Bill E. Rubin

Bill E. Rubin

Neuro, Cardiology, ICU, Med/Surg

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  1. younger generation of nurses and blackberries?

    Bill E. Rubin replied to stephva1008's topic in General Nursing

    At my unit, we all carry text pagers and are expected to check them everytime they go off, which can often be in a patient's room. Many times the page is something like "help with a boost in 36B," but...

  2. Why scrubs?

    Bill E. Rubin replied to dancer_meggs's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I just :redbeatheLOVE my Aviator scrubs with all of their pockets and durable fabric. I have several sets of them in sensible colors that look good on me and I thank the good Lord my hospital doesn't...

  3. At what point can you go from CNA to Student Nurse?

    Bill E. Rubin replied to amanda1266's topic in General Nursing

    Being a student nurse means that you are enrolled in a nursing program and are under the tutelage of a clinical instructor. Even when I was a student nurse, when I worked at my hospital, I was just a...

  4. Best beach city on the East coast????

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

    Boston.

  5. Do you identify yourself as a nurse when you or your family are a patient?

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

    My wife had our baby in the hospital where I work. I worked it into conversation to one of the nurses... as a couple of others have said here, it seems fair to let them know up front rather than have...

  6. Nursing Uniform Policy

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

    As SondheimGeek says above, there may be more pressing issues than uniforms, but it's an idea that really irks me, and I'm not entirely sure why... I think it's the disrespect implied in the idea. If...

  7. Nursing Uniform Policy

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

    That's great. It also sounds like he wears white by choice rather than having it forced on him. Huge

  8. Nursing Uniform Policy

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

    Ugh. Death to the nurses-must-wear-white policymakers. We don't have any policy that I'm aware of regarding uniforms other than that we look professional. Many get their scrubs from the main...

  9. What's your relationship with the other nurses on your floor?

    Bill E. Rubin replied to mell260's topic in General Nursing

    HollyHobby, this sounds lovely. Most of my coworkers would probably say the same thing about our unit. Some of the newer nurses all went to Las Vegas on a trip together. Another group of veterans went...

  10. What's your relationship with the other nurses on your floor?

    Bill E. Rubin replied to mell260's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm mixed for me too. I have no people I work with whom I would call friends, though I get along with most of my coworkers for the most part. I never hang with people outside of work... the two times...

  11. Ideal Places to Live and Work as Nurses

    Bill E. Rubin replied to brown eyed girl's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly! I live in Boston and can't imagine living anywhere else. Of course the cost of living is high, but I bought my home more than 20 years ago (though have refinanced it twice -- the second time...

  12. VS equipment ??

    Bill E. Rubin replied to makes needs known's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked as a PCA on a surgical floor, we used Propaqs (such as this one: http://www.mechealthcareonline.com/p-99-welch-allyn-propaq-encore-104.aspx ) which we had mounted on poles we could...

  13. Need to interview a nurse for my class

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

    Every few days or so, someone new posts a similar request. This is meant as friendly advice and in no way is meant to sound harsh but may help you greatly if taken the right way... You've been given a...

  14. Patients in detox -- we need dedicated units!!

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

    We deal with a fair number of detox pts as well on my unit (general medicine). Nobody enjoys it, but what can you do? Could you imagine the fun nurse managers would have trying to recruit nurses to...

  15. Comfort Measures ONLY

    Bill E. Rubin replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    The only thing I find offensive about this is the assumptipon that I use the same terminology when talking to the patients as I use with fellow nurses. I do, actually, use the term "brief" or...

  16. Comfort Measures ONLY

    Bill E. Rubin replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

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  17. Comfort Measures ONLY

    Bill E. Rubin replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    At our hospital, treatment under CMO is usually under the direction of the Palliative Care team. I have made suggestions at times, most have been heeded. For example, I suggested an order for a foley...

  18. Question about holding meds

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

    In actuality, I would think the answer would require more critical thinking. If a particular pt has been running a SBP in the 190s and for no apparent reason it's suddenly in the 120s and the order is...

  19. How far from your current home would you be willing to drive (one way) to work?

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

    I live in the city and, unless I have to, I prefer not to drive at all to work. I take public transportation or bike to my current job which I could do to any of the city's major hospitals. When I was...

  20. Where did you take your pre-reqs? (BSN programs - MGH, Simmons, etc.)

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

    I agree with Juliewoo. I went to Curry's ACCEL program and took my prereq's at Roxbury Community College. Way less

  21. White Boards

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

    It varies from patient to patient depending on needs... if pt is blind or otherwise can't read the white board, maybe something useful to caregivers may be written. But typically, I write the unit...

  22. Who came up with the idea of 12 HOUR SHIFTS?

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

    Myself, I like having the choice. I work some 8's, some 12's and even an occasional 4 hour

  23. if in doubt of code status should CPR be done ?

    Bill E. Rubin replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'll add that in an ideal situation, if a pt starts crumping and you don't know their code status, you can delegate someone to look it up while you're still assessing if the pt has a pulse/needs CPR....

  24. male pts who pull out foleys?

    Bill E. Rubin replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen confused LOLs pull them out (and make a bloody mess). The other thing that sometimes helps is the soft mitts instead of wrist restraints. Of course that doesn't help against pulling out...

  25. Snow- at what point do you call out?

    Bill E. Rubin replied to EMSnut45's topic in General Nursing

    As long as the subways keep running, I can make it to