KatieMI BSN, MSN, RN

ICU, LTACH, Internal Medicine

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    Why do different sources list different onsets, peaks, and durations for insulins?

    KatieMI replied to fatrabbit's topic in General Students

    Because they all are based on different studies, which, in turn, were made in different conditions, different populations, humans or animals, with insulin pumps or without, etc. 50 white male Navy...
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    h4 nursing student best plan to become a registered nurse

    KatieMI replied to knight_988's topic in International Nursing

    No chances for H1 with ADN (plus sucking up international student tuition). Very slim to none with BSN. If you want to keep H status, the easiest way to get into direct-entry MSN, if you already have...
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    Watches

    KatieMI replied to direw0lf's topic in General Students

    Get something you won't cry much about if it gets broken/stolen/crushed by gurney/DOA due to accidental proximity to MRI scan, etc. Cheap waterproof stuff from Walmart for $20 or so has seconds and...
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    Epinephrine IV or IM in this situation.

    KatieMI replied to JuliusSeizure's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I know that it is written so in the book. It is also so that Epipens are still generally not existing for about 1/3 of the World, together with US emergency care protocols. People with allergies in...
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    New Grad RN with bad back. Is APN a safer option?

    KatieMI replied to BWright81188's topic in Advanced Practice

    I do not know about sitting all day being very good for back pain, but APNs I know are definitely almost never have to push 500+ pounders around. And those who do it act completely on their own. I am...
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    can a non-native speaker do well in nursing school?

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

    That hopefully make things
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    Pt.s Ordering Food from Outside Hospital?

    KatieMI replied to annie.rn's topic in General Nursing

    Gallbladder guy got to be sent home ASAP for non-compliance. Diabetic cookie is more difficult. Whatever our good intentions might be, we just cannot break the "bad" habits these patients nursed for...
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    can a non-native speaker do well in nursing school?

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

    Studies aside, not all schools are looking favorably on students from other cultures and other languages. If you work in a place like ER in a big metropolitan city with many tourists/large immigrant...
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    New Grad RN with bad back. Is APN a safer option?

    KatieMI replied to BWright81188's topic in Advanced Practice

    Many of us are leaving bedside for precisely same reason AFAIK advanced practice is at least much safer regarding this issue. Still can involve a lot of walking
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    Working in LTC... Transition to NP

    KatieMI replied to Zyprexa_Ho's topic in General Nursing

    No, adult/gero need acute care hours. The OP can either find a school which does placement, or become a good friend with some nurses/mid-levels she will inevitably encounter and who may help
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    non native speaker nursing students

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

    You need to find a school regularly admitting non-native speakers. Should not be a problem if you live in a metro area with high concentration of immigrants. You should ask this question directly to...
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    Working in LTC... Transition to NP

    KatieMI replied to Zyprexa_Ho's topic in General Nursing

    No problem at all with working LTC and no hospital experience. Adult/geri primary care, psych/mental health and even family practice NP programs will love it. But, yes, you need to get BSN and with...
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    What's his blood sugar?

    KatieMI replied to FloridaRN123's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    ... after what there is always the same question: "Is it good?" After what you realize that you may say just about anything - they have absolutely no idea either
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    Who worked New Years? How was your shift?

    KatieMI replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

    Put an "impossible" IV in and was told that it was one of the best New Year gifts ever. Poor thing was mentally prepared to the usual torment of 5 or 6 shots. Happy New
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    Iron level differentiation

    KatieMI replied to nurselove757's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Ok, You've got iron, meaning ion Fe3+. From food, from a dead erythrocyte, from another dead cell. You need to store it, transfer it where it is needed, and use it. Ferritin is a storage form in...
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    Can't get immune to varicella/zoster

    KatieMI replied to %D#2's topic in General Nursing

    Per forum TOS, we cannot give medical advice here... but yes, things like this do happen. They are strongly associated with immune pathology like syndrome of high IgE and autoimmune conditions like...
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    What are some of the most ridiculous requests you have heard?

    KatieMI replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    For some things, you going to peel them. Puddings, gnocci, potato bread, latkes, noodles, roesti, pommes Anna, you'now But I'm a passionate cook and a d*** foodie with European taste... both things,...
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    Eating spaghetti raise blood pressure immediately?

    KatieMI replied to DanaBrianMampel's topic in General Nursing

    Sodium needs to: - get absorbed in colon (4 -12 h passage time) GI 4.2 Study Guide: Nutrient Absorption - get into circulation (about an hour for equilibration) - cause changes in aldosterone level to...
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    Nurses and holiday exhaustion

    KatieMI replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I just decided that if nobody will die in case this "something" is not done, then I can live without doing it. If someone else will most definitely die, then he/she is welcome to be my guest and do it...
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    Demystifying Mentation

    KatieMI replied to KaleidoscopeLv's topic in General Nursing

    Some of patients "float" in and out of reality with waves frequency of literally minutes. I am more concerned about that ubiquitous "delirium screen" being done always the same way, questions asked in...
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    College Grad Nursing school Options

    KatieMI replied to kamododragon's topic in General Students

    You will not have to take GRE for any undergraduate degree. TEAS costs roughly somewhere between $80 and $140. It is approximately as much as you'll be charged for nursing school uniform plus a...
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    What are some of the most ridiculous requests you have heard?

    KatieMI replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    "I know you are busy. You always are. BUT MY MOM IS SO SPECIAL FOR ME, BECAUSE I AM HER DAUGHTER!" Patient has, among other things, bad itch. Cannot really use her hands, so I agreed to scratch her...
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    Advice with a difficult pt!!!

    KatieMI replied to tinytrexarms's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Review all meds AND their combinations started within a week before it began. Were any of them changed from brand to generic? Why and when Ziprexa was added, it has a black box warning reg. increasing...
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    Should we put up with verbally aggressive relatives ?

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

    They can be scared, tired and frustrated. They can feel powerless and need to blame someone. They can be aggravated and upset. All of the above are NOT legitimate reasons to lash out onto another...
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    What are some of the most ridiculous requests you have heard?

    KatieMI replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    Ugm. The same guy who fired me for "wanting American nurse" tried to call Immigration services office in Detroit to tell them that the hospital employs illegals. His mistake was that he yelled onto an...