MimiK

MimiK specializes in EMS ER Fixed-wing Flight.

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1. Insulin Sliding Scales

   MimiK replied to CyndiW35055's topic in General Students

   The sliding scale at the nursing home where I'm currently in clinicals starts at 201. So, you know definitely that a 200 does not get more. I had a patient last week with a sugar of 230 and standing order (notice I said "standing" and not "regular"...

2. NVCC Class of 2013 Meet and Greet + Q&A

   MimiK replied to callduck's topic in Virginia

   Name: Mimi, "Meems", or "LT", but please don't call me Captain (used to a very military bunch of folks in Hampton Roads) Years at NVCC: decades as student, have AS in EMS (also have BS from George Washington Medical in Emergency Management with a min...

3. Is it bad to get b's in nursing school?

   MimiK replied to ooomonkeys's topic in General Students

   I'm not worried about getting into NP school. They like my resume at George Mason University. They told me that with my Emergency Management BS from GW School of Medicine, years of experience, Adjunct Faculty experiences (decades of instructor expe...

4. Foley Catheters

   MimiK replied to EssaQ502's topic in General Students

   You actually can develop a keen sense of smell for certain things. In EMS, us veterans could walk-in and immediately smell a lower GI bleed from the front door. You can also develop a keen sense of hearing for certain things like audible rales--ful...

5. What do you guys do to wake up in the morning?

   MimiK replied to wannabeanRN90's topic in General Students

   I used to get-up at 0500 everyday to be at the firehouse by 0630 (shift began at 0700). I have yet to get-up that early in nursing school. So far, my clinicals have been afternoon/evenings. I'm a night owl, so that works just fine for me.

6. Is it bad to get b's in nursing school?

   MimiK replied to ooomonkeys's topic in General Students

   I think the schools that set an A higher, like at 94--my school, force you to work harder and eventually do better on the NCLEX. Our school, the Beazley School of Nursing (Tidewater Community College--Portsmouth Campus) had the best NCLEX pass rate ...

7. Your pre req gpa....

   MimiK replied to AlleycatLPN's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Nice! I came in from NOVA with a 3.6. Now, I'll be going back with a 3.5 or so--made the Dean's List this Spring at TCC. I was Phi Theta Kappa up there--got my EMS Certificates and AAS with honors--cum laude, magna cum laude, and summa cum laude.

8. Unbelievable this is hard!!!

   MimiK replied to Darkpk55's topic in Pre-Nursing

   94 was an A when I was in high school back in the 70s. In Parmedic school I was the 94 kid. Now I'm the 92 old lady. I'll get there. I have a tradition of buying myself a malted milk shake if I feel like I've done well on a test. But, then marga...

9. Are females attracted to male nurses....or just really laugh at the males doing this?

   MimiK replied to mpolo's topic in General Students

   Pin on a badge and wear a helmet and it makes people drool...

10. Am I being realistic? Nursing school at 45?

    MimiK replied to aidensmom403's topic in Pre-Nursing

    You basically have two groups in nursing school--the kids and the Moms. I'm the latter. I had a 23 year EMS career and retired on disability before I was ready to leave. I was up for promotion to Captain, but I got hurt and ended-up with hip repla...

11. What do you guys do to wake up in the morning?

    MimiK replied to wannabeanRN90's topic in General Students

    Wakin' up--same time everyday. Vitamins and minerals, java, java, java, kawfee, kawfee, kawfee... But, seriously V&M and just one Grande sized coffee. I do a morning stretch and yoga stretches during breaks in school. Diet coke is my daytime/e...

12. Is it bad to get b's in nursing school?

    MimiK replied to ooomonkeys's topic in General Students

    Should you get an A, B, or C... In the fire department A shift is the A holes, B shift is the best, and C shift is the crappy shift... just kidding. You can get Bs and Cs in school, but if you strive to constantly improve yourself you can become a...

13. Is becoming an LVN first instead of an RN a good idea?

    MimiK replied to KeeKeePee's topic in General Students

    I was always taught and have always taught that manual BPs are always even numbers. We had one Adjunct Faculty member saying "wrong", but yet another saying "right". The full-time faculty finally agreed--manual is even only. Is this such a big dea...

14. is oxygen considered a medication?.. what do you think?

    MimiK replied to lvnnars1's topic in General Students

    Medical oxygen is concidered a drug. Some facilities have standing orders, but then docs write their own orders, too. I've seen orders written for maintaining a patient's Sats at 95% for non-COPD patients and 90% for COPD patients. In EMS I think ...

15. Foley Catheters

    MimiK replied to EssaQ502's topic in General Students

    Used to do Foleys as an ER Tech when I first started in EMS decades ago. They weren't as picky about the sterility back then; had to teach an old dog new tricks this time around...