Bill E Rubin

Bill E Rubin specializes in ED.

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1. Administering Tylenol to a friend

   Bill E Rubin replied to Em31200's topic in General Nursing

   Interesting that you both cite the same word. I don't know about NY or MA, but where I live, EMT-P are licensed (as opposed to certified) as well. I would wonder if the medics there would be included if that was the case in those states. I also get a...

2. Changing professions after age 50

   Bill E Rubin replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

   I don't know how much this will help, but I just got my NCLEX results yesterday, a little over 3 months after my 50th birthday. I've worked in EMS since I was 20, so a few months shy of 30 years. Simply put, I ain't gonna be able to jump out of ambul...

3. Administering Tylenol to a friend

   Bill E Rubin replied to Em31200's topic in General Nursing

   Many moons ago, when I was but a young college student with two cards(Red Cross 1st Aid and Red Cross CPR) in my wallet, the ink barely dry on them, I worked as a first aid team member at the local concerts and sports games. In those rooms, we had nu...

4. Firearms

   Bill E Rubin replied to cracklingkraken's topic in General Nursing

   I asked a question several pages back, and I've not seen it answered yet. Admittedly, I haven't been on here in the last several days, however, so I might have missed it. The question was, What is it about the arbitrary line that someone drew on a pa...

5. Firearms

   Bill E Rubin replied to cracklingkraken's topic in General Nursing

   We all face threats from wild and feral animals no matter where we live. The only difference is how many legs those wild and feral animals have.

6. Firearms

   Bill E Rubin replied to cracklingkraken's topic in General Nursing

   Ever had someone pop you with an IV tourniquet or squirt you with a saline flush, just playful stuff in down time? Or walked into one of these play-"wars"? What was your option at the time? Scream in surprise, throw your arms up, and dive for cover...

7. Firearms

   Bill E Rubin replied to cracklingkraken's topic in General Nursing

   I don't know if you mean me, but I'm reminded of the anecdote about the cop that pulled over a little lady of about 75 years, for speeding. "Good evening, Ma'am.", he began, and went through the usual, do you know why I pulled you over? Do you know h...

8. Firearms

   Bill E Rubin replied to cracklingkraken's topic in General Nursing

   Fair enough. What about on your way to or from your car? What about on your way between the hospital and your home? I'm not specifically talking about carrying on the floor. I'm talking about the default being to carry, and that when you don't, you h...

9. Firearms

   Bill E Rubin replied to cracklingkraken's topic in General Nursing

   I've read to the end of page 4 so far, and I have a question. A few people have mentioned how they would never bring a gun on hospital property or how shocked it seemed they were when someone else did. "Hospital property" constitutes an arbitrary lin...

10. Name one of your favorite things about being a male nurse.

    Bill E Rubin replied to DatMurse's topic in Men

    Better that than a Rose among the pricks. Sorry. Hadda be said.

11. Do RNs get extra pay for working with students?

    Bill E Rubin replied to johndough's topic in General Nursing

    I could be mistaken, and I'm sure I'll be corrected (which I welcome) if I am,but I think this is a government pay tier... government employee, tier 5. (Actually, on looking, that's GS-5, but I'll leave this in case that was a typo.)

12. Do RNs get extra pay for working with students?

    Bill E Rubin replied to johndough's topic in General Nursing

    I'm touched. Thank you both. :) I have 11 weeks left of being a formal student. (I stress the word "formal") After that, I have these visions of me sitting in the corner, sucking my thumb and crying because BSN looms large and I am but small and burn...

13. Do RNs get extra pay for working with students?

    Bill E Rubin replied to johndough's topic in General Nursing

    Ouch. And a deserved ouch at that. Not from your posts, but from realizing my own hypocrisy... of sorts. I went back and looked at the post where I was talking about the mom who refused students... then I went and looked at post #160, also mine. I g...

14. Do RNs get extra pay for working with students?

    Bill E Rubin replied to johndough's topic in General Nursing

    A fair point. I'm pretty sure if someone had a complaint about any of us, that person would be seeking a new program, or at least reapplying to this one next term, because they would not be completing that semester. My comments about narrow-min...

15. Do RNs get extra pay for working with students?

    Bill E Rubin replied to johndough's topic in General Nursing

    Take heart. Some schools still provide that experience. I take my last final in 11 weeks, God willing, and I still give NOTHING without the CI right there. I have one instructor who insists that she be present for every med passed by every student, e...