Ruby Vee BSN

CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching

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    Clinical: having THAT nurse

    Ruby Vee replied to SRN2018's topic in General Students

    You're right -- I completely missed
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    Hmm...that's nice

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

    That license thing was WAYYYY over the
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    Magnet vs. Closer to home

    Ruby Vee replied to pleasenocdif's topic in General Nursing

    That's pretty much how I see it,
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    Weird meeting with manager

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

    Whether the ED has a procedural Pyxis or a profile Pyxis, the OP needs to be mindful of the "Five Rights" when pulling medications. If it's a procedural Pyxis, she needs to be MORE vigilent, lot...
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    Too many interviews?

    Ruby Vee replied to nurse_kitkat1014's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    First, congratulations on getting so many interviews! How do you feel about this particular job? Is it someplace you'd enjoy working and populated with people with whom you'd like to work? Do you...
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    References checked. How long to wait for a potential job offer?

    Ruby Vee replied to thesimplenurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'd wait until Monday -- the decision may be made by the end of the week, but the calls or offer letter may take longer. Sometimes you have to wait
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    Magnet vs. Closer to home

    Ruby Vee replied to pleasenocdif's topic in General Nursing

    What is the commute like? Is it fifty minutes on the beltway fighting traffic or fifty minutes over country roads with nice scenery? Do you need time to decompress between work and greeting your...
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    Discovery of Falsified Documentation

    Ruby Vee replied to travelingrn2001's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    And I don't get paid enough to deliver news like
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    Clinical: having THAT nurse

    Ruby Vee replied to SRN2018's topic in General Students

    To be fair, the OP didn't use the dreaded NETY phrase. But she did disappear, probably because not everyone sympathized with her assessment of the nurses she encountered in her
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    ED Pay vs Med/Surg Pay

    Ruby Vee replied to trumley's topic in Emergency

    Must be a travel nurse
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    Hmm...that's nice

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

    You pulled out your RN license? WOW! That seems like using a hammer when a flyswatter would have
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    A good start to my new job

    Ruby Vee replied to AvaRose's topic in General Nursing

    Most of us introverts learn to "fake our whole personality" for 12 hours -- some to a greater or lessor extent than others. I'm assuming, here, that you're an introvert and your colleagues tend to...
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    help

    Ruby Vee replied to leeG's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm sorry you don't think you can retire from bedside nursing. You certainly can. I intend to. Taking care of patients is a very interesting, challenging and useful profession. Please don't...
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    Help! How do I deal with frustrating patients

    Ruby Vee replied to FDE123's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Those types of confused patients with anal sphincter family members are in ICUs everywhere -- not just Neuro ICUs. I've had my share of "frontal" patients in CTICU when they stroke peri-operatively....
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    ED Pay vs Med/Surg Pay

    Ruby Vee replied to trumley's topic in Emergency

    Nope. The base pay is the same. Differentials and on call pay may make a difference in what annual salary gets reported to the IRS, but the pay is the
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    New grad interview on Ortho Unit

    Ruby Vee replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Orthopedic

    Congratulations on your new job! I hope you learn tons! I really appreciated the nurses on the ortho unit who took such great care of me when I really needed
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    Hmm...that's nice

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

    This is related to my point. The profession of the patient or his relatives really doesn't matter -- we do our best for
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    Hmm...that's nice

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

    It appears that you are talking about working in a clinic and visiting your son's pediatrician, also in a clinic. Clinic's policies and procedures about the sharing of information may be different...
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    Hmm...that's nice

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

    Your post just answered the previous question -- why would we ever NOT mention that we're nurses. In addition to the fact that it changes the dynamic of the conversation, many people "play the nurse...
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    Hmm...that's nice

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

    I'm sorry -- I don't understand your point. Are you saying that people actually get "better treatment" by "playing the nurse
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    I Gotta See If He Is Dead!

    Ruby Vee replied to spotangel's topic in General Nursing

    If the body is in the hospital morgue, there may be hospital policies against visitors in the morgue. Sometimes, in the case that a family member is required to identify a John Doe, they may be...
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    Breaking Bread in the Breakroom

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

    We have fabulous relationships with most of the physicians and surgeons where I work. I'm pretty sure it's due to the fact that when we plan a holiday potluck or our typical Sunday night "breakfast...
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    Nurses who married a nurse?

    Ruby Vee replied to AubrieV's topic in General Nursing

    My husband and I are both nurses. We tried to have the same weekends and holidays off -- and that meant volunteering to work Christmas because my husband was working Christmas, or trading for someone...
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    New grad wanting to quit

    Ruby Vee replied to hw1992's topic in Nursing Career

    I suspect from the language you used that you're in a different country than me, but in the US RNs have to take classes on fire safety and elder abuse. It could be that you got scheduled to take the...
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    Preceptor burnout

    Ruby Vee replied to QuarterLife88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh for the love of Pete! And you don't think women get tired of all humans being referred to as "he" everyplace OTHER than here? Suck it