mimi55

mimi55 has 30 years experience and specializes in OR, PACU, Psych, Addictions.

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1. moving from Charlotte, NC to Tulsa, OK?

   mimi55 replied to whatnext's topic in Oklahoma

   Apartments in OKC hmm, depending on where u are working how far you want to be from work etc. If it were me I would look for patio homes or condos for rent. Edmond is a really nice little town, mostly patio homes or condos to rent there. I don't know...

2. moving from Charlotte, NC to Tulsa, OK?

   mimi55 replied to whatnext's topic in Oklahoma

   No problem, if you are interested in Oklahoma City there is OU Med Center, Saint Anthony Hospital, Integris Baptist and Heart Hospitals (North & South). OkC has alot of hospitals for its' size seems like there are alot of jobs and for new grads...

3. moving from Charlotte, NC to Tulsa, OK?

   mimi55 replied to whatnext's topic in Oklahoma

   Lawton is a small town, 2.5 hrs. from Oklahoma City 3 hours from Dallas Texas. There is a military base there so lots of soldiers. I know one person who lives there she is a school teacher in a catholic school. She says its ok she moved from Austin T...

4. does anyone do pediatric hospice?

   mimi55 replied to june2009's topic in Pediatric

   jmsnkids Just curious are you still in pediatric hospice? This reply was from 9/2008. If so I have questions.

5. moving from Charlotte, NC to Tulsa, OK?

   mimi55 replied to whatnext's topic in Oklahoma

   I moved from Houston, Tx to Tulsa many years ago. Culture Shock! I worked at Hillcrest and kicked myself many times for signing a contract with them for 2 yrs. I might have been happier had I worked at St. John's or St. Francis. Who knows. I did not ...

6. Extubating Dementia or Confused Pt.

   mimi55 replied to mimi55's topic in PACU

   Thanks so much for your feedback! Honestly I would not have thought to ask half of the things you brought up and I don't know why other than inexperience in extubating. We rarely get report from anesthesia heck we sometimes don't even get report from...

7. Extubating Dementia or Confused Pt.

   mimi55 posted a topic in PACU

   I had a couple of pts. recently that came into PACU intubated. Anesthesia said ah they were alittle confused preop just heads.... up make sure they are good an awake before ya take out that tube. Alrighty then.. We have protocol to follow sustained...

8. New Pacu Nurse

   mimi55 replied to WYRN1's topic in PACU

   Thanks Babs :wink2: Thats a good idea about leaving ASPAN out for her to read. We don't have much of an orientation at this facility I know I had to find the Policy and Procedure book and read it as it was not part of the orientation I received. Mayb...

9. New Pacu Nurse

   mimi55 replied to WYRN1's topic in PACU

   I'm still hanging in there. Nothing came of the slow charting complaint it hasn't been mentioned since, so I haven't brought it up either. I have noticed that I wasn't the only one so maybe she decided she had too many nurses that were slow charter...

10. New Pacu Nurse

    mimi55 replied to WYRN1's topic in PACU

    I am a fairly new PACU nurse altho I have been a nurse for many years working in OR and psych I know weird combo. Anyway my manager came up to me yesterday and wanted to know what my problem was? She says I am taking to long to chart (computer). Now ...

11. Worried about telling people I'm in recovery

    mimi55 replied to lovelynurse123's topic in Recovery

    I was told when I first got sober to only break my annonymity if it would help another person. I have followed this for the last 22 yrs. of sobriety. When I worked on an addictions unit I was open about being in recovery most of the staff was working...

12. Need orientation survival tips

    mimi55 replied to VAC's topic in PACU

    When I first started in PACU I had been an OR nurse (for 12 yr.) Coming from a large OR to a very small one. I would help out in the PACU when I finished my cases. Then slowly I became the PACU nurse because the PACU nurses that were hired didn't sta...