klone MSN, RN

Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery

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  1. It's not a REAL hierarchy. It's a PERCEIVED hierarchy, perpetuated by those specialty nurses who think they're "better than." It may not exist at every facility, but it does
  2. That's a good point, too. Maybe the orientation process for new grads in Emergent's hospital is just really
  3. Scott made a great comment. Nurses learn to be an ER nurse in the ER. Do you think a new grad in Med/Surg knows how the rest of the hospital functions, or is great at dose calculations or...
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    Stuck in clinic as a new grad?

    I've known people who have gone from clinic to inpatient. Kind of like what I and other people told you in the other thread you started on this topic. I'm curious why you are starting a new thread on...
  5. You keep a log. Unless you are in California, there is no signing off by anyone, but the logs are subject to random
  6. Exactly what I was going to say. I, as well as many of my nursing school cohorts, went directly into specialties without a year of M/S, and it did not detrimentally affect our skill level and...
  7. When the patient and physician were talking about the care plan, what did the patient ask you and what was your
  8. If it actually went down the way you describe, then no, you did not do anything
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    Leaving the Profession - Burnout RANT

    Have you checked your local Craigslist? Smaller and independently owned facilities, including home health companies and private practices, often advertise on CL, as they do not have a large HR...
  10. Did I not just say, not even an HOUR ago, not to post stuff like
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    Am I overstepping my boundaries? WWYD?

    Wait, I'm confused. Is the friend-of-a-friend a director of an NP *practice* or an NP educational program? I thought it was a practice, and the "string pulling" was to get the friend a job after...
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    Nicotine Free Hospitals

    Typically, cotinine tests are quantitative, and they realize there is a threshold at which a person will test positive due to second-hand exposure. The level found in primary exposure is generally...
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    Help with interview outfit

    Yes, if someone different is interviewing you. If there will be the same people, you need as different outfit
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    RN-BSN

    I'm doing it at WGU Like I said, the pass/fail doesn't seem to be any
  15. klone

    Am I overstepping my boundaries? WWYD?

    Not so much as overstepping your bounds, but I don't see what the point would be in talking to someone about hiring someone who is likely YEARS away from being in a position to be
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    Jane Doe, RN, AAS, BSN, MSN, CCRN BFD

    You don't. Just curious. Feel free to not answer me if you don't want
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    Jane Doe, RN, AAS, BSN, MSN, CCRN BFD

    I would ask you the same thing I would ask a physician hanging out
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    Strange Interview

    Good plan. I'm sorry it didn't work out for
  19. I remember the day vividly. I worked in research at University Hospital, in Aurora. Mine was a weird hybrid job that took me from the floors of L&D/antepartum to the research building on the...
  20. Yep, that's the one. I did NOT like that one at all. I did not find her likeable. Now I want to read it again to remember why I disliked it
  21. Actually, I'm confused now. I have read two "midwife memoirs" in the past five years. One was Baby Catcher, and one was another that I don't know what it was. One I loved, one I hated. I can't...
  22. Agree. Hated
  23. Love that documentary. This is where I mention that I was courted by Dr. Warren Hern last year to be his practice manager. I wanted SO badly to take the job, but he couldn't pay me what I needed to...
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    Help with interview outfit

    I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who is clueless about attire. I just had an interview and found an awesome outfit that I wore (from Kohls!). Now I'm told that there will be three more interviews...
  25. The only feedback I can offer is that I would not recommend anyone do an online NP program unless they already have an NP secured who is willing to precept them. I work in a clinic of APRNs who are...