Ruby Vee BSN

CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching

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    Is It Possible to Never Make an Error? The Perfect Nurse Fallacy

    Ruby Vee replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    The very first thing is to admit to yourself that you are human and will make mistakes. I am very suspicious of the nurse who claims she has never made a mistake or the one who blames other nurses...
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    Failed for Clinical-but no proof

    Ruby Vee replied to Misscruella's topic in General Students

    You had me at your first sentence, and then you lost me. This obsession with phones needs to end. I fail to understand why people need to be on their phones at all times, although I've been told...
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    Death threats at work?

    Ruby Vee replied to UKRNBSN's topic in General Nursing

    A couple of times, we had visitors come in armed and making threats. One guy was arrested, and was found to have his ever-present coffee cup filled with Jack Daniels and a car full of bottles,...
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    Failed for Clinical-but no proof

    Ruby Vee replied to Misscruella's topic in General Students

    Perhaps you can talk to your instructor about what will appear on your transcript. I don't think there is any way to know without knowing what your instructor turned in for your grade. As far as...
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    Failed for Clinical-but no proof

    Ruby Vee replied to Misscruella's topic in General Students

    I don't think you get it, Misscruella. You are still making excuses. You got off on the wrong foot with your instructor, but you made the choice to stay on the wrong foot. Please read back over the...
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    The Wage Gap Myth

    Ruby Vee replied to car48's topic in Men in Nursing

    Thanks for acknowledging this. I know several male nurses who are convinced they aren't getting treated differently unless they're being discriminated against. And I know better, after having served...
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    Death threats at work?

    Ruby Vee replied to UKRNBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Always document things like this. I quote exactly what the patient said -- as close as I can remember, and put it in quotation marks so no one auditing the chart thinks *I* am the one who chose to...
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    CNA, Mom and first time working night shift

    Ruby Vee replied to kkb91's topic in General Nursing

    You don't say how old your kids are. It makes a difference. I'd get home around 8 or 8:30 in the morning (30-60 minute commute, depending upon traffic.). The child would already be in school. I'd...
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    What's up with this RN?

    Ruby Vee replied to Guest219794's topic in General Nursing

    Well, at least she wasn't throwing poop. Seriously, I don't doubt you . . . I've seen stranger
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    What's up with this RN?

    Ruby Vee replied to Guest219794's topic in General Nursing

    I think you got that wrong, Davey. "The PT" means the Physical Therapist. If you mean the patient, that's "The
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    I Don't Know What to DO

    Ruby Vee replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in General Students

    Good for you. I'm glad you've got it covered. When I went to school, yea those many years ago, the transmission fell out of my old clunker on the way home from clinical. I had many of my classmates...
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    Would this shirt get me into trouble in class?

    Ruby Vee replied to FloridaLPN19's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    The original question was whether the T-shirt would get the OP into trouble at school, and the answer is yes, it will, unless she attends a pretty homogeneous Christian school. State schools may send...
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    Would this shirt get me into trouble in class?

    Ruby Vee replied to FloridaLPN19's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    And even your user name proclaims your evangelical Christian beliefs and the lack of tolerance for other people's reproductive rights and decisions about their own body. I see no reason for the OP...
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    Notice of resignation

    Ruby Vee replied to Shyloe's topic in General Nursing

    OK, so you created a profile and started a thread because you think your wife is lying to you?! I think you need to leave us out of it and talk to your
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    Notice of resignation

    Ruby Vee replied to Shyloe's topic in General Nursing

    Is there some particular reason that you don't trust your wife's assessment of her job situation? Four weeks is pretty usual for the hospitals in which I've worked, but if the schedule is already...
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    Would this shirt get me into trouble in class?

    Ruby Vee replied to FloridaLPN19's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Lots of people are going to find that one offensive. I'd pass on wearing it to
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    Failed for Clinical-but no proof

    Ruby Vee replied to Misscruella's topic in General Students

    I know you're not going to like this, but here is my take: You never should have had your phone out in class, in lab or in the clinical facility unless you were completely off the floor. None of this...
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    New grad at 44. I'm overwhelmed and ready to quit.

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

    The wisdom is this. You are a new nurse, experiencing what we used to call "reality shock." The transition from student to nurse is a rough one, and we all had to go through it. The only way to GET...
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    Absenteeism during probation

    Ruby Vee replied to debkj's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I wish I had started those threads! But I will admit to gleefully
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    Absenteeism during probation

    Ruby Vee replied to debkj's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    But there are some old threads I'd love to resurrect -- the one that started the Crusty Old Bat Society, for example. I can't even remember the name of the thread, and I don't know if it found it's...
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    First Time Doing CPR...

    Ruby Vee replied to WCSU1987's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    The first time I had to do CPR was back in the days when we did mouth-to-mouth without even thinking about it. No mask, no protective gear, no concern. I was a brand new nurse, and one of the...
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    do you guys ever think about another career

    Ruby Vee replied to direw0lf's topic in Nursing Career

    I see two questions/ideas in your post: first, you are considering medical school, and second, you're wondering if anyone else has considered another career. I know a few nurses who have gone to...
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    what to do when union does not have your best interest?

    Ruby Vee replied to mariesearcy's topic in General Nursing

    I would talk to the union representative first, and see what they're thinking. It could be the the union rep IS representing your interests but you just don't understand their plan. Or not. If you...
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    Tips on transitioning from a SNF/LTC to acute care?

    Ruby Vee replied to ShortyTheRN's topic in General Nursing

    You will actually be able to leave work AT work. And overtime will be
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    Ageism in Nursing

    Ruby Vee replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I don't know, but I don't like it! It seems that if you're going to post controversial opinions, you should take accountability for them. I pulled up AN on an old iPad, and it let me start posting...