Kooky Korky BSN, RN

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    To tell or not to tell?

    Kooky Korky replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    You should have asked a co-worker to medicate the patient who was in pain for two hours. If I were the woman's daughter, I'd have been calling the supervisor to get pain relief for my
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    Is flipping a coin a "fair" way to decide who stays when there is a call-in?

    Kooky Korky replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    I love this! How come I never thought to do it??? I've had so many instances of doctors not answering calls. It was so insane to not be able to reach a doctor. They're raking in the bucks with two...
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    Is flipping a coin a "fair" way to decide who stays when there is a call-in?

    Kooky Korky replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    But when the DON refuses to answer calls or if your staffing coordinator isn't there to make a bunch of calls that you really don't have time to make (on weekends, 3-11, 11-7, holidays), what are you...
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    RT says her scope is wider than mine. Ok?

    Kooky Korky replied to CardiacDork's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Don't think they haven't thought of it. I had no idea RN's could do A lines or that RT could do cric's and all the other tasks mentioned - chest tube insertion for example. In my acute care days, RT's...
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    Just met with my team nurse. Not good....

    Kooky Korky replied to JonathanClouse's topic in Psychiatric

    Sorry for your bad experiences. How is life going in general, Jonathan? You said you were in the hospital
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    Where are all the "older" nurses?

    Kooky Korky replied to tjcnurse2b's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Children can also be costly. It isn't just spouses who might run up costs. Babies born with birth defects, cerebral palsy, kids with asthma, autism, and so on. One place I worked wanted to help...
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    Is flipping a coin a "fair" way to decide who stays when there is a call-in?

    Kooky Korky replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    What if the DON's decision had been for one or the other of the 2 nurses who were present to stay? What if they both refused? What if they both left the building at the end of their current shift?...
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    Does the same rules apply to doctors

    Kooky Korky replied to mrsfoster601's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe if the parents of kids whose lives are entrusted to him knew that this guy wass refusing to show his up-to-date credentials and knew that someone knuckled under to his refusal, he would not get...
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    Quitting job during orientation?

    Kooky Korky replied to angieRN528's topic in General Nursing

    Please be more specific about what it is that you don't like about the job you now have. Are there any issues that could be resolved in a positive way or do you think there really will not be a good...
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    Does the same rules apply to doctors

    Kooky Korky replied to mrsfoster601's topic in General Nursing

    Find out from the Board that licenses physicians in your state what their requirement is for doctors with regard to CPR renewal. Also, make sure whether or not he is even really a licensed physician....
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    I really do feel depressed about the situation

    Kooky Korky replied to NurseEnvision's topic in General Nursing

    Get a nursing job. Do Home Health if you prefer it. At some point, you might have to reassure your father that you are handling it well. Take Tae Kwan Do or other self-defense class, carry pepper...
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    If you feel sick the nurse will call me and you can go home

    Kooky Korky replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I presume your teaching to Mom includes how not to have this happen
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    If you feel sick the nurse will call me and you can go home

    Kooky Korky replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    This was a great opportunity to find out why she seems to dislike school so much. Has she just got teenageritis or is she pregnant? Is her hearing or vision bad? Is she embarrassed about her...
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    I GOTTA KNOW!!!!!

    Kooky Korky replied to qaqueen's topic in General Nursing

    Why was TSA involved with your
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    RACISM IN NURSING

    Kooky Korky replied to dddubbu's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Read about Genene Jones, former LVN, now in prison in Texas. The type who would wreck the day so she could save it, indeed. The one who did the bleach to you - where is she
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    RACISM IN NURSING

    Kooky Korky replied to dddubbu's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And just because a CNA thinks an RN is lazy doesn't mean he or she is
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    RACISM IN NURSING

    Kooky Korky replied to dddubbu's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Why was one fired but not the other? What "Management" did he go to? Since you are getting the story secondhand, are you certain you have the whole story? I know you don't want your...
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    Family Feud: What would a nurse want to do to a hot male patient

    Kooky Korky replied to bruins79's topic in General Nursing

    Time for telling the network and the producer and sponsors your thoughts. No time for
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    Nurse Manager gossiping about employees?

    Kooky Korky replied to Cola89's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The manager is not gossiping. She is also not being a good manager. She's a chicken, doesn't know the first thing about confronting a worker about problems. She ought to sit down the OP with her...
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    Treating Respiratory Failure With Ativan/Lorazapam

    Kooky Korky replied to shellyscorner's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    or breathe
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    When Your Doctor Doesn't Listen

    Kooky Korky replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    And when it's just not enough what do you
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    Abandonment if I don't pick up over time shifts??

    Kooky Korky replied to hollyspiller0253's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Be prepared to be fired and blacklisted. Not saying you shouldn't do this, but count the cost first. Find out from attorneys what all the facts are before you fight back. To be forewarned is to...
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    Abandonment if I don't pick up over time shifts??

    Kooky Korky replied to hollyspiller0253's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Charge wants to keep her
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    Abandonment if I don't pick up over time shifts??

    Kooky Korky replied to hollyspiller0253's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Usually nurses do fold up when BON threats start. Management will lie, misconstrue, and do anything they think they can get away with if they want to get rid of someone or punish someone. They...
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    When Your Doctor Doesn't Listen

    Kooky Korky replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Does your PCP know you're back on