Ruby Vee BSN

CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching

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    What would you do?

    Ruby Vee replied to DesertRosee's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    If you truly have no preference, I'd go with the first hospital for the greater opportunities. The commute may be a deal breaker for some, but it's right on the cusp of what I'd tolerate. In other...
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    Bullying in the work place

    Ruby Vee replied to haney13's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You cannot fix someone else's problems for them. You chose to fix your own problems by moving on -- good for you! But the other staff who are being "bullied" need to fix their own problems, either...
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    Pendulum Swinging too Far on Pain Meds?

    Ruby Vee replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Pardon my ignorance, but what is a "diner stone"? IV Tylenol is amazing stuff . . . I got it when I had my knees replaced, and I looked forward more to the Tylenol than to the
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    I want to like my preceptor, but...

    Ruby Vee replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    Sadly, asking for a new preceptor can backfire on you. As long as the preceptor isn't throwing you under the bus, neglecting to teach or sexually harassing you, do your best to get along. My...
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    No Respect.

    Ruby Vee replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    That's true. Also the families would reach that kleenex or remote control or blanket or whatever and hand it to the patient instead of putting on the call light and asking the nurse to do it for...
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    No Respect.

    Ruby Vee replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    The "Customer Service Model" killed most of those old
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    Black Sheep...time to leave?

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

    The rational thing to do is probably to stay where you are -- you enjoy the patient population and some of your coworkers are wonderful. You're going to be going back to school next year, and if...
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    How late after your shift do you stay at work?

    Ruby Vee replied to FLnurse1127's topic in General Nursing

    First thing is to get the charting correct. We start out slow with only one patient, and I do the "work" while the orientee charts. Once the orientee has the charting down -- usually no more than a...
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    No Respect.

    Ruby Vee replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you about the private rooms with large windows, sleeper couches for family, flat screen TVs, etc. It reinforces the "customer service" idea of patient care and it also hides all the...
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    It's Does No Good To Gripe About Nursing

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

    I cannot imagine the reason for posting this extremely negative post. You're not looking for advice, but I'm offering some anyway: If you meet a jerk on your way to work this morning, you've met a...
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    What Kind of Nursing Should I Go Into?

    Ruby Vee replied to pseudonxms's topic in Nursing Career

    Only you can decide what kind of nursing is right for you. Spend some time on the specialty forums to get an idea of what people like and dislike about the different specialties, and think about what...
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    Is Nursing a Good Career for people with corrected CTS?

    Ruby Vee replied to Guest1055576's topic in General Nursing

    CTS? Careful using acronyms because we have multiple specialties and many nationalities using this
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    How late after your shift do you stay at work?

    Ruby Vee replied to FLnurse1127's topic in General Nursing

    After forty years, most of it in ICU, I clock out on time most shifts. If we get a late OR admit or someone codes at the end of the shift, I may stay 30 minutes late to do the charting. When I...
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    Not sure if my new job is the right fit

    Ruby Vee replied to abbyemmons's topic in Critical Care

    I can certainly understand how the DC traffic could be a major stressor! Perhaps moving in with your boyfriend is also part of the stress. Only you will know that one for sure. I remember when I...
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    stressed & taking it out on loved ones

    Ruby Vee replied to nurseca8's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Knowing that you've been the cause of many arguments is a very big step. I'm wondering if a part of your stress is the new living situation as well as your job. I don't know the answer to that, and...
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    Are new grads prepared for the bedside?

    Ruby Vee replied to Robert.CFRN's topic in General Nursing

    To the extent that you will already know the basics of how to talk to patients and families, how to position the patient, the most efficient/neat way to clean up poop, what to say when you don't know...
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    What HARD truth have you learned once you became a nurse and/or CNA?

    Ruby Vee replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    The patient is the one with the disease. You can't fix them, you can only educate them and provide the tools (and maybe the motivation) for them to manage their disease wisely. You can't fix stupid....
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    No Respect.

    Ruby Vee replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    OK -- but there's a big difference between ICU Cath patients and cath patients who go home the same
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    No Respect.

    Ruby Vee replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    Family is not "usually there to help." They are supposedly there to support the patient, but even that is becoming somewhat rare these days. Often, they are there "because I have a RIGHT to see my...
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    No Respect.

    Ruby Vee replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    YES!!!
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    No Respect.

    Ruby Vee replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, it wasn't sarcasm. Depending upon the layout of the unit and the assignments, it MAY be a big deal to go and get a little water or two ice chips. I think the point of the whole thread was that...
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    No Respect.

    Ruby Vee replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps it might be unsafe for the RN to leave her brand new post cath patient and her unstable second patient to walk to the other end of the unit for ice chips. The ice chips can wait until...
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    No Respect.

    Ruby Vee replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    Sarcasm, right? I hope it's
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    Toxic Workplace: have the rose colored glasses fallen off?

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

    You like the job -- or did up until recently -- so it makes sense to sit down with someone and discuss it. You could sit down with your ANM and ask directly if he has a problem with your work. Or...
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    Staff Nurses Who Refuse To Precept Or Teach?

    Ruby Vee replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yup, that seems to be the gist of it. Only we cannot accuse them of saying that, because they're all much better than those who don't wish to