klone MSN, RN

Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery

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  1. klone

    PVT trick?

    You know that summer is in the air when the PVT threads start popping up. Admins, can you make a forum specifically for the PVT? That would be so
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    Annual Survey Window Time

    Infection control: hand hygiene, handling of dirty instruments, disinfectant surface wet times. NPSGs: Patient identification, critical value reporting, time-outs before invasive procedures. These...
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    Pro Life Beliefs and Nursing

    FWIW, in states where "death with dignity" is allowed, the hospice nurse does not actively help the patient die. At least in Oregon, the nurse can't be anywhere near when the patient decides to take...
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    All online FNP program?

    I assume you mean that you want to find something where the classroom portion is online, and that you are aware that you will have to do months of clinical rotations for 8-12 hour
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    Anyone had an experience like this??!!

    I would start looking elsewhere. I wouldn't want to work for a place that was so bloody
  6. If you work in an at-will state, any reason or no reason is a reason for fireability, unless it's due to your sex, sexual orientation, race, religion,
  7. My understanding is that an employee can VOLUNTEER to work as many hours as they want. But of course, the hospital must pay you all applicable
  8. Muno, I stand corrected on range orders. From TJC's website: You know, I've questioned other things they've said to us, and have shown proof that my assertion is correct. I'm not sure why I didn't...
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    Help :(

    But, in defense of small community hospitals, I can only speak from the perspective of OB/newborns, but the nurses I work with now are some of the best, most competent nurses for stabilizing unstable...
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    Help :(

    As someone who has had a VERY eye-opening experience with rural communities (seen the stuff in the news in the past week about the LGBTQ teen who was forced by the high school principal to read from...
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    Requesting to be laid off?

    Since the company has to pay your unemployment benefits, I'm highly doubtful that they would agree to this
  12. A lot changes in 5 years. Five years ago, range based dosing could be used (only ONE range, though, you couldn't have two ranges in the same order) and now it's
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    Essential oils in hospitals

    It's HCAHPS Essential oils are very effective for some things, and they're not always placebo. Lavender essential oil has been found in a placebo-controlled trial to be effective for migraines. Women...
  14. It's a CMS and TJC rule. So, if your hospital accepts Medicaid and/or Medicare money, then it's law, even if it's not explicitly mentioned in your Nurse Practice
  15. Yes, the patient has the right to say "I don't want 8mg, I want 4mg." And in that case, you need to call the physician and see if you can get an order for 4. You can't just give the patient 4mg and...
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    Essential oils in hospitals

    We are a scent-free facility and everyone takes it very seriously. We have several employees who have anaphylactic scent
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    School Shootings

    Which is why I did, in fact, say MOST
  18. No, you cannot. That is not legally in an RN's scope of
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    School Shootings

    Most teachers DO NOT WANT TO BE ARMED. They were hired to be educators, not law
  20. A) when you delegate a task, it is still your responsibility to make sure the task is done. Because ultimately it's YOUR task. B) Presumably you wouldn't be delegating a task to a sleeping person....
  21. OP, this has already been addressed by others - but your license is not on the line because CNAs are sleeping on the
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    School Shootings

    http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/388468-obama-education-secretary-pull-children-out-of-schools-until
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    School Shootings

    Yikes. Okay. That's kind of scary and I'm very surprised anyone would admit something like this in public. But, the bolded. Interesting that you don't think THAT is the
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    School Shootings

    I completely agree with you. I have just given up all hope that anything with regards to guns will change, ever in my