please

    Ruby Vee replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    If the float pool goes to floors you don't like, that's a reason not to do it. Maybe. How often would the float pool send you to floors you don't like as opposed to those you
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    What's Rude?

    Ruby Vee posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We all have our pet peeves, something that we are SURE is rude whether it bothers others or not. So I'm wondering -- what bothers you? Things that bother me: In a nurse's station with four or five...
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    Foley Cath Insertion

    Ruby Vee replied to sammiesmom's topic in Critical Care

    Even with an order, you cannot place a Foley in a patient who is refusing one. If patient teaching doesn't convince him, speak to the provider. Sometimes the white coat will convince a recalcitrant...
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    Why do Critical Care nurses look down their noses at Med-Surg nurses?

    Ruby Vee replied to marisatheresa's topic in Critical Care

    And your two cents has accurately described a very real
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    holidays... sick call...

    Ruby Vee replied to imsickagain's topic in General Nursing

    And don't forget social media. A nurse who called in sick on Christmas yet posted photos of her happy Christmas with her family may find her manager in possession of the photos. Then it becomes a...
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    When did you last see a nurse wearing the old school garb?

    Ruby Vee replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    Without meaning any disrespect, are you SURE that the patients know the color coding, even if it is posted throughout the hospital, in each patient's room, in a brochure on their bedside table and the...
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    Allow me to vent please

    Ruby Vee replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    If your salary is maxed out, can you negotiate some other form of compensation for your loyalty? A spot in the physician parking, a straight day schedule, a decreased weekend or holiday requirement?...
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    Prayer that Works before taking Nclex

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

    Really? A prayer on a NCLEX forum? There is a forum for Nursing and
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    Whistle blower/terminated

    Ruby Vee replied to CaliGena's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I would caution you against providing so many details of your circumstances on a public forum. You have contacted an attorney, and now your best path is to follow her
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    Deciding between ICU nurse residency programs

    Ruby Vee replied to Jfrance3's topic in Critical Care

    If the two jobs are in two different areas of the state, think about where you want to live and why. Is one of those areas much more attractive to you because of the logistics of traveling back home...
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    CVICU interview questions

    Ruby Vee replied to appleandoranges2's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Will the moderators please merge this thread with the other two threads asking the same