Bill E. Rubin

Bill E. Rubin

Neuro, Cardiology, ICU, Med/Surg

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  1. Second career nurses: Do you like nursing better?

    Bill E. Rubin replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    I'll second the posts above. I had a 20+ year careeras a software engineer. I miss going out to lunch with friends sometimes, and I miss working from home which I sometimes did. I don't miss the...

  2. I want to become Male nurse but am under qualified

    Bill E. Rubin replied to GentlemanNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I went to Curry's accelerated program. This may have already been said, but if it's been 5 years since the last time you took your sciences, you can take them over and boost your grades. My gpa in...

  3. It finally happened to me....

    Bill E. Rubin replied to Bezoars's topic in General Nursing

    During our unit orientation, management insisted that we plan to take a vacation sometime around the 6 month period. It's universal. It is a drag that you have to float as a new grad. That makes it...

  4. "Mature" graduates finding employment

    Bill E. Rubin replied to zbb13's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    No disrespect intended to your mother, but she isn't showing much respect for the often hard choices older people have to make when changing careers. They may be stuck in a dead-end job (or career) or...

  5. When will they change the name???

    Bill E. Rubin replied to hand2cut's topic in Men in Nursing

    ... and for the men in the profession, it's

  6. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    Bill E. Rubin replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    To any one of a number of elderly patients who teeter and stumble whenever they attempt to walk and were admitted to our unit for a syncope workup because they had a fall at home: "I know you are a...

  7. What does your username mean?

    Bill E. Rubin replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    Bill E. Rubin because Billy Rubin was already taken, though somehow, whoever has that name has no posts (or at least at the time I most recently changed my username). The pun should be obvious.

  8. Merry Christmas!

    Bill E. Rubin replied to Forever Sunshine's topic in General Nursing

    Happy Boxing Day! Worked 3-11p on Christmas Eve and 11p-7a

  9. Benefits of being a male nurse vs Female nurse

    Bill E. Rubin replied to girtenbt's topic in Men in Nursing

    Interesting discussion. There definitely is the expectation that the female takes care of the family issues (though that may be different when it comes to things like plumbing emergencies or...

  10. How far do you drive for work?

    Bill E. Rubin replied to CNM2B201?'s topic in General Nursing

    Between 6-7 miles, traveled by subway or bicycle... By car on nights and

  11. How did you know nursing was right for you?

    Bill E. Rubin replied to aceshigh's topic in General Nursing

    Hi and welcome AcesHigh! I have a sick toddler on my hands, so no time to reply thoughtfully. I've posted a fair number of replies to these types of queries if you have the patience to search for...

  12. Should I become a Nurse at 30?

    Bill E. Rubin replied to flyfish108's topic in General Nursing

    With respect to the age thing, I started an accelerated BSN program at age 45. As to the ASN/BSN question, it depends on where you live. ADN is cheaper, but if you live in Boston (and certain other...

  13. Contact Isolation: Do YOU always gown up?

    Bill E. Rubin replied to RNDreamer's topic in General Nursing

    Wait, you have naked family members visiting your

  14. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    Bill E. Rubin replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

    Apparently you answered your own question. We get "ortho" pts often who are demented/delirious s/p ORIF to manage their... um... non-ortho

  15. How many nurses?

    Bill E. Rubin replied to StL_Momma27's topic in General Nursing

    Ideally, 7-8 at night and 10-11 during the

  16. Going to Nursing School at an Older Age

    Bill E. Rubin replied to AmaurosisFugax's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    And even from a few of us older

  17. Going to Nursing School at an Older Age

    Bill E. Rubin replied to AmaurosisFugax's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I went to an accelerated BSN program at age 45 and was hired at age 46 to a unit where I'm older than all but one nurse (including my manager and the two CNS's)... And the one nurse who's older than...

  18. What's a day like on a strictly "medical" floor?

    Bill E. Rubin replied to felineRN's topic in General Nursing

    As I said, it varies from unit to unit. Our medical unit is known to be one of the most acute in the hospital, and ours is a major urban medical center. Of course, most of your patients will be...

  19. What's a day like on a strictly "medical" floor?

    Bill E. Rubin replied to felineRN's topic in General Nursing

    It varies from unit to unit even within the same institution... But generally speaking, from a clinical perspective, you get non-icu-level cardiac stuff, renal and liver failure, infections of all...

  20. It Frustrates Me

    Bill E. Rubin replied to Inspired By Silence's topic in Men in Nursing

    Like others on this thread, I have never been required to have a chaperone. Just impractical in the context of acute care nursing. However, I use my judgment before doing any manner of intimate care...

  21. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    Bill E. Rubin replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

    Had a confused LOL use the call bell requesting me to come into her room. I found her holding the call bell to hear ear like a telephone and she said, pointing to the actual telephone, "that one only...

  22. Favorite Dr or Nurse Name

    Bill E. Rubin replied to sethmctenn's topic in Nursing Humor

    We have an intern named Dr.

  23. Get it off your chest! What's the rudest thing a doctor ever said to you?

    Bill E. Rubin replied to vhern246's topic in General Nursing

    "It's the weekend and it takes us longer to round. We would get through it faster if you only interrupted us with something

  24. Benefits of being a male nurse vs Female nurse

    Bill E. Rubin replied to girtenbt's topic in Men in Nursing

    I wouldn't know... I haven't tried being a female nurse

  25. Holiday Scheduling

    Bill E. Rubin replied to scoochy's topic in General Nursing

    It also means that the jr staff isn't always stuck working xmas eve or new year's