Bill E. Rubin

Bill E. Rubin

Neuro, Cardiology, ICU, Med/Surg

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  1. Holiday Scheduling

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

    We split the "summer" holidays (Memorial Day, 7/4 and Labor Day) from the "winter" holidays (txgiving, xmas, new year's). For the summer holidays, we rank them from 1st to 3rd for the holiday we wish...

  2. How old were you. when you become RN?

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

    RN-BSN 2 years ago at age

  3. Lonely new nurse/ do you have nurse friends?

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

    Congratulations on the job! I feel your pain in a way, as I've been working in my unit for 2 years and I still don't have any real friends (though, in a reference to a Dilbert cartoon I saw some years...

  4. Do you have a system for making fair pt assignments?

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

    We have a hospital program that does pt classification (WinPFS) that's used for staffing but not looked at by anyone in the unit.... good thing too, since the classifications are FTMP pretty useless....

  5. Not a new story yet to me it is...

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

    Hey Futureunknown, feel free to PM me if you want to talk more. Where you are located does make a difference wrt to pay... I left a 20+ year career in software engineering to become a nurse. The...

  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 the 32 yo stoner melodromatic dude who, in spite of his normal vital signs will say that he is going to lose it, then proceeds to weep because nobody will prescribe him the pain medication he needs...

  7. Nurses-Read this and respond to Dr. Ablow

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

    I'm not sure if there was a reason the link went missing, but I did some googling and found the original article here: Nurses Masquerading as Doctors

  8. Nurses-Read this and respond to Dr. Ablow

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

    I couldn't find any link to the original

  9. 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

    I actually did say this to a stable, med-seeking patient once who had PRN narcotics he could get q4hr (which conveniently coincided with the times I took his vital signs, and thus always brought the...

  10. Male nursing and needing chaperone

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

    I can't imagine implementing such a policy. One could argue discrimination not because you're male, but because you're a nurse, if male physicians are exempt from the policy. It totally shackles you...

  11. New MALE nurse asking for fashion advice! Help please...?

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

    When I interviewed for my PCA job here, I wore a shirt and tie with business caz pants. A suit would have been a little over the top for a $12/hour job, plus it was in July. Fortunately for me, the...

  12. How would you handle this?

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

    Hard for me to say since most of the doctors I encounter are about half my age. Then there's the bit about my being married and

  13. I'm thinking about a career change and need advice. CPA to RN (Male)

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

    To the OP, welcome! I left a 20+ year career as a software engineer and I can totally relate to much of what you say. We had a CPA in my accelerated program (another male nurse). As others have said,...

  14. Negotiating Salary & how 2 ask if they'll pay for continuing edu.

    Bill E. Rubin replied to emrebeth3's topic in General Nursing

    I generally agree with the "nothing ventured, nothing gained" philosophy, but the above statement is definitely true, especially for entry-level positions. Where you may have negotiating room is once...

  15. Licensure Question

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

    I believe you just need to apply to take the NCLEX in whatever state you plan to work in. Your professors should be able to help you with that when the time

  16. cna vs pca?

    Bill E. Rubin replied to wooden0806's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    A CNA can work as a PCA. I was a PCA while in nursing school. PCA (at least at my hospital) stands for Patient Care Associate) and was open to CNAs as well as nursing students who completed at least...

  17. Should have never gotten out of bed.

    Bill E. Rubin replied to Student2Registered's topic in General Nursing

    There's a nurse on my unit who used to be brutal in report when I was still pretty new, and I had reheorificed something I was going to say to her the next time she was flagrantly disrespectful to me,...

  18. Five Questions to ask recruiters......

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

    Try this link:

  19. New GUY Nurse

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

    To the OP, welcome! I started nursing school at age 45 and graduated at 46 (I went to an accelerated BSN program)... left behind a lucrative (but insecure) software engineering career. It's hard work,...

  20. boston nurses--what makes boston a great place for nurses?

    Bill E. Rubin replied to surferbettycrocker's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    It's tough, but not impossible to find a job here. It does help if you have connections though or could have worked as an aide (or done a senior practicum or the like) in the hospital. My unit has...

  21. HIPAA Violation?

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

    Yes, what traumasRus said too... What I said also applies to allnurses.com, even more so since we have no control over who sees our posts here. I could try to hide my identity more than I do here on...

  22. HIPAA Violation?

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

    I try not to be overly paranoid about things... But I do advise two things about work and facebook... 1) always assume everything you post on facebook will somehow possible to be seen by anybody....

  23. Question about catheters...

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

    I'm not familiar with that commercial... Are you talking of urinary catheters? If so, anything that causes urinary retention or loss of ability to control urination... For example spina bifida or...

  24. Srubs

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

    I get Aviators (http://www.aviatorscrubs.com)... More expensive than most, but extremely durable (my oldest ones have held up to a lot of washing over 2 years) and pockets! Lots of pockets! You can...

  25. what is your overnight policy for family members in a double room?

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

    On my general medical unit, it works a bit like this. There is no official hospital policy, though it is our unit policy that visitors don't stay overnoc in doubles. However, we have some lattitude to...