Ruby Vee BSN

CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching

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    My husband wakes me up!

    Ruby Vee replied to BabyRN_nights's topic in General Nursing

    Humor me on this? Getting sleep is a bigger deal than a "Humor me on this." This is not a case of you asking for a favor. This is a major health and safety issue -- if he cannot get it, it needs to...
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    Failing score on clinical evaluation (long story)

    Ruby Vee replied to lilfayfay's topic in General Students

    It sounds as if you were pretty close to the pass/fail line and any little thing may have tipped you over. Perhaps there was additional feedback from the nurses at your clinical site that she wasn't...
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    Failing score on clinical evaluation (long story)

    Ruby Vee replied to lilfayfay's topic in General Students

    I realize that this is an older post, but I think you're not being hard enough on this student. Hopefully, the student has heeded some of the better advice she has been given and improved her...
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    Be honest: do you feel valued by your employer?

    Ruby Vee replied to sunnyskies9's topic in General Nursing

    After forty years at the bedside (except for the 3 months I taught, after which I couldn't WAIT to get back to the bedside), I feel as though my employer values me. My manager, her boss, her boss's...
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    Does anyone really read all this charting?

    Ruby Vee replied to gypsierose's topic in General Nursing

    And chart how confused that patient is, because when they call the police to complain that "three young, beautiful nurses and one fat, ugly old cow demanded sexual favors all night long," that...
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    Scared To Be A Nurse

    Ruby Vee replied to RN2k17's topic in General Nursing

    When you're new, you're scared. That's pretty normal. The fear of making a mistake is what keeps you from making mistakes . . . I'd be really worried about a new nurse who wasn't scared. You don't...
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    What do you wear under your scrub pants in winter?

    Ruby Vee replied to vspaniel's topic in General Nursing

    If it's just the walk in from the parking lot that you're worried about, I wear heavy slacks OVER or INSTEAD of my scrub bottoms. I don't tend to get cold at work -- if I did, I'd wear silk long...
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    What’s in your bag/what should I have as a newbie?

    Ruby Vee replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    Stethescope and calipers Pens -- because I'm picky about my pens Pencil -- because I take report and make assignments in pencil, then make notes during the day with pen. Also because you write on the...
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    Successful as a nurse

    Ruby Vee replied to satnam's topic in General Nursing

    I am not a mental health nurse, and perhaps one will chime in and let me know if I'm way off base, but it sounds to me as if you have an anxiety issue/disorder. No one is perfect -- the pressure of...
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    Medication Error

    Ruby Vee replied to CMA-RN29's topic in General Students

    Everyone makes mistakes. Every single person. There is no one who is perfect, although there may be some who will tell you they are. They're either liars or too stupid or arrogant to realize...
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    My husband wakes me up!

    Ruby Vee replied to BabyRN_nights's topic in General Nursing

    Not the basement! He'll clomp around in heavy boots or clogs all day! Or he'll throw balls for the dog to
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    Could the reason I got fired from my last job affect becoming a nurse

    Ruby Vee replied to Allie94's topic in Nursing Career

    MISTAKE? A mistake is when you pick up the pepper shaker rather than the salt shaker and use it on your grapefruit. A mistake is when you put the ice cream in the microwave and the popcorn in the...
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    Could the reason I got fired from my last job affect becoming a nurse

    Ruby Vee replied to Allie94's topic in Nursing Career

    "Not really lying" means "not really honest" as well. I have to say, I don't think much of your
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    Could the reason I got fired from my last job affect becoming a nurse

    Ruby Vee replied to Allie94's topic in Nursing Career

    I've never seen anyone get fired merely for having a relationship with a coworker. It's when said relationship impacts the job -- like having sex at work -- that employees are terminated. And,...
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    Could the reason I got fired from my last job affect becoming a nurse

    Ruby Vee replied to Allie94's topic in Nursing Career

    If it happened and you denied it, you lied. Lying is indicative of poor character, and no one wants to hire someone who they cannot trust to tell the truth. Your former employer doesn't need to tell...
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    Why so much Negativity in Nursing?

    Ruby Vee replied to lindsayCalifornia's topic in General Nursing

    Some PEOPLE are just negative. Nurses are people, and some of us are negative as well. The folks who are going to write long posts on a forum like this are usually the ones who have something...
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    Seasoned nurses - a brief survey...

    Ruby Vee replied to Rocketskates's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Most folks start to feel confident at about the one year mark -- they realize that they can handle most of what gets thrown at them and that they know how to find answers for the rest. I was a bit...
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    The Not So "Nursey" Things...

    Ruby Vee replied to HCPSRMA's topic in School

    Not a school nurse, but I did have a patient demand that I call his girlfriend and tell her he never wanted to see her again. (18 or 19 year old patient in
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    Bathroom Door Question/ Best Practice

    Ruby Vee replied to frances81's topic in General Nursing

    i've always labored under the same assumption. Maybe rearrange your office so you cannot see the bathroom from your
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    New Grad Quitting After 6 Months at a Hospital.

    Ruby Vee replied to CoffeeNetflixRepeat's topic in Nursing Career

    The first year of nursing is miserable -- if you haven't already done so, check out some of the threads on the "First Year After Licensure" forum. That said, six months is way too early to be giving...
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    Fired from first hospital job

    Ruby Vee replied to nurseblondie26's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked just as many places where probation is six months as I have where it was three months. And the first med error or two may have extended the
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    Fired from first hospital job

    Ruby Vee replied to nurseblondie26's topic in General Nursing

    You made three errors (that you know of) in a very short period of time. It's great that you self-reported, but you made three errors. I hesitate to even point this out because it should be so...
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    Posting resident info on Facebook

    Ruby Vee replied to FashionablyL8's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    You don't really know what sort of punishment Jane received -- nor is it your business to know. Your manager thanked you and told you it would be handled; it's been
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    Nurses with children always go home early?

    Ruby Vee replied to Agatha12's topic in General Nursing

    Well said, and
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    Nurses with children always go home early?

    Ruby Vee replied to Agatha12's topic in General Nursing

    While you say that you never ask for handouts at work or think of yourself as more important because you have kids, you also say that the magnitude of importance for things for single people is not...