KatieMI BSN, MSN, RN

ICU, LTACH, Internal Medicine

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    Titer??

    KatieMI replied to A2209's topic in General Nursing

    If a patient was exposed to antigen before and had immune responce, then repeated exposure activates memory lymphocytes which quickly provide immunoglobulins. That is how most of vaccines actually...
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    Picture of wound?

    KatieMI replied to Glycerine82's topic in General Nursing

    If the picture ended up outside of EMR, with whatever goal, then yes, it is HIPAA violation even with consent signed and no identifying details. I had it done many times when info had to be...
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    Want to be a nurse but I am really bad academically

    KatieMI replied to Raistlin007's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    TEAS books are available for free in every public library. Get one, copy chapters and go one by one, till you understand the material. Seeking help in community college is also not a bad idea,...
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    Question about patients from SNF/LTAC

    KatieMI replied to smf0903's topic in General Nursing

    It is, unfortunately, a norm of life. Facilities cannot send patient somewhere with supply of disposables for unknown period of time. The stuff costs $$$$. In LTACH, a few times we collected all...
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    Psychology Bachelors Degree trying to become registered nurse midwife

    KatieMI replied to foreag1's topic in General Nursing

    I see that most of MSN/CNM programs for RNs are 2 to 3 years long, depending on them being full or part time, which is norm for around 50 credits. They will have to add at least one full semester, if...
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    Psychology Bachelors Degree trying to become registered nurse midwife

    KatieMI replied to foreag1's topic in General Nursing

    Here is a list of all accedited CNM/CM programs: ACME Accredited Programs I am surprised that there are so few of them. Only 39 for the whole country. You might need to contact program directly, as...
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    Psychology Bachelors Degree trying to become registered nurse midwife

    KatieMI replied to foreag1's topic in General Nursing

    Direct entry for non-nursing bachelors "all-inclusives" take 4 years and usually more expensive than ABSN + MSN. Obstetrics (which is, de facto, the one part of specialty where CNMs do not compete...
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    Inactive RN License for 11 years....now what?

    KatieMI replied to missyjas's topic in General Nursing

    All NP programs require active RN license by definition. Even University of Phoenix :) On top of it, better programs require specific courses being taken within specified time frames, usually 5 to 10...
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    Psychology Bachelors Degree trying to become registered nurse midwife

    KatieMI replied to foreag1's topic in General Nursing

    To get done with Master's by January 2019 is not realistic. The shortest possible way is through ABSN (12 months minimum, likely more) directly to CNM (18 months minimum, likely more). CNM programs...
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    Would you have gone to nursing school....

    KatieMI replied to RockinNurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, but I would go either direct-entry MSN or straight to NP school. There were some valuable experiences and about $50000 or so financial gain which otherwise would become my student debth, and some...
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    Do you have a previous bachelors degree before going into nursing? (RPN/RN/LPN)

    KatieMI replied to suits2scrubz's topic in General Nursing

    If your nursing program requires some hours of electives, make sure they know about your previous degree. The courses you already did can be counted for elective credits, and you may even have a...
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    Post-arrest status myoclonus

    KatieMI replied to MunoRN's topic in General Nursing

    Totally agree. It is written in every single textbook, every guideline that EEG, evoked potentials, fPET, fMRI, MRA, etc. are not, in any case, predictable of anything. Yet, there are some...
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    Jahi McMath "What does it mean to die?"

    KatieMI replied to Christy1019's topic in Nursing News

    Every single long-term acute hospital in the country has a slew of just such patients. Many of them have death certificates written in other states and receive extensive, high-quality care out of...
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    Did you contract anything from a patient?

    KatieMI replied to RNrhythm's topic in General Nursing

    Just today. RSV pneumonia and waiting for legionella and bunch of other stuff No idea where else I could get it except from
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    Nurse Bullying. Have you experienced it?

    KatieMI replied to Alexx_xox's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I do think that, due to specific features particular to nursing as a profession (conservatism, isolationism aka "we're the nurses" against the rest of the world, protectiviness toward what nurses...
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    Thoughts on Covering Own Shift

    KatieMI replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    I was asked to drive about 400 miles in "couple of hours" once because "we needed some help". I nicely let "them" know that Ferrari 488 GTB is my life dream and a gently used one will do, as long as...
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    Thoughts on Covering Own Shift

    KatieMI replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly.
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    Do you prefer any fields over the other in nursing?

    KatieMI replied to Grobyc82's topic in General Nursing

    There are specialties which I will consider work into only if alternative would be sleeping on streets and begging for food. I know my personality good enough and just know that in no role I would fit...
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    Lack of "customer service" as beneficial factor for chronic disease process?

    KatieMI replied to KatieMI's topic in General Nursing

    Trytounderstand, First of all, I am very sorry for what you went through. Second, my question is not about respect or lack of it. It is about facts of life which some people willfully choose to...
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    Turn Q2 and patient refuses

    KatieMI replied to AnLe's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Case management can elaborate the following expression: - at the present time, the patient's condition does not meet criteria of needing acute care placement. Please fill that form if you like - the...
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    Fired Due to Not Being Able to Get to Work

    KatieMI replied to Studentworker's topic in General Nursing

    If you want ever to be in nursing/medical field and live in place where snow happens, learn to drive on it and leave at least 2.5 x your normal time. Or pick a cheap motel somewhere near the place...
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    Lack of "customer service" as beneficial factor for chronic disease process?

    KatieMI replied to KatieMI's topic in General Nursing

    I think that the part of the problem is that "customer service" paradigm makes it difficult for health care professionals to state the facts of life. It is true that speaking with patients about what...
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    Nurses don't do their 3 med checks?

    KatieMI replied to OsceanSN2018's topic in General Nursing

    What a pity that I am so tired. I'd seen, for one example, academically impeccable article declaring and subsequently providing numerous proofs that the Earth is
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    Nurses don't do their 3 med checks?

    KatieMI replied to OsceanSN2018's topic in General Nursing

    Well, to begin with, it is not even a "study" in methodologic point of view. It is non-peer reviewed two guys' opinion who, using "methods" taught in US Grade 11 AP Stat class as wrong one to use...
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    Nurses don't do their 3 med checks?

    KatieMI replied to OsceanSN2018's topic in General Nursing

    Just to let you know - this article is currently one permanent favorite of professors of statistics all over the country to be used as an example how NOT to use or interpret public health data after...