klone MSN, RN

Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery

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    This person outranks me?!

    klone replied to Aunt Slappy's topic in General Nursing

    Gear down there,
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    What is a Sugar Cleanse and Do I Need It?

    klone replied to Carol Ebert's topic in General Nursing

    Wouldn't a better suggestion be to just avoid processed
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    What is a Sugar Cleanse and Do I Need It?

    klone replied to Carol Ebert's topic in General Nursing

    Meal replacement shakes? Really? Have you looked at the ingredients in meal replacement shakes? Let's take a look, shall we? Glucerna: Water, Milk Protein Concentrate, Canola Oil, Glycerin, Corn...
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    Magnesium Sulfate Question

    klone replied to SarahHarmony's topic in Ob/Gyn

    When a patient is on Mg during labor, at what point AFTER the baby is born will they typically d/c the mag? There is the key. Is the NPO status for the safety of the fetus, or the
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    RVN: Registered Veterinary Nurse, what do you think?

    klone replied to AllisonLeighLVT's topic in General Nursing

    Or how about "Veterinarian Assistant" sort of like Physician
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    question re suit

    klone replied to 40isthenew30's topic in General Nursing

    Wear a different
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    Registered Nurse, BSN

    klone replied to cool88's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry that happened. I find your avatar
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    What is a Sugar Cleanse and Do I Need It?

    klone replied to Carol Ebert's topic in General Nursing

    Nor do I believe it's been proven that nearly all chronic diseases are caused by "inflammation" as your article states. If that were the case, NSAIDs would be a
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    RVN: Registered Veterinary Nurse, what do you think?

    klone replied to AllisonLeighLVT's topic in General Nursing

    Use the quote button. We don't know to whom you're
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    RVN: Registered Veterinary Nurse, what do you think?

    klone replied to AllisonLeighLVT's topic in General Nursing

    And I had a veterinarian who didn't know that Tramadol was used (and abused) by humans. There are idiots in every
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    I'm Sorry

    klone replied to vintagemother's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, that happened to me the other day, except it was with a container of
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    RVN: Registered Veterinary Nurse, what do you think?

    klone replied to AllisonLeighLVT's topic in General Nursing

    After reading PattiRVT's posts, I've gone from "Meh, don't really care" to "Hell,
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    RVN: Registered Veterinary Nurse, what do you think?

    klone replied to AllisonLeighLVT's topic in General Nursing

    That's because, unlike "nurse," the term "doctor" is not a protected title reserved for a specific profession. It is a title for anyone who has earned a doctorate degree, and it's been that way for...
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    What is a Sugar Cleanse and Do I Need It?

    klone replied to Carol Ebert's topic in General Nursing

    Isn't that what we have a liver and kidneys for? For "cleansing" and ridding our bodies of "toxins"? What toxins exactly does sugar create in our body? This article doesn't seem particularly...
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    CDC now banned from using "evidence based" and other words per White House

    klone replied to babyNP.'s topic in Nursing News

    Say that sentence out loud, slowly. What you just wrote, in such a casual, nonchalant way, as if it's not a HUGE deal, is why we're all upset and
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    Discharging by Wheelchair

    klone replied to MunoRN's topic in General Nursing

    Not
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    Seniority-Vacation-Straight Shifts

    klone replied to adnerbe1's topic in General Nursing

    Ah - all of our staff do straight shifts unless they choose to take others. We have 3 unions, I believe - one is for nurses (and that includes LPNs), one is for CNAs and unit secretaries, and then...
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    Seniority-Vacation-Straight Shifts

    klone replied to adnerbe1's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know what you mean by straight shifts. But at our facility, RN seniority is determined by union start date, so it would be THAT union, not any union or hospital start
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    Discharging by Wheelchair

    klone replied to MunoRN's topic in General Nursing

    I got thoroughly chastised recently because I let a mother walk out of the hospital, CARRYING her newborn in her arms (she had a convertible corificeat in the
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    EPIC EHR individualization and mutuality

    klone replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    It's more likely a CMS requirement - you may want to start
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    What Else Can I Do For A Living?

    klone replied to RNCM123's topic in Nursing Career

    He's Chief of Staff, not just Chief of Surgery (or maybe he's CMO). The only thing I found unrealistic about it is that the outgoing Chief doesn't pick the incoming chief, and typically, the role...
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    This person outranks me?!

    klone replied to Aunt Slappy's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry the thread didn't turn out the way you had hoped. Better luck next
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    Improving chances for an L&D job?

    klone replied to futurenurse1620's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Welcome to Allnurses! Not every L&D job opening requires a year of L&D experience. Departments will often hire new nurses as part of a graduate nurse training program. Do your local hospitals...
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    Accreditation

    klone replied to Jaymeanissaqueen's topic in School, College Programs

    Did you try asking someone who is associated with the school? The only way those of us here would be able to answer that question would be to google it, which I imagine you would be just as capable of...
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    This person outranks me?!

    klone replied to Aunt Slappy's topic in General Nursing

    OP, why have you been working as a CNA for the past 6 years when you're an