Ruby Vee BSN

CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching

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    Mom Passed

    Ruby Vee replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    You are NOT a terrible person. Your first responsibility is to take care of yourself, and if you needed to distance yourself from a cruel, unstable and mean person, then you distance yourself from...
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    Conflict with friend/coworker

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

    Honestly, it does not sound as tho Flo is really YOUR friend, although it does sound as if you are HER friend. It's long past time to have a straightforward conversation with her. You can only tell...
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    Problem with work environment

    Ruby Vee replied to Flossy73's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    She might have -- apparently this wasn't the first time he was caught by a husband while she was at
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    Would you give up your dream job for a relationship?

    Ruby Vee replied to Alexxoxox's topic in Nursing Career

    Yes, I've given up my dream job for a relationship. At the time, I'd been married for four months and my husband (who had been trying to get into the Air Force and had been unequivocally rejected)...
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    What is your worst visitor story?

    Ruby Vee replied to nordie's topic in General Nursing

    There was the visitor who gave her intubated son an entire bottle of Snapple by wetting a swab and putting it in his mouth. Sadly, the patient aspirated and eventually died. She wanted to sue the...
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    Problem with work environment

    Ruby Vee replied to Flossy73's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So the guy wanted to change assignments three shifts running? The answer is "NO." That's a complete sentence. Assignments should never be changed unless there's a very good reason -- and not just...
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    Mom Passed

    Ruby Vee replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry. You may not know how you feel right away, but your feelings will probably clarify themselves as you move through the ritual of funeral, graveside services, writing thank you cards,...
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    Anybody have rituals they do when a patient passes?

    Ruby Vee replied to crnfaIwillbe's topic in General Nursing

    If you've lost a child, I can see why this ritual might be comforting. But losing a patient? No. Especially the part about losing a patient. If you want to do a private ritual when you lose a...
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    Bizarre Co-Worker Rant!

    Ruby Vee replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    I
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    Questions about military branch nursing!

    Ruby Vee replied to bqanna's topic in General Nursing

    The best source of information is probably your recruiters. I was married to an Air Force nurse and a close friend was a Navy nurse. The application process at that time (1984) was pretty easy. The...
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    Starting Nursing School Next Week!

    Ruby Vee replied to dshaynna's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I haven't been to school in decades and have no idea what "Boot Camp" might be. But welcome to AN anyway, and good luck with
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    What is your worst visitor story?

    Ruby Vee replied to nordie's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I wish we could tazer the visitors sometimes. There was the visitor in eastern Washington state when I worked there years ago who came in toting a six-shooter (with a freakishly long barrel)...
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    What is your worst visitor story?

    Ruby Vee replied to nordie's topic in General Nursing

    What a fun thread! There are so many stories . . . There was the gypsy (self-described) family who stole a portable X-ray machine. Everyone wondered at the time what they could possibly do with...
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    allnurses avatars

    Ruby Vee replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

    I'm shocked that I missed the post at the time! I love the avatar -- I'm going to start trying to figure out how to use it
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    allnurses avatars

    Ruby Vee replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

    Ooooh! What a fun thread! What can you do with with 'Ruby
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    Psych Nurse to Med Surg

    Ruby Vee replied to nina12345's topic in Medical-Surgical

    As a new grad, you don't have any Med/Surg skills as such. You've just learned enough to begin to learn skills. The skills you're learning on psych are not only transferrable, but will be very...
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    Bizarre Co-Worker Rant!

    Ruby Vee replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps Ms. Kelly has anger issues, perhaps there's more lurking beneath the surface than you are aware. Either way, just call her "Ms. Kelly" and that should be fine. It's her own special bugaboo....
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    Am I asking for too much help?

    Ruby Vee replied to newycRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Awwww,
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    Nurse Residency Start Dates

    Ruby Vee replied to dagley's topic in General Nursing

    Have you tried checking the websites of facilities in which you'd like to
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    Why do some nurses hate it in others pump at work?

    Ruby Vee replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    I've turned on the multi-quote on the site as instructed above, but it doesn't work on my iPad, although it does on my laptop. Have I missed something? Or doesn't it work on
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    Am I asking for too much help?

    Ruby Vee replied to newycRN's topic in Nursing Career

    There are ALWAYS things we don't know and have to ask about. Even after 40 years, I find things that I need to ask about. Recently, I asked my orientee (who came to us from a Neuro ICU) about...
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    Psych Nurse to Med Surg

    Ruby Vee replied to nina12345's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Wait -- you're a new grad and you're already looking for a THIRD job? Stay where you are for two years, and then start looking for a Med/Surg job. You're already starting to look like a job-hopper,...
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    New grad in a ER, need advise!

    Ruby Vee replied to texasguy013's topic in General Nursing

    Rather than talk to the boss, who it seems is unavailable, why not talk to the good preceptor and ask her advice. She's probably far more able to point you in the right direction that the...
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    What's the shortest time you stayed at a job and why did you leave?

    Ruby Vee replied to sweet sunshine's topic in General Nursing

    Three months. There was a pilot program to train Clin techs for the ICUs, and each of the ICUs contributed an instructor for the length of the first class -- three months. I stayed the time I'd...
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    Why do some nurses hate it in others pump at work?

    Ruby Vee replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    I think you've got it backward. The "Me! Me! Me!" attitudes seem to come from the pumpers who are abusing their coworkers, not from the coworkers who put up with the abuse a few times, then decide...