klone MSN, RN

Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery

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    Feeling lost and conflicted after my switch to L&D

    klone replied to TarheelGirlx3's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Maybe what you want is
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    Hot Cheetos are a public health menace

    klone replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Who the **** is Lil Xan? Is it pronounced
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    Ratios

    klone replied to Just-floored's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Many facilities do this, but it goes against AWHONN standards. Any time a woman is in acitive labor, needs pain management assistance (whether that's an epidural or coaching for NCB), is on Pitocin,...
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    Do you identify yourself as a nurse when you or your family are a patient?

    klone replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    OMG, it's like we're seeing a ghost with this thread.
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    Hot Cheetos are a public health menace

    klone replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

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    Hospital cancelled my contract due to inexperience...

    klone replied to BeccaroseRN's topic in Travel

    I know how agencies work, thanks. Not only have I been a traveler in the past, but I work with multiple agencies as a department director. We currently have three travelers on our
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    Hospital cancelled my contract due to inexperience...

    klone replied to BeccaroseRN's topic in Travel

    Good ****. I was asking a question. And no, I didn't know the answer, which is why I asked. I was going to suggest that you might have better luck as a traveler with a few more years under your belt....
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    Hospital cancelled my contract due to inexperience...

    klone replied to BeccaroseRN's topic in Travel

    How long have you been a
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    Neonatologist

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

    Based on other posts, I've gleaned that she's in her third year at a community college, working on her general education requirements to apply to the nursing?
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    Oxygen Christmas Tree new guideline?

    klone replied to Stephanie532's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly that. TJC is not going to publish specific recommendation on it. It falls under their "all equipment is used per manufacturer's instructions" recommendation. The companies that make the green...
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    Neonatologist

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

    I'm going to be blunt, yet try to say this in the kindest way possible. You say you did not get into a rad tech program. Do you think you have the aptitude to get into med school? You...
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    Neonatologist

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

    What on earth is this "bachelor's in pediatrics " that you keep referring to that you think you need? There is no such
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    Neonatologist

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

    So many unanswered questions and misunderstandings! There's no such thing as a bachelor's in neonatology. Why would you think that a degree in ultrasonography would fulfill any kind of "pediatric"...
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    When did being pregnant become a disability?

    klone replied to guest940422's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, this made me laugh and decide I really like
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    Do you ever get concerned about certain users on here?

    klone replied to Bakingismylife's topic in General Nursing

    And this confirms my suspicions. OP, gossiping about colleagues is unprofessional and
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    Do you ever get concerned about certain users on here?

    klone replied to Bakingismylife's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly my thought as
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    Hot Cheetos are a public health menace

    klone replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Agree. The OP was yucky. That's all I can allow myself to say without going into a
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    Not sure how to handle this situation with recent interview

    klone replied to Southpawdown's topic in General Nursing

    Yikes. Sounds like you dodged a
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    MO Hospital offering $5,000 sign-on bonus to new grads

    klone posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Missouri hospital offers nursing students $5K sign-on bonuses Hmm...seems to me they're suffering from a nursing shortage. They certainly don't offer sign-on bonuses to new grads when they have a glut...
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    When did being pregnant become a disability?

    klone replied to guest940422's topic in General Nursing

    Indeed. I had 3, one was a
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    When did being pregnant become a disability?

    klone replied to guest940422's topic in General Nursing

    I worked a 12-hour overnight shift while in labor. I clocked out at 0730, was admitted to a labor bed, checked and found to be 6 cm, and gave birth 4 hours later. How BA was
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    When did being pregnant become a disability?

    klone replied to guest940422's topic in General Nursing

    Foleys shouldn't go in the lady
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    When did being pregnant become a disability?

    klone replied to guest940422's topic in General Nursing

    That must be Gary Ray on the left. Because he surely must have been pregnant to have such strong opinions on the physical difficulties of
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    OB online courses/edu opportunities

    klone replied to RNoftheflies's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You wrote that you're looking to strengthen your "non-OB nursing resume" - did you mean to say your OB nursing resume? A class I would recommend would be AWHONN's introduction to fetal monitoring....
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    Not sure how to handle this situation with recent interview

    klone replied to Southpawdown's topic in General Nursing

    Someone I know recently applied for a leadership position at a hospital that is owned by a very large for-profit organization. In the past, this person has applied to other hospitals also owned by...