KatieMI BSN, MSN, RN

ICU, LTACH, Internal Medicine

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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 one thing, I was pumped while being in pretty much the same condition. Nobody wanted to deal with mastitis in addition to everything else. I was quite surprised later on that even acute critical...
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    On probation for being too "anxious"

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

    Well, with my own experience of the very similar situations, I would say that you better prepare to get the heck out of there. I wish that would be wrong, but it is borderline impossible to change...
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    Co-workers mad that you're going to school

    KatieMI replied to futurearmynurse25's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wait a second. The last time I checked slavery was abolished in 1865, wasn't it? It is your life and your school, and THEIR problem if they cannot offer anything so that you could manage both. No...
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    Before I begin school....

    KatieMI replied to ixchel's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    1. Sleep, rest, take a vacation. Fix any medical problems you can, because you won't have time later. I'm d*** serious. Also, speak with your HR when and how you can switch to part-time if you need...
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    Abdominal hematoma post angiogram

    KatieMI replied to redandblue's topic in General Nursing

    There is no clear timeline. Retroperitoneals are classicaly described as late complication just because it takes time for enough blood to seep there. 4 to 5 days is kinda late, but if the patient was...
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    Abdominal hematoma post angiogram

    KatieMI replied to redandblue's topic in General Nursing

    Retroperitoneals are pretty common, especially with modern insane passion to anticoagulate every thing that still breathes. The aorta and its bifurcation lies behind the posterior peritoneum, together...
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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

    If you wanna see REAL things, go to Detroit Receiving or Children's. Especially in ER. After that, there will be nothing in the whole world to surprise you... or scare you away, for that
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    Who is working while completing NP?

    KatieMI replied to roman1006's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    So the overall formula: - program full time => you go part time. At least at some point. - program part time => you can go full time. Till some point. - either way, it is better to work nights,...
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    Injured nursing needs advice

    KatieMI replied to AngelaShepard's topic in General Students

    Yes, you can, but probably not in "classical" bedside nursing. You need to duscuss your medical issues ASAP with director of your program and ask directly if they can accomodate you. If they cannot,...
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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

    Nursingjudgement, Most of these folks are in fact far from stupid. They are just ignorant of facts, unused to critical thinking and existence of multiple reasoning, and go directly to their goals as...
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    Who is working while completing NP?

    KatieMI replied to roman1006's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Dropped to per diem as well. My program actually makes students sign a pledge not to work over 24 h/week starting first clinical semester, as they kinda care for their beloved 95+ - 100% first time...
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    Preceptor Problem Solved

    KatieMI replied to Simplyroses's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Something tells me that it is not a co-incidence to see so many posts of "my preceptor is a monster in scrubs" in undergrad section (where the wast majority of clinicals are pre-arranged) vs. few of...
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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

    Just last shift: family invited me to some candy. I politely refused and said that I'm deadly allergic to one obvious component of those candy. In some minutes, I was called to shift leader and was...
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    C diff in the home

    KatieMI replied to Nurse Leigh's topic in Home Health

    About 50% of us have C. Diff. living happily in our bowels as part of flora, including toxygenic varieties. C.diff. colitis is NOT a contagious disease like, say, cholera. It is, essentially,...
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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 kinda understand requests of only certain gender/race nurses assigned to particular patient. Not always, but if you deal with person already deeply demented and living 3/4 of very long life...
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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

    Can you save those dressings and wash and dry them? I will put them to some use. No? You're so wasteful, that's why health care costs so much nowadays! (LOL who, according to the family, collected...
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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

    Oh, yeah. Only can tolerate organic Egyptian cotton and organic baby laundry supplies... also, all food vegan and organic, no plastic cups/silverware, all IV and such only "natural plastic" (what the...
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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

    Do not even start on this with me... Most common is "can't you just get him a new (lung, brain, heart, etc), is it too difficult?" Just bring a few of these pills here, I will take one when I need......
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    Do you tell family members that their loved ones are nasty and combative

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

    I do, but it depends. I always ask if the patient behaved "like that" ("that" being given in as nice or at least neutral terms as possible) ever before. Sometimes it helps to catch psycho issues early...
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    Immunocompromised

    KatieMI replied to Dikid's topic in General Nursing

    Well, if you need to be on hard immunosuppression, then you probably must postpone your volunteering and nursing school till your health improves. Sorry if it is sounds harsh but you endanger your...
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    Advice wanted, as an older RN student, what thing should I NOT do?

    KatieMI replied to hamsterwheel's topic in LPN to RN

    Been there, done that:) 1). Keep silent as much as you can, then some more. 2). Try to find and befriend any other student (s) who is either approximately your age, or have something in common....
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    Welcome To The Hospital - From Your Nurse

    KatieMI replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

    I like more "RN" - "refusing nonsense". But yours is
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    Welcome To The Hospital - From Your Nurse

    KatieMI replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

    They not so much try to outdo than to just regain some control. I remember that from my "patient experience", it is no fun at all to be into someone's hands all 100%. Letting them do what they can, to...
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    MD to RN?

    KatieMI replied to jackshepard's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, and this is not all yet: 1+. Programs always interview approximately 10 -15 people for ONE ranking spot. So, one needs at least 10 interviews to be more or less sure to be matched somewhere....
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    MD to RN?

    KatieMI replied to jackshepard's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, yeah.