Kooky Korky BSN, RN

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    Who Should Clean Up, Offgoing Shift or Oncoming Shift?

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

    Agree with your general desire to leave and find orderliness. Please address the specifics of the stated
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    Who Should Clean Up, Offgoing Shift or Oncoming Shift?

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

    It wasn't. Offgoing nurse was still new to ICU, thus not the best organized or fast yet. She was compulsive about caring for patients, afraid to leave them even if there had been time. And remember...
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    Bad management

    Kooky Korky replied to Jen4nursing's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would not write her up. I would advise her to not yell and I would tell her to give me a written report of what had occurred, then I would deal with that. I have dealt with a number of lazy,...
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    Bad management

    Kooky Korky replied to Jen4nursing's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As Charge, I used to ask each nurse how I could help her. Accuchecks? Stock your cart? IVPB's not here, go to Pharmacy and get them? Dressing? Etc. No one ever needed anything. Then the Manager...
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    Bad management

    Kooky Korky replied to Jen4nursing's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Daily. Screaming profanity for 20 minutes. Calling herself a nurse because CNA has Nursing in the initials. Sounds mentally ill and in need of serious correction by Management. You might want to...
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    Bad management

    Kooky Korky replied to Jen4nursing's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What do you think about the CNA not helping her stat when he knew it was to prevent a fall? About the aide yelling at the Nurses'
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    Bad management

    Kooky Korky replied to Jen4nursing's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Girl, where is your punctuation? This is hard to read without
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    Critical Thinking

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

    I'm not a monkey and I'm not so good at IV's.
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    Working in Nursing home is all the same?

    Kooky Korky replied to bigorange123's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Do not work after clocking out. If you get injured, no workers' compensation. IF you harm someone else, oh boy! Can you make the longer commute worth it by reading, sewing, studying, whatever? How...
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    burn standards of care

    Kooky Korky replied to laurin_p's topic in Burn

    One thing that seems like it should be standard is general anesthesia for every dressing change. Why is general not used? In this day and age, we surely have the means to not inflict torture chamber...
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    Graduating w/ only 1 pair of scrubs

    Kooky Korky replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Nursing

    Go to irs.gov and look up Employee Business Expenses. There are rules, of course. Some of the things you might be able to deduct are: I think the Form you report on is 2206. scrubs work shoes,...
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    showering: before or after work

    Kooky Korky replied to peachypurple's topic in General Nursing

    both
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    Critical Thinking

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

    It's easier to critique and criticize than to give the right
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    What's Rude?

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

    I pointedly tell the cashier who doesn't give me his or her attention that I need him to focus for the next few minutes on my order. I tell him I worked like a dog for the money to pay for it and...
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    Getting so busy and forgot to notify the charge nurse about a small med error

    Kooky Korky replied to georgya3's topic in General Nursing

    OP has to learn to ask for help, not just seethe because other staff don't jump in without being
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    Getting so busy and forgot to notify the charge nurse about a small med error

    Kooky Korky replied to georgya3's topic in General Nursing

    She said she was so busy that she forgot. The Charge might be lazy and unapproachable. It's hard to know without the Charge's side of the story. OP - you probably won't LOSE your license. And you...
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    Critical Thinking

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

    Or that SHE couldn't teach
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    Critical Thinking

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

    Doing tasks requires not just doing the task but knowing how to do it, what items you need to do it, and probably other things that I'm not thinking of just now because my pets are going a little...
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    Critical Thinking

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

    If that's a sincere apology, I accept. Thank you. Next time you start to assume something based on your impression, you can simply ask for clarification or just be nicer in your reply. A little...
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    Critical Thinking

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

    Nearly retired. And yes, that's what I've been doing. I stated that a few posts back,
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    Critical Thinking

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

    I didn't mean for it to be a debate. I just stupidly asked a question, thinking I could get a reply here. Had no idea it was a hot potato
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    Critical Thinking

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

    How do you fold
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    Critical Thinking

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

    Nah, it's just that some people have suspicious minds or fear someone will take advantage of them. Just like there is one person here whose reaction is very quickly that someone is a "Troll". no...
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    Critical Thinking

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

    Exactly!!
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    Critical Thinking

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

    If you didn't want to help, you should have just cruised on by. It was not necessary to make a rude remark, based upon an incorrect assumption. And your prayers are answered - as it turns out, based...