Ruby Vee BSN

CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching

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    We fail our old people and it's heartbreaking

    Ruby Vee replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    I can see how lack of heat and hot water would be seen as evidence of some BIG PROBLEM by many, but there are those of us who manage just fine without it. I grew up on my great grandfather's farm in...
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    Is it legal for your boss to dictate where you poop?

    Ruby Vee replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I hope none of those nurses have ulcerative colitis, irritable bowel syndrome or had a bad taco for
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    Getting yelled at by a doctor for the first time....

    Ruby Vee replied to NewbieNurse93's topic in General Nursing

    Every job has it's jerks who yell, posture, carry one, etc. It stands to reason that every newbie in every field will have a first encounter with one of those jerks. I had a manager one time (not in...
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    Getting yelled at by a doctor for the first time....

    Ruby Vee replied to NewbieNurse93's topic in General Nursing

    You are SOOOO out of
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    Getting yelled at by a doctor for the first time....

    Ruby Vee replied to NewbieNurse93's topic in General Nursing

    In the 1970s or 1980s, telling the physician to "put down your effing finger" may have resulted in the loss of your job. These are more enlightened times. If someone is disrespectful to you, you...
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    Getting yelled at by a doctor for the first time....

    Ruby Vee replied to NewbieNurse93's topic in General Nursing

    In Florida, narcotic scripts need an actual paper script -- they cannot be called in to the pharmacy, for example. The signature may be printed or stamped. At least, that has been my (rather...
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    Getting yelled at by a doctor for the first time....

    Ruby Vee replied to NewbieNurse93's topic in General Nursing

    I missed the insult. Nope, I reread the post and I still couldn't find the insult. I really feel sad about your ability to find insults in basically good
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    First time posters

    Ruby Vee replied to AceOfHearts<3's topic in General Students

    And yet your answer fits. Can I nominate the "My coworkers all hate me because I'm beautiful" thread for the "Best of"
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    First time posters

    Ruby Vee replied to AceOfHearts<3's topic in General Students

    I am amazed at how many of these snowflakes are outraged that they got actual answers to their questions instead of virtual hugs and rainbows blown up their skirts. "But this is a SUPPORT GROUP,"...
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    First time posters

    Ruby Vee replied to AceOfHearts<3's topic in General Students

    I'll agree with selection bias. I try not to miss a NETY
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    First time posters

    Ruby Vee replied to AceOfHearts<3's topic in General Students

    If you don't respond, they're unlikely to call you out personally to tell you how mean you are, that you must be a bully and that you're a popular topic of conversation on the student forums for your...
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    Are you discerning with your "likes"?

    Ruby Vee replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I'm really flattered when I get "Likes" from posters I respect. But then, I also get excited when I get hateful posts from those whom I disrespect. Knowing who you piss off is just as important as...
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    Are you discerning with your "likes"?

    Ruby Vee replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Many years ago, in the infancy of the internet when we read newsgroups on usenet, someone took exception to a post I'd made defending a soap opera character who was quite unpopular. They emailed me...
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    12 hour Shifts

    Ruby Vee replied to Jbeckett11's topic in Health, Stress Management

    You might as well think of your workweek as noted above -- you work Thursday, Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday this week. Four shifts. Next week, you work Friday, Monday and Wednesday. Three shifts....
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    Sleep

    Ruby Vee replied to Jbeckett11's topic in Health, Stress Management

    That's good advice. And there are special lamps that you can buy that wake you slowly and gently by changing the light in your room. Also, Ambien to get to sleep on the nights before work may help....
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    Med surg/tele new grad to ophthalmology ambulatory surgery center

    Ruby Vee replied to Katya944's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure how new a new grad you are, but if you haven't been in your current job for at least a year, stay put. This advice is doubly important since you're planning to move to "Cali"...
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    Sleep

    Ruby Vee replied to Jbeckett11's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Are you making an effort to go to bed at the same time and get up at the same time every morning? Are you getting enough
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    When was your first "nurse" moment?

    Ruby Vee replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in General Students

    Mine was about the time I was telling the patient "I'll let the nurse know," and realized that I AM the
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    Am I Biased Against Rural Healthcare?

    Ruby Vee replied to rvnbabe's topic in General Students

    The question isn't whether you are right or wrong. Nor is it whether your instructor is right or wrong. The question is whether or not you wish to pass. If you do, the instructor is right....
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    My Body Is Not My Resume: Exploring Nursing Dress Codes

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

    I'd be very happy if the danged color coded, style-dictated poor quality scrubs we're forced to wear would go away. After that, tattoos and
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    Fingerprint failure

    Ruby Vee replied to Rntr's topic in General Nursing

    I was fingerprinted in Annapolis, MD a few years ago. The finger print tech was shocked that after so many years of nursing, I still have fingerprints. Purell destroys finger prints, she said. Then...
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    IV Bolus

    Ruby Vee replied to mariok's topic in General Nursing

    Are you in an ICU, a stepdown or the floor? Is the patient an infant, child, or adult? Is the adult a strong, athletic man or a frail little old lady on the verge of CHF? Why are they getting the...
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    Fox News calls CNA a nurse

    Ruby Vee replied to Emergent's topic in Nursing News

    Very sad that a 20 year old lost her life in such a sensless accident. As far as calling her a nurse -- consider the source. Fox news is fake news if there ever was such a
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    Are you discerning with your "likes"?

    Ruby Vee replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I like the ones I strongly agree with, the ones that are written so well I'd like to borrow a line or two or the ones that make me snort my beverage all over my screen. Although I'll admit to...
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    Baltimore patient left at bus stop middle night 30 degree wearing just hospital gown

    Ruby Vee replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Nursing News

    I don't know the whole story -- I wasn't there. If you were, I bow to your superior knowledge. But if you weren't, perhaps there is more than one side to the story. The hospital's side,...