Ruby Vee BSN

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    Floor nurse moving to ER? Lots of questions?

    Ruby Vee replied to tsm007's topic in Emergency

    It IS a bad habit, and it's a habit that won't work well in a variety of environments. Since you know you'll need to use real time charting in your prospective environment, work hard on changing that...
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    doea nursing cause health problems?

    Ruby Vee replied to Jay1900's topic in General Nursing

    I've read that too. The night shift trifecta -- obesity, diabetes and cancer. (My source is my oncologist, who may have read it somewhere or merely observed it.) Of course, as he goes on to say,...
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    Pain Scale

    Ruby Vee replied to 5228shamrock's topic in General Nursing

    Where I've worked, we've always used the 1-10 scale. Many folks will promptly give you a number (usually a number >10) but others seem confused by the whole idea. When I became a patient, I...
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    How to get into outpatient oncology

    Ruby Vee replied to RN416's topic in Oncology

    Outpatient positions are highly coveted positions and usually go to someone with a lot of inpatient experience. So my advice would be to get some more inpatient oncology
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    How to cope

    Ruby Vee replied to snf034's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You won't know whether you passed or failed until you get the final result. I was SURE I had failed, and then six weeks later I got the results in the mail -- I had passed. Don't borrow trouble...
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    "Overhire"

    Ruby Vee replied to nurseee24's topic in General Nursing

    I cannot like this
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    Assigned "Extra" Shifts

    Ruby Vee replied to missie627's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You don't have to have an excuse. Just say
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    I need answers to 6 interview Qs from experienced RNs for an assignment

    Ruby Vee replied to Brookelynne's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The fact that the previous poster doesn't seem to see the value of face-to-face interviews does not make it less important. You said it very well,
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    "Overhire"

    Ruby Vee replied to nurseee24's topic in General Nursing

    Whoa -- why would you jump into looking for the other nurses to not like you? Being an "over-hire" just means that the manager was allowed to hire you even though her FTEs were already full. There...
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    "may we contact your previous employer" what is the correct answer?

    Ruby Vee replied to EternalFeather's topic in Nursing Career

    Something I never thought of, but it sounds like great
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    "may we contact your previous employer" what is the correct answer?

    Ruby Vee replied to EternalFeather's topic in Nursing Career

    The fact that you have not heard back does not mean that you got a poor reference from your prior workplace. It might mean that the person who is going to call hasn't gotten to it yet, has called and...
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    BSN-MBA advice

    Ruby Vee replied to Indigo7's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    As stated in your other thread, an MSN with a leadership focus or an MSN/MBA combination will be more marketable than an MBA by itself. That said, I'd encourage you to figure out what you want to do...
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    Advice about pursuing a MBA degree

    Ruby Vee replied to Indigo7's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Either an MSN with a focus on leadership or an MSN-MBA combination will make you more marketable than an MBA alone. In my area, anyway, management role requires an
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    Heartbroken (long winded-sorry!)

    Ruby Vee replied to Fatsacktommy's topic in General Nursing

    You're angry now, and that's understandable. You've had a number of losses in a short time. Your manager might have intended to hire you when she told you that she intended to, but then couldn't get...
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    Favorite Specialty

    Ruby Vee replied to 2018nursewi's topic in General Nursing

    You're going to get answers from folks who love LTC but hate ICU, who love ICU but hate psych, who love psych but hate Peds, who love Peds but hate NICU, who love NICU but hate orthopedics . . . . and...
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    If you became CRNA for the money did you end up......

    Ruby Vee replied to paramedic-RN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    If these are your motivations for going to anesthesia school, how in the world are you going to afford anesthesia school in the first
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    Sent home from clinical :(

    Ruby Vee replied to marin8campy's topic in General Students

    I agree with this. Perhaps not just the questions, but your overall communication skills are in need of some work. If this is so, it's a great thing to figure out now, while you still have time to...
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    Patient is a sex offender with a tracker on his ankle

    Ruby Vee replied to Alex_RN's topic in General Nursing

    The OP doesn't need information; she needs instruction. I was a nurse long before Google, but we were taught that we didn't need to know the patient's legal status or the crime he was accused of....
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    Tips on makeup during clinicals?

    Ruby Vee replied to Pacific Nurse's topic in General Students

    If you don't want to wear make-up, don't. If you DO want to wear make-up, take yourself to the cosmetics department of Nordstrom, Belk's, Dillard's, Macy's, Filene's or any other large department...
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    Sent home from clinical :(

    Ruby Vee replied to marin8campy's topic in General Students

    We're only hearing your side of the story, and I'm sure that there has been much left out of it. Two things stand out to me. In the interest of helping you figure out what you did wrong and how not...
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    Patient is a sex offender with a tracker on his ankle

    Ruby Vee replied to Alex_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Good Lord, why would you think it was appropriate to put the results of an unsanctioned Google search on a patient's chart? The ankle tracker is important to pass on from shift to shift -- it may...
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    MD was angry I questioned him.

    Ruby Vee replied to ella2990's topic in General Nursing

    If the physicians aren't occaisionally "yelling" at you from time-to-time, you probably aren't doing your job as a patient advocate. No, seriously -- well done for standing up for your patient. A...
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    Students asking for free money

    Ruby Vee replied to l.a.m.b's topic in General Students

    Did he get
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    Army or Navy

    Ruby Vee replied to lselvio's topic in Government, Military

    She was 11. She had soccer, ballet, and numerous friends and plans that couldn't be delayed or rescheduled for a visit to her
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    Army or Navy

    Ruby Vee replied to lselvio's topic in Government, Military

    My stepchild was not interested in going between homes, seeing new places, etc. She was absolutely uninterested in anything that had to do with her being away from her mother's home and her usual...