KatieMI BSN, MSN, RN

ICU, LTACH, Internal Medicine

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    Unusual treatments

    KatieMI replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Kiszi, I do not deny modern health science as well. I just wish it could be used according to universal golden rule, I.e. with moderation and within reason. It is not reasonable to propose refusing...
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    Unusual treatments

    KatieMI replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Spidey's mom, how many of patients aged 65 and above with insomnia do you know receiving melatonin (prescribed by licensed provider) vs. receiving zaleplon (which is direct melatonin analogue) vs....
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    Unusual treatments

    KatieMI replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Raspberry leaves and berries contain a chemical with formula similar to salycilic acid (aka. early aspirin), so raspberry tea for fever actually works. Traveling in IIsrael, I constantly see people...
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    Shocked and Floored-Chronic Pain Mgmt

    KatieMI replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    This is exactly what chonic pain management currently is. Precise description, and direct "yes" to every "seriously?" There are other clinics and other doctors but they are few and far between....
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    Scripting sounds patronizing

    KatieMI replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    NurseRmorefun, We just got, by God's grace, out of grip of Air Canada, which added 18 very unpleasant hours to our vacation. Total of 8 hours of those were spent us attempting to communicate with...
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    Possible Nursing Student w/Kidney Failure

    KatieMI replied to murse_antonio's topic in General Students

    I applaud your decision to become a nurse but I would also advise to hold school off till you get transplant. Your health and, in this case, your life, must come first. You can make an appointment...
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    Scripting sounds patronizing

    KatieMI replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Mb0382, I was precisely in the same situation and it was very sweet indeed a feeling to respond in plain, simple and very much down-to-the-mother-Earth language on all those politically correct junk...
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    Scripting sounds patronizing

    KatieMI replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I just visited the wonderful museum of Florence Nightingale in St. Thomas and learned, among other interesting things, that scripting, named "proper way of talking" then, was introduced way before...
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    Scripting sounds patronizing

    KatieMI replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, Emergent, at least in this particular place it is scripting. Moreover, it is taught that asking this way will greatly increase compliance, cooperation and teamwork because "most people have...
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    Scripting sounds patronizing

    KatieMI replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    We have to, for many reasons, cooperate with acute care hospital that enforces scripting to the point of no return. Patients who come from there often comment about how patronizing, unpleasant and, at...
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    Does everyone have a conscience?

    KatieMI replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Nursingaround1, Leicester (which is mispronounced as "Leister" sometimes, but Google and Maps both have nothing named "Leister square" in tourist areas of London) is a mostly pedestrian area, and for...
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    Does everyone have a conscience?

    KatieMI replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Nursingaround1, Sorry, but before teaching that kid, or any other kid/adult at this matter, you better try to fit into his shoes first. Kazakhstan was part of USSR empire, and, trust me because i'm...
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    "Was she one of your patients?" HIPAA, and other inconveniences

    KatieMI replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Normal situation in a small city where everyone "just cares" for everyone else. No problems with my hubby after I gave him a couple of posts from this very forum to read and think of. He knows now...
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    So you want ME to quit?

    KatieMI replied to MyPrnPleaseBSN's topic in General Nursing

    .... nurse whose uniform is just about to burst at all seams at once teaches about how good it is to lose "some" weight. .... nurse who didn't pee for 12 hours straight drives the patient crazy by...
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    Visiting Hours: Barriers to effective nursing care

    KatieMI replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    "I am so sorry, sir/ma'am but (your dear mother) seems to be very tired. I just took her blood pressure and it is elevated to dangerous level (too low, add any other symptoms as needed, enough to be...
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    Have YOU, ever gotten to literally gotten to experience the feeling of the RotoProne bed m

    KatieMI replied to ECMO's topic in General Nursing

    The original question seems very interesting for me. The thing is, the whole world looks very different from the point of view of the patient. I knew well beforehead that I would get there and my...
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    Unusual treatments

    KatieMI replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Leeches are absolutely the best thing for superficial thrombophlebitis, if you only can convince the patient to accept them. Their poison has potent antiinflammatory and analgetic properties not...
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    Have YOU, ever gotten to literally gotten to experience the feeling of the RotoProne bed m

    KatieMI replied to ECMO's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, ECMO! Yes, it was totally ridiculous suddenly realizing that my baby was over a month old already. But we both made it and we both are doing just fine, and you made it, too, and that's what...
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    Have YOU, ever gotten to literally gotten to experience the feeling of the RotoProne bed m

    KatieMI replied to ECMO's topic in General Nursing

    I had it, for TRALI. It was considered an almost experimental, last attempt thing then. I was very sick, vented, restrained and sedated most of the time. I do remember it as a strange moving around,...
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    Need an emotional support dog

    KatieMI replied to Katlove10's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Some employers and some states, notably Texas, will ask you about your mental health history, and you better tell them the truth. There can be a question in your work application sounding like "do you...
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    Michigan RN licensure timeframe

    KatieMI replied to Bogey123's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Apparently, there is only one person who sits somewhere in Lansing and is responsible for manually entering all the data in LARA database, among other things. I found it out in summer 2013 when there...
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    Pay grade: experienced nurse vs new grad

    KatieMI replied to rehric00's topic in General Nursing

    P.S. in my school days we once just asked for a couple of sets each and said that it was for the lab. Nobody opposed the idea. Then those who wanted shot each other in some free room in school couple...
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    Pay grade: experienced nurse vs new grad

    KatieMI replied to rehric00's topic in General Nursing

    The grad school I will start soon for my NP ( can't wait!!) has only two "fluff" courses not counting research. One is "practice management" and when I asked an NP who graduated from there why they...
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    Please don't call me Dude

    KatieMI replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, and when you politely suggest "ma'am" and "sir", waiting staff looks at you as if you suddenly grow out wings and second
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    Pay grade: experienced nurse vs new grad

    KatieMI replied to rehric00's topic in General Nursing

    Classicdame, Even assuming that HR will agree with you presenting facts about other's salary without their politically correct BS ("we do not discuss others"), why do you think they will tell you the...