KatieMI BSN, MSN, RN

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    MD to RN program

    KatieMI replied to Polska's topic in General World

    kodc, the program you mentioned is not accredited by CCNE or ACEN, and it is only ADN. The students will then need to go through additional schooling and shell out some $$ doing their BSN somewhere,...
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    Med-Surg sentence

    KatieMI replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Medical-Surgical

    ThePrincessBride, I understand that you work nights but, when you can, try to get friendly with nurses from other services you chance to meet, like acute dialysis or even other units if you do a...
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    MD to RN program

    KatieMI replied to Polska's topic in General World

    There is no such programs. Your first option is to go through traditional or accelerated program to get BSN, then MSN or DNP. The second option is direct entry MSN program. Your third option is PA...
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    Community College should accept me as a Citizen of the United States

    KatieMI replied to annalatreille's topic in Nurse Registration

    First, have all you documents from State Board (or it was CGFNS?) ready and get your foreign coursework evaluated by a reputable agency like ECE. Your best bet would be a small private school...
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    Taking 20 credit hours?

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

    My last semester of BSN was 21 hours, 9 of them made of two classes with clinicals and another 8 of two grad level electives (I was eligible for 50% off tuition on those classes and just couldn't...
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    Reasons to become an NP

    KatieMI replied to Jersey1314's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    To begin with, you either have to become an RN with Bachelor's in Nursing or go through RN-MSN direct entry and get the same degree in the process. PA schools accept other Bachelor's. Otherwise, the...
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    Legal question regarding health care proxy and terminal wean?

    KatieMI replied to Oliver1234's topic in General Nursing

    Many of docs just cannot accept the concept of hospice and letting someone go in peace. This is the way many of them are trained and live, not counting the very obvious thing of "being reimbursed" for...
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    What if nursing doesn't work?

    KatieMI replied to snow22's topic in General Nursing

    Most people do not experience complete, 100% happiness with their jobs, or any other parts of life for that matter. If you like business side, you might think about MBA and/or opening of your own home...
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    Is it just me, or is this rude, sexist, and condescending?

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

    Stolen out of my mouth. Well, it looks like in this inpatient unit people really have time to care about such things instead praising the Lord for the uninterrupted 30 sec.
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    Do honors help gain a job

    KatieMI replied to direw0lf's topic in General Students

    xxdiscoxxheaven, my point is that honors in resume need to be used cautiously and tailored using information about potential employer. And, yes, honors may not be that helpful in that first job hunt...
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    Diabetes - blood serum osmolarity question

    KatieMI replied to pmabraham's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    There is an (app) formula for that: MedCalc: Serum Osmolality [TABLE] [TR] [TD=align: right]Sodium (Na):[/TD] [TD=align: left] mmol/L[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: right](optional) Potassium (K):[/TD]...
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    Do honors help gain a job

    KatieMI replied to direw0lf's topic in General Students

    1). Honors and grades are useful for externships, but with first RN jobs situation becomes more variable. 2). Top level teaching institution and a hospital which cares 99.9% about HCAPS and revenue...
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    Guillain-barre and the vagus nerve

    KatieMI replied to nursingjudgment's topic in Critical Care

    Cardiac rhythm changes in GBS are usually not due to vagus nerve demielinization. They are due to injury of autonomic ganglia which are affected by demielinization like other peripheral nerves. These...
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    Questioning this order???

    KatieMI replied to garnetgirl29's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The order is perfectly reasonable for paralyzed patient with some residual function of internal sphincter. I saw patients with long-standing paralysis using smallest size vibrators from "adult store"...
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    CRNA vs NP (pros and cons)

    KatieMI replied to brimurse58's topic in Nursing Career

    CRNA: - school is more difficult to get into and go through (with some exclusions) - early and direct specialization (anesthesia and pain means just that... anesthesia and pain) - generally more money...
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    Do honors help gain a job

    KatieMI replied to direw0lf's topic in General Students

    In my experience, honors in either nursing classes or others do not help and can be harmful. They can be seen as a sign of bookish, know-it-all new grad nurse. Counting on how many people in nursing...
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    Adjunct Professor?

    KatieMI replied to BeachFNP's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    My husband was an adjunct for a while (not in nursing). Adjuncts are work horses of education, and it is not an easy money at all. You will need to meet deadlines with your teaching plans which you...
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    Complaints already?!

    KatieMI replied to OneDayAtATime93's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And when you try to be "proactive" it will just so happen that you ask too many questions at too much wrong times, make too many suggestions, know too much or too little or just do about 1.376 too...
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    Nurses with fake smiles

    KatieMI replied to Nash3222's topic in General Nursing

    Fake smiles, as well as fake words (aka. scripting), fake actions (aka. always busy about insane minutes from every policy, some of them created in her head just for that second), fake skills and fake...
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    What to do when u find an unresponsive patient

    KatieMI replied to LucasNewGrad's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Dead is not dead unless 1) DNR and 2) properly and fully documented as being dead. So, yes, check for code status and if anything but DNR, start CPR. And the patient's nurse is supposed to stay in...
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    Complaints already?!

    KatieMI replied to OneDayAtATime93's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Talk to your manager. If you will be given clear examples of what you did (or perceived to do) wrongly and names of those who were unhappy with you, it is a good sign and you probably can manage the...
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    If You Could Choose One Word to Describe Nursing...

    KatieMI replied to ahunt12's topic in General Nursing

    Oh... just the case when woeful paucity of English obscenities becomes so
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    Social Justice lacking in nursing education? Advice?

    KatieMI replied to rom12345's topic in General Students

    I finished "classic" brick-and-mortar BSN program in an area which is (and surrounded by) a golden trough for marginaized populations of almost any kind in the book. There was total of one person in...
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    Question about applying for masters with a non-nursing bachelors degree and a RN license

    KatieMI replied to Alewis11's topic in School, College Programs

    it depends on where you want to go for your NP program. Higher-caliber MSN/DNP programs are picky and your options, regarding future education as well as employment after you graduate with your ADN...
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    Be honest, what pt behaviors do you find annoying?

    KatieMI replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    Well, having an MD, BSN, PhD or any other combination of letters after one's last name doesn't actually prevent not so wise things from being conceived and done. I remember how a leading MD, PhD from...