klone MSN, RN

Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery

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    Advice. Changing locations to Oregon - OHSU vs Kaiser

    klone replied to kelsonsa's topic in General Nursing

    OHSU is a phenomenal hospital. One of the best teaching hospitals in the
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    Tennessee Nurse RaDonda Vaught - Legal Perspectives of Fatal Medication Error

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

    Apples and swing sets. You're muddying the discussion by introducing a hypothetical scenario that is not at all
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    Maternal mandatory drug screening

    klone replied to Kldrn9963's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You're disagreeing with me that it's against the law? But...it is against the law. So you can disagree all you want, but that doesn't make it NOT against the law. Just because your facility does it...
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    Tennessee Nurse RaDonda Vaught - Legal Perspectives of Fatal Medication Error

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

    OP, for being a nurse who is also an attorney, you shockingly got MANY details of this case wrong. As an attorney, I would assume that you know the legal definition of "reckless homicide" - with that...
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    Is giving information to the police a HIPAA violation

    klone replied to YeeHaw2000's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    No, because it was a TV show, which is
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    Scared to have a convo with my nurse manager ?

    klone replied to JLB1215's topic in General Nursing

    Floating once a month is not bad at all, IMO. Anything less than that and you risk losing skills/competency/comfortableness in that area. Have any of the other nurses been tripled, or has it just been...
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    Bad Interview - Should I withdraw?

    klone replied to DowntheRiver's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, please let us
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    Anxiety and night shift. Hospital to clinic? Thoughts and advice appreciated!

    klone replied to Mishl029's topic in General Nursing

    Great idea! OP, do you have your BSN? Do you live in a community that has a Nurse-Family Partnership
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    Bad Interview - Should I withdraw?

    klone replied to DowntheRiver's topic in General Nursing

    While I think NINE nurses is excessive and intimidating, I ALWAYS conduct peer interviews. I think it's important that the staff nurses have a say in who we hire. Plus, if they turn out to be a...
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    6 Phrases Every Nurse Manager Must Learn to Say

    klone replied to Melissa Mills's topic in Nurse Management

    Another phrase that I have found IMMENSELY helpful...when a staff member comes to me with a problem with a coworker, I will say "And when you talked to her about it, how did she respond?" It lets them...
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    Lost job over HIPAA violation

    klone replied to MInurse19's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    It likely wasn't the first access that got you in trouble. It was the second access, due to idle curiosity about the patient's outcome. At that point, you knew you were not going to be getting the...
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    Would you be insulted?

    klone replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    ik,
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    Maternal mandatory drug screening

    klone replied to Kldrn9963's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Be aware, it is against federal law to drug test a pregnant woman without her consent, if the result of the test is reported to CPS or any other legal/governmental authority. (Ferguson v. City of...
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    Is it unprofessional to inform my boss of my pregnancy over the phone?

    klone replied to limonada's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, you have no obligation to tell him at all until a couple months before you're due (for scheduling purposes). But yes, just let him know in an email, and state your anticipated leave time...
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    $750 CA RN License??? No way!

    klone replied to Kdm112990's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, so much vitriol in this thread! Just wanted to chime in that California is light years ahead of the other states when it comes to maternal health. They have a whole organization that drives...
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    Nurse Management

    klone replied to madwife2002's topic in Nurse Management

    I don't think it's a management job. She was just soliciting advice from nurse
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    Would you be insulted?

    klone replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    From what you’ve written, I would guess that the nurse educator does not feel like you fit into the culture of the unit. That is probably why she has not chosen you, more than your clinical...
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    Would you be insulted?

    klone replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    It would depend on how badly I cared. From your post, it sounds like you're scaling back, going to school, and plan on quitting that job at some point. With that in mind, I probably wouldn't invite...
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    Would you be insulted?

    klone replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    The reason why you haven't been asked to precept is because the nurse educator (or whoever is in charge of assigning preceptors) does not feel you would be good in that role, for whatever reason....
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    Dear Nurse Manager, why won’t you hire dialysis nurses

    klone replied to Natkat's topic in General Nursing

    What jobs are you applying for, and in what communities? My recommendation is to apply for jobs in smaller or rural communities that are at least an hour away from larger metro areas. Almost without...
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    Is it bad to turn down an interview in 3 days after having agreed to it?

    klone replied to Erica_24's topic in General Nursing

    While I agree with BTDT that sometimes something else comes along that you're not aware of at first, as a hiring manager, I would be mildly annoyed if I offered you the position, and you declined it,...
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    39 IOL

    klone replied to Surfandnurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm guessing since they're outpatient, it's not coded as an "induction of labor" and that's how they get around it (which sounds like fraud,
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    39 IOL

    klone replied to Surfandnurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    How have you not been cited by TJC/CMS? That's one of the CMS quality measures by which they score hospitals and provide funding. I'm shocked that your quality/risk department allows that. Whenever we...
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    No More TB Tests?

    klone replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    The last few facilities at which I've worked, it's only done on hire, and then annually in high risk areas only (ED, typically). Have to do the mask fit testing annually, though. That's an OSHA...
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    Has anyone acted as an "expert witness"?

    klone posted a topic in General Nursing

    How were you vetted to determine your expertise? Did they pay