Ruby Vee BSN

CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching

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    How do you handle rude comments?

    Ruby Vee replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    You haven't read the thread, have
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    Does anyone here like nursing?

    Ruby Vee replied to bluestar776's topic in General Nursing

    First off, this is a NURSING forum, so you will have nurses (and students) discussing their feelings about their jobs, their instructors, etc. It is not our responsibility not to scare future nursing...
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    HIPPA violation if the patient isn't in your facility?

    Ruby Vee replied to MoonlightRose's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Good for you! And again -- imagine my surprise that the "friend" doesn't like the
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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

    It's not about whether someone is leaving their patients for a smoke break or a pumping break or a nap or because the burrito they ate for lunch didn't agree with them . . . it's how long they're...
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    Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    Ruby Vee replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    This should have had a beverage alert. When I got to the "there was a turd in my pocket", I laughed and snorted hot chocolate all over my
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    Discharging by Wheelchair

    Ruby Vee replied to MunoRN's topic in General Nursing

    The "something magical" is that the family member who was fetching the car while you were wheeling the patient out in a wheelchair will be able to assist him in ambulating into the
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    moments

    Ruby Vee replied to new gal's topic in General Nursing

    I was young, stupid and fresh off the farm when I started my BSN. In my very first clinical, I was tasked with bathing an old gentleman in the Big City Nursing Home. We'd studied baths, practiced...
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    Therapeutic Gossip

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

    I didn't think the OP referred to having issues with someone and talking to everyone ELSE about it rather than that person. I tend to agree that gossip can be a good thing -- a team-building thing,...
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    How do you deal with nurse cliques/"gangs" bullying?

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

    I wouldn't let someone for whom I have so little respect drive me out of a job that I
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    What's the most desperate thing you've ever done to advocate for your patient?

    Ruby Vee replied to MECO28's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was living and working in a popular vacation destination in CCU. I admitted a guy who had been on a cruise ship when he arrested. He'd had a massive MI, and got bystander CPR on the cruise ship...
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    Neuro ICU or MICU

    Ruby Vee replied to catlover1313's topic in General Nursing

    Since you're a new grad, it doesn't really matter which ICU you choose. You are going to learn a TON either way, and either position would be easily transferrable to CSICU down the road. Some things...
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    Advice- No experience, job searching

    Ruby Vee replied to setsuna92's topic in General Nursing

    With only six months of experience, you are unlikely to find a position away from the bedside unless you're looking to work in a physician's office or something similar. Most of my bipolar friends...
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    New policy

    Ruby Vee replied to Raking4086's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    My hospital not only wants us to purchase Cherokee navy, but they dictate which styles we can wear. Unfortunately, none of those styles fits my 62 year old body very well. I'm going to tell you what...
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    New manager starting soon. Mixed emotions

    Ruby Vee replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    I've had lots of new managers over the years, and most of them were great. Some make an effort to sit down with every one of their staff for a 15 minute chat about their goals -- and some don't. The...
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    Which Area Has the Most Compassionate Nurses

    Ruby Vee replied to RNite's topic in General Nursing

    Which area has the most compassionate nurses? I'd say the student nurse forum on AN. Most of the other forums have just regular
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    HIPPA violation if the patient isn't in your facility?

    Ruby Vee replied to MoonlightRose's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Imagine my shock and surprise when I saw the OP state that this "friend" doesn't like
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    HIPPA violation if the patient isn't in your facility?

    Ruby Vee replied to MoonlightRose's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    If you didn't want anyone to know about your secret pregnancy and if she wasn't that close a friend, why did you tell her in the first place? Really -- this has nothing to do with her job. Keep the...
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    HIPPA violation if the patient isn't in your facility?

    Ruby Vee replied to MoonlightRose's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    If you told your friend you were pregnant in her capacity of friend, it doesn't matter where she got treatment. It isn't HIPAA protected information unless she finds out about it in the course of her...
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    HIPPA violation if the patient isn't in your facility?

    Ruby Vee replied to MoonlightRose's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Not a HIPAA violation, but perhaps a breach of
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    Feelings after first loss

    Ruby Vee replied to dharmalove's topic in General Nursing

    My first code (in 1977) was a visitor. He was fine -- visiting his wife in the hospital. Went down just like THAT -- no warning. Couldn't save him. My second code was a brand new patient, fresh...
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    question re suit

    Ruby Vee replied to 40isthenew30's topic in General Nursing

    Wear the suit -- if you don't have a different blouse, wear a nice scarf to take the attention away from your blouse. I doubt anyone will
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    How do you handle rude comments?

    Ruby Vee replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I. just. can't. even. You are trying to excuse the inexcusable, and you're expecting the person who is in the middle of a life or death trauma to not only understand and make allowances for someone's...
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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

    Thanks for the education about breast milk. However, I didn't give birth or choose to breast feed, so it shouldn't be MY problem to deal with except in very extreme circumstances. Routinely...
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    What is harder- nursing school or first year working?

    Ruby Vee replied to BookishBelle's topic in General Nursing

    I thought nursing school was harder, but maybe it was the three jobs I held the last year of nursing school. The first year of nursing -- only ONE job, only 40 hours per week -- was easier. And I...
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    How do you handle rude comments?

    Ruby Vee replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Cancer scares people, and not all of them can react selflessly to your news and provide you with a shoulder to lean on and then go home to worry whether they might get cancer. They want to distance...