Ruby Vee BSN

CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching

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    I need a change!

    Ruby Vee replied to Nrs4Sunshine's topic in General Nursing

    After six months in post partum, you don't really have enough experience to do any of those cool post partum jobs like lactation specialist (if that's what you're thinking of.). You probably need two...
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    when should i tell my manager i'm pregnant?

    Ruby Vee replied to smiley28's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations on your pregnancy. First, I'd try to nail down the feedback in writing. Ask for a review. You are halfway through your probationary period, so you should normally be getting a review...
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    A year and a half into ICU nursing and still not feeling like I'm getting it

    Ruby Vee replied to salexandra's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your take. It absolutely blows my mind that you chose to get on my post, and those are the words you chose. You could easily have chosen to be kind, but chose to be snarky instead. It...
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    How NOT to Write an Incident Report

    Ruby Vee replied to CloverPark's topic in Nursing Humor

    WOW! And I thought it was bad when a colleague charted that his patient "grabbed me by the
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    A year and a half into ICU nursing and still not feeling like I'm getting it

    Ruby Vee replied to salexandra's topic in General Nursing

    I cannot relate. THREE jobs in 15 months? You don't have a year and a half of experience; you have six months or so of experience three times. No wonder you're not getting it. And yet you're...
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    Residency Contract Buy-out

    Ruby Vee replied to hoorayme's topic in Nursing Career

    How much of your contract have you completed? What are the terms of your contract? How much would it cost you to buy out your contract? And if your job has led you to a nervous breakdown, how would...
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    Shadowing other units

    Ruby Vee replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    Even if your hospital does not have an official program offering nurses the opportunity to shadow nurses in other departments, you may be able to arrange such an opportunity for yourself. Talk to...
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    Best shoes for OR nursing

    Ruby Vee replied to RickyRescueRN's topic in Operating Room

    Danskos have the best arch support. But what shoes are most comfortable will depend upon your
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    Bully Scrub Techs

    Ruby Vee replied to Windyhill's topic in Operating Room

    Do you have your manager's support? Are you following policies and procedures? Are you doing things correctly? Are you certain that this is the person talking to your manager about you and that she...
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    Conflict of Interest

    Ruby Vee replied to Divine-LPN,BSN's topic in General Nursing

    One thing that I've noticed about men who are accused of inappropriate sexual behavior -- none of them think they did
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    Fired two times and unable to get job now

    Ruby Vee replied to Newstartat50's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not certain that a travel agency will take you without current
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    Trigger Warning!

    Ruby Vee replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    OK, I can see this if you're talking to a group of women who have survived domestic abuse and are warning them that you're about to describe the abuser's point of view. Or if you're teaching a class...
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    Anyone else regret becoming a nurse?

    Ruby Vee replied to Florida Sun RN's topic in General Nursing

    Whenever I am ask if I'd recommend nursing to someone, I always ask the question, "Why would you want to be a nurse?" If they answer along the lines of stable job, interesting and challenging work, I...
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    Anyone else regret becoming a nurse?

    Ruby Vee replied to Florida Sun RN's topic in General Nursing

    So you had four jobs in your first year of nursing, and you think that the problem was all of THEM? The common denominator in your poor job experiences was YOU. Have you given some thought to why...
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    What is Abandonment?

    Ruby Vee replied to nycmoon's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    No call/no show is job abandonment. You have to have accepted an assignment in order to abandon it. So the nurse who called in sick from a bar ten minutes after her shift started may be subject to...
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    Pre nursing student has a question for current RNs

    Ruby Vee replied to HotSauce77's topic in General Nursing

    This!! I'd much rather work with nurses who are interested in the anatomy and physiology and like figuring things out than the holier than thou ones with "a
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    Nurse Charged With Homicide

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

    At last -- a voice of
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    Will I get in trouble?

    Ruby Vee replied to Mousyrn's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    This is just so wrong. Why in the world would you look up someone's chart? "Curious" is SOOO not a reason! Your concern about getting into trouble for doing something you know is wrong is...
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    If you could give one piece of advice back when you were a new grad RN, what would it be?

    Ruby Vee replied to Mursthetics's topic in General Nursing

    More new nurses fail at orientation because their new colleagues don't like them than for any other reason. So it's not enough to concentrate on the job, on giving meds safely and correctly, drawing...
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    How to be a Perfect Nurse

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

    I don't you, don't know your practice, and have not made a practice of following new posters with relatively few posts. I'm not judging your work ethic, your practices, or anything except the post...
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    Destined to Be a Flight Nurse

    Ruby Vee replied to skorupar's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Leaving aside the question of your "destiny," it seems as if your current management is willing to work with you to improve your skills. You may not like their plan, but it seems a workable plan....
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    Trials

    Ruby Vee replied to anony8204's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad you have a lawyer and you're following their instructions. I'm really glad that you have someone to talk to who is supportive of your feelings. I don't know you, and I don't know your...
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    How to be a Perfect Nurse

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

    I cannot believe that there is anyone who has "worked many moons" who has not made a mistake. Who follows the rules EVERY SINGLE TIME and never gets distracted, or puts down a vial to open a syringe...
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    Nurse Charged With Homicide

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

    This nurse isn't upset by his second video. This is what I have been trying to say all along. If we're going to throw the nurse under the bus with charges, we should also be charging all of the...
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    Nurse Charged With Homicide

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

    I think a lot of us want to brush it off with "that was a bad nurse who in every way failed to be a good nurse" so they can tell themselves it will never happen to ME because I'm a GOOD nurse. Even...