Ruby Vee BSN

CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching

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    Racism in Nursing

    Ruby Vee replied to eastcoastrn586's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm white; the last 15 years ago, whites are distinctly in the minority where I work. Wish I had a dollar for every time I've been called a "fat white
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    Keeping experienced staff!!!

    Ruby Vee replied to riden6944's topic in General Nursing

    Pay raises would be nice. The pay of anyone with 15 years of experience or more was frozen for a couple of years because we "made too much money." (I didn't notice a cap on the salaries or bonuses...
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    About to be done

    Ruby Vee replied to Shan0922's topic in Male Nursing Students

    When I graduated, there was such a nursing shortage that the state legislature was talking about solving the problem by forcing females on welfare to become nurses. Fortunately, that extremely...
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    Parents will kick me out if I don't drop my nursing dreams...

    Ruby Vee replied to Guest1031502's topic in General Students

    My parents didn't kick me out; I left on my own the day after high school graduation because I was sick of taking the beatings. I moved in with my best friend and her mom. I worked at a local...
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    Nursing School Probs

    Ruby Vee replied to nurseboy12396's topic in General Students

    Oh, I'm so sorry. I didn't realize I was replying to a child. I thought we were all adults on this site. Please forgive my
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    How Working the Night Shift Can Be A Death Sentence

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

    LIFE is a "death sentence." The first half of your "article" is pretty dramatic. Someone has to work the night shift -- or should we leave our patients on autopilot once it gets dark outside? It...
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    About to be done

    Ruby Vee replied to Shan0922's topic in Male Nursing Students

    My toughest obstacle was that my first job was two hours away from where my spouse was had a really well-paying job. I moved; he didn't. Long distance relationship for four months before he got a...
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    Did you contract anything from a patient?

    Ruby Vee replied to RNrhythm's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think I've ever contracted anything from a patient other than temporary insanity. My husband, though, was helping another nurse clean up his patient. This was a good 20 years ago, and was...
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    Nursing School Probs

    Ruby Vee replied to nurseboy12396's topic in General Students

    Oh, good grief. You are the one who decides how you're feeling; no one else. Pointing out that the majority of nursing instructors are more interested in teaching nursing that in providing "good...
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    If you could redo it....would you choose nursing?

    Ruby Vee replied to ICURNPA92's topic in General Nursing

    Who peed in your Cheerios? Sorry you're so unhappy. I'm not -- nor am I living in an
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    Should nurses be able to listen to music at work?

    Ruby Vee replied to RockinNurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    We've fired people for wearing headphones at work as well. The problem is, they were ignoring lights and alarms, and they were wearing the headphones while interacting with patients and family...
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    ICU, PACU or MedSurg for new 56 yr old nurse?

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

    I'll have to second (third? fifth?) the notion that PACU is no place for a new grad. I've been working in ICU for the better part of my decades-long nursing career. I've precepted young new grads...
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    Should nurses be able to listen to music at work?

    Ruby Vee replied to RockinNurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    YES!!!!
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    Low stress job vs more challenging job vs higher income??

    Ruby Vee replied to Tony1790's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm sure you already realize that 100k in Nevada may go a lot further than 100k in Seattle. And 83k in SC may go further than 100k in Seattle. Take a look at cost of living rather than just
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    Two job offers

    Ruby Vee replied to Jjs4's topic in General Nursing

    An hour and 45 minutes is a long commute. Is there any chance that you can group your shifts together and stay overnight near the job? I know plenty of people who have made that sort of thing work,...
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    Should nurses be able to listen to music at work?

    Ruby Vee replied to RockinNurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    Jazz is not soothing to some of us. It's irritating. My thought is if the music is irritating your patient or your coworker, you ought to turn it off. No argument. Just turn it
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    NP or Physician for men?

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

    If the OP has no interest in nursing, he'd be better served to go to PA school or medical
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    Should nurses be able to listen to music at work?

    Ruby Vee replied to RockinNurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    Your music would drive me stark raving bonkers. More noise pollution on top of the beeps and bongs and shrieking of alarms, demented patients and entitled family members. I probably would not...
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    Lost newish grad

    Ruby Vee replied to Name9335's topic in First Year After Licensure

    We cannot use profanity on this website because it's against the Terms of Service -- the ones you agreed to when you joined. If this is a great difficulty for you, there are other websites out there...
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    Lost newish grad

    Ruby Vee replied to Name9335's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I probably would have done about the same thing you did with the fallen medication; however when you're brand new you need to follow the policy pretty closely. I would have been wrong for not...
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    Poor selection of plus size scrubs

    Ruby Vee replied to 5228shamrock's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Do you sew? I've seen some patterns for scrubs, and they're easy to make. That way you could make them as fitted as you want them and you'd have your choice of colors as well. Another alternative...
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    Racism in Nursing

    Ruby Vee replied to eastcoastrn586's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Whoa! Hostile much? Racism (and sexism) exist in our society, and I'm sure that they exist in nursing, also. But (strangely like bullying) they don't exist to the extent that many claim they do. In...
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    How to deal with colleague

    Ruby Vee replied to Sarah2018's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Your colleague was a little disrespectful, so you go out of your way to be childish, unprofessional and a LOT disrespectful to him? Way to go, girl. I'm sure you're going to have NO trouble becoming...
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    Work Update

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

    If you are so tired of being treated like a toddler, stop acting like a toddler. The dramatic, profanity laced posts and the way you're acting on this board gives me a very clear idea why you're...
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    Work Update

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

    If you have "zero issues with no one", you're having issues with every single person. That, and the totally uncalled for drama (and profanity) in your response here makes me pretty sure it's you that...