klone MSN, RN

Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery

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    NCLEX Tips: 5 Ways to Tame the Tension

    klone replied to Damion Jenkins's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Am I the only one who is totally grossed out by that stock photo of the "nurse" and her horrifically long fake
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    All L&D, Postpartum, Maternal/Fetal nurses....

    klone replied to jjsarah88's topic in General Nursing

    AWHONN fetal monitoring and C-EFM are two different things. AWHONN is like an ongoing demonstration of competency, like BLS or NRP. Anyone can take that course and get the certificate that you...
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    Site Changes

    klone replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Did you guys get rid of the little colored bar that tells everyone how popular or important each of us is? Because I kind of needed that for my self
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    FEMA says the COVID-19 death toll is surging ; US experienced 150,000 Covid deaths in 6 months

    klone replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Remember a million years ago, when Trump said that it would "go away, like magic" in the Summer because Covid can't survive well in hot
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    Daily Staff Management

    klone replied to redskngolf's topic in Nurse Management

    Nah, I've never seen one program that does all that. Just various excel spreadsheets or paper binders. Time off is recorded through our timecard software
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    Where can I get my NRP certification?

    klone replied to rmc465's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There are no legit online NRP courses. All require an in-person mega code. Your employer will put you through NRP after you're hired - no need to get it beforehand. Having it will not making you any...
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    Farewell Esme - In Loving Memory

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

    I can't believe it! The world will be a darker place for her not being in
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    L&D/LDRP in San Diego

    klone replied to labornurse123's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would say to stay put until you can have a solid 2 years of L&D experience under your belt, and perhaps a professional
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    L&D - is it a good place to start?

    klone replied to SillyFever's topic in Ob/Gyn

    They are two completely different specialties. One is not typically a springboard to the
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    allnurses decennary

    klone replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    I've been here for 16 years! I joined in 2004, when I started nursing
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    Misconceptions/truths about specialities

    klone replied to vintage_RN's topic in General Nursing

    L&D is a fun, hearts and flowers specialty. It's the only specialty that is 4 specialties in 1 (because in addition to L&D, we are also ED, OR, and PACU nurses), plus we take care of 2...
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    Asked to give an anesthesia medication

    klone replied to laurencsmile's topic in General Nursing

    Belladonna atropa is its full botanical name
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    CLC with no personal experience

    klone replied to dnij's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Or that men could never work in obstetrics,
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    “Catch Nurse” pulled from OB/Gyn unit

    klone replied to CWRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Without knowing what the actual plan is, I'm going to reserve judgment. I do not at all oppose the idea of training mom/baby nurses to be a "baby catcher" - any additional training/experience/exposure...
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    “Catch Nurse” pulled from OB/Gyn unit

    klone replied to CWRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Can you explain exactly what the plan is for your patient assignment when you leave to go catch a
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    “Catch Nurse” pulled from OB/Gyn unit

    klone replied to CWRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My first question would be, how many deliveries does your facility do a month/year? Who would be looking after your patient load while you're being the baby catcher? At the facility where we didn't...
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    Asked to give an anesthesia medication

    klone replied to laurencsmile's topic in General Nursing

    Nope. If we had a patient with symptomatic bradycardia, we would be advocating getting her on a tele floor, or at least on portable tele monitoring. And if the bradycardia is d/t the anesthesia, she...
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    How far can hospital go?

    klone replied to RNTX31's topic in General Nursing

    From an administrative standpoint - I'm guessing this is happening because the census in Peds is generally low, and it's hard to keep a full complement of trained pediatric nursing staff that aren't...
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    Asked to give an anesthesia medication

    klone replied to laurencsmile's topic in General Nursing

    This is an anticholinergic, similar to atropine, I would assume. It's not an anesthesia
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    Well...back at it!

    klone posted a topic in Nurse Management

    It's like the mafia. You can't ever really leave. Six months after quitting my director job and working as a travel nurse, I just accepted the job of nurse manager of an L&D unit of a very large...
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    Which job should I choose while in nursing school? CNA in hospital vs. nursing home?

    klone replied to vanessa123yaa's topic in General Nursing

    Then there's your
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    Which job should I choose while in nursing school? CNA in hospital vs. nursing home?

    klone replied to vanessa123yaa's topic in General Nursing

    What's your priority - experience, or a paycheck to pay your
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    What departments draw the most blood?

    klone replied to KaityKait's topic in General Nursing

    I'd guess ED, ICU, and
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    Well...back at it!

    klone replied to klone's topic in Nurse Management

    Thank you, Summer
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    Placenta Previa/vag bleeding

    klone replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I’m confused - what do you mean by “getting her ready to go to L&D” - where is she now? As far as critical thinking - what would you be concerned about with lady partsl bleeding in a patient...