klone MSN, RN

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    Is WGU RN-BSN similar to Excelsior?

    klone replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Western Governors University

    No, not all papers. There will be powerpoint presentations as well, and in the case of biochem, lots of drawings and
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    What are your views on male nurses

    klone replied to jared.butler90's topic in Men in Nursing

    My husband is a nurse. He's not common or boring, but the idea that male nurses are rare birds IS. FWIW, I get called "doctor" all the time too. And I'm a chick. IMO it has more to do with patients'...
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    I don't have time to pee!

    klone replied to bossman's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I can't stand the "nurse as martyr"
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    Is WGU RN-BSN similar to Excelsior?

    klone replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Western Governors University

    Your mentor's job is to make sure you stay on schedule. To that end, there is a certain amount of "hounding" that may take place during your weekly call. As long as you finish at least 12 credits per...
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    I don't have time to pee!

    klone replied to bossman's topic in General Nursing

    If you literally don't have time to pee on a regular basis, then you need to work on your time management. If you literally cannot take 45 seconds out of your day to pee, then you have poor...
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    How often does the CNO address nurses? Why? How?

    klone replied to Graduatenurse14's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Our upper leadership is VERY active in our organization. I've only been at my facility for under three years, and I've personally met our CNO and had a conversation three
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    Hipaa violation

    klone replied to Betty52's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Read up on the 18 patient identifiers. There is more involved when you're talking about large metro areas, but I'm on my phone and didn't want to type the whole thing
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    Hipaa violation

    klone replied to Betty52's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    But that's not the point. The OP is being brought into a meeting for a HIPAA violation because of what she said to this parent. And if she disclosed the town of the other patient, then yes, she did...
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    Hipaa violation

    klone replied to Betty52's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Actually, any geographic area smaller than a state is considered an identifier. So yes, mentioning the city the patient is in IS a HIPAA
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    So I kind of messed up

    klone replied to oopsmybad's topic in General Nursing

    Good lord, the rampant self-righteousness displayed in this thread is both amusing and
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    New Grad wanting to do Labor and Delivery

    klone replied to Lauraingalls's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Mom/Baby
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    Erythromycin allergy

    klone replied to obizyanka's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We are not allowed to give medical advice here. But I can tell you that I declined the eye ointment, Vitamin K, and the Hep B vaccine for all of my children after they were born. If I had had an...
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    Family Planning Associates

    klone replied to Queen2u's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sounds great! Good luck to
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    Is this a hipaa violation?

    klone replied to NurseRatchedTheBest's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Boomer is correct. In order for it to be a HIPAA violation, there needs to be patient identifiers. I believe there are something like 18 such identifiers. Name, DOB, address, MRN, driver's license...
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    Family Planning Associates

    klone replied to Queen2u's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have never heard of them, but googled, and it appears they are an abortion provider located in several different
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    Type B in a Type A world

    klone replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    IMO, no, you should
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    UC vs Centura

    klone replied to Mjemm25's topic in Colorado Nursing

    True, but it sounds like the rotation was a reaction to getting rid of the night shift contract. They could have just got rid of the night shift contract, and have people work straight nights, and if...
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    UC vs Centura

    klone replied to Mjemm25's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I had heard they had gotten rid of the night contracts and that it caused quite a coup among staff. Honestly, UCH was the only hospital I have ever heard of that offered a night shift contract in...
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    UC vs Centura

    klone replied to Mjemm25's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I imagine that would depend on the department,
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    911, This Nurse Needs Help ASAP

    klone replied to Jnateman's topic in General Nursing

    Which is why the ANCC has grandfathered you in. But what they will allow has no bearing on what facilities allow. If all the facilities around say that you need an MSN to be an APN (which I completely...
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    911, This Nurse Needs Help ASAP

    klone replied to Jnateman's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck with
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    I made a injection error... Please help me....

    klone replied to yatyu's topic in General Nursing

    7 year old zombie
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    Magnet Status - Why?

    klone replied to Rexie's topic in General Nursing

    I used to think Magnet was just a big marketing gimmick. I had to write a paper about it for my MSN program, and in researching the paper, I actually found some compelling evidence for Magnet,...
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    Unprofessional charting

    klone replied to Nurse131382's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    A patient's chart is a legal document. If she needs to process the day's events, she should use a blog, not the patient's chart. One does not JOURNAL in a legal
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    Are hair accessories unprofessional?

    klone replied to silhouettedreams's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Because clinic nursing doesn't count,