klone MSN, RN

Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery

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    Pitocin WARS

    klone replied to kdot2003's topic in Ob/Gyn

    So, I just got back from the AWHONN convention and went to a great inservice on OB nurses and litigation. As you could imagine, mismanagement of labor and medication titration is one of the primary...
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    How do I get into Labor delivery?

    klone replied to cwtheRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The last two nurses I hired into our L&D unit actually took the time to seek me out in my office, introduce themselves, and tell me that they were interested in working in my unit. Both times I...
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    Opinions on WGU RN to BSN program?

    klone replied to CHPNrn's topic in Western Governors University

    I did my RN-BSN program through WGU. I then went back 6 months later and did my MSN in Leadership. I can't say enough good things about WGU. It's very common for math and science courses to "age out"...
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    Questions

    klone replied to BlkHoneii's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Repeat the classes in which you got Cs to boost your
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    Experienced RN's cannot get new jobs!

    klone replied to duca's topic in General Nursing

    THIS THIS THIS! Our facility is in DESPERATE need for experienced nurses! We live a fairly remote community in the Pacific Northwest, so unless you have family locally, most people have never heard of...
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    What are you doing with your BSN?

    klone replied to chwcbesteph's topic in General Nursing

    I was able to get a position with a research group with my
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    Being called a baby nurse

    klone replied to NurseA1987's topic in General Nursing

    Nope. You'll always find someone who is offended by
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    Being called a baby nurse

    klone replied to NurseA1987's topic in General Nursing

    Even if you *hadn't* had several years of LPN experience, calling someone a "baby nurse" is insulting and
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    Being called a baby nurse

    klone replied to NurseA1987's topic in General Nursing

    The only nurse I call a "baby nurse" is a nurse who takes care of babies. I think it's an offensive term and contributes to the culture of lateral violence that many hospital units still struggle...
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    Received a strange email from a hiring manager... Please Help

    klone replied to Ebussman's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Dang! Wow, I'm very happy for
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    Using phones as a sitter-thoughts?

    klone replied to allinone's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, are you the OP's
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    Received a strange email from a hiring manager... Please Help

    klone replied to Ebussman's topic in First Year After Licensure

    As a hiring manager, I would agree with
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    License by exam vs. endorsement

    klone replied to rdavis37's topic in Oregon Nursing

    If you're going to work in Oregon, I recommend going through the Oregon BON for your licensure, and skip Colorado. No sense in paying for two licenses, and the process will take longer. You can still...
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    Anyone wear a steel boned corset under scrubs?

    klone replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    FWIW, I knew an MA who was doing waist training - her corset was not steel-boned, but just really strong elastic, I guess. I couldn't tell when she wore
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    Anyone wear a steel boned corset under scrubs?

    klone replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, looky there! Now the banner ad at the top of my page is of
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    Anyone wear a steel boned corset under scrubs?

    klone replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Google "waist
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    Drug testing

    klone replied to Harrist's topic in General Nursing

    I'm guessing to see what it feels like. Phentermine truly feels like speed or cocaine when you take
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    Help, did I get hired onto a sinking ship?

    klone replied to skydancer7's topic in General Nursing

    Oregon has VERY strict staffing laws, and places are being fined for not allowing their nurses to take their 30 minute lunch and 2-3 15-minute breaks per
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    What is the grossest thing that's happened to you???

    klone replied to PrincessAlexis's topic in General Nursing

    A woman's water broke on me as I was sitting between her knees, about a foot from her lady parts. Covered head to toe in amniotic fluid, including face and hair. Funny thing was 2 years later, that...
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    Breastfeeding support

    klone replied to ama3t's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree, I don't think "almost every mom" should be getting one. When I started managing my current OB unit (after 4 years out of inpatient OB), I was a bit taken aback at how often nipple shields...
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    Breastfeeding support

    klone replied to ama3t's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I became an IBCLC in the era of "nipple shields are bad!" However, newer research shows that the ultra-thin silicone shields do not interfere with lactogenesis II and infant weight gain, and for...
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    D.C. Children's National vs. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia?

    klone replied to jamaral's topic in General Nursing

    CHoP has an international reputation for
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    Is this reasonable or just over the top?

    klone replied to Lakeshore18's topic in General Nursing

    By accountability, I'm referring to things like infiltrated IVs, sopping wet dressings, other things that the off-going nurse cannot say "Well, it wasn't like that when I left the shift" because if...
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    C Section Post-Op Rx

    klone replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    Wait, this was something that happened 30 YEARS AGO? Time to build a bridge. And yes, the statute of limitations expired 12 years
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    C Section Post-Op Rx

    klone replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    Then we'd get an order for IV morphine or dilaudid, or PO oxycodone. But Toradol and Percocet are what's part of the post-op order set. We wouldn't just let the woman lie there in pain. If we're...