klone MSN, RN

Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery

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    Nurses Call the Governor of Tennessee

    klone replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    She had only been an RN for 2 years at the time the incident
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    Nurses Call the Governor of Tennessee

    klone replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    A homicide charge does not require
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    Nurses Call the Governor of Tennessee

    klone replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    For starters, putting a nurse with only a couple years of experience in the role as "resource
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    Nurses Call the Governor of Tennessee

    klone replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    She wasn't charged with murder. She was charged with negligent homicide, which is a subset of involuntary
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    Aromatherapy?

    klone replied to TNViking's topic in General Nursing

    It's far nicer than smelling staph epidermidis
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    Aromatherapy?

    klone replied to TNViking's topic in General Nursing

    I think they smell nice, and I know from personal experience that pleasant scents can be calming and contribute to a feeling of wellbeing, which can aid in a person's healing. We have many patients...
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    39 IOL

    klone replied to Surfandnurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The culture at the current facility where I've been working a few months is that as long as you're at least 39w0d, they can schedule an IOL. We are a community hospital with private medical practices,...
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    Insulin drips patients on L&D

    klone replied to Upgrading_Status's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Right, but we're not talking about impellas or CRRT or balloon pumps. You're getting in the weeds. We're talking about an insulin drip. The reason why insulin drips are sent to ICU instead of being...
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    Insulin drips patients on L&D

    klone replied to Upgrading_Status's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We are a regional high risk OB facility as well. If a critical patient was in labor, we would be more inclined to bring in an ICU nurse to OB, rather than have her labor and deliver in the ICU, which...
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    Insulin drips patients on L&D

    klone replied to Upgrading_Status's topic in Ob/Gyn

    And what do they do with her when she's in labor? Surely they don't expect her to labor and deliver in the
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    Insulin drips patients on L&D

    klone replied to Upgrading_Status's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yes, in the last three facilities I've worked at, the nurses could do insulin drips in L&D. The concern is that they are very high acuity, requiring 1:1 nursing care. Patients in labor should be...
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    Am I the *******?

    klone replied to Seeing Myself Out's topic in General Nursing

    Ironically, your misspelling actually completely changes the meaning of your
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    Over 70% of Nurse Staff Turnover is Due to Bad Leadership

    klone replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    This article suggests that 50% of employee turnover is due to bad management (citing various Gallup polls for their statistic). That seems like a more accurate figure than 70%....
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    what to do when union does not have your best interest?

    klone replied to mariesearcy's topic in General Nursing

    Go up the union chain above your
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    Is it possible to stay in med surg too long before going OB?

    klone replied to AxelNewRN86's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Good luck! I love to hire med/surg nurses to L&D. They come with valuable time management skills, and it's helpful to have some experience in non-OB related
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    One Thread Wonders

    klone replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    This is the best comment on the internet today. Thank you for that
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    Are We Too PC?

    klone replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    That's the problem, though. If a person gives feedback saying that something someone says is hurtful or offensive, they're often accused of being a "snowflake" or "too
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    Lower Tier Management Jobs

    klone replied to jlambirt's topic in Nurse Management

    Not yet - is it about the book by the same title? I picked that up a couple months ago but haven't read it
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    Are We Too PC?

    klone replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    In your
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    Are We Too PC?

    klone replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    I've only read through the second page, but I wanted to put in my thoughts. The OP and many of the responses don't sit well with me. In my experience, the outcry of "We're too PC" is a euphemism for...
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    Lower Tier Management Jobs

    klone replied to jlambirt's topic in Nurse Management

    I don't know if you meant it that way, but your post kind of came off as kind of self-righteous and condescending. I just wanted to point that out in case you were not aware of how your words might be...
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    Lower Tier Management Jobs

    klone replied to jlambirt's topic in Nurse Management

    I love NPR and I will check out that podcast, thank you! Yes, definitely a leadership position that's hourly vs. salaried is a sweet deal. When I left my last position, they put one of the unit's...
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    questionable IM injection

    klone replied to guest974915's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting! I had no idea that's what "depo" or "depot"
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    questionable IM injection

    klone replied to guest974915's topic in General Nursing

    Best practice is not to give more than 1 ml in the deltoid. VG is a much better site for viscous medications, and I would also divide that amount into two injections. You should avoid dorsogluteal due...
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    Did this patient overreact?!

    klone replied to Apatientnow's topic in General Nursing

    Why do YOU need to prove anything? The fact that he's married is completely irrelevant. Frankly, your attitude and words here are appalling. Part of me thinks you MUST be trolling