Ruby Vee BSN

CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching

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    Can nurses live comfortably?

    Ruby Vee replied to Aa1Bb2Cc3's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know specifically about New York. It will depend upon the ratio between salary and cost of living. I have lived comfortably in Boston, Baltimore, Madison WI, Spokane and Seattle. San...
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    Can a new grad have spidey senses??

    Ruby Vee replied to Barbie8808's topic in General Nursing

    Pet peeve of mine,
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    Can a new grad have spidey senses??

    Ruby Vee replied to Barbie8808's topic in General Nursing

    Listen to your gut. Every new grad wants the critical care position, but there are some blatant red flags. Go for the Med/Surg, the shorter commute and the interview that didn't set your spidey...
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    Is the charge nurse the boss of unit secretary?

    Ruby Vee replied to Ajean1203's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, I do the evaluations for two of our unit secretaries, another RN does the other two. And the charge nurse signs the time cards for the unit secretaries every
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    Is the charge nurse the boss of unit secretary?

    Ruby Vee replied to Ajean1203's topic in General Nursing

    So was she doing things wrong? What "mean stuff" did you witness? What do you mean someone "can't hold ethics"? Examples? So far, this seems like a lot of noise over nonspecifics, and I have to...
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    Can nurses live a luxurious life?

    Ruby Vee replied to Aa1Bb2Cc3's topic in General Nursing

    Sure -- you can afford nice things. You just cannot have every shiney new object you
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    Inappropriate Conversations in the Workplace

    Ruby Vee replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

    So is the issue that your colleagues are having a conversation that makes you, personally, uncomfortable or angry -- or is the issue that patients were complaining? I don't see any percentage in...
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    Older Student, Unprofessional Nurse During Clinical

    Ruby Vee replied to Nurse Magnolia's topic in General Students

    Interesting that you've encountered so many mean, disrespectful, nasty and rude nurses in your career. I feel bad for you that you've had such negative experiences. But then I went back and read...
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    Older Student, Unprofessional Nurse During Clinical

    Ruby Vee replied to Nurse Magnolia's topic in General Students

    Nurses really don't eat their young, although someone made a boatload of money terrifying students that they were going to be "eaten". But this doesn't really have anything to do with the meat of...
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    Family and friends that insist on sharing their knowledge about health related topics.

    Ruby Vee replied to KJRod's topic in General Students

    Glad you took my
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    Picking up slack from coworkers?

    Ruby Vee replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    Document, document, document. And then speak to your manager. Your manager cannot do anything about the situation without
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    Family and friends that insist on sharing their knowledge about health related topics.

    Ruby Vee replied to KJRod's topic in General Students

    Yup. Sounds like my husband. No matter the topic, he knows more about it than anyone else. Try to let it roll off your back. One more piece of advice. You may want to change your user name and...
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    Nurses cannot perform miracles

    Ruby Vee replied to EaglesWings21's topic in General Nursing

    You're right to keep it off Facebook! This attitude of having "NO PAIN" started in the 1990s or thereabouts when a whole generation of surgeons and anesthesiologists started telling patients that...
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    The detail I missed that set my day on the wrong foot

    Ruby Vee replied to ellisjl's topic in General Nursing

    You did better than me. I used to get dressed in the dark so as not to wake my husband. I got to work and found I was wearing purple and green striped socks with one red patent leather Dansko and...
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    I Failed A Nursing Course

    Ruby Vee replied to RiFig_17's topic in General Students

    OK, ETD. Makes sense. Thanks. Working in a medical office will help you with the lingo, pronunciations and spellings, will it not? Hopefully, that's helpful. I don't think failing a nursing...
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    2 NICU Job offers, need opinions on offers

    Ruby Vee replied to K.Alva's topic in General Nursing

    I'd say go with the first. Yes, you'd be exposed to zebras and unicorns at #2, but you'll learn and understand so much more from the exposure if you have the basics down first. For your first job,...
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    I Failed A Nursing Course

    Ruby Vee replied to RiFig_17's topic in General Students

    What is EDT? Hospital experience is going to help you in nursing school from a number of different standpoints. First, you'll be used to the hospital environment rather than so intimidated just...
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    Just Wrong: Three Simple Fallacies

    Ruby Vee replied to RobbiRN's topic in General Nursing

    And your census would probably go up as well. Better not suggest that to the bean
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    Maybe a stupid question..

    Ruby Vee replied to fjluce's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    That's in rather poor taste in this climate, although it may have been funny years
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    What do you do with your wedding ring?

    Ruby Vee replied to Nephron44's topic in General Nursing

    I always wore mine, too. I specifically chose a low profile, smooth ring (one stone, channel set) that wouldn't tear gloves or scratch
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    Just Wrong: Three Simple Fallacies

    Ruby Vee replied to RobbiRN's topic in General Nursing

    About the time the customer service craziness
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    What if your patient goes missing?

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

    I've seen a number of patient elopements. Way back in the olden days (1970s), I took a job at a famous hospital to start work in their brand new building. As luck would have it, the new building...
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    Overwhelmed New Nurse

    Ruby Vee replied to mbulls's topic in General Nursing

    Time management is an issue for almost all new grads. You'll get this. I think you would get it faster if you worked full time, but you'll get it. You need a system. Your best bet is to ask your...
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    Gift from nursing students

    Ruby Vee replied to ap16's topic in General Nursing

    Food! Either a potluck lunch (provided by the students) for ALL the nurses or donuts in the break
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    Should I move on, or stay put?

    Ruby Vee replied to egRN11's topic in General Nursing

    A resume reflecting steady employment as a nurse is not detrimental when applying for an ICU job. Your resume reflects one job change in two years because your husband's job required a move --...