Ruby Vee BSN

CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching

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    Charge Nurse with 2 yrs Exp

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

    Nursing, especially charge nursing, is difficult for us introverts. You can make it work. You've been working Med/Surg for two years and your manager thinks you know enough to be a charge nurse....
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    Recent patient drunkenly kills motorist

    Ruby Vee replied to MilieuRN's topic in Psychiatric

    I am not a Psych nurse, have never been a Psych nurse and wouldn't even play one on TV. But I've been around for a long time, and perhaps you don't need a psych nurse response but a human, common...
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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 thing is, her assignment was to ask professional, practicing nurses her interview questions and rather than do that, she went on an anonymous forum full of people she doesn't know and cannot...
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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

    And I find it annoying (and obnoxious) that people take the time to post in order to chastise people whose comments they find annoying or obnoxious by telling those people that they shouldn't comment...
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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

    No one was unnecessarily harsh. How can you prioritize your assignments without knowing what each one entails? It was up to you to understand your assignment before deciding it was OK to leave it...
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    New manager needs help

    Ruby Vee replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    Scripting is disrespectful to patients; it would be equally disrespectful to your employees. The best compliments I have ever received were honest and sincere and accompanied by an example -- a real...
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    Would You do This Commute?

    Ruby Vee replied to westieluv's topic in General Nursing

    If it was a job I wanted, I'd do it. My last job had a 17 mile commute -- over city streets, then interstate, then city streets again. In the summer, the commute could easily turn into an hour...
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    Suspended from work for an investigation,can i resign and take another, will i look guilty

    Ruby Vee replied to SuziQ63's topic in General Nursing

    It's a prickly plant that lives in the desert. I think that was a tongue-in-cheek reference to squirting the excess narcotic into the plant rather than down the sink where it can get into our water...
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    Suspended from work for an investigation,can i resign and take another, will i look guilty

    Ruby Vee replied to SuziQ63's topic in General Nursing

    Or a good union rep. The union reps are skilled at sorting through the entire situation and negotiating on the employee's
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    Looking to Move Out of New Jersey

    Ruby Vee replied to Diamond88x's topic in Nursing Career

    Certain units have a lot of control over their schedules. I rotated every 6 weeks. That was pleasant. Someone who wants to rotate ever week can, but you don't have
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    Looking to Move Out of New Jersey

    Ruby Vee replied to Diamond88x's topic in Nursing Career

    Consider Baltimore -- there are areas of the city where housing is less expensive. Plenty of hospitals, including Johns Hopkins where the staffing seems to be good. The climate isn't much different...
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    4 years out & need help with where to begin

    Ruby Vee replied to krystalbrooke89's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Take a refresher
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    Failed nclex-rn at 265 all three attempts

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

    Many states require a refresher course after your second or third failure. I'd consider that if I were in your
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    New job

    Ruby Vee replied to SchoolNurse91's topic in Nursing Career

    There are SOOOO many threads on this subject -- go to the "First Year After Licensure" forum and you'll find hundreds. When I graduated back in the 70s, we called it "Reality Shock." Nursing isn't...
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    I'm a nursing student and tired/stressed CNA. Should I get a waitress job?

    Ruby Vee replied to michigan94's topic in General Nursing

    If you're only required to work once a month during the school year, work once a month. You can still get the waitress job to make money, but I'd at least keep a connection to this unit if you're...
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    Float Nurse???

    Ruby Vee replied to ARIA LOVE's topic in Nursing Career

    One of the fast float nursing? What does that even mean? In general, I think it's best for new grads to have one home unit. It's easier to develop a routine so you don't miss anything, learn time...
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    Could my Nursing Union Help me?

    Ruby Vee replied to NurseNinja1990's topic in General Nursing

    You didn't tell us how long you'd been at that job, or how recently you've graduated from nursing school. It matters. Many managers expect new employees -- especially new grads -- to stay at the...
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    Opinions on new "rule"

    Ruby Vee replied to sillylil's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That's a silly question, sillylil. We don't know anything about your unit, the current procedure for giving report, how the unit is staffed or covered . . . You haven't given us enough information...
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    How to store stethoscope?

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

    I suppose it could damage things over time. I have three Littman stethoscopes. One is the original "nurse model" that I was given in 1980 or so. The main tube is majorly warped from wearing it...
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    Days to Nights

    Ruby Vee replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    In 40 or so years of nursing, I have voluntarily switched from days to nights at least three times. If you're a night owl, if you're getting burned out with families and specialty consults and road...
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    Shift differentials

    Ruby Vee replied to trn2015's topic in Florida Nursing

    Can't you just do some online research? Look at the hospital's website for their pay scale. Look at a real estate website to get an idea of the cost of housing. There are even websites that compare...
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    Is 28 too old to become a travel nurse?

    Ruby Vee replied to jchristine89's topic in Travel

    Oh, good lord! My sister met her first husband on a travel assignment. With less than two years of experience, though, you really aren't qualified to be a travel nurse. You'll be expected to hit...
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    Calling off :-(

    Ruby Vee replied to gaby19's topic in General Nursing

    Passing out and going to the ER pretty much trump the expectation that you find your replacement. I suspect that expectation came about from one too many holiday
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    Your impression of a nurse working on an ambulance

    Ruby Vee replied to ClayH's topic in General Nursing

    So why aren't you introducing yourself right off the bat? You're giving report, aren't you? Your report will display your competence (or lack thereof). My husband was a transport nurse -- ground...
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    Student nurse dismayed by bedside nursing attitude

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

    And there is more than a fair number of new grads who want to work ICU for the minimum amount of time necessary to get into anesthesia school -- 7-9 of them every single year. That gets