Ruby Vee BSN

CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching

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    New Nurse, AHHH!!!

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

    I learned a lot from my first preceptor, but the message that sticks with me the most was unintended, I'm sure. I learned that it's not smart to drink alcohol before work and snort coke on
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    racist patients

    Ruby Vee replied to Rn 1979's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That's funny! I had a Caucasian patient, very proud of his Italian ancestors. His mother, a tiny 97 year old who was sharp as a tack loved to tell stories about the Italian village she was born and...
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    "I'm a nurse!"

    Ruby Vee replied to applesxoranges's topic in Emergency

    Most of us don't PLAN to answer the door naked or toting a gun . . . It's something that just seems to happen, what with the adrenalin of being woken from a sound sleep. Or perhaps the shotgun was...
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    Bullying in the workplace

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

    Clearly you are not reading the right nursing literature (nor am I) because Pub Med has STUDIES on the
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    Bullying in the workplace

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

    I believe that there are bullies out there. I've encountered TWO of them in the past forty years. I know they're out there. I just don't think they're out there in huge numbers, waiting to take a...
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    Bullying in the workplace

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

    You're right. You do sound
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    Does segregation exist in hospital settings

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

    I'd choose the hospital with the best outcomes that is covered by my
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    Does segregation exist in hospital settings

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

    Sharing rooms is out of fashion now in the US, but not every hospital can afford to tear down their older buildings and replace them with buildings that have private rooms only. I'm afraid there will...
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    Bullying in the workplace

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

    There are bullies in the workplace. In the past forty years, I've encountered two of them. Of course, if you go looking for bullies, you're going to see them everywhere -- even if there aren't any...
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    Called in on days off...what to do?!?

    Ruby Vee replied to Kalypso22's topic in General Nursing

    My manager initiated "Emergency Pay" or some such title. Basically it means you get double time for an extra shift if it's labeled "EP". After awhile, that got old so now we're getting double time...
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    First week- will I die of boredom?

    Ruby Vee replied to gypsierose's topic in General Students

    I'm rather stunned at some of the poor attitudes displayed here. If you don't bother to read the material, or if you don't pay attention in class, I worry that you will be one of the posters we see...
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    Got chewed out by my clinical instructor

    Ruby Vee replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Students

    I'm going to offer a different perspective on this "reducing someone to tears is a bit much" comment. Some people are easily reduced to tears at the drop of a hat or the hint of a frown. Some people...
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    Have you injured yourself while working?

    Ruby Vee replied to hedzinkwly's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I herniated a disc while working. I felt it pop. A colleague of mine experienced a rotator cuff injury when a patient dramatically clutched her arm while throwing herself on the floor. No fractures...
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    Does segregation exist in hospital settings

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

    In our world famous, inner city teaching hospital, we do segregate on socio-economic factors. The wealthy have their own unit with white linen napkins and filet mignon on the dinner trays, artwork on...
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    Should ICU get more pay than floor nursing?!?

    Ruby Vee replied to francoml's topic in MICU, SICU

    Please don't judge all of us ICU nurses based on one very arrogant (and clueless) poster! We're not all suffering from delusions of
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    Off orientation--scared

    Ruby Vee replied to Shagce1's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    Of course you're still struggling. It usually takes about a year to feel comfortable in your job and perhaps two years to become competent. You can't help but struggle now -- you haven't had enough...
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    Should ICU get more pay than floor nursing?!?

    Ruby Vee replied to francoml's topic in MICU, SICU

    Every nursing specialty is valuable. So how about we reward them
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    Why???? Almost BSN, discrimination stopped me

    Ruby Vee replied to Mypassionisalive's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Or possibly this woman is just jealous of the OP's marriage to a
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    Who Should Clean Up, Offgoing Shift or Oncoming Shift?

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

    Sometimes, an "apology" is just social grease rather than acceptance of
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    Lowest stress (still great pay) nursing specialties?

    Ruby Vee replied to Aliens05's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for figuring out how to use paragraphs. We all understood your ignorance when you neglected to use them in the first post -- we're not Twitter -- but by the second post, you could have...
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    Who Should Clean Up, Offgoing Shift or Oncoming Shift?

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

    Inconveniencing her peers is bound to inconvenience her patients at some point. This seems like a very immature thing to
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    Lowest stress (still great pay) nursing specialties?

    Ruby Vee replied to Aliens05's topic in General Nursing

    OK, so by now you've surely realized that paragraphs are not only OK here; they're encouraged. Please use them. I cannot imagine that any reputable directors, physicians or teachers told you that...
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    How to politely tell a patient "do it yourself"

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

    If the OP does electronic charting, she probably doesn't look "busy enough." Patients LOVE to complain that their nurse was "on the internet all night" when in reality, the nurse is in the EMR,...
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    anxiety and frustration at work

    Ruby Vee replied to sisafua's topic in General Nursing

    Your post is very difficult to read. I'm wondering if perhaps some of your problems at work stem from poor communication skills. If I'm understanding you correctly, you started out in a CNA...
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    Why???? Almost BSN, discrimination stopped me

    Ruby Vee replied to Mypassionisalive's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    So you're over 65? Possibly that's too