KatieMI BSN, MSN, RN

ICU, LTACH, Internal Medicine

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    Putting MD in my resume

    KatieMI replied to RN tobe's topic in Canada

    To Libby1987 Congranulations, but it doesn't mean others have same
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    Putting MD in my resume

    KatieMI replied to RN tobe's topic in Canada

    sorry,
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    Putting MD in my resume

    KatieMI replied to RN tobe's topic in Canada

    I put my foreign medical school in resume but not MD title. To the OP: your "medical" past is something you should speak of and generally made it known as little as possible if you want to work...
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    Question from a patient...

    KatieMI replied to badger54's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I am pretty much sure that it was central jugular line which normally ends somewhere in the right atrium. Now, the right atrium is the place where heart pacemaker (the clump of specialized cells which...
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    Career Change Pleaseee!

    KatieMI replied to Caribbean Teacher's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    First, get your diploma and all other courses you took evaluated here: http://www.ece.org It will give you an idea what your education "costs" in terms of US college credits, and let your prospective...
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    Christmas Dinner for Gallbladder Inflammation

    KatieMI replied to guestng82's topic in Health, Stress Management

    AFAIK, this forum doesn't allow medical advices and I am not sure your situation can be seen as "not medical", even though we all learn about nutrition in school. Still, my two cents: 1). There are...
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    Positive PPD and nursing

    KatieMI replied to mishabc's topic in General Nursing

    1). No, your school cannot refuse you admission because of it. Neither can an employer, for the future reference. 2). The rule of thumb is "once positive PPD - always will be positive PPD", for...
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    the worst intubation

    KatieMI replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, akulahawk, I hope you (or somebody who thinks like you) do mine next
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    the worst intubation

    KatieMI replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Nursing

    They are truly amazing if only you can see the cords. And sometimes one can't see them even with Glidescope, particularly on these nasty, bloody messes of "difficult airways". P.S. I once heard from...
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    the worst intubation

    KatieMI replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I was intubated while mostly awake (Benadryl + minimal Versed, counteracted by Epinephrine) more than once for anaphylaxis and so can say that emergency intubations are almost always hard,...
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    Underpaid DACA Agency Nurse

    KatieMI replied to deafeningthoughts's topic in General Nursing

    I am pretty sure that paying you less than other nurses (as long as there is no difference in experience, etc.) is not legal. Holders of H1, J1 and other "sponsored" visas must be paid the same as any...
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    MD to RN

    KatieMI replied to WendyEvans's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I just put this in my resume toward the bottom of the "education" part, just for the sake of covering what would be otherwise a very long gap in my life. Nobody ever care, and it was never ever...
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    Serious advice needed

    KatieMI posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Sorry.... this will be long but I'm in real need of wise advice. RN BSN, just above one year after NCLEX. Landed first job right away in step down but was told "not to be a good fit". Transferred for...
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    Serious advice needed

    KatieMI replied to KatieMI's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Nothing more horrible than me becoming a good MSN wouldn't happen. I'd seen quite a few of them working everywhere from QA to clinical sites, speaking with accents many times worse than mine. Doctors...
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    Goodbye, fellow nurses

    KatieMI replied to mcbg6335's topic in General Nursing

    Just out of great curiosity: what are these corporate positions that would accept nursing
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    Serious advice needed

    KatieMI replied to KatieMI's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Thank you, guys! I tried accent reduction courses, with no effect. In fact, I did everything but Botox to no avail. I realize that everyone and my patients being put first have the right to be spoken...
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    Medical Assistants being called nurses

    KatieMI replied to Ethicsrn4life's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Calling the chief doctor in practice (or whoever ownes it) and politely letting him/her know that after one more time you seeing that so-called "nurse" doing anything designated under Nursing Scope of...
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    Bullying - What is it?

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

    IMH (umble) O, everything but number 2 is not more than quirks. Rude, for sure, especialy number 1, but can be excused if not being done consistently by the same person, and especially if done toward...
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    Could research publications make it difficult to find a job?

    KatieMI replied to Nursey22783's topic in General Nursing

    I was spoken to very unprofessionally, to put things mildly, for discovering mild symptoms on a patient just from vascular lab right after my preceptor did assessment and found nothing. She missed 90%...
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    Could research publications make it difficult to find a job?

    KatieMI replied to Nursey22783's topic in General Nursing

    OP, problem with anti-intellectualism exists almost everywhere. Even having a bit better assessment skills can be totally detrimental for a new grad, let alone research experience. IMH (umble)...
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    Do Press Ganey Scores measure Quality Care?

    KatieMI replied to BrnEyedGirl's topic in General Nursing

    This is what has to be done with Press Ganeys in order to make them effective tool measuring QUALITY of care (one possible way, IMHumbleO): 1) there has to be multicenter, nation-wide trial, using all...
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    Do Press Ganey Scores measure Quality Care?

    KatieMI replied to BrnEyedGirl's topic in General Nursing

    The way Press Ganey survey exists, it has nothing to do with QUALITY OF CARE received per se. It measures SATISFACTION WITH TYPE OF CARE received, which may or may not have anything to do with...
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    Do New Graduate Nurses Need a Formal Residency Program?

    KatieMI replied to JPCummings's topic in Nursing Career

    Looks like it will be my longest post ever. 1). Medical establishment spent over a century of money and effort to make residency an accepted part of the system. Now, it is considered unalienable part...
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    The Worst Hospital Visitor I've Ever Seen

    KatieMI replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Stcroix, That is typical behavior for Eastern Europeans. We use a lot of herbals, which are not thought to be medicines here but are there and some of them even prescribed by doctors. People like...
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    I want to do a BS Biology Major through Excelsior but they will only let me do a BA?

    KatieMI replied to Ultraposh's topic in Excelsior College

    Just two cents: nowadays it is difficult to get job in ICU as a new grad having Cum Laude from 4-years university based, locally known BSN program + work experience + networking connections in an area...