Ruby Vee BSN

CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching

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    Switching jobs is it worth it?

    Ruby Vee replied to msward1987's topic in General Students

    You've only talked about dollars and cents, and from that perspective it makes little sense to switch jobs. So I'm confused about your confusion. What would make the new job more attractive than the...
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    I quit nursing in my second year, feeling really bad, expressing my thoughts...

    Ruby Vee replied to Matucm's topic in General Students

    I suggest you take another look at your attitudes toward women. It's displayed pretty clearly in the series of threads you started to complain about how awful it was to work with all those
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    How are you taking your skills exams? Recorded Video or Direct Observation

    Ruby Vee replied to Nursingstudent711's topic in General Students

    As a CNA instructor, I'll say that as long as the student demonstrates that they are aware that they messed up and HOW they messed up (I broke sterile field when I reached across it to grab that...
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    Looking to Relocate

    Ruby Vee replied to makaylalambeth's topic in Nursing Career

    First, it would be best if you could stay at your current job for a full year at the barest minimum. Is there some reason you HAVE to move in June? New employers are going to look askance at a...
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    transfer to ICU unit

    Ruby Vee replied to JabRN17's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Not getting the first ICU job you applied for may be disappointing, but it's not the end of the world. Just reapply. Volunteer for a hospital-wide committee and perhaps you'll meet some ICU nurses...
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    Is nursing right for me or accounting?

    Ruby Vee replied to nightskies's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    No one but you is going to know what is right for you. I've been a nurse for four decades, and it was right for me. But at one point, I was so burned out I wanted to be an accountant, and perhaps...
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    RN to BSN

    Ruby Vee replied to ashelly's topic in General Students

    If, by "RN test" you mean the licensing exam (NCLEX), then no. You must finish your nursing program to be eligible to take the licensing
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    Does "BSN preferred" mean "ADNs need not apply"?

    Ruby Vee replied to nursewall-e's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I have no idea what WAS behind it, but I can guess. My ICU is the "feeder unit" for the local CRNA program. Our turnover is tremendous -- some of our new grads are barely off orientation before...
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    I got fired while being on orientation at a hospital for just 1 week. Why did this happen?

    Ruby Vee replied to Strugaaa4eva's topic in General Nursing

    Personal phone calls on company time -- especially personal phone calls that last "awhile" -- are a red flag. Especially for someone in their first
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    I quit nursing in my second year, feeling really bad, expressing my thoughts...

    Ruby Vee replied to Matucm's topic in General Students

    After having lined up and read all of your threads, I think the problems were of your own making. Women are people, too. I am sure that if you treated your female instructors and classmates as...
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    I got fired while being on orientation at a hospital for just 1 week. Why did this happen?

    Ruby Vee replied to Strugaaa4eva's topic in General Nursing

    Once you put it online, you don't get to choose who answers or how they answer. You can "accept" the answers or choose to ignore them, but you did solicit advice. It looks like you DID do something...
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    Canceled Patient Morphine Allergy

    Ruby Vee replied to RNlife6's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Our software requires a physician's order to cancel a drug allergy. They grumble about it, but if you ask them to (and document the reason why it's appropriate) they will write the
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    Suspended for a Medication Error

    Ruby Vee replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Verbal orders aren't given or taken much nowadays, back in the day they were very common. It was the way we did things then -- not saying it was ever a good way to do things, but it was just the way...
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    Go Fund Me for Co-workers?

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

    I guess I don't understand why your best friend needed money because her sister
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    Go Fund Me for Co-workers?

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

    I worked with a nurse who was supporting her husband, a starving artist. It was all romantic and all until they had kids. He couldn't watch the kids because that would take time away from his art....
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    Being friends with residents on Facebook

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

    Really, really dumb
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    Going out with your co-workers (Mixing Business with pleasure)

    Ruby Vee replied to Plumrose15153's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I married a coworker. That said, we kept it pretty much on the down-low. Some people actually believed that it was a coincidence we both got married in the same (distant) city the same
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    Lost stethoscopes

    Ruby Vee replied to mthiga's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing that elaborate is needed. Just say no. There's always some other nurse in the crowd who will whip out the stethoscope and offer
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    Should drug diverters be prosecuted?

    Ruby Vee replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Please use the quote function so we can tell to whom you are being
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    Go Fund Me for Co-workers?

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

    Our parents generation (or at least MY parents generation) lived close to their extended family and were deeply involved in their churches and communities. When the neighbor's house burned down and...
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    Burnout: What Am I Missing?

    Ruby Vee replied to Katillac's topic in Health, Stress Management

    This makes perfect
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    If you go to a hospital get ready to YELL

    Ruby Vee replied to BSN16's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yeah. Anal orifice describes it perfectly. When he did pick up his mother, she was so happy to see him! And I wonder if he just dropped her off at her house and left her to wander around in...
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    Management legally offering union, what does that mean?

    Ruby Vee replied to Coumarin's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I agree -- and I'm still wondering how it's working out for the
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    Scrubs and Name Tags

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

    Two name tags seems like overkill. If you can clip one to the other, I'd do that. Or wear one on a lanyard and one on my top. Is one of them a picture badge and the other magnetic to swipe in and...
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    If you go to a hospital get ready to YELL

    Ruby Vee replied to BSN16's topic in General Nursing

    YUP. No clothes or change of underwear. No food or money for food. He just expected the nursing staff to figure it out and take care of