klone MSN, RN

Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery

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  1. klone

    CEO Says More Nurses Won't Improve Care

    klone replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    The Oregon Health Authority is in charge of enforcement. No, I did not say that hospitals just pay the fines because it's
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    CEO Says More Nurses Won't Improve Care

    klone replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    There
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    CEO Says More Nurses Won't Improve Care

    klone replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    They've been legally mandated for approximately 2 years. The laws in place that legally require hospitals to follow the staffing plan created by the staffing committee (that is required to have equal...
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    Destined to Be a Flight Nurse

    klone replied to skorupar's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Then you're doing it wrong, or not trying. I've been in my specialty for 15 years and I still learn something new pretty much every
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    CEO Says More Nurses Won't Improve Care

    klone replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't see anyone here defending the CEO and his opinions. Please, can you provide specific posts that you're referring
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    CEO Says More Nurses Won't Improve Care

    klone replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    But who here was "yeah,
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    CEO Says More Nurses Won't Improve Care

    klone replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    To whom are you
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    CEO Says More Nurses Won't Improve Care

    klone replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    The CEO *is* a
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    CEO Says More Nurses Won't Improve Care

    klone replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I guess your hospital didn't take it as seriously as ours. Because it worked well at the hospital where I worked (granted, it was in its infancy when I left). Or perhaps I live in an insulated little...
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    CEO Says More Nurses Won't Improve Care

    klone replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I really think that the best solution is, instead of treating patients like widgets with a one-size approach to ratios, the hospital committee approach where the FLOOR NURSES decide what safe staffing...
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    Breaking New Grad Contract

    klone replied to Nursenursexoxo's topic in General Nursing

    From the standpoint of an administrator - paying two nurses for the job of one nurse for 2-4 months KILLS productivity. I'm not saying that it's right to require a new grads to have a contract that...
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    Destined to Be a Flight Nurse

    klone replied to skorupar's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    I did not say or imply that CRNA programs are not rigorous. I was disputing your statement that the best ICU nurses all go on to become CRNAs. As if that is just the natural progression of an ICU...
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    End of Year Reviews...finally done!

    klone replied to txredapple79's topic in Nurse Management

    They were director-less for 6 months prior to my
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    Destined to Be a Flight Nurse

    klone replied to skorupar's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    What an insulting and unfounded statement. Lemme guess, you're a future
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    Latest on RaDonda Vaught case

    klone replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    OMG, I JUST posted that
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    Latest on RaDonda Vaught case

    klone replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Are you ***ing
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    Latest on RaDonda Vaught case

    klone replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Wondern, you've jumped the shark.
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    Latest on RaDonda Vaught case

    klone replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    The dress is purple and
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    CEO Says More Nurses Won't Improve Care

    klone replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    The state surveys all the hospitals annually to make sure they're in compliance with the laws and the hospital staffing plans. It's an incredibly detailed, lengthy, arduous survey, from which no...
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    CEO Says More Nurses Won't Improve Care

    klone replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Oregon's staffing laws require that an equal number of staff nurses and managers must be present to vote on all staffing plans or other issues that require a vote. So, per the laws, it's not possible...
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    CEO Says More Nurses Won't Improve Care

    klone replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    This is an incorrect statement. Oregon has mandated safe staffing laws, and has for 2 years. The difference is that Oregon's laws don't mandate specific numbers, but rather require that every hospital...
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    I'm going to be a model! A pelvic model, that is...

    klone posted a topic in General Nursing

    I volunteered to be a pelvic model for SANE nurses in training. My husband can't stop cracking jokes about my dubious modeling
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    5 Ways Managers Can Make Nurses Feel Valued

    klone replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    I am a big believer in Richard Branson's philosophies on leadership - the job of the manager is to take care of the staff. The staff are the manager's customers. Only when the staff feel supported and...
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    I'm going to be a model! A pelvic model, that is...

    klone replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, all female. It was a sexual assault exam training, so it was just lady partsl inspection/speculum
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    I'm going to be a model! A pelvic model, that is...

    klone replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I'm feeling a little...chafed, but otherwise it went well! G-d bless the nurses and physicians that teach this valuable skill! I had 8 speculum exams with 8 students, and they all did fabulous, and...