klone MSN, RN

Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery

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    WGU MSN in 6 months

    klone replied to bsnwnab's topic in Western Governors University

    Yes, you do have to get organizational approval for you MSN capstone project as well, but it's really no big
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    WGU MSN in 6 months

    klone replied to bsnwnab's topic in Western Governors University

    No, the capstone has been changed. It's no longer an IRB-approved research project. Instead, it is now a QI project you identify from your place of
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    Blood Pressure and Heart rate

    klone replied to Courtneyevans23's topic in General Students

    What would high pressure and fast pulse tell you about a person's condition, and what might it tell you if the patient had LOW blood pressure and fast
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    Does anyone want to know the dilemma I had last week, me vs the doctor case

    klone replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Mental
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    fetching the doctor's tea

    klone replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Occam's Razor. Unless you are willing to explain to us the incredible extenuating circumstances, we will continue to insist that it's either an emergency, in which case you should go to the ED; or...
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    Med Pass Question for Student

    klone replied to CarliBeeHanson's topic in General Nursing

    Separate cup from what? The other meds? I've never heard of that, so I don't know what to tell you. Perhaps she's talking about meds that absolutely need to be taken, vs. PRN
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    fetching the doctor's tea

    klone replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Alrighty then. Have a nice
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    fetching the doctor's tea

    klone replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    I would say that a situation that requires triage within an hour would constitute an emergency. The specific situation you mention - what would a patient do if the physician was there in clinic, but...
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    fetching the doctor's tea

    klone replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Then it likely could have waited an hour until they returned from their break,
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    Not having a clue

    klone replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, I'll bite. Sigh. Cocaine
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    Surviving nightshift plus breastfeeding

    klone replied to JVoEDrn's topic in General Nursing

    Sure, if she can't pump enough, she may have to supplement. But it shouldn't be a go-to, but something for emergency use. Plus, now that the baby is 6+ months, supplementation can be done with food,...
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    Triage RN a quasi-provider?

    klone replied to Lemon Bars's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I do this all the time as a clinic RN. However, do not think for a second that we are "quasi-providers" - we cannot bill for our services, and we do not have prescriptive authority, or the authority...
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    Surviving nightshift plus breastfeeding

    klone replied to JVoEDrn's topic in General Nursing

    And supplementing is the worst way to maintain a good supply. I would not recommend that, if she's wanting to continue breastfeeding for a year or
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    fetching the doctor's tea

    klone replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    If it's that possibly emergent, that's what EDs are for. Our clinic closes for lunch. No staff is available to triage. Sometimes the entire clinic closes for the day for a retreat. If someone has a...
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    Surviving nightshift plus breastfeeding

    klone replied to JVoEDrn's topic in General Nursing

    How/when will your baby be eating during the day while you're sleeping? Even if she is sleeping through the night or only waking up once or twice at night to eat, you still need to pump very regularly...
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    Best Midwifery School programs

    klone replied to Livvy24's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Are you able/willing to
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    fetching the doctor's tea

    klone replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Read what you
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    Going "Above and Beyond" UGH

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

    Not all healthcare facilities are hospitals, though. People CHOOSE their clinic and/or PCP, which often drives where they go for inpatient
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    How to support a friend with cancer?

    klone posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know many of you have gone through this, so I'm coming here for advice. One of my very best friends fought melanoma about 10 years ago. It was stage 2 - they removed the tumor and the sentinel node...
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    Clinic staff ask pt how to find injection site?

    klone replied to MinneNurse's topic in General Nursing

    And yes, I agree that the appropriate thing to do would be to contact the clinic manager and just explain that you're concerned that the MAs don't seem to be familiar with finding the landmarks to...
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    Clinic staff ask pt how to find injection site?

    klone replied to MinneNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yikes, that's pretty scary. Where I work, the MAs can give simple IMs like Depo. They cannot give IMs that have to be reconstituted (such as ceftriaxone). What I find frustrating is that so many...
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    Suspended WGU enrollments

    klone replied to WandaRN2BSN's topic in Western Governors University

    They're planning on creating a WGU-NC program, so until that happens, they're putting all distance learning on hold. It's a good thing, not a bad
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    Frontier Midwifery Program

    klone replied to JennyS's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    No one is saying that isn't happening at educational institutions all over the country. I was simply addressing how it's possible that it's NOT happening at Frontier. You did say you were "open to...
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    Info about P/SL and St. Josephs in Denver

    klone replied to Franco81's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I've never worked in OB in either hospital. I don't know very much about PSL, but I do know some nurses and providers who have worked at St. Joe's, and from what I've heard, it's a somewhat...
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    Frontier Midwifery Program

    klone replied to JennyS's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    As someone who went to Frontier (yep, I'm a 2011 attrition statistic!) and was active on the FB page for current and potential students, I can tell you - before they increased enrollment, what would...