Ruby Vee BSN

CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching

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    New RN, how to save face

    Ruby Vee replied to ERN19's topic in General Nursing

    If you work in CCU, you'll run into this one day. A patient with a balloon pump will have a pulsitile pressure of 42/0, as long as the IABP is triggering. A patient with a pacemaker will trigger the...
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    New RN, how to save face

    Ruby Vee replied to ERN19's topic in General Nursing

    There are numerous threads on here about bone-headed moves. We've all pulled them. We've all had those distinctly stupid moments that make us want to cringe every time we remember them. We've all...
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    Your most bonehead moment in nursing. Or 2. Or 3.

    Ruby Vee replied to FolksBtrippin's topic in General Nursing

    At my first ICU job, all of the patients got Metamucil down the feeding tube. It was tricky to administer -- you had to mix it with cranberry juice and then give it quickly, before it had a chance to...
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    The Worst Interview of My Life! Ever!

    Ruby Vee replied to Forest2's topic in General Nursing

    I was interviewing for an assistant nurse manager position, and I woke up that morning to some absolutely horrible menstrual camps. I had endometriosis, and I'm sure many on AN know how bad those...
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    Not being paid anything for overtime hours worked during orientation. Is this legal?

    Ruby Vee replied to GbabyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    It may not actually be illegal, but the OP should definitely ask about it — *ASK*, not accuse. Some hospitals pay their nursing staff on a salaried basis, so you have to stay over at least four...
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    BSN but not a nurse

    Ruby Vee replied to PirateArrrNnnn's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You might not know anyone in real life who admits to it being a "calling" -- I don't, either -- but there is a huge debate on this site about whether nurses who don't have a "calling" should be...
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    SHOES!!! with ankle support!!!

    Ruby Vee replied to alexx07's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    People answer questions on this forum out of a desire to help. The fact that you are unhappy with the answer does not mean it was ill-considered or inappropriate. When you snark at people who are...
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    BSN but not a nurse

    Ruby Vee replied to PirateArrrNnnn's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    First, I am unclear how you could possibly know what is "truly in her heart." Second, being a nurse or not being a nurse has to do with whether or not she has passed the licensing exam and nothing to...
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    Rude nurses

    Ruby Vee replied to rnbsn2md's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'd like to know this myself. Rudeness is so often in the eye of the beholder, it may tell us more about where the OP is coming
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    Family moved into my work..

    Ruby Vee replied to Jesslovesmusic1996's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Years ago, when I was working on the Hematology ward, I took care of an old man whose family was all gone, and apparently he had no friends. He never had any visitors. I took to spending those slow...
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    Rude nurses

    Ruby Vee replied to rnbsn2md's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This wouldn't be the first real doctor to come here and troll. I personally witnessed a physician trolling on AN on a slow night in the
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    Rude nurses

    Ruby Vee replied to rnbsn2md's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    To what end would you mention your background in nursing? If you're 26, people will have difficulty believing that you used to be a nurse. Your difficulty getting along with the nursing staff may...
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    Bullied as a kinda new nurse

    Ruby Vee replied to allyyy's topic in General Nursing

    OP sounds like someone who is blaming others rather than taking a good look at her own issues and contribution to the failure in communication. What is happening to the OP is because she isn't...
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    Bullied as a kinda new nurse

    Ruby Vee replied to allyyy's topic in General Nursing

    You're not being bullied. The fact that you brought up being bullied at all, and that you've spent the past two days crying and contemplating quitting makes me wonder whether you're mature enough to...
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    "Not sure what unit you will be hired into..."

    Ruby Vee replied to TitaniumPlates's topic in General Nursing

    Not your
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    "Not sure what unit you will be hired into..."

    Ruby Vee replied to TitaniumPlates's topic in General Nursing

    Good Lord Almighty! And you're accusing OTHERS of getting their panties in a twist. No need to get so
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    "Not sure what unit you will be hired into..."

    Ruby Vee replied to TitaniumPlates's topic in General Nursing

    What you said is this: "Is this the new trend in trying to cover the garbage shifts and positions that no one can fill? These positions are outright LIES and they want the highest qualified (3 yr ICU...
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    Single mother working 12 hours night shift

    Ruby Vee replied to NolaBCbabeRN's topic in General Nursing

    Overnight is the worst time to find child care, so you're lucky to have that covered! Can you hire a high-schooler or college kid to come over and get your child ready for school in the mornings?...
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    Trying to find time for mental health

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

    Have you spoken to your therapist about the hours of your new job? Are they perhaps available during evening hours? Could you come to work late one day a week? If you cannot work things out with...
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    Transferring positions prior to 1 year in first nursing job

    Ruby Vee replied to 01.rn.10's topic in General Nursing

    Rotating is pretty common in some areas of the country -- I've worked east coast, west coast and midwest. It really isn't that bad if you go into it with a great attitude. Did you know what the...
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    Difficult lazy coworkers

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

    And she may think that because you don't help her, you're the lazy one. "Putting her in her place more than once" is not the hallmark of a good colleague or one that gets along well with others, and...
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    Last Night Shift as RN EVER!! Advic

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

    3-11 isn't exactly a "normal" shift, and it isn't dayshift. It just isn't overnights. You may or may not notice any difference in mood, health or habits. I worked 3-11 for years and then...
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    Time for a therapist?

    Ruby Vee replied to Toaster2k18's topic in Health, Stress Management

    After ONE shift you do not enjoy nursing? NO ONE enjoys their job after one shift. One shift just reminds you how much you don't know, and all of those strangers -- how are you going to know who you...
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    Supportive gym shoes

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

    Go to a running store and get fitted for a good shoe. It will cost you, but it will be worth it. Keep track of sales and buy a second pair of the same shoe when they’re on sale, and rotate them....
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    Sexual Harassment in Healthcare: Virginia Doctor Inappropriately Touches Nurse

    Ruby Vee replied to Melissa Mills's topic in Nursing News

    Decades ago, when we first got computers on the nursing unit, one of the (male) nurses learned to download Mediaography to the computers at the nurse’s station. It was uncomfortable, to say the...