klone MSN, RN

Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery

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    Maintaining BLS while not currently working

    klone replied to hookemhorns012's topic in General Nursing

    Half the jobs my husband has worked at as an RN has not required BLS at all
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    Maintaining BLS while not currently working

    klone replied to hookemhorns012's topic in General Nursing

    No, no rule that you have to keep it. But if you take another RN job, you will be required to get it before you can
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    IBCLC meets Midwife?

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

    No. It's extremely challenging to get paid for lactation consults. Typically as a private practice IBCLC, the patients themselves have to pay you up front and then submit for reimbursement
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    Social Media and Doxxing - Your Thoughts???

    klone replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like the issue was that the hospital's logo was identifiable. They have a right to mitigate any appearances of HIPAA violations, social media policy violations, and privacy
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    How do you feel on displaying your certification credentials on your badge?

    klone replied to choksantos's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, but none of those are the circumstances of the poster in question. My “Why would someone do their BSN and not subsequently take the NCLEX” was more of a rhetorical
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    Social Media and Doxxing - Your Thoughts???

    klone replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    1) NO NO NO 2) I would have to see the original post/selfie to form a judgment on whether the reporter was out of line. My first inclination is to say what they did was out of line. However, did they...
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    Job Opportunity or Relationship

    klone replied to ctruon1's topic in General Nursing

    Why can't he relocate to
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    Working with a vindictive coworker

    klone replied to nurseontheway's topic in General Nursing

    In what way is this coworker vindictive, and how is the environment toxic? What documentation is the tech falsifying, and how do you know it has not been
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    How do you feel on displaying your certification credentials on your badge?

    klone replied to choksantos's topic in General Nursing

    Why someone would go through and complete a BSN program, and not sit for the
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    How do you feel on displaying your certification credentials on your badge?

    klone replied to choksantos's topic in General Nursing

    Just found it and read it. I left the thread even more confused than when I started it. I just don't
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    Do you have a side hustle?

    klone replied to Mrsvirgomama's topic in General Nursing

    Bumping this up, because I just started teaching ESL online to young Chinese children. There are quite a few companies that offer this, and you can make around $20/hour. This extra money is going...
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    "We don't hire male RNs" and other things you should never say to me

    klone replied to labordude's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I repeat. Why the double
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    MSN Leadership - Is it worth it?

    klone replied to friendlylark's topic in Nurse Management

    Yes, it's definitely worth it as far as opening doors. It was a big part of why I got my first unit manager position, which has then allowed me to get a service line director position. At this point...
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    How do you feel on displaying your certification credentials on your badge?

    klone replied to choksantos's topic in General Nursing

    Wait, so will it confuse them, or will they not care? It's either one or the other. I would guess that it's probably the latter for most people. However, I recently had surgery and my pre/post-op...
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    "We don't hire male RNs" and other things you should never say to me

    klone replied to labordude's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There is no job-related reason to not consider a male in OB, and most especially, in a NICU. Ergo, yes, it was discrimination. Seriously, what reason would a facility have, on any universe, to not...
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    How do you feel on displaying your certification credentials on your badge?

    klone replied to choksantos's topic in General Nursing

    I had a big post, but then just decided that "I totally disagree" will
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    How do you feel on displaying your certification credentials on your badge?

    klone replied to choksantos's topic in General Nursing

    I only have "RN" on my badge, only because HR didn't ask me if I wanted something different when I started, and I'm too lazy to change it. If I had been asked, I probably would have put my RNC and...
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    Post Partum VS. L&D

    klone replied to seraphimid's topic in General Nursing

    I also don't agree that anyone can learn postpartum nursing in a few shifts. I think that really devalues the knowledge of postpartum nurses. I can tell you that my postpartum nurses are WAY more...
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    "We don't hire male RNs" and other things you should never say to me

    klone replied to labordude's topic in Ob/Gyn

    They are SOOOO afraid of a lawsuit. Let us know what he has to
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    Post Partum VS. L&D

    klone replied to seraphimid's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck in your decision. I still think the L&D position would be better for your career goals, and I think working within a highly medicalized facility will actually help you be a better CNM,...
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    Post Partum VS. L&D

    klone replied to seraphimid's topic in General Nursing

    I also think it's beneficial to a midwive's education to see "the other side" and see what highly managed, medicalized births look like, and how to work within that paradigm. Because in reality, you...
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    Post Partum VS. L&D

    klone replied to seraphimid's topic in General Nursing

    You don't need to push women to do anything. As a nurse, your job is to let her know her options, let her know the risks and benefits of her various options, let her know that she has AUTONOMY and can...
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    Post Partum VS. L&D

    klone replied to seraphimid's topic in General Nursing

    No, you will definitely learn more useful skills as a midwife working as an L&D nurse. Even when there's no midwives there. Sometimes, ESPECIALLY if there's no midwives there (because you will...
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    Post Partum VS. L&D

    klone replied to seraphimid's topic in General Nursing

    I was going to say definitely take the L&D position, until I read about the $13/hour difference. How important is the money? Can you live okay on the L&D wage? That would be the better option...
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    New Grads path to L&D

    klone replied to Ella2598's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Absolutely try to get a preceptorship in L&D if that's where you're hoping to be. Think of the preceptorship as a month-long interview (or however long it is for you). This is your time to SHINE...