Ruby Vee BSN

CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching

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    Getting in Trouble for a coworkers actions

    Ruby Vee replied to Aj32Cna's topic in General Nursing

    You have a duty to protect your patients. If you were there and didn't intervene, then yes, it is FAIR for you to get into trouble for NOT
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    Do massages help?

    Ruby Vee replied to quazar's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Movement helps your back. My physical therapist gave me exercises to stretch my back and to improve strength in my core, which supports the back. She also recommended that massage on a monthly basis...
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    Honest question to working Nurses

    Ruby Vee replied to dedicated_2b_RN's topic in Nursing Career

    Your lack of punctuation is off-putting -- why not put down your thoughts and then go back and edit your post for spelling, grammar, punctuation, capitalization, etc.? People who are happy are much...
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    I'm being asked to perform nursing duties in a non-nursing role

    Ruby Vee replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would love to know what advice you were given to help address the situation. Can you share
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    Why did you decide to become a nurse?

    Ruby Vee replied to sd610's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think anyone just had ONE reason for choosing nursing; I know I didn't. I was the first person in my family to go to college, and I planned to be a journalist. Despite financial aid and...
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    What do you call the tracking device nurses sometimes wear?

    Ruby Vee replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    It's the wave of the future; you may not be able to avoid them completely. I used to take mine off -- one more thing to dangle from my body, get tangled in my stethoscope, etc. I've noticed that...
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    Lowest stress (still great pay) nursing specialties?

    Ruby Vee replied to Aliens05's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't seen any student haters on this thread, and yes, I HAVE read the whole
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    Lowest stress (still great pay) nursing specialties?

    Ruby Vee replied to Aliens05's topic in General Nursing

    I would have said that myself at one time. But a good friend of mine left the ICU for Corrections, and she loves it. The patients have to be respectful of the nurse or there are consequences. And...
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    Shy New grad- and I suck

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

    You're still brand new. You're going to flounder. It's just part of being new -- at anything. I'd be really worried about a new grad who didn't make mistakes, who didn't feel stupid and who was...
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    Advice- Newer RN Thinking About Changing Jobs

    Ruby Vee replied to Rn052015's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It takes about two years to become fully competent as a new nurse. If you love your job and don't mind staying in your current position, stay another year. At one year, you are probably just now...
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    New Nurse, AHHH!!!

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

    It is always a bad idea to throw someone under the bus, especially when you're going to have to work with them in the future. Ask your educator about the proper procedure for signing or flagging that...
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    Lowest stress (still great pay) nursing specialties?

    Ruby Vee replied to Aliens05's topic in General Nursing

    When you are posting on a professional forum to people with experience in their field, you are posting to professionals. It is considered rude not to make an effort to communicate clearly and...
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    Lowest stress (still great pay) nursing specialties?

    Ruby Vee replied to Aliens05's topic in General Nursing

    I'd really appreciate a "Like a dozen times"
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    Lowest stress (still great pay) nursing specialties?

    Ruby Vee replied to Aliens05's topic in General Nursing

    While you are perfectly correct about a new grad not being in a position to demand high pay, I'd take issue with the "nursing is a calling" comment. Nursing is a job, a career and for some folks a...
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    Lowest stress (still great pay) nursing specialties?

    Ruby Vee replied to Aliens05's topic in General Nursing

    You're still in school, but that's no excuse. Practice good writing now, and it will come more easily when you're at the end of a very busy shift and staring at a blank box on your computer screen...
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    RN Graduate Establishes Dominance

    Ruby Vee replied to nicmdavi's topic in General Nursing

    Your header is wrong. This woman isn't an RN; she hasn't passed the NCLEX. In fact, you've demonstrated ample evidence of why she's failed five times. She lacks basic nursing knowledge. She has no...
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    What should one do in this case?

    Ruby Vee replied to Nursein2017's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A close friend of mine explained what I had always wondered about: Why are ERs so busy with minor, non-emergent complaints at 2am on Friday and Saturday nights? Because that's when the bars close...
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    Who Should Clean Up, Offgoing Shift or Oncoming Shift?

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

    Many facilities which have had a stringent "no cell phone" law in the past are loosening up on that mandate. I'd say it's best not to be The Law, and taking a picture and sending it to the boss for a...
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    Breakroom refrigerator theft

    Ruby Vee replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I cannot imagine a hospital, nursing home, ALF or other facility that would allow
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    Breakroom refrigerator theft

    Ruby Vee replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Beverage
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    Kicked off unit when Joint Commission arrives

    Ruby Vee replied to Skittles767's topic in General Students

    This is good advice, both for this situations and for other situations you encounter in the
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    Did i do something wrong? CPR question

    Ruby Vee replied to Chixie's topic in Emergency

    Sternotomy wires close the sternum, so they'd be really out of place if they went through the myocardium. (Not that I haven't seen that, but it's rare.) As far as starting with meds over compressions...
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    Kicked off unit when Joint Commission arrives

    Ruby Vee replied to Skittles767's topic in General Students

    The joint Commission team told my manager that they didn't think I was taking their presence seriously enough. When I was called into the office to comment, I said I didn't think they were taking my...
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    Kicked off unit when Joint Commission arrives

    Ruby Vee replied to Skittles767's topic in General Students

    They can (and do) ask pretty much anything. Years ago, they started a (fake) fire in a wastebasket, then dragged me into the room and asked me what I would do in that situation. Since my patient was...
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    Leaving Nursing for Another Career

    Ruby Vee replied to cocoa_puff's topic in General Nursing

    My next career is going to be as retiree, and that's coming up