KatieMI BSN, MSN, RN

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    So ive decided i want to be a nurse.. but

    KatieMI replied to wontquit's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I'm a nursing student in Michigan (one of State universities) and we have to fill background check paperwork every semester. It says explicidly there that no student ever convicted with any type of...
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    Losing Hope for Nursing School

    KatieMI replied to wanna_be's topic in General Students

    BTW, if you want to do clinical APN, you may want to look closer at Physician Assistants. These programs accept almost any Bachelor's, take at most 3 years to complete and give you Master's with...
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    Can a newly diagnosed Diabetic who doesn't eat Dairy products eat this stuff?

    KatieMI replied to Samian Q's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    -OJ will cause hyperglycemia in diabetic client; -egg yolk is very high in cholesterol (bad for everyone and especially for diabetics); -fish oil generally not considered "food" in this country; it...
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    Losing Hope for Nursing School

    KatieMI replied to wanna_be's topic in General Students

    First, doctorate for APNs remains so far a "recommendation" and "endorsement", not requirement or "mandate". American Association of Colleges of Nursing | Frequently Asked Questions The very much...
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    Help! ATI

    KatieMI replied to Kagemaru's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    IMHO we have to start speaking about the whole thing. ATI tests carry about 5 - 10% questions which are plain wrong and that their content has some 3/4 similarity with content of the better NCLEX...
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    anxiety/desats when repositioning intubated patient

    KatieMI replied to RNbethy's topic in MICU, SICU

    Preoxygenation and even (through respiratory therapist) bumping PEEP for 5 - 15 min. won't hurt lungs that much if patient is on low FiO2 and won't make much difference if he's already on 50% or more,...
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    Peer mentorship program... good idea?

    KatieMI posted a topic in General Students

    Being near graduation in a 4-years BSN program, a few of us decided to make a mentorship program. Basically something like "students helping students". We made a survey among students and found that...
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    Theoretical frameworks????

    KatieMI replied to FutureNP601's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

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    Theoretical frameworks????

    KatieMI replied to FutureNP601's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    And everything which is about "culture/cultural differences" toward absolutely anything can be built into Leininger transcultural nursing (short summary is here):...
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    Theoretical frameworks????

    KatieMI replied to FutureNP601's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Theoretical framework, AFAIK, is pretty much a short summary of what's already known about the problem. So you just have to find something about attitude toward breastfeeding in culture(s) of your...
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    Question about marijuana use as a nurse

    KatieMI replied to sasha_t's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I was asked a while ago about reliability of EMIT bioassay tests and found out that, at least theoretically, things like NSAIDs, proton pump inhibitors like Protonix and high doses of B2 vitamin can...
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    benadryl inj, in anaphylaptic shock?

    KatieMI replied to 7feetunder's topic in Emergency

    Yes, because not every anaphylaxis worths epi, thanks God. Also, nowadays epi is more commonly injected by the patient or paramedics before coming into ER. Epinephrine is actually injected more...
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    benadryl inj, in anaphylaptic shock?

    KatieMI replied to 7feetunder's topic in Emergency

    It is not a first-choice, first-line med but it exists and sometimes used. The problem is, benadryl works really slow comparing with tempo of anaphylaxis. The start of action is expected, under normal...
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    16 interesting facts about nursing around the world!

    KatieMI replied to turnforthenurse's topic in General Nursing

    The only one difference between Australia and USA (that's reg. chest X-ray before joining hospital workforce) is that Aussies think that X-ray catches up active Tb better than that yearly Mantoux...
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    ATI is different: let's talk about it.

    KatieMI replied to BlueEyedGuy's topic in General Students

    Ok, we're having pharm review and I just did ATI "sedatives" from "Pharmacology Made Easy" 30 qs test: - two questions are directly wrong (while addition of bicarb to local anesthetics can,...
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    ATI is different: let's talk about it.

    KatieMI replied to BlueEyedGuy's topic in General Students

    While our school uses ATI, even professors acknowlege that it has a lot of limitations and while ATI questions format is close to one of NCLEX, the content is very different and doesn't correspond...
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    "Organ donor" on driver's license

    KatieMI replied to psu_213's topic in General Nursing

    It is state, place and sometimes situation-specific. In theory, your agreement for procedure expressed as "yes" on an official document should be enough. Practically, because of lawsuit fears, nothing...
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    Student Needs Surgery

    KatieMI replied to Gaelros's topic in General Students

    YOUR HEALTH COMES FIRST AND STAYS FIRST. Period. With this, you come to the your Dean (or whoever is the big boss in your place) and explain your situation in plain English. Bring your doctor's...
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    Problems getting hired after graduating from a program that is not yet accredited

    KatieMI replied to LKL2013's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I was accepted in a just opened program (private university, ADN program transitioning to BSN) which was at that moment under probationary accreditation by the state. I was concerned about it and...
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    Im curious and want to see absolute honesty

    KatieMI replied to miabia's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    OP, actually your poll can be only as honest as one made by staying in a formal wear store 5 weeks before prom and asking every girl coming in if she "absolutely honestly" prefers her dress black or...
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    Im curious and want to see absolute honesty

    KatieMI replied to miabia's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    How about some more options like: - want to make difference in someone's lives; - want to teach folks some cool stuff and help them live better; - want to do something with chemistry/biology/pharm but...
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    Chronically high triponin levels

    KatieMI replied to Tzs1981rn's topic in Cardiac

    Combination of CHF, HTN and resulting decreased renal perfusion/coming RF, as just one and most obvious probability. Checking BUN/creatinine/GFR would make sense for me. Here is a good article about...
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    Direct entry Msn for non-nursing BA?

    KatieMI replied to notyetnurse's topic in General Students

    There are such programs, although most of them are long (up to 5 years) and insanely expensive. I totally agree with the post just above. Unless you have some very relevant working experience...
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    Eliminating MSNs for DNPs?

    KatieMI replied to bocaburger's topic in Post Graduate Students

    AFAIK, currently BSN marginally increases chance to get job in SOME places/ hospitals, although high-profile places ike St. Jude probably want BSNs only. The market for NP and other MSN jobs becomes a...
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    Eliminating MSNs for DNPs?

    KatieMI replied to bocaburger's topic in Post Graduate Students

    There is a idea to make DNP required for entry-level nursing mid-level providers at 2015. American Association of Colleges of Nursing | Homednp/roadmapreport.pdf Although, the very similar idea...