KatieMI BSN, MSN, RN

ICU, LTACH, Internal Medicine

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    NP Preceptor Help!

    KatieMI replied to Mnurse16's topic in General Nursing

    1). There are, in fact, multiple businesses for that. I just dealth with PreceptorLink and my experience was excellent, so I feel ok recommending it. 2). Why "yikes"? If schools do not want to do...
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    How do you feel?

    KatieMI replied to mrcleanscrubs's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I think you misunderstood. I meant that, although my school required us to use as primary sources books written for NPs and containing, on top of factual and necessary information, tons of useless...
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    NP Preceptor Help!

    KatieMI replied to Mnurse16's topic in General Nursing

    PreceptorLink - Home page for PreceptorLink Preceptor Matching Service for Nurse Practitioners Some $$$ but they do excellent
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    If you have a BSN, would you consider LPN rather than ABSN?

    KatieMI replied to lolotambu's topic in General Nursing

    A little different prospective here. People who completed 4-years college degree in pretty much any area usually have higher level of critical thinking skills, analytical thinking, literacy and...
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    How do you feel?

    KatieMI replied to mrcleanscrubs's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    1. Do you feel as though your NP Program properly prepared you to safely and competently care for patients? Depends. Simple office one-time, one-size-fits-most problems (which are 85% of, say, urgent...
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    Do you buy medical equipment for home use?

    KatieMI replied to der_kerl's topic in General Nursing

    [quote=der_kerl;9693961 I bought a functioning AED off ebay last year and am quite happy with the purchase. Honestly, what exactly you are going to do with it? Are you able to service it (I had one...
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    Do you buy medical equipment for home use?

    KatieMI replied to der_kerl's topic in General Nursing

    One lady I know took quite a few of old IV pumps when our local ER switched to another brand. I do not know how she managed to do that by being in QA, but she grows tropical plants for hobby and uses...
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    Do you buy medical equipment for home use?

    KatieMI replied to der_kerl's topic in General Nursing

    Dear OP, did you ever see how much this "fascinating" stuff costs? Plus, it needs to be maintained and calibrated periodically, otherwise you cannot trust the numbers. I have a whole lot of such crap...
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    Would nurses be interested in this business idea?

    KatieMI replied to hallebban's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Absolutely. Plus, any self-respecting RN who cares for her license and her professional image wouldn't even think about doing caregiver's job for CENA money. If a qualified RN with clean license and...
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    Reducing CLABSIs by prohibiting blood draws from line?

    KatieMI replied to fartjohnson's topic in General Nursing

    Because femoral, as well as IJ lines, present independent risk factor for CLABSI according to Joint Commission. It doesn't mean they never should be used, but they shouldn't be the first choice - if...
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    Reducing CLABSIs by prohibiting blood draws from line?

    KatieMI replied to fartjohnson's topic in General Nursing

    Just like with many other nursing stories and lore, such as "never do anything at all on the side of mastectomy, however long time passed since surgery because it might be UNSAFE" and "never do BP on...
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    Abandonment?

    KatieMI replied to karenrn111's topic in General Nursing

    Tell them that if they try to do that, the next thing they will know is that someone greatly concerned just called your state's Department of Labor re. forced overtime not specified in working...
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    Mom Passed

    KatieMI replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    No words. Just (((prayers and gentle hugs))) for both of
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    Doctors vs NP's?

    KatieMI replied to FrankRN2017's topic in General Nursing

    1). Everything it takes to "fire" a patient is to have him or her to sign appropriately-worded Schedule II and I II contract and then just sit back and wait for designated number of breaks. An attempt...
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    Comes to ER, told to follow up, doesn't, comes back, gets angry

    KatieMI replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    While I cannot deny that education is a good thing, I feel that health care providers should also start to speak the language their patients speak and deliver information the way it would be clearly...
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    Tips/tricks voiding trial

    KatieMI replied to neogirl's topic in General Nursing

    Keep them as much hydrated as clinically safe. Not only they feel the urge better, but peeing first time after Foley is no picnic, and concentrated urine makes it even worse. Good perineal care and...
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    What is your worst visitor story?

    KatieMI replied to nordie's topic in General Nursing

    In LTACH we commonly got patients after they spent 2 to 3 weeks in ICU - meaning, we also got their personal belongings. Those clothes, unbelievably dirty to begin with, were sitting in those plastic...
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    Doctors vs NP's?

    KatieMI replied to FrankRN2017's topic in General Nursing

    Yet another common red banner for Schedule II and III scripts. Like being on a trip, on a vacation, on business conference, air company lost my bag, my car was broken into, that plumber guy stole my...
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    Jack of all trades nurse

    KatieMI replied to al3x117's topic in General Nursing

    "Acute" long-term acute care. Med/surg with vents, drips and so much more, and having patients long enough to learn them inside
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    What is your worst visitor story?

    KatieMI replied to nordie's topic in General Nursing

    I love your comment, but I find it rather sad that health care workers are exposed to such amount of entitlement, rudeness and direct abuse while being virtually unprotected. One loving one today...
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    What is your worst visitor story?

    KatieMI replied to nordie's topic in General Nursing

    Sex right in the room with patient still hooked up to Tele. The process was interrupted by staff who promptly run into with crash cart and everything when the afib became quickly escalating
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    What is your worst visitor story?

    KatieMI replied to nordie's topic in General Nursing

    I was once directly exposed and one more time "ordered" to be exposed, through management, to the stuff I am very much allergic to by visitors AFTER I told that to them in clear English. Both later...
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    Not so great 6 month review

    KatieMI replied to IvyRN2017's topic in General Nursing

    If you kind of agree with the review, you can try to work on your expression and communication skills with your co-workers. It can even not hurt to bifriend a few of them. Trays of cookies often do...
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    Trouble for taking Doctors candy

    KatieMI replied to zynnnie's topic in General Nursing

    THIS and
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    Bizarre Co-Worker Rant!

    KatieMI replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    She might be sociopath. She might be brought up in other culture. She might go through yet another culture(s). She might go through hellish divorce and abusive relationship and value her Ms. more than...