KatieMI BSN, MSN, RN

ICU, LTACH, Internal Medicine

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    Residencies: doctors have it figured out

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

    Well, docs have nobody to blame but themselves. Their support of abusive and ancient system of training, their laziness, conservatism and proverbial greed led to that, and it's not going to be better...
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    Residencies: doctors have it figured out

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

    Double the number of clinical hours required. Make it mandatory for the program to keep accreditation to give students hospital-based clinical hours. Make externship/internship mandatory. Limit paper...
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    Residencies: doctors have it figured out

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

    That's all correct - except that the physicians' shortage is located into primary care domain, and that structure of the US medical care is unique. Nowhere in the developed world a doctor may be...
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    Residencies: doctors have it figured out

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

    BTW, doctors as a community vehemently deny the very fact of existence of violence in residency programs. In nursing, I cannot imagine situation where a preceptor would have absolute power over a new...
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    Residencies: doctors have it figured out

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

    There are no fed regulations regarding number of med schools' graduates. There are money Medicare pays for training of the residents. There is only that much of the money, and there are...
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    Residencies: doctors have it figured out

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

    OK. Here is something not all of you probably know. First, the process of applying for physician's residency costs A WHOLE LOT of money. There is an organization, popularly known as "The Match" which...
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    No co-pay epi pens

    KatieMI replied to schooldistrictnurse's topic in School

    Thank you so
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    Can I still get into a Nurse Practitioner program?

    KatieMI replied to Kthrnortega83's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Current trend among NP programs is to increase scholastic requirements. I was told, and saw it myself when researching programs, that for anything but diploma mills undergrad GPA must be above 3, and...
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    Prescriptive Authority for Nurse Practitioners

    KatieMI replied to lazer31285's topic in Advanced Practice

    For example, a nurse practitioner in Florida caring for a patient with a persistent cough and sore throat cannot prescribe cough medicine with codeine for the patient’s comfort (Nursing License Map,...
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    Are you an A student. How do you achieve it

    KatieMI replied to joselyne's topic in General Students

    First of all, the old agade of "C is degree" is working nowadays only for those who don't and won't consider coming back to school. There were several posts on this very forum about problems finding...
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    What are your ultimate goals?

    KatieMI replied to Nursingstudent93's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Graduate May with BSN. Start in Med/Surg or ICU, work there for two years. Part-time DNP/Adult Acute Care. Probably
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    What do you do after you get booted and want into another program?

    KatieMI replied to FruitChicken's topic in General Students

    Sorry, I didn't mean to commit anything like dishonesty. Just that after some time and in another place the story might be mentioned a bit differently. Thanks for
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    What do you do after you get booted and want into another program?

    KatieMI replied to FruitChicken's topic in General Students

    1). You can try accelerated program in a high-level, reputable university. If your previous experience is somewhat relevant to what you eventually like to do (and you can afford it) you can even go to...
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    Meet the GPA Requirement before apply for BSN-MSN/DNP?

    KatieMI replied to Born_2BRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Try to go to the general admission office of the university which houses your FNP program of choice and inquire if you can take/repeat a course or two so that you can bump your GPA up. You may be even...
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    Dear Nursing Students/Orientees: A Love Note from the Preceptor from Hell

    KatieMI replied to CheesePotato's topic in General Students

    Because there's feedback which teaches and motivates and feedback which degrades and humiliates. I think we all here know the difference, as well as the fact that "teacher" who preferably uses the...
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    Lasix vs Bumex

    KatieMI replied to markgolfa's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Lasix wasn't going to shift fluids anywhere. It could work, if patient still had, say, 10 - 15% of GFR and not producing any urine not because his kidneys are totally dead but because other issues...
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    Is this job (nurse anesthetist) really as good as Im reading or no?

    KatieMI replied to Zagnonian's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    From what I see: - it is more commonly much more than 36 h/week; - the demand is much lower than people
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    barIum swallow vs EGD

    KatieMI replied to brownbook's topic in Gastroenterology

    My
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    Dear Nursing Students/Orientees: A Love Note from the Preceptor from Hell

    KatieMI replied to CheesePotato's topic in General Students

    Dear OP Preceptor, I thought quite a lot about writing a responce but i think I ought to do that. Even if just for the sake of your own safety one day. What your wrote is just such wonderful eye...
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    barIum swallow vs EGD

    KatieMI replied to brownbook's topic in Gastroenterology

    Barium swallow gives info about esophageal motility, takes only a few minutes, can be repeated immediately if first shot went wrong and do not require any anesthesia. Motility tests - there are...
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    Nurses: Hospital Red Flags

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

    Would you like to become "THAT nurse" or "the only one (whoever)" for unknown period of time and so find out how "different" people are usually treated there? Or would you like to explore why the...
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    Nurses: Hospital Red Flags

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

    repeat
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    Nurses: Hospital Red Flags

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

    Going WAY too much over good things (like - enforced vegan days in cafeteria, green propaganda instructing you the right way to flush the toilet, "family friendliness" to the point that there is no...
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    JOB AFTER MASTER'S

    KatieMI replied to singh2manish's topic in International Nursing

    I do not know if nursing studies for Master's degree are covered by 2008 change for OPT under "life studies" category. If they do, you'll have 29 months of legal status in the USA after you F1 expires...
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    JOB AFTER MASTER'S

    KatieMI replied to singh2manish's topic in International Nursing

    I do not think that clinical advanced practice nurse jobs (APN/NP) can be ever given to H1 holder as there are tons of perfectly qualified American candidates fighting for these positions. It can be...