klone MSN, RN

Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery

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    ITT Tech closing ALL schools nationwide

    klone replied to klone's topic in Nursing News

    Exhibit A: Look at this thread. When we're referring to accreditation, we're referring to NURSING PROGRAM accreditation, not "career college accreditation". The BON does not provide accreditation, so...
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    ITT Tech closing ALL schools nationwide

    klone replied to klone's topic in Nursing News

    Meanwhile, there has been a heated thread in the Colorado forum where I've been called a hater because I'm cautioning people away from Concorde Career College. Someone earlier in this thread said...
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    Yep. Nurses do "eat their young"

    klone replied to Dianna11's topic in General Nursing

    This is a great life truth that I think bears
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    How to become a lactation consultant??

    klone replied to gvrn13's topic in General Nursing

    There are a few different "lactation counselor" certifications, but the gold standard is the IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant), which you can only do at a testing site similar...
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    How to become a lactation consultant??

    klone replied to gvrn13's topic in General Nursing

    Here is the information on how to become a board-certified lactation consultant: Eligibility Criteria |
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    Looking for advice/info?

    klone replied to Elisel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think you're putting the cart before the horse here. You say "get licensed as a midwife" as if it's a simple thing. A midwife is an advanced degree nurse who has either a master's or a doctorate in...
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    Anyone live in Parker?

    klone replied to rldubz's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I second Oceanblue's suggestions to check out the north/northwest suburbs. We've lived in Westminster for the past 6+ years and love it here. I'm 20 minutes away from both Boulder and downtown Denver....
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    False Pregnancy (Pseudocyesis)

    klone replied to Emergent's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just read the article. The only place that's stated is a quote from a family practice physician in Nebraska saying "A few of them even have positive pregnancy tests." There was no scientific...
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    False Pregnancy (Pseudocyesis)

    klone replied to Emergent's topic in Ob/Gyn

    How does one "wish" a positive pregnancy test? OP, why do you think she's not pregnant? I guess it's a self-limiting issue, regardless. Giving her the benefit of the doubt that she found out at the...
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    I have 60 grand of student loan when I finished BSN

    klone replied to Sam. W's topic in General Nursing

    Western Governors University. Mine was $12,000,
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    Anyone live in Parker?

    klone replied to rldubz's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Jeffco has good schools. Adams 50 (now called Westminster Public Schools) has some good elementary schools, although the middle school is not, IMO. Cherry Creek is probably known as having the best...
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    New grad, do not feel challenged at all. Help?

    klone replied to RNinCali15's topic in First Year After Licensure

    And I don't think anyone has a right to judge anyone else's reproductive choices. And I think that it's, yes, ******, to do so on a public forum. And as MeanMaryJean mentioned above, someone could...
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    Anyone live in Parker?

    klone replied to rldubz's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Cost of living in Denver is really high. I would try to secure a job before making the move. It is definitely a seller's housing market - houses in the $300K and under range go FAST, so you need to...
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    New grad, do not feel challenged at all. Help?

    klone replied to RNinCali15's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't think it's "ummm...interesting." She could be someone who has an incompetent cervix and delivered all her babies early after PTL. She could be someone who gets pre-eclampsia (which, if you get...
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    Diabetes

    klone replied to jjone106's topic in General Nursing

    Do you know what endogenous means (hint: opposite of exogenous)? If you understand what that word means, then you should be able to figure out the meaning of the
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    New grad, do not feel challenged at all. Help?

    klone replied to RNinCali15's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yes, I agree that "kiddo" is pretty condescending, regardless of the attitude of the OP. I prefer not to play "tit for tat" but that's just
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    Pitocin IVP?

    klone replied to lavenderskies's topic in Ob/Gyn

    But hey, you learned something new! That's never a waste.
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    Pitocin IVP?

    klone replied to lavenderskies's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am assuming this was post-placental. If she has an IV we always just give it as a bolus in LR. I mean, I guess you COULD theoretically give it IVP if you don't want the mom to get all the extra...
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    What is considered "job hopping?"

    klone replied to Nurse3242's topic in General Nursing

    My resume looks a bit job hoppy to me, something I'm sensitive to/of. I've worked for three different facilities in the past 6 years (15 months, 2 years, and 3+ years, respectively). It has come up a...
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    Family Medicine/Private practice nursing

    klone replied to Newnurse65's topic in General Nursing

    I work in Denver in an outpatient practice. It's part of a larger hospital system, and as such, I get paid the same as nurses with equivalent experience and credentials in the inpatient world. True...
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    Socializing after work in your scrubs

    klone posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yuck! Who does this? So my husband and I are on a long weekend in Taos, NM. Friday night we were at a local bar listening to a band. In walk a group of women in their mid-twenties. They appeared to...
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    Colorado Prescriptive Authority

    klone replied to LetsChill's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Well, I know that your RN experience will not, because you do not diagnose and prescribe medications as an RN. As far as prior NP experience somewhere else, I can't really say. I know the mentorship...
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    Colorado Prescriptive Authority

    klone replied to LetsChill's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Are you asking if your RN experience will count, or your current NP
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    Shoe recommendations

    klone replied to kristimarieSC's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wear what's comfortable. For some (myself included) that's a Dansko clog. Many people hate them. Get something with a good
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    Total Years It Took You To Reach Your End Goal In Education/Credentials

    klone replied to SunshineeStudent's topic in General Nursing

    2006 - graduated from ASN program with RN degree 2007 - got my IBCLC credential (lactation consultant - that was actually 8 years of work, and the original reason I became an RN) 2010 - entered a CNM...