klone MSN, RN

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    OR vs WA

    klone replied to MamaBear15's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Mild weather, stick near the coast. As soon as you go more than 10 miles inland, it becomes much more extreme in the weather. I can't speak for Washington, but for Oregon you can look at the union...
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    Can a Manager limit how may days off in a row you can take?

    klone replied to wasabiRN's topic in General Nursing

    There are no laws that prevent them from changing your schedule in that way, provided it doesn't put you into overtime. It sounds like she DOES have a reason other than control, as evidenced by your...
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    OR vs WA

    klone replied to MamaBear15's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Better in what way? This is a really difficult question to answer. Are you wanting city, small town, rural, coastal, plains, mountains? Mild winters and mild summers, or snow in winters and hot? Rain...
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    Shall I take this job?

    klone replied to bonjour79's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent
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    Shall I take this job?

    klone replied to bonjour79's topic in General Nursing

    Salem, Astoria, The Dalles, Albany, Corvallis Since your husband may be let go, can you relocate? OHSU is not the only health system. Did you try Providence, Legacy,
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    Shall I take this job?

    klone replied to bonjour79's topic in General Nursing

    Would you consider one of the smaller communities in Oregon outside of Portland? Many hospitals outside Portland have a more difficult time attracting nurses. Starting wages at a union facility is...
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    Can a home health agency give their Nurses/PT/OT financial bonuses for referrals?

    klone replied to Rnasn2017's topic in General Nursing

    Except that anti-kickback laws are
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    Exclusion List

    klone replied to Kitty300's topic in General Nursing

    Well that escalated
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    Area of hospital with minimal vomit...

    klone replied to alxndria.mrqtt's topic in General Nursing

    ZOMBIE
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    Can a home health agency give their Nurses/PT/OT financial bonuses for referrals?

    klone replied to Rnasn2017's topic in General Nursing

    I just asked my husband, who is a home health/hospice CMS policy wonk. He said it's a gray area. He said referral itself is okay, provided the patient is actually eligible for care. The person...
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    Can a home health agency give their Nurses/PT/OT financial bonuses for referrals?

    klone replied to Rnasn2017's topic in General Nursing

    It's a legitimate question and I don't think it's deserving of derision. The Stark Law prohibits this very activity amongst physicians who have a vested financial interest in whatever they're...
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    How safe are safety lancets?

    klone replied to Allybee23's topic in General Nursing

    Yes..
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    Can a home health agency give their Nurses/PT/OT financial bonuses for referrals?

    klone replied to Rnasn2017's topic in General Nursing

    In what context are these nurses seeing these patients initially when they give the referral? That's what I'm not understanding. How do the nurses know of these potential patients before they become...
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    Certifications not requiring bsn

    klone replied to Ndd85's topic in General Nursing

    Most certifications require ongoing education or retesting to prove ongoing competency. Most of them are several hundred dollars as well. One of my certifications costs about $1,000 to
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    How safe are safety lancets?

    klone replied to Allybee23's topic in General Nursing

    You wore gloves and didn't feel anything. I would not
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    Charge nurse

    klone replied to YstRN12's topic in General Nursing

    Our facility does not have permanent charge positions, and all charge nurses are appointed by the department manager. It's not optional. Although, I certainly would not want to have a charge nurse who...
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    How safe are safety lancets?

    klone replied to Allybee23's topic in General Nursing

    What's a BM box? Did you feel it poke you? Were you wearing
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    Can a home health agency give their Nurses/PT/OT financial bonuses for referrals?

    klone replied to Rnasn2017's topic in General Nursing

    Google Stark Law I am not an attorney nor do I play one on TV, so I don't know if Stark Law applies to
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    CEU

    klone replied to Cherrmann's topic in General Nursing

    Like the other poster, I've never heard of an employer giving money specifically for license renewal CEU requirements, but many that offer "continuing education" funds. One hospital I worked at gave...
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    Moving to Colorado Spings!?

    klone replied to Heart456's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think the wages in the Springs are higher than Denver. As a fulltime nurse (not float or per diem), I would guess that an RN with 3 years of experience would probably start around
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    Should I take scb204 on short session?

    klone replied to kirstencdj's topic in General Students

    I'm sorry. How would we know the answer to this question? You realize this is a website of like 500,000 nurses from all over the world. We do not live where you live or know anything about whatever...
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    Soon to be RN, looking for tips on getting hired into LDRP

    klone replied to Meg.G21's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Honestly, all new grad applications tend to look the same to me. You all come to the position with no experience, so I'm not expecting anything, other than the resume being on one page and without any...
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    Aspen or Capella for MSN

    klone replied to JanessiaRN's topic in School, College Programs

    Neither. Capella is a for-profit and not considered to be very reputable. Aspen, if I recall correctly, has some accreditation issues (I think they don't have ACEN or CCNE accreditation, whichever one...
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    Unethical behavior on my first day of floor orientation

    klone replied to TJMICHAEL's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No, this is not common. Or at least, not in my experience. She sounds awful. I'm
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    CRNAs - question about labor epidurals - what would be the rationale?

    klone posted a topic in General Nursing

    What would be the rationale for giving the labor patient the "test dose" AFTER giving them a bolus of medication through the needle? I can't for the life of me figure out why that would