klone MSN, RN

Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery

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    Medical Assistant During Nursing School?

    klone replied to emilynuhwin's topic in General Students

    Prior to the pandemic our organization required MAs to either be an RMA or CMA. However, due to staffing shortages, they have since waived that requirement, and now hire non-certified MAs, as well as...
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    Medical Assistant During Nursing School?

    klone replied to emilynuhwin's topic in General Students

    I am the nurse manager of a family practice clinic, and 3 of my MAs are currently in nursing school. I think absolutely, being an MA or CNA will only be beneficial - you learn valuable skills...
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    Sexual Behaviors Between Married Travelers Is Offensive

    klone replied to Tiffany Reed's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I'd probably just say "Dude, get a room" and walk away the next time it
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    HR and Employee

    klone replied to roxygirl2003's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked in several states: AZ, CO, CA, OR, WA, MT, WI, and MN. Only AZ and CO did not have a union presence. All the other states did. I would venture a guess that the Northeast US also has a...
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    HR and Employee

    klone replied to roxygirl2003's topic in General Nursing

    I would LOVE to see HR's face when an employee shows up at a meeting with their
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    Anesthesiologist Group Says Hospitals Can Prevent Fatal Errors Like Vanderbilt's

    klone replied to sirI's topic in General Nursing

    It’s needed an emergent situation for RSI. Requiring pharmacy or to nurse nurse sign off would put people in
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    Concealed Carry...as a nurse?

    klone replied to mcknis's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I live in a neighborhood where the cops aren't welcome, and don't come. It's a fact I've accepted, and it doesn't cause me distress. I think Uvalde showed how useful the cops are,
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    Anesthesiologist Group Says Hospitals Can Prevent Fatal Errors Like Vanderbilt's

    klone replied to sirI's topic in General Nursing

    How about...hmm...just spitballing here...we teach nurses to read the label of the medication before they give it? I know this sounds crazy, but just hear me out! We teach nurses, like, a checklist -...
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    Concealed Carry...as a nurse?

    klone replied to mcknis's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I have no illusions that the police will save me in an active shooter situation. I also have no illusions that a "good guy with a gun" will save me either. In fact, study upon study have shown the...
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    Multiple CNA's refusing assigned task

    klone replied to Dawnkeibals's topic in General Nursing

    One of my best moments in leadership - I had been in the manager role for about 6 months. We had a CNA, who was known on the unit for being a bully, lazy, an overall not nice person, and nobody ever...
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    Starting Salary

    klone replied to xfuturern21's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe post this in the Ohio nurses forum Also, if they're union - you can usually find a copy of the CBA online, and that will have the pay
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    HR and Employee

    klone replied to roxygirl2003's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes it happens when HR is notified of a HIPAA violation through internal audits or outside complaints. In those situations, often the manager doesn’t know any details
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    HR and Employee

    klone replied to roxygirl2003's topic in General Nursing

    If it's a disciplinary reason, then yes, the manager not only already knows the reason, but is likely the one that called for the meeting in the first place. Good luck. Generally, when it's a...
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    What to do with my dog?

    klone replied to Rosina's topic in Animal Lovers's Animal Lovers

    We just got a Corgi puppy and that is our intent as well. I can bring her into our clinic and she can be there for pediatric patients getting
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    Oklahoma Hospital Shooting

    klone replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    It’s discussed in a recently published book called “The Violence
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    Oklahoma Hospital Shooting

    klone replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, in several studies looking at mass shootings over the past 50 years, almost every single shooter (particularly teen/young adult shooters) gave advance warning of their
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    Oklahoma Hospital Shooting

    klone replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/06/us/red-flag-laws.html
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    Oklahoma Hospital Shooting

    klone replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    It's no different from emergency orders of protection, preventing a parent from being around their child if a professional deems the parent to be an immediate threat to the child, until such time...
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    As a Bedside Nurse, What is More Important to you in a Manager?

    klone posted a topic in General Nursing

    Do you feel like it's more important that your manager can be relied on as an expert in the care you provide on your unit, that she is someone who could jump in and take a patient assignment if...
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    Leaving job after 7 months

    klone replied to typicaltuesdaynight's topic in General Nursing

    You could go one of two ways: you could say that you realized OB was not the right fit for you. Or you could say that management was unwilling to work with you and orientation around your maternity...
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    New nurse needing advice

    klone replied to lizzelizard's topic in General Nursing

    If your goal is to become an FNP in a primary care clinic, then you should definitely take the primary care clinic position. Also, FNPs who work in clinic don't start IVs, so does it really matter...
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    Dear Healthcare Leaders: Self-Care is Not the Answer

    klone replied to Nurse Writing Nook's topic in General Nursing

    Here's a solution - when you're not working, ignore the texts and phone calls. You're the only one who cares about protecting your down time. Management is just trying to fill the staffing holes. Why...
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    What to do with my dog?

    klone replied to Rosina's topic in Animal Lovers's Animal Lovers

    Davey, why do you keep posting that, and what does it mean? It's kind of ***ing
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    Oklahoma Hospital Shooting

    klone replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Millions of people live with chronic pain (myself included, I was one of the lucky ones for whom back surgery greatly improved my pain). Yet, we don't start going on shooting rampages. The issue...
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    RaDonda Vaught - What is she doing now?

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

    She didn't, though. At all. Like, not even the basic Nursing 101 stuff. There also wasn't a shortage of staff. They had extra staff that