klone MSN, RN

Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery

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    Vacation time discussion when applying for a new job

    klone replied to RN-ing's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Hiring managers are used to this, and we expect it. I will typically ask about any vacation requests at the time of job offer, with the understanding that it will likely be unpaid. Best time to...
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    Do Nurse Practitioners get drug tested?

    klone replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    But wait - didn't you just say that your hospital has moved away from pre-employment drug testing, and instead have gone to random drug testing? But you're upset that this NP didn't get a...
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    Do Nurse Practitioners get drug tested?

    klone replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Agencies typically have agreements wherein the nurse follows the hospitals HR guidelines. Physician practices that contract for and have privileges at a facility are not the same as an agency, and are...
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    Do Nurse Practitioners get drug tested?

    klone replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it's a double standard based on hierarchy, and more like different rules for different employers. Clearly the NP's employer doesn't see the value of random drug screens, and instead will...
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    Question about "unchart" options

    klone replied to TexasRN89's topic in General Nursing

    It absolutely does not go away. There are digital footprints, and often you can find the original comments if IT were to dig far enough. At the very least, it will show that documentation was changed,...
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    Orientation length fir exp. Nurses switching specialties?

    klone replied to Wandrlust's topic in General Nursing

    I definitely think 6 weeks is a very reasonable, generous orientation length for an experienced
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    PTO use

    klone replied to sadpandaRN's topic in General Nursing

    So basically, you have every other weekend off, plus you can have up to FOUR of your scheduled weekends off each year as well, in order to accommodate longer vacations, the occasional event that gets...
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    Aspen Un. for RN-BSN

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

    I looked into that program when I was shopping programs. I think I opted against it due to accreditation issues. I went with Western Governor's University and I was happy with my
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    Stupid Med Error

    klone replied to newgradRN34's topic in General Nursing

    How is it that you ordered
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    Made a fool of myself to board of nursing rep

    klone replied to Lemon Bars's topic in General Nursing

    Gone are the days when nurses are physicians' handmaidens and we blindly follow orders. You need to know much of what the physician knows so you know whether or not it's an appropriate...
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    Just........no.

    klone replied to roser13's topic in Nursing News

    No more than other people who despise an entire group of people because of
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    Just........no.

    klone replied to roser13's topic in Nursing News

    Exactly. She wasn't fired to protect the image of
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    English As A Second Language

    klone replied to Santa Monica's topic in General Nursing

    An interpreter is someone who helps interpret verbal speech from one language to another. Translators create documents from one language to another (such as consent forms, patient education, signage)....
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    English As A Second Language

    klone replied to Santa Monica's topic in General Nursing

    I think you mean
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    Outpatient Clinic Nurse Patient Ratios

    klone replied to ginurse21388's topic in General Nursing

    If you're looking for literature, you'd probably have more luck looking at case management caseloads, rather than outpatient nurse to patient ratio, since that's not really a thing (it would mean how...
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    A Feminist Approach to the Opioid Epidemic

    klone replied to Issaiah1332's topic in General Nursing

    it's the fault of the
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    Tdap

    klone replied to madys911's topic in General Nursing

    How old is the patient? If older than 65, only one is approved. If between 10-65, then they're the same and it doesn't
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    English As A Second Language

    klone replied to Santa Monica's topic in General Nursing

    I sure hope
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    English As A Second Language

    klone replied to Santa Monica's topic in General Nursing

    Your posts in this thread are a little
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    A Feminist Approach to the Opioid Epidemic

    klone replied to Issaiah1332's topic in General Nursing

    Why is the graphic for this article a woman snorting a rail of
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    A Feminist Approach to the Opioid Epidemic

    klone replied to Issaiah1332's topic in General Nursing

    I did wonder if he meant "paternalistic" rather than "masculine." Although paternalism in healthcare is a well-known and documented phenomenon, is there such a thing as "maternalism"? I do not believe...
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    A Feminist Approach to the Opioid Epidemic

    klone replied to Issaiah1332's topic in General Nursing

    Yes,
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    Pay grades

    klone replied to neogirl's topic in General Nursing

    The last non-union facility for which I worked, pay rate was published as one of their policies, so it was transparent. It was a percentage of base pay, depending upon how many years in a like...
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    EBP Topic Ideas

    klone replied to popcrnlvr's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Explain to us what "evidence-based practice" means. Let's start
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    most non-caring branch of nursing

    klone replied to nursingnurse2b1's topic in General Nursing

    The bean counters typically aren't