Ruby Vee BSN

CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching

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    Dealing with a dirty old man

    Ruby Vee replied to BookishBelle's topic in General Nursing

    Nip it in the BUTT? How appropriate for the topic.(I think the expression you were looking for was "nip it in the
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    Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    Ruby Vee replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps you're right. Years ago, I gave report to a relatively new nurse (a couple of years) on a comatose patient in the ICU who had that "waiting for Jesus" look. (OK, that's "jargon already.) He...
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    Brave or just stupid?

    Ruby Vee replied to Polly Peptide's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The PA role isn't superior, but it also isn't based on the idea that you already have basic nursing experience and are looking to "advance" your practice. Schools are continuing to make a path for...
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    Seriously?!?! You gotta be kidding me!

    Ruby Vee replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone can get a date if they set their sights LOW
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    How would you react? Body odor discussion.

    Ruby Vee replied to Nurse-rachet1's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes families profess to be "OK" after an apology -- at least to the one who has apologized -- but they'll still go up the chain of management, continuing to complain. We're not sure if the...
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    Really hard choice

    Ruby Vee replied to Nurseannieb's topic in General Nursing

    That's a great idea, and it's what I would do. However, if the poster is on orientation, it may be difficult to match her with a preceptor. She may have to decide between a consistent preceptor and...
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    Seriously?!?! You gotta be kidding me!

    Ruby Vee replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Nursing

    The chief complaint: "My wife fainted." My dear friend's late husband was an ER physician. Ed loved to tell of the Halloween night he was stuck in the ER working during a thunderstorm. The triage...
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    Seriously?!?! You gotta be kidding me!

    Ruby Vee replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Nursing

    Really -- how far away was the Med Surf unit? It could be a couple of hours drive if you don't work right on the
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    Seriously?!?! You gotta be kidding me!

    Ruby Vee replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Nursing

    Years (decades) ago when I was working Med/Surg, I got a patient from the ER with a diagnosis of "decub". The charge nurse "took report" while I set up the room, and when the patient arrived, he was...
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    My coworker was high and got away with it

    Ruby Vee replied to Volley88's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure what "consuming edibles" means, and I have no idea why you would be "noticing" Jon's phone or text messages. Could be that I'm just old and out of touch, but I see no reason for anyone...
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    Not today Satan, not today!

    Ruby Vee replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Nursing

    Years ago, when I was a new grad, I was given the task of doing daily weights on half of our 30-bed unit while the team leaders were taking night shift's report. I won't go into how young, dumb and...
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    Orders from hell...

    Ruby Vee replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps you could fix this whole issue by providing the patient's family with the physicians pager number (or even private cell phone number) so they could go "straight to the top" if they needed
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    Orders from hell...

    Ruby Vee replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in General Nursing

    Beverage
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    Not today Satan, not today!

    Ruby Vee replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it's for real. And I still wake up sometimes and pray fervently that that malevolent spirit stayed right where it was instead of following me home. That hospital had more than one ghost, but...
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    A stye in your eye *semi-vent*

    Ruby Vee replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think any of us really needs to know what happened. Princess Bride made an error or breached protocol, but evidently it wasn't a serious error or breach. The important thing here is that...
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    A stye in your eye *semi-vent*

    Ruby Vee replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    But your outer mature and professional nurse
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    Not today Satan, not today!

    Ruby Vee replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Nursing

    I was a critical care nurse, but the surgeons were at a conference and with no scheduled surgeries, our census was down. They floated me to the rehab floor. Nights were extremely slow on the rehab...
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    Herniated disc!? SOS

    Ruby Vee replied to California22's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I herniated L5/S1 on the right side helping with a transfer of a 500 pound quad to a specialty bed. Perhaps I was more fortunate than you. The first day I had a little sciatic pain, the second day...
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    Job Offer But it's Out-of-state

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

    Really -- your doubts about this job are because it's DAY shift? It's a great opportunity, and I suspect you can train yourself to be awake in the morning. After years and years of night shift, I've...
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    Allnurses needs nurses

    Ruby Vee replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Regarding the questions that are asked over and over -- some of them are WORTH starting a new thread every couple of years or so. Not the NETY or PVT ones, but the ones about how to thrive on the...
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    Scenario Topics Interview

    Ruby Vee replied to jt47382's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The blizzard of the century is predicted and your 4 year old's baby sitter cancelled. How many back-up baby sitters do you have? (Answer shows commitment to getting to work as scheduled and perhaps...
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    Irritable

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

    Sounds like part of "reality shock" to me . . . what we used to call the first year of nursing. My advice -- treat each absurd request or outrageous demand/jab/question as fodder for a funny story...
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    Reducing Anxiety: Panel Interviews

    Ruby Vee replied to akakelsy's topic in Nursing Career

    OK, I hate panel interviews too. I hate it has the applicant, I hate it as a member of the panel. These things are rarely planned well (or at all). Often what happens is that the manager runs...
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    Accept this job or wait to hear from other?

    Ruby Vee replied to em3120's topic in General Nursing

    A residency position IS an RN position -- but the residency may have an additional class day or meeting to help new nurses learn work place relationships, self care strategies, etc. That doesn't mean...
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    Break Relief RN

    Ruby Vee replied to nwnikki's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Is the position eight hours, or how is it scheduled? When I worked in ICU years ago, we had a nurse who was out for nearly eight months with cancer. When she came back to work, she could work only...