KatieMI BSN, MSN, RN

ICU, LTACH, Internal Medicine

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    Food Insecurity and Child Malnutrition in the United States

    KatieMI replied to TheCommuter's topic in Pediatric

    Store-brand 5 pound/bag of vitamin-enriched white flour costs around $1.99 where I live. Same of whole-wheat costs $2.49. Yeast is $ 0.99/pack of three. Salt is almost free. These plus some water, and...
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    Received my 3rd rejection today.

    KatieMI replied to iono101's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I totally agree with those who suggest thinking outside the box. Nursing programs are different in what they consider to be "qualified applicants" and what they tell about it to prospective students....
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    Do you think physicians could pass the NCLEX-RN?

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

    As one of few people who passed both USMLE and NCLEX, I can honestly tell that yes, a doctor can pass NCLEX after some preparation just as well as a nurse can pass USMLE, with some more preparation...
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    Which school to choose?

    KatieMI posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm a new BSN looking for continuing my education with the goal to work in adult ICU one day. There are two MSN Adult care programs in my area; I know from internal sources that each of them would...
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    Officially giving up

    KatieMI replied to CuddleFox's topic in General Nursing

    First of all... give yourself a break if you can. Really. You sound SO tired and desperate... well, unsurprisingly. Second, take a fresh look on your paperwork. Your resume must be first-class; your...
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    Petition for new nurses

    KatieMI replied to Just and R.N's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    In my area, 90% of the out-of-hospital places mentioned (SNF, rehab, home care, hospices, dialysis clinics, offices) specify "at least one year of acute care nursing experience" as an employment...
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    Petition for new nurses

    KatieMI replied to Just and R.N's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Allocation of federal funds to hospitals with purpose to train new GNs can very quickly lead to development of a system like the one for training doctors. The latter thing is commonly known as "Match...
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    Frustrations of an older student

    KatieMI replied to suzilks1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you're treated this way, then for which exact reason you continue to pursue THIS particular school?! One good thing which came from nursing schools' mushrooming is the multitude of options. I began...
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    Best option to boost my GPA

    KatieMI replied to RNewbie's topic in Advanced Practice

    You may want to contact the university you're interested in or your former school and see if they offer some relevant online courses, like pathophysiology, pharm or advanced statistics. It can boost...
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    Why info on white culture omitted from cultural compence in textbooks?

    KatieMI replied to ArrowRN's topic in General Students

    Actually, Leininger's books describe several white cultures in the modern USA. WASPs, Appalachians and, say, Eastern Europeans are all technically "white" (or, if you so prefer, Caucasians). In...
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    New Graduate Residency versus a regular Full time RN position

    KatieMI replied to LOVE40's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I was in the very same situation today morning choosing between a FT nights in med/surg and FT days residency in step down cardio. This program offers 6 week "traditional" orientation and then 6...
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    A new grad numbers game... just curious!

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

    1. How many places have you applied so far? - Five, all hospitals. 2. How many new grad postings vs. regular postings? One brand new residency, all others "regular"; some were mentioned as "new...
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    Abdominal IV

    KatieMI replied to dmurph615's topic in General Nursing

    I do not think that an abdominal IV would be inappropriate for drawing blood. But infusion there can be a different story. Anterior abdominal wall veins belong to cava inferior and hepatic portal...
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    Class is getting unbearable

    KatieMI replied to mbl2013's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    10 weeks before graduation the only one thing which should be of any degree of significance for you is your own graduation. You have tons of things to do right now: preparing for Boards, getting your...
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    Opioid induced hyperalgesia

    KatieMI replied to Guest219794's topic in General Nursing

    3- patient has no idea what 10/10 pain level means. Sorry, we don't live in the world where kids were whipped on regular basis, girls burned their fingers by live coals and babies were born "the way...
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    Opioid induced hyperalgesia

    KatieMI replied to Guest219794's topic in General Nursing

    They don't, but every minute of their residency training and their subsequent practice push them to do just that. They're trained - or rather programmed, to "address" every "problem" they can think of...
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    Opioid induced hyperalgesia

    KatieMI replied to Guest219794's topic in General Nursing

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    Opioid induced hyperalgesia

    KatieMI replied to Guest219794's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, this phenomenon is known for quite some time. And, yes, it is not drug seeking behavior. These folks, like people with fibromyalgia, really feel that 10/10 pain from BP cuff. It was...
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    Would you still become a NP or would you go the MD route?

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

    Future residents choose their own specialty and programs to apply, nobody can do it for them. But because the chance to get no match is real (less common for US MD grads and much more for everybody...
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    Foreign Transplants

    KatieMI replied to KittyLovinRN's topic in General Nursing

    Same in Russia - "brain death" criteria are not used, and church and public opinion are both vehemently against any transplants at all. Some minimal number of kidneys from related donors done, for...
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    Foreign Transplants

    KatieMI replied to KittyLovinRN's topic in General Nursing

    What is LESS ethically "challenging": performing life-saving transplant on a tax-paying, law-obeying "non-American", whether "legal" or not but with good chances and intentions to return to productive...
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    Which of these labs should be done for all new admissions?

    KatieMI replied to NursingBro's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    IMH(umble)O, none of the above, unless it is well-known what's the purpose of the order. Although it is different in real life, sure. It is named "double-defensive medicine" - both helps against...
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    Most shocking thing you've seen a physician do?

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

    90+something y/o, double amputee, legally blind, on dialysis for the last 5 years, pleasantly demented and sent 20 years ago to LTC by her loving family was found to have new heart murmur. Turned out,...
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    Should a nurse perform CPR to someone outside of the healthcare setting?

    KatieMI replied to jjones1728's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I am not sure that Good Samaritan law covers health care professionals in all states. Several years ago, I went into anaphylaxis in a restaurant and two persons performed CPR on me. One of them...
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    Attention: ATI NCLEX!

    KatieMI posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I was using (as my school requires it) ATI for years and had access from my home computer without any problem. A few days ago, I found out that I couldn't log in. I called their famous customer...