klone MSN, RN

Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery

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    Hello, My Name Is... And I'm An Alcoholic.

    klone replied to Michelle D-J's topic in General Nursing

    First thing we need to do is strike "alcoholic" and "alcoholism" from our vernacular. It's outdated, stigmatizing, and not medically accepted. The next thing we need to do is strike 12-Step...
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    Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    klone replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    This is a great sentence that bears repeating. All of the protections and warnings and systems enhancements in the world will not help if a person chooses to simply bypass them all. That is what...
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    Do I need a lawyer?

    klone replied to Itsmekaryl's topic in General Nursing

    Always a good idea. That's one benefit to having personal malpractice
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    Required Certifications

    klone replied to Angelatacey's topic in General Nursing

    You don't think that's generous of them to let you take a one-month leave of absence so you can get this certification? I do. Just as they knew you would need to do this, you also knew when you...
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    Nurses Always Late to Report

    klone replied to futrnursenickii's topic in General Nursing

    yes
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    Required Certifications

    klone replied to Angelatacey's topic in General Nursing

    You couldn't have done the coursework/certificate program, rather than the experiential hours? In thinking about it, I think this would be similar to being hired into a lactation consultant job...
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    Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    klone replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, not me. Would you really skip the 5 rights multiple times, and bypass about a dozen different alerts and warnings? If so, you do not deserve to have a nursing license
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    Is it illegal to date a patient's family member (parent)?

    klone replied to carti's topic in General Nursing

    I have no idea what you are trying to
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    Required Certifications

    klone replied to Angelatacey's topic in General Nursing

    I'm trying to think of an analogous scenario in order to determine if this is reasonable. Did you accept this job knowing that you would need to obtain these certifications within X months (weeks,...
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    Triage in Primary Care

    klone replied to Ta Jo's topic in General Nursing

    Also, every organization I've worked for has had a set of protocols and standing orders for things that RNs can do independently for in-person triage, and it does not require an MD/LIP to be present...
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    Triage in Primary Care

    klone replied to Ta Jo's topic in General Nursing

    Check out Schmitt-Thompson protocols. They're very commonly used triage protocols for pretty much
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    Triage in Primary Care

    klone replied to Ta Jo's topic in General Nursing

    Our triage nurses work from home,
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    Absence Policy Question

    klone replied to dass4's topic in General Nursing

    Many places I've worked, if you do not call out in the required amount of time (2 hours is pretty standard) it's considered a no-call, no-show, subject to greater discipline than just "one event/one...
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    Unprofessional Behavior

    klone replied to delrionurse's topic in General Nursing

    Can you give us examples of the "taunting" you have
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    Can a nurse's union succeed in a Right to Work State?

    klone replied to razzledazzle2428's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    First, do you mean "employment at will" state? Because "right to work" and "employment at will" are two entirely different things, and people frequently get them confused. If you are in a "right to...
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    Documentation has ruined nursing

    klone replied to delrionurse's topic in General Nursing

    I miss the old days of L&D when you would just jot a quick note on the fetal monitor strip, and the strip would just print out in a pile on the floor, and you went back AFTER the delivery was...
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    Is it illegal to date a patient's family member (parent)?

    klone replied to carti's topic in General Nursing

    Huh? So are you telling the OP that he should go ahead and date his patient's
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    I've been asked to be on our organization's union negotiations committee

    klone posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a nurse manager. I am also very pro-nurse, and feel that my main job as a nurse manager is to advocate for my staff. My boss's boss, one of the "chiefs" of the organization, asked if I would be...
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    I've been asked to be on our organization's union negotiations committee

    klone replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Turns out, there was no moral conflict or difficulty. Apparently the standard tactic is to ask for the world, and then meet somewhere in the middle. As pro-nurse as I am, even I was left saying...
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    I Feel Stuck - Like My Options Are Limited

    klone replied to Ashleynurse101's topic in General Nursing

    All of those legal protections are still afforded the child, even without the marriage
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    Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    klone replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Dude! I had no idea! LOL. Innit funny how you can have a vision of a person you've been talking to for YEARS, and then it turns out you're SO wrong about what you
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    Is it illegal to date a patient's family member (parent)?

    klone replied to carti's topic in General Nursing

    You're doing some serious mental gymnastics there to justify it. Why not just find a different job so you're not taking care of her kid, then ask her
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    Is it illegal to date a patient's family member (parent)?

    klone replied to carti's topic in General Nursing

    Because it's
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    Nursing specialty L&D or NICU?

    klone replied to Heminnn's topic in General Nursing

    L&D is still adult nursing care. Very little of it involves
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    What are the "rules" about being PRN?

    klone replied to itsdebraanne's topic in General Nursing

    LOL