klone MSN, RN

Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery

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    C Section Post-Op Rx

    klone replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, that's actually what we do
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    Why does everyone want to work in the icu

    klone replied to EDNURSE20's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone doesn't want to work in the
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    C Section Post-Op Rx

    klone replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    We give Toradol IV, then transition to Percocet or Norco once they're on
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    What do you think will happen if we actually achieve truly safe staffing ratios?

    klone replied to Purple_roses's topic in General Nursing

    I would love to know what an average California hospital unit's productivity index is. Do California hospitals charge more/get reimbursed more for services? Something's got to give there - you can't...
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    Concerned about a coworker on stimulants whose heart rate is 110

    klone replied to farawayisland's topic in General Nursing

    Is the medication Provigil? I took that when I worked nights,
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    3 Couplets, too much?

    klone replied to xoxJanexoxDoexox's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree with Quazar - I don't think a nurse that already has a full assignment should be expected to attend
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    Would you be content if you worked your current job/specialty for the rest of your career?

    klone replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    Job, no. I suffer from "restless life syndrome" and I'm not wired to be able to work at the same job for more than about 5-7 years. Specialty, yes. No plans to do anything outside of women's
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    So excited!! After 5 years away from the bedside...

    klone replied to klone's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Im the manager so still no weekends, no holidays. :) Of course, I work 50 hour weeks. But I don't
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    3 Couplets, too much?

    klone replied to xoxJanexoxDoexox's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Three couplets is absolutely not an unreasonable patient assignment, assuming they're all stable and low
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    Is it common for nurses to have papers published?

    klone replied to Raven1994's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree. Staff nurses do research projects and/or write and publish journal articles about current QI initiatives all the time. Go to any EBP symposium or nursing conference. Walk around the poster...
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    100k in loans worth it?

    klone replied to ravindram's topic in General Nursing

    Why can't you work and do school at the same time? Nursing students do it ALL THE TIME. Hell, I did it as a divorced mother of two young children. That will greatly minimize/eliminate the need to...
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    Manager catch phrases

    klone replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I just set that as my email signature
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    Patient brings own urine sample for preoperative pregnancy testing

    klone replied to DineenC's topic in General Nursing

    But if the patient cannot provide a sample on site, they just DON'T DO IT. Why would not doing it at all be preferable to doing it on a home sample? They need to either create a policy that it MUST be...
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    Question about policy/procedure

    klone replied to Curious1alwys's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I will echo RM. I worked for 4 years as a charge nurse/supervisor of an ambulatory clinic. We did ONLY BLS. We had an AED on site, and would call EMS for any
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    Western Governer's University online MSN

    klone replied to natalie29's topic in General Nursing

    WGU is actually quite well known. I can tell you that an MSN in Leadership from WGU has opened many doors for me, and didn't put me thousands of dollars in debt. I don't regret it and would do it...
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    New grad as a unit manager

    klone replied to aspiringrn1987's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I became a manager after 10 years as an RN. I manage nurses who have been RNs for 30+ years. Sometimes I think to myself "How on earth do they respect me and my leadership when they know SO much more...
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    "Prestige" Nursing Schools

    klone replied to meanmaryjean's topic in General Students

    I'm sure "prestige" schools matter in some professions (lawyers, business, maybe medicine). But in nursing, not so
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    New grad as a unit manager

    klone replied to aspiringrn1987's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yes, it can be difficult to make that
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    Anyone here work at a hospital that uses nitrous oxide in labor?

    klone replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, in my research, that is what I've found. It causes dissociation from the pain, rather than pain reduction. I think its main power is that it gives control over pain management in the woman's...
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    Anyone here work at a hospital that uses nitrous oxide in labor?

    klone replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, Nitronox. I don't know what these other facilities have in place. Hence, my post. :) I'm wondering how other facilities address this concern with stakeholders. I find it hard to believe that it...
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    Anyone here work at a hospital that uses nitrous oxide in labor?

    klone replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    We haven't yet engaged RM in the process - I'm still trying to get the initial green light from OB and anesthesia to even move forward with the process. If they say no, it's dead in the water and...
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    What is the cheapest and fastest way to do a RN to MSN program?

    klone replied to shadowscastprod's topic in General Nursing

    What do you want a MSN
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    Anyone here work at a hospital that uses nitrous oxide in labor?

    klone replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, exactly that. UCSF has been using N2O for over 30 years, and they were the only facility in the US until around 2011, where a delivery machine with a scavenging system was FDA approved, and...
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    Is it customary where you work to recheck BPs manually?

    klone posted a topic in General Nursing

    If you take a BP on a patient and it's out of normal range (either abnormally high or low, but usually high) on the machine, is it customary to recheck it manually? What if the high pressures are...
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    NOVII

    klone replied to XXXX5's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Have you noticed a correlation between how well it works and the patient's BMI? My understanding is that it works better on high BMI patients, and if there is not a lot of abdominal adipose, the...