Bill E. Rubin

Bill E. Rubin

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  1. How can I survive in L&D?

    Bill E. Rubin replied to Jiayou's topic in Ob/Gyn

    While I have no L&D experience as a nurse, I can't speak for that. But the way you describe your feelings sounds very familiar to me (and no doubt everyone who can remember their first year in...

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

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

    Of course, your mileage may

  3. What is your routine to clean-up and decompress after your shift?

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

    I too am not a bug freak... I'm exposed to all kinds of bugs on the subway, etc anyway. As to decompressing, I have fond memories of being able to do that. I have an 8 month old baby... So I often...

  4. Any Curry College or Simmons College Accelerated BSN Students???

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

    I'll be there, with bells and bows on!

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

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

    Just to put the pay question in perspective, the starting salary for a new grad is about $30/hour plus diffs. So the pay is quite good compared to the national average... Just that the cost of living...

  6. Those that prefer to work with men

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

    As one who used to work in a male-dominated field (software engineering) and now work in a female-dominated field... along with many varied experiences with living arrangements involving all men, all...

  7. manly scrub top protocol...

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

    I love my Aviator scrubs... won't buy anything else. Pockets up the wazoo. Nothing girly about them.

  8. Any Curry College or Simmons College Accelerated BSN Students???

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

    dtrmnd2sccd.... are you getting psyched that you're almost done! i had a great time the last semester. kind of an accel version of senior-itis, i

  9. Curry College BSN Program for Jan, 2010

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

    Hey all of you groupies in this thread. Any of you planning to attend the ACCEL gathering on April

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

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

    As I have only worked as a nurse in Boston, I don't have anything to compare it to. Further, I have only worked at one hospital (MGH). I can say this, that some travel nurses who have worked around...

  11. Cost of Commute

    Bill E. Rubin replied to Sparrow23's topic in General Nursing

    These days, since my schedule compliments my wife's, I often use her "Charlie Card" (transit pass for you non-Bostonians)... So my commute is free then. We have 2 cars and fill their tanks about once...

  12. nursing shortage is over?

    Bill E. Rubin replied to johnli1139's topic in General Nursing

    There was a shortage... Even the class before mine (I graduated in May 2008) had no troubles finding jobs, usually doing what they wanted where they wanted (though it was hard to find jobs in...

  13. Male Nurses straight cathing female patients

    Bill E. Rubin replied to ptjones68's topic in Men in Nursing

    As Suesquatch said, generally speaking it's a very difficult task for just one anyway, so as a rule, it's a procedure that I always request another (female) RN to assist with. It is possible that I...

  14. Geez, another bad medical drama

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

    I admit to enjoying the nursing shows on TV, knowing that they are unrealistic. I'm just tickled pink that nurses are actually shown doing nursing activities, at least some of the time. I'm pretty...

  15. TV shows and movies that are ruined, because you know better

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

    Just like "House" where the team does brain surgery, open heart surgery, medical diagnoses and management, oncology, etc, etc. And there are only three nurses who seem to always work the same shifts...

  16. What's in your pockets?

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

    Interesting thread! I'm one of the only packrats on my unit. I LOVE my aviator scrubs and will only buy them. As another said, they're worth the cost for the pockets alone (though they are also...

  17. 'I love my patients!'.

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

    Like SueSquatch, I come from a long career in the corporate world, so any disillusionment I've had has ocurred a long time ago. As such, my expectations may be different than some. I find my work...

  18. I feel like an absolute fool!

    Bill E. Rubin replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    Most recent gaffe... We had a liver failure pt who was awaiting a transplant. His mental status kept getting worse until he was virtually non-responsive. Got sent to the MICU. I heard that he did get...

  19. "Yinz"

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

    I think that being able to connect with pts is one of the most important things you can do as a nurse. Yes, I want respect too, but one can be professional and still be versant in the colloquialisms...

  20. Wedding invites for my friends on the unit, do or don't?

    Bill E. Rubin replied to socalrn333's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't know, I don't have any friends on my unit. Since that's the case, the things that I have invited people to, I've invited

  21. When everybody knows your name

    Bill E. Rubin replied to 313RN's topic in General Nursing

    I generally refer to pts over 65 as Mr/Ms/Mrs Soandso the first time I meet them. Assuming they are A&O x at least 2, I then try to figure out whether they are likely to be more comfortable with...

  22. SO am I the only one who loves LTC?

    Bill E. Rubin replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm with ♪♫ in my ♥. I do admire those of you who do this work. I don't have the patience for it. We have a special medical team that gets assigned to patients who "are at risk for lengthy...

  23. Co Workers

    Bill E. Rubin replied to tobesmartt's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sorry to hear your plight. I feel your pain. Having worked in other industries and many jobs for 25 or so years, I often didn't have any friends, but nursing is different. It's particularly hard when...

  24. Mandated scrub colors

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

    I've made my views clear about this elsewhere on AN, though usually having to do with white. Unless I go into a patient's room wearing a white dress/skirt and a cap (which would likely frighten the...

  25. Do you usually stay in the specialty you start out in?

    Bill E. Rubin replied to tigerlily345's topic in General Nursing

    I've only been working as an RN for a little more than a year and a half and I'm still at the same unit I started at. When I was finishing up nursing school, after my variety of clinical experiences,...