KatieMI BSN, MSN, RN

ICU, LTACH, Internal Medicine

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    Are PMHNP allowed to prescribe outside of their specialty like BP meds or antibiotics?

    KatieMI replied to The0Walrus's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    They absolutely can, credentialing and scope of practice-wise. It is a question if they should. It is absolutely no question that many of them do not do even things they should. One of my favorite...
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    Prescription "cookbooks?"

    KatieMI replied to NurseKnope's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Epocrates, Medscape and
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    Differential Case Study: Lyme Disease or Covid-19?

    KatieMI replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Critical Care

    From the provider point of view: 1). Ddx question in this situation is principally nil and zero, because right now every patient is basically treated like COVID19 patient until proven otherwise. It...
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    anyone have a board complaint

    KatieMI replied to kuippo's topic in General Nursing

    I had it once. An openly xenophobic patient demanded to know why it was me taking care of him and not "some real American nurse". The manager, who was openly rasist and inti-immigrant, terminated me...
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    Farewell Esme - In Loving Memory

    KatieMI replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Eternal rest grant unto your servant Kristine, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace.
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    When you thought it was patients you needed to watch...

    KatieMI replied to smf0903's topic in General Nursing

    "he retired immediately..." So what? Move to another state, reinstate license, welcome back to work. Mental health eval can be done by one chap I know. Unless there were drugs involved, everything is...
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    How to deal with Nosy Co-Workers?

    KatieMI replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    This is precisely what happened with me too. One nurse knew my history of immigration, where I am from, that I cannot go back even if I wished, etc. She also knew the city I lived because she wanted...
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    The economics of PA vs. NP

    KatieMI replied to subee's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am really sorry, but when I read current guidelines/search Uptodate/find and read articles about a subject/sit in committee and offer solution for a problem based on available research and implement...
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    How to deal with Nosy Co-Workers?

    KatieMI replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    I was once reported to Boards because "client just wanted to know" why obviously non-American nurse took place of an "honest laborious American women". It ended up badly not for me but still it was a...
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    Dr. Pimple Popper Thinks Nurses Have No Place Educating Patients

    KatieMI replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in General Nursing

    She peeked out of the window, saw mile-long line for sign "sunscreen RX and education, see our Board Certified Dermatologist first", fainted and accidentally pressed "delete" button
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    How to deal with Nosy Co-Workers?

    KatieMI replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    1) We work in profession centered on PROFESSIONAL human interaction. 2) What is offensive to ask and what is not is determined by one to whom the question was directed. As you can see observing some...
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    Dr. Pimple Popper Thinks Nurses Have No Place Educating Patients

    KatieMI replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in General Nursing

    Not a question. Doctor, can you kindly get out of your cozy office, there is a mile-long line in your waiting room and they all need to be educated... is there a Starbucks somewhere near, I am gonna...
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    How to deal with Nosy Co-Workers?

    KatieMI replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    I heard that too - from the very people who, by some strange coincidence had "RN" after their names and who treated me like I was in gestapo. I've walked in the OP's shoes for years. I am sorry to...
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    The economics of PA vs. NP

    KatieMI replied to subee's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I was also interested. There are no such studies, and I have access to one of the best searching systems in the
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    How to deal with Nosy Co-Workers?

    KatieMI replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    You know, I spent most of my life trying to learn "not to be offended" and "deal with all kinds of people" before I realized that I as a human being I have a right to feel offended when I am offended...
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    How to deal with Nosy Co-Workers?

    KatieMI replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    More than one person knows something = everyone knows that. It is my problem too because people ask those ubiquitous questions of "where you were born?", "how did you come to America?", "when you're...
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    Misconceptions/truths about specialities

    KatieMI replied to vintage_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Techy -oh, yes, many of us ICU nerds are. And we think we know it all too ? But I'd seen "experienced" ICU nurses with less knowledge and common sense than "environmental care team", leave alone...
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    The economics of PA vs. NP

    KatieMI replied to subee's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Bedside nursing as it most commonly practiced has very little to do with advanced practice nursing. Bedside nurses are frequently not stimulated to develop qualities necessary to advanced nursing...
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    Misconceptions/truths about specialities

    KatieMI replied to vintage_RN's topic in General Nursing

    If not a secret, what exactly? Except for the last
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    Nursing School and Career with Back Problems

    KatieMI replied to person115's topic in General Nursing

    Where I am, community clinics/private practice offices hire new grads for sure. Only one thing that the job requirement is still bending/lifing up to 50 lbs. It was a job requirement even for me, and...
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    Nursing School and Career with Back Problems

    KatieMI replied to person115's topic in General Nursing

    You can get to your program clinical advisor and tell her your situation and see what they can do. Also, start to build up your network. If you can, volunteer. And think seriously about getting MSN...
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    Nursing School and Career with Back Problems

    KatieMI replied to person115's topic in General Nursing

    Re. office nursing, nurses there are expected to "help" patients to get comfortable on exam table, for one thing. Patients can be up to slightly over 300 lbs (that's the heaviest one I'd seen still...
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    Difficulty with respiratory issues as a new grad?

    KatieMI replied to Audacioustank's topic in General Nursing

    What exactly "something" may happen if a nurse appropriately accesses and monitors the patient who has advanced COPD and has wheezing and shortness of breath at baseline all the time, and doesn't...
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    Attending MD complained to my supervisors about me...am I a bad nurse?

    KatieMI replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    If Tylenol was not ordered or ordered in form which caused OP concern like aspiration, the call was justified. If it was not the case, to call was a clear mistake. And I have a vague feeling that...
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    Attending MD complained to my supervisors about me...am I a bad nurse?

    KatieMI replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

    Then why did you call to ask if you can administer it to patient who was already feverish and seizing? Do the following exercise: print out one patient's orders, just please black out identifiers. At...