Katie82

Katie82 RN

Med Surg, Tele, PH, CM

RN, ASN, BBA, MBA

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  1. Is my (50K) BSN worthless?

    Katie82 replied to boxofrain's topic in General Nursing

    As "unglamorous" as Med/Surg nursing is, it is the backbone of nursing. I think you have to do the time if you want to climb the ladder and stay there. I did my Med/Surg time during the period that my...

  2. JUST CURIOUS! After completing a new graduate residency program, when can I request a transfer to a specialty unit?

    Katie82 replied to AspiringICUnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Pretty sure the "God" positions are reserved for Interns and first-year Residents, neither of which I would want to

  3. Surgical Center Nursing

    Katie82 replied to Sean.McTague's topic in General Nursing

    I would query the Joint Commission website. That's a good place to start for benchmarks. Are you affiliated with a large health system? There should already be policy in

  4. New-ish nurse dilemma

    Katie82 replied to jenjen4218's topic in General Nursing

    As a new nurse, you should be looking for a hospital that has a top-notch orientation program. The trend seems to be a 6-month orientation on a Med/Surg floor. While this may sound less than...

  5. Support Planned Parenthood Today!

    Katie82 replied to elkpark's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Most people have the mistaken notion that federal dollars are going to PP to pay for abortion. PP, until recently, was a Title X member. I worked in a Title X Program at the state level, and worked...

  6. How do you like case management nursing?

    Katie82 replied to KaeliF's topic in Case Management

    If I made that comment, I did not mean to imply that you would not be capable of working effectively as a CM. I was simply reinforcing the philosophy that MOST companies hiring case managers would...

  7. Position morphing into more care managment, less triage

    Katie82 replied to FLO4Life's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    ER Utilization is one of the greatest challenges of Care Management. We have become a culture of getting things done as quickly as possible, and many patients don't want to wait for an appointment or...

  8. I want to be a Case Manager

    Katie82 replied to 3000series's topic in Case Management

    Your experience is good, and the same-day surgery will benefit you. Although most CM jobs ask for acute-care experience, I found that I knew painfully little about the nuts and bolts of chronic...

  9. But I'm Pregnant . . . . .

    Katie82 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Amen to that, JellyDonut. Bedside nursing pays well, but there are a lot of trade-offs. I worked hospital for 11 years, then finally took a pay cut to work outside the hospital. You reach a point...

  10. But I'm Pregnant . . . . .

    Katie82 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Pregnancy in and of itself should not be a disability until it really becomes one because of some problem with the pregnancy. At that point, time to move to a different setting or go out on...

  11. Fox News says patients waiting to see a doctor will have to "settle for a nurse instead"

    Katie82 replied to FrancineRNfrannie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    All the news "networks" have replaced the highest principles of journalism - honest, unbiased news - for whatever will get them the highest ratings. Hate watching the news. FOX, CNN, MSNBC, they're...

  12. How do you like case management nursing?

    Katie82 replied to KaeliF's topic in Case Management

    Have never worked case management at the hospital level. I have worked with many hospital CMs and felt a sense that they were not totally happy because of the restrictions placed by admin. I worked...

  13. Cliques and politics

    Katie82 replied to dburkhart's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This is a problem that is not unique to healthcare, but something you will find in any workplace where you find co-workers with strong personalities. Leaving healthcare will not cure your

  14. Position morphing into more care managment, less triage

    Katie82 replied to FLO4Life's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Think of this as an awesome opportunity to gain case management experience, which will be a big factor in the future of nursing. Make the position your own and make yourself indispensable. Then if you...

  15. Disrespectful medical assistants

    Katie82 replied to BlueLightRN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    This has been going on as long as I have been a nurse. Hard to balance respect for staff with need for adequate performance. Communication is the key that has always worked for me. Staff meetings, no...

  16. Masters in Nursing

    Katie82 replied to Pollypurebread's topic in Case Management

    If you feel you need a MSN, get the broadest degree you can find. I shopped for a BSN program, with the intent to add the MSN, but couldn't find a single curriculum that I felt would make me a better...

  17. caseload for telephonic case management

    Katie82 replied to newnicurn's topic in Case Management

    Not necessarily crazy, depending on the setting. I worked with the Medicaid/Medicare population and had many more than that. But while I had patients that I spoke with on a weekly basis, there were...

  18. I want to be a Case Manager

    Katie82 replied to 3000series's topic in Case Management

    Stop and think about the things you do in your job, or previous jobs that are actually case management. I worked in Community Health for 10 years before CM and didn't stop to consider that all the...

  19. How do you like case management nursing?

    Katie82 replied to KaeliF's topic in Case Management

    Had a similar job and loved it. But I don't think I would have been as effective as I was with only two years of experience. CMs have to not only have to possess a great deal of insight into people on...

  20. Getting people out of the hospital

    Katie82 replied to RNsub's topic in Case Management

    Selecting a long term facility is not only an unpleasant task (usually against the patient's wishes), but requires more expertise than family members want to account for. They would rather place that...

  21. Implications of Obamacare... what's your opinion?

    Katie82 replied to Nurse_AV's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Unfortunatly, there are millions of folks who suffer from chronic disease that has gone untreated because of unavailability of health insurance. These patients will soon enter the system by way of...

  22. Keeping Patients Out of Hospitals: A Private-Sector Approach to Health Reform

    Katie82 replied to chuckster's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You have hit the nail on the head here. I worked for a Case Management program in the south. We were funded by the state to work with Medicaid and Medicare recipients to manage care with a focus on...

  23. Obamacare: Should I get out while I still can?

    Katie82 replied to TexasAbby's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Obamacare could offer great opportunities for nurses, especially those with advanced degrees or nurse practitioners. The simple fact is that medical facilities will be using more and more NPs as the...

  24. Obamacare

    Katie82 replied to Topher53's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    As more and more hospitals are seeking Magnet status, they are required to offer increasingly challenging orientation programs for new grads. These "fellowship" programs are both time-consuming and...

  25. Up-credentialing: Why the move to the BSN is inevitable.

    Katie82 replied to chuckster's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I am a proponant of education beyond the ADN that I received in 1983, however, the BSN is not necessarily the answer. Having obtained a 4 yr degree before nursing, I was in no hurry to take the BSN...