klone MSN, RN

Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery

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    Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) certification? What is your experience?

    klone replied to bethany_OB's topic in General Nursing

    If you scroll down to the bottom of the page, you will see a list of schools that offer academic programs in human lactation that fulfills Pathway 2 requirements:...
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    Translating at Work

    klone replied to nursingmeow's topic in General Nursing

    Not necessarily. We have two physicians who are both very fluent in Spanish and go on annual medical missions to Peru. They both learned recently that a phrase they normally use to their Peruvian...
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    Questionable actions that make you go hmm?

    klone replied to Snatchedwig's topic in General Nursing

    I went in to see my PCP after getting strep throat and influenza, that I suspected had turned into pneumonia (it did). The MA checking me in took my vitals and charted RR as 16 (it was at least
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    Bad idea to quit after 6m as a new grad for DNP school?

    klone replied to Theanxiousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Short answer: Yes, very bad
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    Is this legal? What are your thoughts?

    klone replied to coffeecup's topic in General Nursing

    No, facilities are not required by law to provide a break room, fridge, microwave. Only time for
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    Translating at Work

    klone replied to nursingmeow's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, I was literally just coming here to say that. When you're speaking, it's interpreting, not translating. I know it seems like mere semantics, but the two are very disparate skills. I know...
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    They almost had me fooled

    klone replied to HaggardRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ask your manager to get an U/S machine and provide training for US-assisted IV starts. It's not rocket science, you just need a specific type of US
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    For anyone who went straight into Mother-Baby/L&D as a new grad, do you have any regrets?

    klone replied to lexxa25's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm sorry. This sounds like a bad unit with not enough staffing or mentorship. I think it can be amazing or awful, depending on the culture of the unit. I wouldn't necessarily write of OB
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    Questions about Per Diem positions...managers, can you help?

    klone replied to joansmith1's topic in General Nursing

    First, are you sure you are allowed to transfer to a different position so quickly? Many organizations prohibit interdepartmental transfer for a certain period of time after hire (typically 6-12...
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    No calls after my interview!

    klone replied to jp902019's topic in General Nursing

    Toldja so!! Congrats.
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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

    Yes, and
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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

    Actually, it's a cool feature specifically BECAUSE of ill-informed jerks. Black and white proof, so there's no possibility of denying it
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    No calls after my interview!

    klone replied to jp902019's topic in General Nursing

    As a hiring manager, I will say that even though this job opportunity/offer is probably the most important thing that you're thinking about right now, it's not the most important thing to the hiring...
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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

    Wowowow! Reading that chat exchange left my jaw dropped. From what I know of you from posting alongside you these past several years, you are an awesome L&D nurse and would be an asset to any...
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    Sick Days?

    klone replied to newbienurse97's topic in General Nursing

    I guarantee that they're watching this pattern. Are you still on
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    I've Been Employed at 7 Facilities as a New Grad RN

    klone replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

    SEVEN JOBS. In less than a year. SEVEN
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    Nurse Fired by HCA After 20yrs - Wrongful Termination Lawsuit Filed

    klone replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    LifePoint is not affiliated with HCA. They are
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    Nurse Fired by HCA After 20yrs - Wrongful Termination Lawsuit Filed

    klone replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I posted this same article last week. Another nurse fired from HCA for speaking out against
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    Was I wrong to report a co-worker?

    klone replied to beyondhere's topic in General Nursing

    Disagree. It's not a new nurse's place to address performance issues with a coworker. That's the role of the nurse's supervisor. I mean, it wasn't a situation of not doing 2 patient identifiers before...
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    Another nurse fired from HCA for speaking out against staffing

    klone replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Voted by their shareholders? How
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    I've Been Employed at 7 Facilities as a New Grad RN

    klone replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I certainly hope this one sticks. I've always felt a little insecure/job-hoppy about having worked at 6 different places in my 13+ years at a nurse. Don't feel quite so bad
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    ICU Nurse Fired For Refusing 3rd Patient

    klone replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Or you could, Kooky. You seem very passionate on the
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    What was your favorite nursing job and why?

    klone replied to Mortaaaay's topic in General Nursing

    The primary nurse at an inner-city women's health clinic in Denver. We were a Title X clinic, and we did a lot of contraceptive and reproductive healthcare. I did all the new OB intake appointments,...
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    Is this interview process unprofessional?

    klone replied to raindrop's topic in Nursing Career

    As a veteran nurse of 15 years with an MSN, surely you realize that real life is not like the nursing journals. Your response tells me everything I need to know, and I imagine your peers at the...
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    ICU Nurse Fired For Refusing 3rd Patient

    klone replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Right, but I’m going under the assumption that patients in the ICU have ICU level care ordered (with the exception of those who have been downgraded and are awaiting a bed in stepdown). I was...