klone MSN, RN

Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery

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    No chlorhexidine scrubbing at home anymore?

    klone replied to WoWChick's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What I've seen most recently is a wipe down on the unit prior to surgery with chlorhexadine
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    How much I pick up affects my yearly evaluation?

    klone replied to Loly23's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, no, mandatory OT is not against the law. Employers in most states absolutely CAN mandate
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    Can Managers Override Policy and Drs Orders?!?

    klone replied to Aloe_sky's topic in General Nursing

    Um, is the manager an MD? If not, then no.
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    How much I pick up affects my yearly evaluation?

    klone replied to Loly23's topic in General Nursing

    Awww, thank you! That made my day.
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    How much I pick up affects my yearly evaluation?

    klone replied to Loly23's topic in General Nursing

    As a manager, that's ***. One thing I've learned is that there are all different types of people in the workplace. Some people LOVE to pick up extra shifts, and G-d bless 'em. Some people work...
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    Injection question, please help

    klone replied to Alice L's topic in General Nursing

    Wait, how is it that there is an inpatient unit full of patients, but no nurse taking care of them? Who employs/owns that inpatient unit, and who is your employer? I would say that if the inpatient...
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    Perinatal Research?

    klone replied to LifetimeLearn's topic in Research

    Your title caught my eye. Yes, I used to be a perinatal research nurse. You need to look at facilities that are part of/affiliated with large teaching hospitals. There are only 2 organizations in the...
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    Assessing newborn on mom

    klone replied to Kgpayne's topic in Ob/Gyn

    They're not listening to lung sounds. They're listening to heart rate, and assessing breathing (which is done by looking at their chest/diaphragm). OP, I will just gently turn baby on their side so...
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    Degree over Experience?

    klone replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, not at all. I can tell you that with leadership jobs, they seem to really not care that I have an MSN in Nursing Leadership. They're way more interested in what I've done. I would say that a...
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    NICU Nurses Are Not Nannies

    klone replied to byebyebedside's topic in General Nursing

    As a former NICU nurse manager, who was also a NICU parent at one point, I encourage you to try to look at it from the parents' viewpoint. What would you do if the parents walked in to the unit,...
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    Reason enough to switch jobs?

    klone replied to Alexxoxox's topic in General Nursing

    Give us some examples of the judgement and condescension. Are you a new grad? Is this your first time working in an ER? You say that is the reason why you want to leave, yet you have no idea about...
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    I Left hospital nursing. What are you doing now?

    klone replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Manager of a primary care clinic. Love that I don't have to worry about emergencies and phone calls at 2am, or Sunday afternoons, or Christmas
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    Day in the Life: Charge Nurse at a FQHC

    klone replied to Elizabeth Kohout's topic in General Nursing

    "pro-abortion" does not mean "forced abortion". Pro-choice: women should have the right to decide if they want to carry a pregnancy or terminate. Abortion should be safe, legal, and rare. Abortion...
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    Judgmental rant about time off

    klone replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    I can guarantee you that "too many callouts" is NOT the reason why they're eliminating an entire role of
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    Day in the Life: Charge Nurse at a FQHC

    klone replied to Elizabeth Kohout's topic in General Nursing

    I was the charge nurse of a large women's health FQHC in Denver for 3 1/2 years and I loved my job. It was while in that job my views went from "pro-choice" to
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    Telling People Your Nurse Title, RN or LVN

    klone replied to delrionurse's topic in General Nursing

    I say I'm a nurse. I've never been asked further questions, other than where I
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    Taking a Long Leave of Absence from Work

    klone replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Best of luck to you. Covid is a horrible disease. It's rage-inducing to see other healthcare "professionals" lying about their religious beliefs in order to avoid getting
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    Is this a Violation?

    klone replied to Taylors33's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    In your own words, what is a HIPAA violation, generally
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    RN Jobs That Do Not Require Covid Vaccine

    klone replied to TraumaRN52's topic in Disaster Preparation

    So basically, you're choosing to pick and choose scripture like a buffet to suit your needs and
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    What exactly is protected and sensitive material?

    klone replied to CNA_love22's topic in General Nursing

    This might help answer your questions:
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    What exactly is protected and sensitive material?

    klone replied to CNA_love22's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, having a list of patient names visible to other patients/family members is a privacy/HIPAA violation. Just be more cautious in the future. Keep your list in your
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    Intermittent Catheterization

    klone replied to Ferniato's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely clean well before each insertion. Do better next
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    RN Jobs That Do Not Require Covid Vaccine

    klone replied to TraumaRN52's topic in Disaster Preparation

    What are her actual religions beliefs that exempt her from the vaccine? Because I'm pretty sure EVERY SINGLE major religious organization has gone on record stating that the benefits of the vaccine...
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    Which job should I take?

    klone replied to birthworker's topic in General Nursing

    Will you be working nights? If so, that would be a dealbreaker for B, because of the risk of falling asleep at the wheel. Do you work in a state that has snowy winters? Also something to take into...
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    Should Male Nurse Work In L&D?

    klone replied to Apotheosis's topic in General Nursing

    As a former L&D nurse and OB nurse manager, I would not hesitate to hire a male nurse if he had the passion and