klone MSN, RN

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    C-EFM with no L&D experience

    klone replied to nursex23's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree with Babeinboots. A certification demonstrates expertise in in a subject, and you can't be an expert in something you've never done. I would also add that intermediate fetal monitoring is...
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    Curiosity Killed the Cat and Got 50 Hospital Employees Fired

    klone replied to Lorie Brown RN, MN, JD's topic in General Nursing

    Which was an entirely odd non
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    Soon to be RN looking for LDRP Job with no luck, what should I start with instead?

    klone replied to Mrsvirgomama's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm pretty sure you have to already have your BSN to work for NFP. It's possible that you have not had any luck because you are so far away from graduation. I don't even look twice at an applicant...
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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 did; no regrets. I was fortunate that I was able to move around to other areas of nursing within OB/women's health over the years (OB research, outpatient OB/Gyn clinic, women's community health),...
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    bedside report

    klone replied to Mr. Murse's topic in General Nursing

    IMO, this is EXACTLY how bedside report should be conducted. To me, it's just good patient care, as well as good professional practice
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    Interesting case of the spilled pills

    klone replied to KCMnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Holy cow. That's
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    Can they just switch me from days to nights?

    klone replied to GamerRN's topic in General Nursing

    Are you part of a union? I assume not, because most union contracts prohibit moving nurses to a shift that's different from what they were hired into, without their
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    Assistant Nurse Manager Duties

    klone replied to redskngolf's topic in Nurse Management

    Sadly, I have no ANMs. I wish I could off-load some of my
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    Feeling Trapped!

    klone replied to RNfindingherway's topic in General Nursing

    Gosh, I just don't understand that attitude. To what benefit does it serve to be pissy to someone who wants to leave the unit or go somewhere
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    Feeling Trapped!

    klone replied to RNfindingherway's topic in General Nursing

    At my current facility, as well as the one where I worked previously, it was written into the nurse union contract that transfers must be done in no more than 30 days. I would look to see if there is...
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    Assistant Nurse Manager Duties

    klone replied to redskngolf's topic in Nurse Management

    I didn't mean to imply that schedules and attendance would be the ANM's only duties. My point was that typically, the ANM is tasked with the day to day operations of the unit (things like schedules,...
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    Assistant Nurse Manager Duties

    klone replied to redskngolf's topic in Nurse Management

    Actually, I think it would be more appropriate for the ANM to be responsible for schedule and attendance, and the NM to be responsible for things like quality and performance. The latter stuff is more...
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    Written Up

    klone replied to medteleER's topic in General Nursing

    I would guess it's because it's what the patient takes at
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    Written Up

    klone replied to medteleER's topic in General Nursing

    You say "write up" but was it an incident report? I am assuming that's what you meant (like Midas or Quantros or whatever incident reporting system your facility uses). That is not necessarily meant...
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    Any way you could stay over and work a few hours

    klone replied to guest974915's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, to the bolded! Luckily, I think most of my staff understand
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    What is considered "job hopping"

    klone replied to Nurse3242's topic in General Nursing

    I consider consistently moving on after less than 2 years at a position to be "job hopping." Once is an outlier, though, and I wouldn't hold it against
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    Any way you could stay over and work a few hours

    klone replied to guest974915's topic in General Nursing

    Not all nurse managers are sociopaths who work their nurses to the ground while going home to their soft warm beds. I don't go home in the afternoon until I know the nurses are doing okay and have...
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    Any way you could stay over and work a few hours

    klone replied to guest974915's topic in General Nursing

    Last month, actually. Came in at 7pm after working 7a-4p, and worked until 5am, when my patient was delivered and
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    Any way you could stay over and work a few hours

    klone replied to guest974915's topic in General Nursing

    Speaking as a manager... I completely understand and respect those staff nurses who have their line in the sand with regards to how much "extra" they are willing to give to their department (whether...
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    Unvaccinated Boy in Oregon gets Tetanus

    klone replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Changes in the intestinal microbiome cause a LOT of various health issues. Research is finding that cesarean deliveries, which cause the newborn's gut to populate with bacteria from the environment,...
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    Sitting down - New nurse looking for advice

    klone replied to MgoBlue37's topic in General Nursing

    He
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    Is this crazy?

    klone replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    They called it fulltime, but it didn't feel like a fulltime workload to me. Yes, it was online, but I did have to travel to Kentucky a couple times (Frontier
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    Is this crazy?

    klone replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I did that very thing (full-time job, PRN float job, and midwifery school), with three young children (ages 2-12) but only lasted about 3 months, and then I quit the PRN float job. If you're very...
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    Sick and whiny (long rant, but I'll summarize)

    klone replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

    If I cannot control my body fluids (whether it's mucous or droplets or vomitus), or if I feel bad enough that popping a Sudafed and/or a couple Motrin will not make me functional, then I stay home. No...
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    Unvaccinated Boy in Oregon gets Tetanus

    klone replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Luckily, tetorifice is not a communicable illness. What's horribly sad is, after all of that, and all of his long months of recovery, the parents declined further doses of DTap or any other vaccines....