Ruby Vee BSN

CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching

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    Sleeping at work

    Ruby Vee replied to zynnnie's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry that you lost your job. Use this as an opportunity for some self examination. Please consider what SourLemon wrote . . . perhaps it will be helpful to you in future
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    Dr. complaint

    Ruby Vee replied to Kavikziggy77's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When physicians make a complaint, your manager is supposed to judge the validity of the complaint, hear both sides of the story and respond accordingly. Usually, my managers have backed the nurse in...
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    Attention nurse bullies... and victims!!

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

    Most bullies -- and there are a few in nursing -- don't think they are bullies. I've encountered two bullies in nursing over the past forty years. That's probably about the same as bullies in the...
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    Domestic Violence: Nurse As Abuser?

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

    Funny -- that's what every one of those guys said. I know some guys who were accused of sexual assault. Multiple times. They said they were victims of false accusations, too. It boggles the mind,...
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    Wearing Scrubs Outside of the Workplace

    Ruby Vee replied to NewGradRN114's topic in General Nursing

    Put a jacket over your hospital scrubs (if they, like mine, have the name of the hospital emblazoned over your left breast) and buy your beer at 8AM with panache. You've earned
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    New grad in L&D. Are these things normal?

    Ruby Vee replied to ColdHandsWarmHeart's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't understand why you brought up the issue of a hard life. Do you truly believe that you've had it any harder than Susie in RT or Tammy Jo down the hall? It's possible, I suppose, but since you...
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    Natural disasters. My thoughts.

    Ruby Vee replied to quazar's topic in General Nursing

    I cannot say I've spent any time thinking or worrying about a zombie apocalypse, but I have worried about a pandemic and being stuck at work for the first few days of it. Would I stay at work after I...
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    New grad in L&D. Are these things normal?

    Ruby Vee replied to ColdHandsWarmHeart's topic in Ob/Gyn

    No, it is not normal to leave a brand new nurse alone. There should always be a preceptor accessible. And no, nurses should not be gossiping about patients in front of other patients and families....
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    suicide? Is this a trend with new nurses that can not cope?

    Ruby Vee replied to elysRN's topic in General Nursing

    I refer the parent to my manager . . . and she explains to them that she hired their SON or DAUGHTER, not them, and that any communication between herself and her employee's parent for the purpose of...
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    DWI in previous state

    Ruby Vee replied to Jmojoier's topic in Maryland Nursing

    We cannot give legal advice. Perhaps you could consult an
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    Would you Have Said Something to the Surveyor?

    Ruby Vee replied to flashpoint's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I probably would have said something before checking with the DON or administrator -- once you checked and they said not to, you're kind of stuck. I'm the one who made the CEO of our 1000 bed...
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    Dirty needle stick

    Ruby Vee replied to MedicDLC20's topic in General Nursing

    I'm an ICU COB, not an occupational health nurse, but it has been my personal experience that needle sticks rarely amount to anything. Part of the needle stick protocol in our hospital is testing the...
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    suicide? Is this a trend with new nurses that can not cope?

    Ruby Vee replied to elysRN's topic in General Nursing

    I was shocked the first time I heard about that -- but it's happened so frequently where I work that it's almost a thing
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    Why don't you just read the chart?

    Ruby Vee replied to Guest219794's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Because she's just paged the resident to come look at the patient, the wound care nurse to look at the butt decubitus or the Diabetes Nursing Specialist for recommendations on an insulin order. She...
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    Wearing Scrubs Outside of the Workplace

    Ruby Vee replied to NewGradRN114's topic in General Nursing

    OK. So don't wear your scrubs out in public. If you encounter this old nurse in the grocery store at 8 am, don't look. I promise you, I've washed my hands. Hand washing is different from running...
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    The "How was your day" question

    Ruby Vee replied to dma13's topic in General Nursing

    "It was really busy today! I'm ready for a hot shower and a glass of wine." "It was great." "It was great. We have a new nurse from Kenya. Isn't your sister visiting Kenya next month?" "Good! We...
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    Family stole from me

    Ruby Vee replied to Speedy15's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked in several places where employee lockers were not provided. We were expected to leave our purses in an unlocked break room. After colleagues had their wallets stolen from the break...
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    Wearing Scrubs Outside of the Workplace

    Ruby Vee replied to NewGradRN114's topic in General Nursing

    You know how many folks who live in truly filthy homes have leaned up against those same peaches,
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    Wearing Scrubs Outside of the Workplace

    Ruby Vee replied to NewGradRN114's topic in General Nursing

    The line for our employee restroom is at least 4 deep at change of shift. I'd have to take a change of clothes, leave it in my car, run out to my car to get them (.4 miles), run back inside to change...
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    Wearing Scrubs Outside of the Workplace

    Ruby Vee replied to NewGradRN114's topic in General Nursing

    Then you just say "I got these scrubs at Goodwill, man. My I was evicted and don't have nothing else to wear." Or "Contact your PCP." Or "I work in the
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    Wearing Scrubs Outside of the Workplace

    Ruby Vee replied to NewGradRN114's topic in General Nursing

    I'm pretty sure that I'm no dirtier than the visitors who sit in the patient room all day, allow their children to crawl all over the floor, hold said children on their laps after the child has...
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    Wearing Scrubs Outside of the Workplace

    Ruby Vee replied to NewGradRN114's topic in General Nursing

    That's my take on it,
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    Hurricane Matthew Updates

    Ruby Vee replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    That depends. Is your life seriously at risk or is it just time consuming and inconvenient to make your way around the flooding and into work? Could you have left before the anticipated flooding and...
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    WANTED: Your Personal Stories About Abusive Relationships

    Ruby Vee replied to Elizabeth Blanchard Hills's topic in General Nursing

    Domestic violence and bullying in the workplace are two distinct and separate problems. The fact that the OP lumped "bullying" in with domestic violence is what made me distrustful of her agenda in...
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    New Telemetry Nurse TIPS

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

    I would recommend getting the calipers first and learning to assess rhythms the correct way before learning the