klone MSN, RN

Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery

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    Flu Shot or Mask?

    klone replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    (rigor) Keep going - I'm enjoying this exchange.
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    California marijuana legalization

    klone replied to Elky's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked in two states where THC is legal recreationally (Colorado, Oregon). In both states, most facilities still require their nurses to NOT smoke marijuana, and if it is detected through a UDS,...
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    IV HELP

    klone replied to XXXX5's topic in General Nursing

    According to the poster's other posts, s/he is a new grad, and apparently works in OB. OP, why are you not asking your preceptor these
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    IV HELP

    klone replied to XXXX5's topic in General Nursing

    Um....what? Why would plugging a med into the port closest to the vein put air in your line? What does "Do I fold over one of the lines while attaching" mean? It's early here and I haven't had a full...
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    cardiac experience, looking at CAPPA childbirth education classes

    klone replied to cvzsRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Are you hoping that a hospital will hire you for childbirth education classes? I would suggest getting NRP certified, taking a fetal monitoring class, STABLE. IMO, taking a doula class would be more...
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    Extremely confused about protocols and orders sets!

    klone replied to Axmann, RN, BSN, NREMT-B's topic in General Nursing

    That's pretty ridiculous that your educator cannot even answer that question. I would look at your facility policies and procedures and see if anything is addressed regarding "orders per protocol"....
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    Renewal RN License -Pain CE

    klone replied to RNnadeau's topic in Oregon Nursing

    So I just went to the OSBN website to update my information, and when I clicked on "update continuing education" I read
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    Renewal RN License -Pain CE

    klone replied to RNnadeau's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Shoot, thanks for the heads up! Mine expires this summer - had no idea about the pain modules, but the prices you quote for CEs sounds about
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    Ready to tackle MSN-but want the easy way

    klone replied to FLGirl2000's topic in Post Graduate Students

    In my experience, most programs aren't extremely DIFFICULT or challenging to the brain, at least if you have a modicum of intelligence, but all require a high level of tenacity. I suspect that with...
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    Legislation and mandatory overtime

    klone replied to ErinLeighRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oregon just passed a very onerous staffing law preventing mandatory OT, and requiring a minimum of 10 hours "rest time" between shifts, and not allowing nurses to be "break buddies" because it...
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    Friend asked to cheat off me from exam?

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

    I have a hard time understanding why "should I remain friends with her" should even be a
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    Which Nurses Are Unhappy & Why (all levels)

    klone replied to Icooka4u's topic in General Nursing

    Can't access article; don't have
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    Magnet Status Requirment

    klone replied to Elkayam's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think Magnet addresses anything with regards to care plans. That would strictly be a TJC/CMS
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    Is MSN really necessary

    klone replied to EDNurse74's topic in Nurse Management

    Per Magnet, only the CNO must have a Master's Degree, and it does not have to be an MSN. They must hold at least a BSN, and a Master's degree (no discipline specified). At my current facility (not...
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    Scope Of Practice

    klone replied to amysnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it's absolutely within the RN's scope. If the physician is trying to clear a patient of the MRSA designation, it needs to be done bilateral nares, axillae, and groin. Nares is not
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    Masters Program - Clinical Nurse Leader

    klone replied to Robin.Hood1986's topic in General Students

    Trust me. Nobody is going to hire you for a leadership position without nursing experience, except perhaps as an ADON at a nursing home, where RNs are typically thrust into leadership positions over...
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    OB/GYN Nurses have any of your patients pretended to be married for fertility help...

    klone replied to Icooka4u's topic in General Nursing

    Most OB/Gyn nurses don't work in fertility clinics. I've never heard of a person feeling like they need to pretend to be married in order to receive fertility treatments. On the contrary, single women...
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    Switch Shifts?

    klone replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    So talk to her in
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    Switch Shifts?

    klone replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Did you try sending another, or stopping by his/her office after your shift? I know that if I don't answer an email immediately, it gets buried under all the emails that come after, and then I forget...
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    Does your hospital use disposable blood pressure cuffs?

    klone posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does the research support using disposable cuffs in the absence of infectious disease like
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    Does your hospital use disposable blood pressure cuffs?

    klone replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Just the cases that are bloody? Not all of
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    Should I bother to reapply?

    klone replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    As a hiring manager, when I post a new position, I don't go back to old applications or resumes. I go with the ones that applied for THIS position, because I don't have the time to pursue someone who...
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    Nurse-Midwife Goal. Where to start?

    klone replied to Sconner6's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you already have your mind made up? My my opinion is that if your ultimate goal is to be a CNM, you should work towards becoming a bada$$ L&D nurse, and leave the ICU training program...
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    Working with an expired license

    klone replied to amartin73's topic in Colorado Nursing

    You may well lose your job. I'm sorry - how did you not
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    New Process Admitting Couplets... HELP!!!

    klone replied to puddles11's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I PMed you. I am happy to talk to anyone regarding what our unit does for