Katie82

Katie82 RN

Med Surg, Tele, PH, CM

RN, ASN, BBA, MBA

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  1. Are Student Nurses Prepared for "Real Life?'

    Katie82 replied to paperdreams's topic in General Nursing

    I witnessed this same error once by an "experienced" nurse who had floated from psych to our floor. Drew up insulin to flush a lock. Luckily,I was sitting at the desk checking orders and he was...

  2. Life Crisis

    Katie82 replied to markfrc65's topic in General Nursing

    GA65 - If you want to be a nurse, dust yourself off and get back on the horse. There are a lot of nurses out there who had to take at least one class over. Don't look at this as a failure, just a...

  3. under the influence at work/sleeping on the job

    Katie82 replied to cafenurse1112's topic in General Nursing

    I seriously think this woman has a sleep disorder, or is on heavy duty pain meds. In either case, she should not be giving direct patient care. She is impaired, and some States will penalize...

  4. Imposter Alert?

    Katie82 replied to xjenn's topic in General Nursing

    You might try your State Board of Nursing Website, or Snopes.Com. Snopes devotes a lot of space to educating the public on Scams, they should know

  5. proper documentation....and am i over-reacting?

    Katie82 replied to climbingkp's topic in General Nursing

    You didn't say what your position is in this office. Are you a MA? A lot of kids have to get more than one injection per site, probably because mom has not kept up with immunizations and the kid needs...

  6. People don't take Home Health serious enough..

    Katie82 replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

  7. Nurse fired for calling police

    Katie82 replied to Runman1914's topic in General Nursing

    This is not only the staff we're talking about. How would anyone like to have a loved-one on a floor with a visitor who threw regular tantrums, and was physically violent? I worked as a Practice...

  8. Nurse fired for calling police

    Katie82 replied to Runman1914's topic in General Nursing

    Handling it internally?? Sounds like they weren't doing such a good job. Healthcare facilities areso afraid of lawsuits that they often forget their jobs, one of which is creating a safe enviornment...

  9. "It's Health Care, Not Health Insurance"

    Katie82 replied to imanedrn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    do you see medicare as being successful? they are losing money hand over fist, projections are they will be out of money in 10 - 15 years. but that's another issue. i have been a nurse for a long time...

  10. National Day of protest Against Insurance Corps

    Katie82 replied to Ludlow's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Who do you think pays for publicly funded healthcare? We all do. I am using Tricare now and the premiums are low, but at my last job, I paid almost $200. per pay period. Was I happy? Absolutely not......

  11. Paying More, Getting Less: Just Where Do America's Health Care Dollars Go?

    Katie82 replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The advantage plans would not stay in. They offer coverages beyond straight Medicare, like dental, vision, hearing aids, and drug coverages. As I see it, part of the problem with Medicare is that it...

  12. Paying More, Getting Less: Just Where Do America's Health Care Dollars Go?

    Katie82 replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I agree 100%, but the governmant is in the outsource mode. They do not want to become healthcare administrators beyond regulation. They would most certainly outsource UHC - big time. And I would be...

  13. How can the profit driven , private insurance funded healthcare system be fixed ?

    Katie82 replied to nicurn001's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't think it's a matter of being opposed to UHC, but some of us question the ability of the government to deliver quality, efficient health care to every one in the country without doubling our...

  14. Am I wrong?

    Katie82 replied to emmy41lgpn's topic in General Nursing

    I think the reason a lot of folks aren't replying is that they just don't have enough info - there are a lot of variables to this situation. Many docs now use hospitalists, which means you probably...

  15. Question about CMA (Certified Medical Assistants)!!!!

    Katie82 replied to GlaMoUr_GirL's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked as a Practice Administrator, I hired CMAs as my nursing staff. Most came from the same school, and were well trained. They triaged patients, did vitals, EKG, phlebotomy, injections, and...

  16. Falling Behind: Americans' Access to Medical Care Deteriorates

    Katie82 replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Unfortunatly, this would probably not be the case. CMS and HHS outsource a lot of their administration now with just Medicaid and Medicare. They do this because they are reluctant to be totally...

  17. Falling Behind: Americans' Access to Medical Care Deteriorates

    Katie82 replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I will also find the reactions of the Boomers interesting. I spent time managing the current Medicare Population, and my greatest challenge is that they often trust everything but their own judgement....

  18. Paying More, Getting Less: Just Where Do America's Health Care Dollars Go?

    Katie82 replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    There is a lot of waste and abuse in government administered medicine - Medicare and Medicaid. CMS is outsourcing so much now - administration, billing, case management, utilization review - that it...

  19. Why do dying people reach upward?

    Katie82 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    My co-workers and I were discussing this issue last week. One of them had a near-death experience several years ago where she was comatose and barely hanging on for several days. She swears that...

  20. New "Hopkins" reality show

    Katie82 replied to djc1981's topic in General Nursing

    I worked for Hopkins for 2 years, and while I did not like my Administrative position, I gained a great deal of respect for the Medical System, it is truely the best. The hospital was founded by a...

  21. Anyone can get into Nursing.

    Katie82 replied to indiawhitaker's topic in General Nursing

  22. "Medicaid decertification": Can a smart person explain this to me??

    Katie82 replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in General Nursing

    Medicaid rules vary from State to State. In most states, when applying for Medicaid provider status, facilities sign a contract with the state that stipulated the number of beds that would be...

  23. National Day of protest Against Insurance Corps

    Katie82 replied to Ludlow's topic in Activism, Healthcare

  24. Falling Behind: Americans' Access to Medical Care Deteriorates

    Katie82 replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You are correct that a lot of seniors have poor access to healthcare, despite the infrastructure of agencies that is in place to offer assistance. I know that these agencies work hard to get the...

  25. $4 prescriptions

    Katie82 replied to woody62's topic in General Nursing

    If you'll notice, most of the meds on the list are older generation generics, many of which do not cost more than $4. I did a cost comparison for some of these drugs because I have access to Medicaid...