klone MSN, RN

Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery

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    Did this patient overreact?!

    klone replied to Apatientnow's topic in General Nursing

    You SAID that to
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    Pennsylvania Compact State??

    klone replied to nowdistracted's topic in General Nursing

    It seems that a lot of the states in the NE are not in the compact Nursing Licensure
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    Charge Nurse in 6 months?

    klone replied to iheartnursing91's topic in Nursing Career

    OP, you sound like you have a really good head on your shoulders, and you sound very wise and mature for a new grad. Please do not give up on nursing. My instinct says that you are/will be a very good...
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    How do I get into Labor delivery?

    klone replied to cwtheRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You can complete fetal heart monitoring coursework while in school. Most specialty certifications require that you have worked in that area for a minimum amount of time (typically 1-2 years) before...
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    As seen on TV

    klone replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    I have a nurse coworker whose son is a writer for the show Code Black. He consults with her whenever they have an OB-related story
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    Charge Nurse in 6 months?

    klone replied to iheartnursing91's topic in Nursing Career

    Most places leave appointment of charge nurse up to the discretion of the manager, and most job descriptions have "...and other assigned duties" listed, so the fact that it's not in the job...
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    Charge Nurse in 6 months?

    klone replied to iheartnursing91's topic in Nursing Career

    NO! This is not normal, okay or acceptable. If they will not listen to you and take you off charge until you have AT LEAST a full year of experience (bare minimum) and give you a proper orientation, I...
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    Magnet status...yay?

    klone replied to mysonsmama's topic in General Nursing

    That may be your hospital's goal, but a certain percentage of BSN+ nursing force is not a requirement of
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    More proof (in case you needed it) that HCA is evil

    klone posted a topic in General Nursing

    As someone with very close ties to the midwives, as well as the inner city OB patients, in Denver, this absolutely INFURIATES me. What are they thinking??...
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    local anesthesia and drug test

    klone replied to jojojojojojo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The drug test is looking for opiates, benzodiazepines, amphetamines, THC, etc. it's not testing you for presence of
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    More proof (in case you needed it) that HCA is evil

    klone replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, the sad fact is that OB units do not make money for hospitals. Their payor mix is such that in many (most?) places, the majority of patients are Medicaid
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    More proof (in case you needed it) that HCA is evil

    klone replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Just to be clear, I was being tongue-in-cheek with my use of the word
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    More proof (in case you needed it) that HCA is evil

    klone replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I think HCA has had a long history of placing profits before people, and this is just one example that happens to hit close to home for
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    nurse for 15 years and I feel like a fraud

    klone replied to bananabutter's topic in General Nursing

    CharleeFoxtrot - I was JUST coming here to post that!! It's something that I've struggled with a lot in my career, particularly after being promoted into leadership
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    Current RN pay scale?

    klone replied to Arizonachic's topic in General Nursing

    If you go to the Montana Nurses' Association website, you can read the various contracts with different facilities to get an idea of pay
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    More proof (in case you needed it) that HCA is evil

    klone replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Denver Health has the largest midwifery practice in the state (maybe country?) with 32 midwives. About 80% of their patients are on Medicaid or totally uninsured. Same with the primary UCH midwifery...
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    Understanding the Risk of Firearms: Suicide vs. Homicide

    klone replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    Makawake, I love you. Thank you for keeping up with the fight, when those of us who are too close, too broken, and too weary,
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    Survival guide for women of color

    klone replied to dinah77's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This seems relevant to the discussion “An ugly scenario:” For-profit health corporation to shut down midwifery practices in Denver, Aurora – The Colorado
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    Experience before Travel Nursing?

    klone replied to spasta's topic in General Nursing

    I was a nurse with 4 1/2 years of experience when I first took a traveler position. I think 3+ years in the same specialty would set most nurses up for
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    More about budget, not enough about pt. care

    klone replied to spasta's topic in General Nursing

    As a manager, I like to be transparent with staff regarding budget, productivity, etc. Even though their job is taking care of the patients, I want them to understand why I might make a certain...
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    Understanding the Risk of Firearms: Suicide vs. Homicide

    klone replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    Please, out of a basic sense of decency, stop putting "victims" in quotes. There are people HERE at this website, reading and participating in this thread, who lost friends or family in these...
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    Understanding the Risk of Firearms: Suicide vs. Homicide

    klone replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    No, I was referring to Tomi Lahren, and her infamous "Geez, stupid lefties, AR doesn't mean Assault Rifle" tweet, as if that REALLY makes a difference in this debate. What it's called and what the...
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    Understanding the Risk of Firearms: Suicide vs. Homicide

    klone replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't actually do research to determine which shootings took place with AR-15s and which ones didn't, because it's frankly completely
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    Tired of managing children

    klone replied to xoemmylouox's topic in Nurse Management

    My last job was like that, too. It took time, but I did develop a good relationship with most of the staff. Around the time I left, I had even won over most of the night shift crew (in my experience,...
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    Understanding the Risk of Firearms: Suicide vs. Homicide

    klone replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, Tomi. I'm sure that fact gives a lot of comfort to the parents of the babies who died at Sandy Hook, or my personal friend, who's daughter was killed in the Santa Fe High School shooting last...