koko123

koko123 has 30 years experience and specializes in Emergency Department.

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1. I hate nursing

   koko123 replied to Neezy84's topic in General Nursing

   Neezy, I am sorry you feel trapped in a profession that makes you miserable. I was an LVN/LPN for 10 years before becoming an RN (in 1987). It took me awhile before I found my "niche" in nursing...

2. Why is it inappropriate to stand up for yourself?

   koko123 replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   It is never appropriate for a physician to rage at a nurse or vice versa. I am a nursing supervisor in an ED and I do not tolerate that type of behavior either from physicians or my nursing staff. I...

3. Are You Cut Out to be an Emergency Department (ED) Nurse?

   koko123 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Emergency

   I have worked in the ED as a Supervisor for the past 25 years. I love it just as much today as I did the very first day I walked through those doors! ED nursing is my