klone MSN, RN

Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery

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    final warning

    klone replied to srercg6's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Are you union? What policy does your facility have in place for discipline? Many places have a "progressive discipline" policy in place wherein they can't do C before they do B or A (meaning, that...
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    What % of women don't know basics of female anatomy?

    klone replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Oh
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    Ending your shift in the middle of a delivery

    klone replied to Maiya22's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Every place is different, every nurse is different, and every situation is different. Every place I've ever worked has never balked at a nurse accruing an HOUR of OT to be there for a delivery. In...
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    "Observed" urine drug screen

    klone replied to thisgirldrums's topic in General Nursing

    And I've done pre-employment UDS 6 times, and I've NEVER done it the way described in the OP. Having never experienced what the OP described before, I would have been quite taken aback as well. And...
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    Advice-New to L&D

    klone replied to Perky_nurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This is very very common. The best thing to do is to just keep doing them. For me it was truly a lightbulb moment. Until you have it figured out, just make sure you have another nurse check after
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    Kaiser Permanente Oregon Salary

    klone replied to pogues60's topic in General Nursing

    You can look at the ONA's website to their contract with Kaiser to see salary
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    Would it be Wrong?

    klone replied to kellylauren's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The OP is not a nurse; the OP was a
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    What % of women don't know basics of female anatomy?

    klone replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    You clearly care WAY more about this than I do. Anyhoo....back to the subject at hand. Yes, it's sad that people don't know about their own bodies, or are too uncomfortable to teach their kids proper...
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    What % of women don't know basics of female anatomy?

    klone replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    You directed your comment to "@smartnurse" I bolded all the parts that made it sound like you were talking to
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    What % of women don't know basics of female anatomy?

    klone replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't see that she was recommending or endorsing ANYTHING. Just making a statement about what other cultures
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    What % of women don't know basics of female anatomy?

    klone replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Which cultures are
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    Resigning: Counter Offer Advice?

    klone replied to RG-RN2014's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, who are you related to? Sorry, that was snarky. I've just never heard of a hospital going to such lengths for a floor nurse. You must be a rock star
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    RT says her scope is wider than mine. Ok?

    klone replied to CardiacDork's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Okay, but the vast majority of those things CAN be done by an RN (with additional training, or dependent upon the state). Now let's ask the opposite question - what are some things that RNs do that is...
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    RT says her scope is wider than mine. Ok?

    klone replied to CardiacDork's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Right, but that wasn't my question. My question was, what are some things that RTs can do that is OUTSIDE THE SCOPE for an
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    What % of women don't know basics of female anatomy?

    klone replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I guess because most textbooks and diagrams don't have the real estate to depict the entire spectrum of "normal" so they have to select a single representative. I remember looking at a reproductive...
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    RT says her scope is wider than mine. Ok?

    klone replied to CardiacDork's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What are some things that RTs do that are outside the scope of practice of an
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    What % of women don't know basics of female anatomy?

    klone replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    ? How else would they show
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    Tatts and HIPAA

    klone replied to ShockMe's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Because of what brought the patient into the hospital, or because of the
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    would you take a job with a mean doctor?

    klone replied to mmccool719's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Nope. A few years ago, I was interviewed by a somewhat famous physician (there was a documentary about him and a couple other physicians who are the only ones in the world who do what they do) for the...
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    What % of women don't know basics of female anatomy?

    klone replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it's pretty sad. Also, vulvas are mythical/mystical/magical in a somewhat evil kind of way, I've learned. Even many people in healthcare don't want to know anything about them. I did my MSN...
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    RT says her scope is wider than mine. Ok?

    klone replied to CardiacDork's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes, we LOVE our RTs who are experienced with infants. If we're going to a delivery or C/S where the baby is premature or we know we're going to need to do NRP, we will call RT to be there. It's nice...
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    IV piggyback question

    klone replied to Hockeynursing's topic in General Nursing

    If it's on the pump, it won't back up into the
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    Magnesium Placement on Mainline

    klone replied to VeniVidiVici's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If it's the only thing running, it goes into the port closest to the patient (because if it has to be shut off, you don't want a whole line of mag going in after it's d/c'ed. If it's running with Pit,...
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    RT says her scope is wider than mine. Ok?

    klone replied to CardiacDork's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And there's the rub. Not every patient in the hospital needs RT care. All of them need nursing care. That's why nurses get paid
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    New Grad travel nurses

    klone replied to Soldon's topic in General Nursing

    So Atlas Healthcare hired you as a new grad? How do they figure you are going to get your