klone MSN, RN

Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery

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    PCP refuses to release client's labs despite signed consent/release

    klone replied to smartblnde's topic in General Nursing

    Why? I agree with llg both with not inferring the reason why the physician isn't sending it, and that you should ask the patient to get the labs and bring them to class. Is the clinic large, small? Do...
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    What made you want to be a nurse?

    klone replied to MollyM99's topic in General Nursing

    Because I wanted to become a lactation consultant, and at the time, becoming a nurse was the easiest/fastest way to do
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    RN - trying to transfer to Postpartum

    klone replied to LALAFitz04's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It depends completely upon the hospital, the unit and the manager. There's no way we could answer
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    Is it legal..

    klone replied to L&DRN93's topic in General Nursing

    THat's a good point that I didn't think about. Your L&D has a policy (or it SHOULD) that if you take other patients onto your unit, they must be infection-free, as L&D/nursery is considered an...
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    Is it legal..

    klone replied to L&DRN93's topic in General Nursing

    And TJC
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    Is it legal..

    klone replied to L&DRN93's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I agree with that. I saw that there was orientation; I missed that it was only one
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    Is it legal..

    klone replied to L&DRN93's topic in General Nursing

    RNs are all expected, per their license, to have a baseline RN competency. With proper orientation, YES, any RN should be able to take care of any patient. Every hospital I've ever worked at that was...
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    CNA in Postpartum or NICU

    klone replied to Nursing24/7's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What I might suggest doing is getting your corificeat tech certification, maybe a CLC (lactation counselor)
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    Question About Med Management for NAS

    klone replied to UrbanHealthRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think you handled the visit fine. You advocated for the baby, collaborated with the PCP, and decided on a plan to best facilitate getting what the baby needs. Our facility just updated our NAS...
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    "Nurse Bedside Shift Report" Survey

    klone replied to kangoshichie's topic in General Nursing

    Then you wouldn't do it, other than simple bedside hand-off between nurses where they look at lines, pump settings, etc. which should be done 100% of the time for safety, anyway. The purpose of...
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    White Scrubs and That "Time of the Month".

    klone replied to Shookclays's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Ibuprofen is often recommended for heavy bleeding. The thought is that the bleeding is exacerbated by uterine inflammation, and taking an anti-inflammatory will reverse that. It works well for many...
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    White Scrubs and That "Time of the Month".

    klone replied to Shookclays's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I'm guessing, if she's still a virgin, that she probably is not done having children
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    White Scrubs and That "Time of the Month".

    klone replied to Shookclays's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Lots of virgins wear tampons without any issues. I started wearing them from my very first
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    "Nurse Bedside Shift Report" Survey

    klone replied to kangoshichie's topic in General Nursing

    Report would be with patient's
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    "Nurse Bedside Shift Report" Survey

    klone replied to kangoshichie's topic in General Nursing

    EXACTLY. Thank you. Done correctly, it works
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    "Nurse Bedside Shift Report" Survey

    klone replied to kangoshichie's topic in General Nursing

    Again, bedside handoff should not be two nurses talking about the patient in front of them. It should be the offgoing nurse AND THE PATIENT filling in the oncoming nurse on what has taken place over...
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    "Nurse Bedside Shift Report" Survey

    klone replied to kangoshichie's topic in General Nursing

    With all due respect, the way you describe your bedside report taking place is NOT how it should be done. First, if patients state "I DO NOT WANT BEDSIDE REPORT" then the staff should honor that....
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    My career plan feels shaky

    klone replied to GK-Seedy's topic in General Nursing

    I can speak to the Colorado license thing. CO is a compact state, so you can easily transfer to another state. That said, unless you took some weird hybrid online or unaccredited nursing program (like...
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    Wondering...

    klone replied to winter_green's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In my experience, this is EXTREMELY generous. I would not base your comparisons of other facilities on what your previous employer offered. For conferences and continuing ed, my experience has been...
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    Yacker Tracker in the NICU ???

    klone replied to Bezoars's topic in General Nursing

    Many years ago the manager of the L&D unit I worked on tried that. I think it lasted less than a month and it
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    Feeling Forced to Stay Late?

    klone replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    There is no law against not coming in to work. The employer won't be happy, but the BON or the law has no
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    Do your Doctors require BLS?

    klone replied to susummers1's topic in General Nursing

    It varies and is dependent upon the facility requirement. If a doc is in private practice, it's up to him/her as the practice owner. If they are employed by an organization, it's up to the...
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    How much of a pay cut is too much? Personal opinion

    klone replied to raecudzy1's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, as does my husband. A couple years ago he took a $25,000/year paycut, and it greatly improved his (and as a result, my) quality of
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    LPNs in regards to L&D

    klone replied to ashleyv10613's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    AZ CO
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    LPNs in regards to L&D

    klone replied to ashleyv10613's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    In my experience (three different states), LPNs do not work in L&D. Two hospitals at which I've worked where there were LPNs on staff, they were long-time employees who were grandfathered in, and...