Ruby Vee BSN

CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching

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    Mistake on orientation..please help

    Ruby Vee replied to MommyRN89's topic in Patient Medications

    So the patient got four doses in a 24 hour period rather than three doses -- probably not a huge deal. It reflects well on you (especially as an orientee) that you're taking your part in this...
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    Need Help

    Ruby Vee replied to Apple-Core's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Have you tried Al-Anon? Or, if you're a Christian, Celebrate Recovery? Perhaps counseling for yourself? You cannot make your daughter do anything, but you can find help for yourself. Good
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    Do nurses tend to be enablers?

    Ruby Vee replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    OUCH! How did your coworker take such blunt feedback? When I graduated from nursing school, a few decades ago, the popular wisdom was that 1/4 of nurses were whatever term we used then for someone...
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    Falling Asleep

    Ruby Vee replied to NurseRatchet777's topic in General Nursing

    First, I'm sorry this happened to you. You've got a lot to worry about right now; I'm glad your boss is supportive. It's pretty unprofessional to "visibly almost begin crying" and to tell her all...
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    It's not my job to pray with you.

    Ruby Vee replied to kickatthedark's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    It's over the line if it makes the nurse uncomfortable. It's over the line if the patient in the next bed is coding and no one has time to tend to this particular patient's spiritual needs at this...
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    Critical question, please advise ASAP

    Ruby Vee replied to bossfrog's topic in General Nursing

    Whether or not you intend to apply to be rehired at your current place of employment, quitting without notice can follow you around. Your current boss may become the new manager at someplace you DO...
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    How To Become A Successful New Grad

    Ruby Vee replied to hppygr8ful's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Good advice! A few things I'd add (because no one can think of everything all at once): Work the schedule you're given unless you have a real, serious conflict. "My husband comes home from his...
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    If you apply and accept a job, don't bail out for no good reason

    Ruby Vee replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    In forty years, and in hospitals on the east coast, west coast and midwest, I've worked for organizations that were good and fair employers. I have never worked for one that wasn't. I must be...
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    If you apply and accept a job, don't bail out for no good reason

    Ruby Vee replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Beverage alert! This one is so true and so obvious . .
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    Please Help! I need career advice ASAP

    Ruby Vee replied to OmgNurse11's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree that Med/Surg would be the best experience, but I think LTC is good experience as well. Cataracts in the PACU, not so
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    Better opportunity?

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

    Yes, it looks bad. But I'm sure you already knew that. Make sure you stay in the new job for at least two
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    Bloody hell!: venous sheath hemorrhage

    Ruby Vee replied to Nervous_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    We always had a protocol of checking every 15 minutes X 4, every 30 minutes X 4 and then hourly. I cannot imagine a scenerio in which I wouldn't check it for several hours. Even if the patient came...
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    How did she/he get through nursing school?

    Ruby Vee replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Some of them spend the majority of their lives sitting around chatting while someone else does their patient care. They do the barest minimum to get by. But I think the majority of nurses who, over...
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    is this bullying?

    Ruby Vee replied to jennalou's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like negative feedback, not bullying. The feedback may have been poorly worded and poorly delivered, but that isn't bullying. You've listed one interaction that you didn't like. Is there...
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    How to relax after a bad shift

    Ruby Vee replied to EDNURSE20's topic in General Nursing

    I used to walk my dogs after a bad shift . . . one night I walked them for 8 miles, then had to call a friend to come and get me because their pads were too raw to continue. That was a bad shift! A...
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    Hospitals that offer WIP

    Ruby Vee replied to amarie98's topic in General Nursing

    And most hospitals won't let a new grad work straight weekends anyway; you'll need about a year of experience first. The good news is, if you want to work weekends you can generally trade with your...
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    Will I hate being a nurse?

    Ruby Vee replied to futuremaineRNBSN's topic in General Students

    You've been working as a CNA for a few weeks -- it's normal to feel like you're running around like a chicken with its head cut off. Your first few weeks/months of nursing are going to feel like that...
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    Pre-Employment Physical Attire

    Ruby Vee replied to EmxoRenee's topic in General Nursing

    "Business casual." I'd wear some nice slacks and a dressier T shirt or blouse. And flat shoes that aren't too bare. Generally speaking, toes showing isn't appropriate for health care. Nothing too...
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    If you apply and accept a job, don't bail out for no good reason

    Ruby Vee replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I have to agree with you on that. A new grad who is not challenged on Med/Surg or LTC probably is not trying very hard. If you're making an effort to understand the pathophysiology of every patient...
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    New grad lpn relocating

    Ruby Vee replied to Nursinglife090's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    What you really want to know is whether the pay to cost of living ratio will afford you a comfortable lifestyle. Boston pay may be higher, but the cost of living is a whole lot more. Take a look at...
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    Career move - Marketing to Nursing

    Ruby Vee replied to Bess430's topic in Nursing Career

    I think you maybe have an idealistic view of nursing that isn't going to hold up under the pressure of a real life nursing job. Perhaps I'm wrong, but volunteering may give you a better look at what...
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    Bloody hell!: venous sheath hemorrhage

    Ruby Vee replied to Nervous_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Was the femoral art line transduced? Was there a pressure set up to the femoral arterial line? If there was a pressure set up and the stopcocks turned on to the patient and to the pressure (off to...
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    Allnurses helped me get my act together (almost quit nursing)

    Ruby Vee replied to LPNewbie's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad things turned out well for
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    Three 12s vs Five 8s

    Ruby Vee replied to jive turkey's topic in General Nursing

    And I will never give up the three 12s. I don't want to be at work five days a week! I want to have four days off this week and pair them with my four days off next week and go someplace fun for a...
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    Do you look up the push rate for IVP meds?

    Ruby Vee replied to Nsco2018's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked in ICU for 35 years, and I look them up. I know the push rates on the drugs I give often, but if I'm not sure of the push rate, I'll look it up. When I was new, I had a little notebook...