MediKateRN MSN, APRN

MediKateRN has 12 years experience as a MSN, APRN and specializes in FNP, Retail Health, Primary Care, Corrections.

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1. Is this a safety concern?

   MediKateRN replied to Sbhayes09's topic in COVID

   I've raised these kind of concerns before and changed my name in the EMR from First Middle Last to First Initial. Last name. Granted, I worked in a prison at the time. The licensing board in my state also posts our address online which can be found b...

2. Can We Talk About Nurse Suicide?

   MediKateRN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   Why can't we talk about it? 1) Every two years when I renew my license, I have to attest that I don't have a physical or mental disorder that could impair my performance. 2) Stigma remains In my first year of nursing, I went through several different...

3. How often do you wash your scrubs? :)

   MediKateRN replied to RNinheart's topic in General Nursing

   At my old job, I had 12 sets of navy scrubs (it was a requirement to deployable for disaster relief). I washed my scrubs at the end of the week and rotated them out regularly. No issues. Now I teach 2 days/week and bought one set of white scrubs. Whe...

4. **Deciding between FNP schools - HELP**

   MediKateRN replied to localgirl85's topic in NP Students

   I'm currently in the South University Online FNP program. It's all self study so reading reading reading non stop. You will only get out of it what you put in honestly. I looked at Simmons and was all set to start there, and a friend talked me into ...

5. Advice for VA Employee

   MediKateRN replied to BishopLPN's topic in Government

   Is it your nurse manager that is expecting you to function as an MSA, or other staff? I'm an RN in a CBOC and I continually have to remind folks that I cannot schedule. I usually say something like "you know RNs can't do that, but I'll happily forwar...

6. South University FNP program

   MediKateRN replied to SaveU13's topic in NP Students

   How is your program going now? I'm taking health policy right now and it's not really my cup of tea. I really wish we had more preparation for clinicals rather than roles/theory/health policy/research. I don't feel like AP Nursing I was enough.

7. Helping patients kill themselves

   MediKateRN replied to Cwoods's topic in NP

   We are kinder to our pets than we are our patients. Dying with dignity should be a choice afforded to everyone. This is the kind of nursing I would like to do, unfortunately, it is still illegal in my state.

8. South University FNP program

   MediKateRN replied to SaveU13's topic in NP Students

   I purchased/rented my books. I'm not a great eBook reader so I figured I'd was the best option for me. Your academic counselor can give you the ISBN numbers of the texts you will need ahead of time. You just have to ask. You can also opt out of eBook...

9. South University FNP program

   MediKateRN replied to SaveU13's topic in NP Students

   Welcome! I've already started the program and have completed Roles and am at the end of my Theory course. Roles is a lot of reading, researching and teaching yourself. It helped to read the discussion and essay questions a few days ahead of time and ...