A Medical Mystery & Patient Advocacy with Mackenzie Kimes, MSN, RN, CPN
The WoMed
Podcast Nation
4.4 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 22 March 2021
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
This week on the WoMed we take a journey with Mackenzie Kimes, certified pediatric nurse and nurse educator. While we touch on her admirable career, this episode largely focuses on her harrowing journey as a pediatric patient, trying desperately to get answers to complicated health problems. Ultimately, her journey made her the nurse she is today, committed to paying forward the same kindness she received and educating others to prevent the kind of dismissal she experienced from doctors who said it was all in her head. Mackenzie is passionate about nursing education as she works to empower the next generation of healthcare workers to provide effective patient care. In this inspiring episode, we also learn how she continues to use her voice to educate people on how to advocate best for themselves.
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| 0:00.0 | This podcast is brought to you by Podcast Nation. |
| 0:15.6 | Welcome back to the WMod Med fam. |
| 0:18.6 | This week I'm speaking with McKenzie Kimes, soon to be known as the patient |
| 0:24.4 | RN. And I mean soon because, you know, I hope you'll go and follow her, and that is her handle. |
| 0:30.7 | McKenzie and I break down her journey on both sides of the bed as patient and nursing provider. |
| 0:37.2 | She's also a teacher. Man, she does it all. |
| 0:39.6 | Her story is at times very shocking, but also very moving. Y'all, she is a badass, and she actually |
| 0:46.9 | used to ice skate competitively. So keep that in mind when you start listening to her journey |
| 0:51.0 | and the things that she's overcome. It's a really cool story. |
| 0:55.5 | Also, don't forget to check out Patreon when you get a chance. It's patreon.com slash the |
| 1:01.3 | walmed. On there, you can get access to ad-free episodes and even live Q&A sessions with more. |
| 1:09.1 | All right, peeps. time for that NDE. |
| 1:12.9 | Shannon is bringing us the nursery energy this week. She writes in, |
| 1:17.9 | I graduated nursing school in June of 2020. That is a rough time to try and graduate. |
| 1:24.7 | And past my Netflix, past my Netflix. And past my Netflix in all. Netflix, past my Netflix. And passed my Enclex in August. |
| 1:33.1 | I was getting very frustrated because I was struggling to find a job in the midst of the pandemic. |
| 1:39.3 | Hospitals in my area didn't seem to want to hire and train new grads. I was feeling really demoralized and scared |
| 1:46.2 | I would never be able to work as a nurse. I kicked my button to gear, overhauled my resume, |
| 1:52.2 | and started applying like crazy. Well, finally, on March 16th, I had my first day of work as a nurse. |
| 1:59.8 | I will be working as an outpatient dialysis RN and couldn't be more |
| 2:04.6 | excited to start my nursing career. I love these NDE moments. They make me so happy. Shannon, |
| 2:11.6 | congratulations. And I just want everyone to wish her good luck in starting out her new career. |
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