klone MSN, RN

Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery

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    How do you pronounce CITRATE?

    klone replied to Pseudonym's topic in General Nursing

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    School Shootings

    klone replied to OldDude's topic in General Nursing

    Over the last 18 hours, I've been asking myself "What can we do TODAY so that I will feel safe sending my son to school on Monday?" And the only answer I can come up with is what Wondern stated above...
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    School Shootings

    klone replied to OldDude's topic in General Nursing

    This one hit close to home for me. I've been a part of an internet group of breastfeeding moms for 18 years. One of my mom friends from that group lost her daughter in that shooting yesterday. I have...
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    LPN to RN online that is accepted by Oregon

    klone replied to summer_jewel's topic in General Nursing

    Chamberlain is the only school that I'm aware
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    SOON TO BE NURSE

    klone replied to lexibowen23's topic in General Nursing

    Yes and
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    New grad struggling to find jobs

    klone replied to Tanny22's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    The fact that you do not yet have a license is likely why they're rejecting you automatically. Many places don't even want you to start applying until you are
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    Inadequate Staffing: Patient Safety in Today's Healthcare Marketplace- A Four Part Series

    klone replied to Damion Jenkins's topic in General Nursing

    Instead of rehashing all the reasons why a facility would have difficulty finding nurses, I will just link you to this very involved discussion we recently had on the topic:...
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    Verbal orders for narcotics

    klone replied to Geslina's topic in General Nursing

    You misunderstand. I'm not saying it's RIGHT. I'm arguing with the person who said that this scenario could never happen and she thinks it's fake and just a test question. I'm saying, I've seen crazy...
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    Verbal orders for narcotics

    klone replied to Geslina's topic in General Nursing

    Lots of wonky things happen in small towns. Particularly with ****** cell phone reception. I'm just saying, I would not automatically assume it's a test question. I could tell you some ridiculous...
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    Verbal orders for narcotics

    klone replied to Geslina's topic in General Nursing

    You have clearly never worked in a small town
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    New grad struggling to find jobs

    klone replied to Tanny22's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hell, if you want to relocate to the Oregon coast, I can practically guarantee you a job, assuming you are relatively intelligent and
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    New grad struggling to find jobs

    klone replied to Tanny22's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Four applications is not enough. Look for small community hospitals in towns that are an hour+ away from other hospitals. Those are the areas that have nursing shortages and are desperate to
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    New grad struggling to find jobs

    klone replied to Tanny22's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Try applying out of state, or in a more rural community in Colorado. The metro areas of Colorado are extremely
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    Inadequate Staffing: Patient Safety in Today's Healthcare Marketplace- A Four Part Series

    klone replied to Damion Jenkins's topic in General Nursing

    We staff pretty religiously per our professional organization's staffing guidelines. I even go a bit further by adding acuity "points" for discharges, people with complicated psych/social issues, etc....
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    Can a CNM work as a WHNP?

    klone replied to lohleetah's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    .Yes.
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    Verbal orders for narcotics

    klone replied to Geslina's topic in General Nursing

    Oh hell no. IF a verbal order is legit (which, it really isn't except in code/emergent situations, but that's an argument for another day) then it needs to be FROM the physician, TO the RN who is...
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    Labor dudes...do you require a chaperone?

    klone posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have never had a male nurse work in L&D before (have had one in the past who worked mom/baby and special care nursery). When you're with a labor patient, are you required to have a chaperone...
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    Pro Life Beliefs and Nursing

    klone replied to Tuzla99's topic in General Nursing

    I will preface this by saying my laptop keyboard is all jacked up and none of the symbols and punctuation marks are where they{re supposed to be. I used to be Pro-Choice. Then I started working in an...
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    Repackaging Medications

    klone replied to Pinupnurse76's topic in General Nursing

    I think you need to figure out WHY it was replaced and taped. Did the patient refuse them? Either way, we instruct staff that if a medication is opened, it cannot be reused, and it must be wasted....
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    Pro Life Beliefs and Nursing

    klone replied to Tuzla99's topic in General Nursing

    Right. It would be in hospice, and most likely in the
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    Pro Life Beliefs and Nursing

    klone replied to Tuzla99's topic in General Nursing

    Pro-Choice and Pro-abortion are not the same
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    Labor dudes...do you require a chaperone?

    klone replied to klone's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree with you, except that I know in clinic, OBs do have chaperones present, and in the hospital setting, our ONE male OB always has the RN present in the room when he does
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    10 Ways Nurse Leaders Can Make Work Enjoyable for Staff

    klone replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    I so wish we could do
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    NURSE SMOKING a survey of knowledge and educational experience

    klone replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in General Nursing

    Is the survey just for
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    Survey Monkey Employer Surveys.

    klone replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Are you asking people's opinions on Survey Monkey in generalor that one