Ruby Vee BSN

CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching

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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

    Again, I ask how you know that this particular girl was triggered by her WORK environment. As co-workers, we aren't responsible for her mental health -- we may not even know about her mental
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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

    You said that you had it tougher than other generations. That is saying that they had it easier than you. I doubt very much that is the case. Her remarks about new grads being vocal about not...
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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

    You've misunderstood my comment. I'm not victim-blaming. I'm pointing out that anyone who goes through life looking for hostile interactions is going to find them. If you're expecting people to be...
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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

    First, we don't know that the new nurse referred to in the original post actually worked with bullying coworkers. All we know is that the original poster said she did. Bullying is in the eye of the...
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    Alzheimer's Lesson?

    Ruby Vee replied to NewNurse08022016's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've never worked in memory care and would never want to. My experience with Alzheimer's is a little more personal. My mother in law has it; my mother and four of her six brothers had it. While I...
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    Documentation

    Ruby Vee replied to NewNurse08022016's topic in Florida Nursing

    From your post, it appears as though you are working in LTC. My background has been ICU for the past 35 years, and while I can tell you exactly what to have in front of you when you call a physician...
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    I feel lost

    Ruby Vee replied to NewNurse08022016's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Your post isn't very clear, but it sounds as though you are blaming a single bad teacher for not preparing you for a nursing job. If you didn't learn how to do specific skills (and you don't mention...
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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

    You find what you look for. The fact that you seem to find so much passive aggressiveness, anger, nastiness and bullying says way more about YOU and what you look for in your interactions than it...
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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

    Kudos for reading through that giant wall of text (which I admit I just skipped over because it looked so daunting) closely enough to respond to individual points. The Internet can be cruel, and...
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    Is it bad that I can't work holidays?

    Ruby Vee replied to alieu4's topic in General Students

    You posted in a large nursing forum that gets a lot of traffic. Perhaps you didn't understand that you posted in a large nursing forum that gets a lot of traffic and that your post would remain on...
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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

    Or any kind of a job teaching coping skills without that ridiculous NETY business. I'm not sure that I was taught any coping skills in nursing school 40 years ago, nor was my husband 35 years ago....
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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

    There is a "Quote" button between "Reply" and "Like". If you use it, we'll know which response you believe is the most correct. Thank
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    NOC: What for lunch/dinner?

    Ruby Vee replied to Alex_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I usually bring leftovers for "lunch". And I get an Egg MacMuffin on the way home both to help me stay awake while driving and to make sure I don't go to bed with an empty stomach. Going to bed with...
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    Quitting 2nd new grad job for family

    Ruby Vee replied to PTKChic's topic in Nursing Career

    If I understand this correctly, the OP has two jobs, a husband, a child and is going to school as well. It also sounds as if she took the second job because "it's my dream job" over some serious...
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    Is it bad that I can't work holidays?

    Ruby Vee replied to alieu4's topic in General Students

    Or the manager may have discussed it in the interview but the poster didn't know she "really meant it." Wish I had $5 for every new employee who wailed "But I didn't think she really meant it!" When...
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    Hurricane Questions

    Ruby Vee replied to nurseburst's topic in Disaster Preparation

    They will -- at first. If you require toilet paper for your bathroom activities and want to be sure of having some, you will bring your own. And don't
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    Lowest stress (still great pay) nursing specialties?

    Ruby Vee replied to Aliens05's topic in General Nursing

    This one should have had a beverage
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    moving?

    Ruby Vee replied to petitDoc's topic in General Students

    Seattle is a city; it's in Washington state. Texas is a big state with lots of large and small cities. There is an enormous difference in culture, opportunities and climate between the various...
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    Is it bad that I can't work holidays?

    Ruby Vee replied to alieu4's topic in General Students

    You said that you live an hour and some minutes away from your CNA job. So if the dorm closes and you go home for the holidays, you would drive an hour and some minutes to work. Unless you've made a...
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    Hurricane Matthew Updates

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

    I hope everyone in the areas impacted by the hurricane stays safe and dry. My thoughts (and my prayers, if that doesn't offend anyone) will be with all of
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    Path to CTICU: Tele Unit or Interventional Unit

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

    I'd recommend the tele unit. It really is a different kind of unit than the interventional unit -- and I've never seen an interventional unit hire anyone without previous tele or ICU experience. The...
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    Accelerated BSN or Entry level MSN?

    Ruby Vee replied to loloiri's topic in General Students

    A lot of the answers are going to depend upon the schools in your area, or whether you're willing to move for school. Our local entry level MSN program graduates a lot of poorly prepared entry level...
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    Tips for Specialty

    Ruby Vee replied to rachiebee's topic in General Students

    My manager specifically hires CNAs in nursing school so that if it works out, they can be hired directly into the new grad program for our unit once they've passed the NCLEX. Look for a position...
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    Is it bad that I can't work holidays?

    Ruby Vee replied to alieu4's topic in General Students

    So you drive an hour and some minutes to work. Unless you were somehow hired with the understanding that you didn't have to work holidays, you have to work holidays. And during hurricanes,...
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    Career Change to Nursing...

    Ruby Vee replied to AustinTJC's topic in General Nursing

    There are job opportunities, but they may not be where and what your "dream job" is. You may have to start in Med/Surg or long term care rather than the specialty of your choice. You will have to...