klone MSN, RN

Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery

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    Fired Due to Not Being Able to Get to Work

    klone replied to Studentworker's topic in General Nursing

    I certainly wouldn't walk 15 miles one way for a job that pays $20 a shift. In some states, chains are not
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    Magnet behind nurses station?

    klone replied to Pharmahaulic's topic in General Nursing

    I say your professor is full of beans. Most facilities are not magnet status, so I would say that it has nothing to do with it. I've worked at many facilities, and I've never heard of this
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    Nursing Shortage!! It's real and it bites (new grads, can't find a job? Read this post!)

    klone replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Most hospital insurance carriers forbid it. It's not that we don't want to. It's that we
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    Was it verbal abuse? Y/N or maybe?

    klone replied to RivkaLev's topic in General Nursing

    I once told a woman with an A1c of 13 who was trying to get pregnant and a previous miscarriage that she needs to start taking care of herself and her diabetes or she will have another miscarriage or...
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    Clinic nursing vs shift work

    klone replied to vpollic1's topic in General Nursing

    I worked OB clinic and LOVED IT!! In fact, as a manager, if an opportunity came up to run another OB clinic, I would probably take it in a hot second. There is a LOT to be said for knowing that at...
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    Was it verbal abuse? Y/N or maybe?

    klone replied to RivkaLev's topic in General Nursing

    I missed where anyone accused you of verbal
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    Have you worked for a facility that has transitioned from 8-hour shifts to 12s?

    klone posted a topic in General Nursing

    Or vice versa? If so, how was the transition, and did staff morale plummet? Did you lose many nurses in the
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    Nursing Shortage!! It's real and it bites (new grads, can't find a job? Read this post!)

    klone replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Because there are even fewer LPNs ("LVN" is only in CA and TX, all other states have LPNs) in the community than RNs. There is no LPN program within hours of where we live. Also, from the standpoint...
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    2016 awhonn staffing guidelines in L&D

    klone replied to maxienurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sorry, I should clarify - there should be a minimum of 2 nurses ON THE
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    Nursing Shortage!! It's real and it bites (new grads, can't find a job? Read this post!)

    klone replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Wholeheartedly agree. In our case, experienced nurses typically don't drop out of the sky, so we must invest in our new grads or we would have no nursing workforce at
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    2016 awhonn staffing guidelines in L&D

    klone replied to maxienurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    AWHONN guidelines state that there should always be a minimum of 2 nurses in house, with a third body also there (can be a CNA or unit secretary). Only nurse present, regardless of the patient census,...
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    Relocating/Career Advice

    klone replied to aspiringlactation's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't want to divulge too much personal information here, so I will send you a private message here
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    Should nurses be able to listen to music at work?

    klone replied to RockinNurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    A someone with ADD, I need music in order to concentrate. Luckily, I have my own office, so I can play Pandora to my heart's content. As long as it's quiet, I wouldn't care if a coworker chose to...
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    Nursing Shortage!! It's real and it bites (new grads, can't find a job? Read this post!)

    klone replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I truly appreciate those of you who took the time to offer ideas and suggestions. I will pass these on to HR. A lot of the suggestions, we are already doing (sign-on bonuses, loan forgiveness). Some...
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    Relocating/Career Advice

    klone replied to aspiringlactation's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You should move to the Oregon Coast. I am the manager of an OB department and we need
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    Should nurses be able to listen to music at work?

    klone replied to RockinNurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone else noticed the irony of RockinNurse being upset that other nurses are
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    Group One

    klone replied to Nurseangel54's topic in General Nursing

    So, for those of you who are as in the dark as I was, Group One is a 3rd party HR company that handles hiring, background checks, etc, for various hospitals in the DFW area. Apparently the different...
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    Group One

    klone replied to Nurseangel54's topic in General Nursing

    The BON's
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    Group One

    klone replied to Nurseangel54's topic in General Nursing

    Is it a real list, or is it
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    Nursing Shortage!! It's real and it bites (new grads, can't find a job? Read this post!)

    klone replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I can't speak for SNFs and LTC places, but the hospital wages are within a couple dollars/hour of larger hospitals in the state. If you go to the union's website, it lists all the contracts they have...
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    Nursing Shortage!! It's real and it bites (new grads, can't find a job? Read this post!)

    klone replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    More like the former than the
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    Nursing Shortage!! It's real and it bites (new grads, can't find a job? Read this post!)

    klone replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Those of you who have inquired about where I am, I have sent you a PM. I'm already highly identifiable by my posts, but I like to at least keep the illusion of
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    Group One

    klone replied to Nurseangel54's topic in General Nursing

    Well, this is a weird, cryptic
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    Work Update

    klone replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well, yes. There is that as
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    Work Update

    klone replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Then what you should have done is mention it to the oncoming day nurse "Hey, there is a TPN order but no rate - I didn't want to call the physician in the middle of the night, so can you follow up on...