Katie82

Katie82 RN

Med Surg, Tele, PH, CM

RN, ASN, BBA, MBA

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  1. Why does free market economics NOT influence the cost of health care in the USA?

    Katie82 replied to thehcmgorg's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    In economic terms, healthcare is an inelastic commodity, not quite subject to the laws of supply and demand like other goods. THere is some elasticity at the contract level, for example, insurance...

  2. Why do you believe what you believe, concerning your position on health care?

    Katie82 replied to GCTMT's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    As do I. But I also believe that adhering to preventive medicine and following treatment plans : in other words, keeping yourself healthy should be a responsibility. People who don't are just as...

  3. Nearly 1 million Californians seek medical care in Mexico annually

    Katie82 replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    If you remember the number of Mexicans who became very ill or died during the height of the Swine Flu outbreak, you might recall that this was attributed to the quality of health care to the average...

  4. Health Care Reform---If You Were Congress

    Katie82 replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in Activism, Healthcare

  5. Attacks mount on 'preexisting conditions'

    Katie82 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    There is a program - called the Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program (BCCP). It is a federally funded program usually administered by local Health Departments. Every state has one. It is...

  6. Health Care Reform---If You Were Congress

    Katie82 replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This would be a great solution in an ideal world, but who will pay for this. Medicare is already functioning in the red, how can they possibly pick up the extra coverage? Medicare was never intended...

  7. What kind of home health care nurses are there?

    Katie82 replied to michelle.json's topic in Home Health

    I think the kind of RN care you are describing is Case Management. Insurance companies and Health Departments hire Case Managers to oversee pregnancy and parenting of high risk patients. Home care...

  8. MD ordered placebo for pain PRN~would you give it?

    Katie82 replied to beetlebailey524's topic in General Nursing

    If the pharmacy sent medication, probably after clarifying with the doctor, I would have given it. In today's enviornemnt where docs pass out pain meds like candy, he must have had a good reason for...

  9. i am confused if would i rather go back in the philippines and continue nursing there

    Katie82 replied to mayoUNO's topic in General Nursing

    She did not have to take the NCLEX? I know that with the nursing shortage, many understaffed hospitals have agreements with state BONs that they will allow foreign-trained RNs to work at that hospital...

  10. i am confused if would i rather go back in the philippines and continue nursing there

    Katie82 replied to mayoUNO's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in Hawaii as a nurse and worked with a lot of nurses from the Phillippines. If you have a degree from the Phillippines, you would have to take the NCLEX for foreign-trained nurses. I heard it...

  11. Yelling Doctors, How do you handle them?????

    Katie82 replied to Danielle7's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow, reminds me why I left hospital nursing.A physician should not be called at night for information he obviously will not know off the top of his head. This is a silly rule that was obviously...

  12. Health Care Reform---If You Were Congress

    Katie82 replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Actually they are now number 2 on my list behind the money-grubbing, thieving oil companies...... Insurance companies actually have the right ideas on a lot of issues. If we could privatize them and...

  13. Health Provisions Slipped into Stimulus Package

    Katie82 replied to CinnScorpStudent's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Right you are. I know from experience that when providers write scripts for medications, few of them realize how much meds cost. I work as a case manager for the Medicaid population. Not a week goes...

  14. A universal single-payer, not-for-profit healthcare system could help lift tens of mi

    Katie82 replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I work with the Medicaid population and can attest to the difficulty of locating providers for them, both medical and dental. I always assumed it was the low reimbursement, but interactions with many...

  15. Framework for a new health system

    Katie82 replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I agree with this 100%. It is the only way a UHC system would work. As someone who works with the Medicaid population, I would like to see these principles applied to that system. One of my biggest...

  16. Electronic medical records?

    Katie82 replied to TRINI_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    EMRs are not something that arrives overnight, but is transitioned in over months or years, usually one system at a time, especially to a paperless system. I worked for a health care organization that...

  17. LPNs and RNs---does your hospital see a difference?

    Katie82 replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    The role of the LPN in a hospital setting is mandated and restricted by the State BON, so this accounts for the fact that hospitals do not hire LPNs in states with more restrictions. In the states...

  18. How to deal with nasty LPNs.

    Katie82 replied to arabella205's topic in General Nursing

    Why is your facility underutilizing their LPNs? LPNs in most states are allowed to do a lot more than pass PO meds. I agree that I would split the patient

  19. would like opinions on this letter please

    Katie82 replied to kermitlady's topic in General Nursing

    I would not send that. The outcome was satisfactory because you advocated for your son, as you should have. I have done this many times for my children. The Triage nurse made an error in judgement,...

  20. Do Nurses eat their....lunch?

    Katie82 replied to massrn116's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In the ten years I did bedside nursing, I can count the number of lunch breaks I was able to take on one hand. Forget the 15 minute breaks. When I was a first-year nursing student, we had a very...

  21. Dealing with unreasonable PTs, SWs etc

    Katie82 replied to Tortoiseshell's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds like a control issue to me.... Ancillary providers are all over the hospital all day. They generally are not able to stay on a fixed schedule because of unanticipated issues and constant...

  22. Dansko clogs

    Katie82 replied to mamason's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I would suggest that you find a store that sells them and try them on before you order. I bought my daughter a pair and she loves them. But when I went shopping for a pair, I found that my instep is...

  23. Single-Payer Health Care Would Stimulate Economy

    Katie82 replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

  24. Help! Am I employable? failed 6 interviews

    Katie82 replied to udsk's topic in General Nursing

    Most hiring interviews today use the "Evidence-based" model of interviewing. These present you with questions that are designed to make you think and apply your own experiences - for example:" tell me...

  25. Should spelling count?

    Katie82 replied to betc's topic in General Nursing

    Correct spelling and syntax are measures of professionalism. The problem could be laziness. Perhaps these nurses think the Spell-Check Fairy is going to come along behind them and fix