klone MSN, RN

Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery

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    RN Pay Transparency

    klone replied to Dormi93's topic in General Nursing

    Oof. Is it not unionized? Consider moving to Minneapolis. You will easily make about $15/hour more here. Also, you didn't mention your highest level of education. At a lot of places, that is a...
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    72/80 Alternate Work Schedule

    klone replied to IcurnKen's topic in General Nursing

    What is a 72/80 alternate work
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    Press-Ganey Survey Question

    klone replied to GammaReyMysterio's topic in General Nursing

    I assume this is an employee engagement survey? Sometimes there are metrics tied to percentage of survey response (I.e. individual managers may be 'graded' based on how many of their direct...
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    How do you feel about male nurses in OB/GYN/NICU?

    klone replied to 274216's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Agree, Dizzycarrot. 11 years later and I feel even more strongly now than I did in 2012, that if a dude wants to be an L&D nurse, go for it. As a hiring manager, I wouldn't hesitate to hire a guy...
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    Policy writing?

    klone replied to UnbrokenRN09's topic in Nurse Management

    A lot of organizations have policies that you can find online through a Google. No need to reinvent the
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    New Job Recommendations

    klone replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Silverbells, not discounting that this other nurse may be a "Queen Bee" but from your own words, you were doing very poorly at your other job. That is nobody else's
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    Step increases

    klone replied to Jldesq's topic in General Nursing

    I think either you misunderstood your manager, or your manager misunderstands HR policy. I agree that is completely bizarre. Go talk to HR and get the real story. You are not misunderstanding how step...
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    Have you ever wanted to see a coworker fail?

    klone replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    "I have never killed anyone, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction.” -Clarence
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    Please, I need your insight.

    klone replied to JS0108's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. We hire with eyes wide open, and if we can get 2 years out of them before they move on, we consider ourselves
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    Please, I need your insight.

    klone replied to JS0108's topic in General Nursing

    LOL. I take it you've never been a female military
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    New Job Recommendations

    klone replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    My favorite type of people to
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    New Job Recommendations

    klone replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly the point of my post above ^^^^ Based on what you've posted here, you are not well-suited to any kind of position where you need to lead or manage staff. I would not recommend any position...
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    New Job Recommendations

    klone replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Are you sure a management position is the right fit? You do not seem well suited to
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    Are you paid for required early clock in and clock out?

    klone replied to NurseKole's topic in General Nursing

    I doubt their lunch break is paid. I've never heard of a place (other than my wife's employer, literally the only one I've heard of) that pays their hourly employees' lunch breaks. Normally, a shift...
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    Being Asked to Give References for Someone You Don't Respect

    klone replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, the last time someone used me as a reference (without asking my permission or even informing me ahead of time, plus, they didn't give my name correctly to the organization LOL), I was very...
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    Mandated to Work 16.5 + Hours

    klone replied to Irving's topic in General Nursing

    You could actually try to get intermittent FMLA or some type of work accommodation that limits the number of hours you work at a time if you have a documented health issue. But Brandy, in the other...
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    Being Mandated to Work

    klone replied to nurse_shelly's topic in General Nursing

    Can't win for losing, eh? At my first manager job, the nurses were all on 8s. A good portion of them (mostly the younger, newer ones) really wanted to go to 12s, but I couldn't just change to 12s...
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    Being Mandated to Work

    klone replied to nurse_shelly's topic in General Nursing

    The OP didn't say anything about getting a doctor's note or seeking an accommodation, did
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    Please, I need your insight.

    klone replied to JS0108's topic in General Nursing

    On the other hand, MOST RN students are in their RN program without any nursing experience. So I don't see why it should stop you to do an LPN-RN program. Screw what the other students think. Think of...
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    Are you paid for required early clock in and clock out?

    klone replied to NurseKole's topic in General Nursing

    On the other hand, if they start at 0652, they are being paid for an extra 7 minutes that they didn't work (because at 0652, it rounds back to 0645). It goes both ways. There's nothing hinky about it,...
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    Are you paid for required early clock in and clock out?

    klone replied to NurseKole's topic in General Nursing

    By most timecard systems, a clock in between 0638-0652 would register as an 0645 clock-in (and a clock in at 0653 or later would register as 0700), and a clock-out between 1908-1922 would register as...
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    Fentanyl Crisis

    klone replied to Emergent's topic in Nursing News

    There are a lot of complex reasons why people don't go into treatment, or don't complete treatment, or relapse. People with SUD are victims and deserve compassion. "Tough love" is not particularly...
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    Being Mandated to Work

    klone replied to nurse_shelly's topic in General Nursing

    Are you unionized? If your concern is about your dogs, I would probably look into hiring a pet sitter/walker through Rover, who would be able to come on short notice and add your pets to their...
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    Fentanyl Crisis

    klone replied to Emergent's topic in Nursing News

    The "strong arm of the law" has never been very effective at fighting drug addiction. Fentanyl is a very appropriate and safe medication when used correctly. It's used in L&D as a labor...
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    New Grad RN Interview

    klone replied to Nurse2b Tabi's topic in General Nursing

    Agree with BTDT. For a new grad position, there aren't going to be a lot of questions about your practice, how you've handled situations, etc. They know you have zero experience. So they're basing it...