Ruby Vee BSN

CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching

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    Travel Nurse

    Ruby Vee replied to sbrunken's topic in Travel

    Travel nursing is something you do after you've been a nurse for at least two years, in the specialty in which you'd like to travel. So that's a ways in the future for you. Travel assignments are...
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    Advise wanted. Considering 2nd career as NP

    Ruby Vee replied to elmtree's topic in Advanced Practice

    You do realize that you have to be a nurse before you can be a nurse practitioner, right? Most people think of nursing a stressful profession, with staffing issues, deadlines, charting to do (much of...
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    Getting a puppy and working 12 hour shifts?

    Ruby Vee replied to Hwills94's topic in General Nursing

    Been there; done that and lived to tell the tale, although there were times when I doubted that one particular puppy would live through the experience. She turned out fine, too. Puppies have small...
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    Weird meeting with manager

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

    You are taking this far too personally, and it appears that you know nothing about drug
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    Weird meeting with manager

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

    Forgetting to chart a narcotic is a different thing from your system making it easy to pull narcs on the wrong patient. Have you made more than one error? It sounds as if the meeting with your...
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    Education Conspiracy

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

    Bedside nursing is not "staying stagnant". Bedside nursing requires constant continuing education, updates, certifications, etc. The fact that someone is a nurse because they want to take care of...
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    Education Conspiracy

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

    WOW! Ok,
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    Do you think nurses get special treatment?

    Ruby Vee replied to NurseLife88's topic in General Nursing

    I am white, so I can't say for sure. But my Black colleague was pulled over for speeding, had no proof of insurance and her tags were out of state and expired. She didn't get a ticket -- just a...
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    Too soon to ask about going part time or to day shift?

    Ruby Vee replied to newnurse085's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I must have missed where there is something that has changed about the kids since the OP took the full time night shift
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    Too soon to ask about going part time or to day shift?

    Ruby Vee replied to newnurse085's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I believe this is a situation where asking CAN hurt and you DO have something to lose. The OP was hired for full time nights; that means they want her to work full time nights. Asking for something...
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    Too soon to ask about going part time or to day shift?

    Ruby Vee replied to newnurse085's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Probationary periods vary and can be as much as six months. If you don't keep your nose clean, so to speak, it can be even longer. Best to stay under the radar as much as possible until you're off...
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    Education Conspiracy

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

    Then why do we see so many BSNs who aren't competent in drafting policies, understanding legistlation or best management practices, etc.? All of those things can be learned by ADNs and diploma nurses...
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    Medicine vs Surgery Unit

    Ruby Vee replied to Alto22's topic in General Nursing

    Probably not, if only because medical doctors ruminate more before doing anything than surgeons do. Ask a cardiologist and a surgeon for a central line, and the surgeon will slap one in while the...
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    Medicine vs Surgery Unit

    Ruby Vee replied to Alto22's topic in General Nursing

    I loved CCU. You'll get patients with heart failure, MIs, vascular diseases. An acute MI with a balloon pump is a very interesting
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    NICU vs. PCICU New Grad

    Ruby Vee replied to Tiffanyhousworth's topic in Nursing Career

    The longer training in the PCICU is a big plus -- the stronger foundation you get as a new grad, the better off you are. Four months seems a little light for a brand new nurse in the NICU. Of...
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    Interviewing for the same job twice

    Ruby Vee replied to sts188's topic in General Nursing

    You've been at your current job for less than a year. In general, it takes about two years for a new grad to become competent. Concentrate on enhancing your skills and knowledge where you are now....
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    Medicine vs Surgery Unit

    Ruby Vee replied to Alto22's topic in General Nursing

    Both are interesting, but for different reasons. As a rule, general surgery (especially day surgery) has quicker turnover of patients. Medicine has slower turnover, but usually multiple...
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    Being called a racial slur by a patient I sat?

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

    Some patients are jerks. They'll insult you, curse at you and call you names. I wish I had a dollar for every patient that's called me "Fat white (bad word that rhymes with itch)", "(bad word that...
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    ANA New Membership: Join or shred?

    Ruby Vee replied to nursewall-e's topic in General Nursing

    Representatives from the ANA toured my unit a few years ago. I was asked to show them around. After chatting with them, it became glaringly obvious that they were not only out of touch with the...
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    Do I take my first job offer?? HELP

    Ruby Vee replied to RNjackie23's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations! I think it's a great opportunity, both professionally and
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    Education Conspiracy

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

    "Classist" is probably a better term than the one I used: "Judgemental". Arrogant is probably also accurate. The ADN graduates I've precepted show just as much critical thinking as the BSN...
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    Education Conspiracy

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

    Whoa . . . judge much. Class
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    Should I report the person who scheduled me to a patient I should not have been sitting?

    Ruby Vee replied to Rayrayma's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I wondered about that
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    Education Conspiracy

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

    As a preceptor, I have not noticed a big difference between a new grad with a BSN and one with an ADN -- except for the fact that the BSNs always seem to start the job telling me about their plans to...
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    Advice on becoming a NICU Nurse

    Ruby Vee replied to virginaboy778's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    People have finished school and gone directly into the NICU, but you may have to decide whether you can afford to wait for one particular specialty before starting to work. Many of us have bills to...