Kooky Korky BSN, RN

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    Why are students stealing my food?!

    Kooky Korky replied to littleINlpn's topic in School

    Is she a borderline personality?
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    What should EVERY nurse know about Dialysis

    Kooky Korky replied to Twink's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I have seen drug addicts (heroin, crack, meth) get transplants. More than one per customer, too, after they weren't good stewards of their gift of a new kidney. Both patients were in jail, both were...
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    What should EVERY nurse know about Dialysis

    Kooky Korky replied to Twink's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    You sound
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    1/16 What I learned this week: Siamese Twins be Pimpin'

    Kooky Korky replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    pimpin'
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    1/16 What I learned this week: Siamese Twins be Pimpin'

    Kooky Korky replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Were the pain meds changed? Is she getting adequate relief
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    WHAT TO DO...Nurse is refusing to give PRN medication

    Kooky Korky replied to purplenurse1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    There is one brand of ginger ale that contains actual ginger. Could you get that for her? Ask family to supply it maybe? Pharmacist could tell you which it is maybe. Don't seek to get the nurse in...
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    WHAT TO DO...Nurse is refusing to give PRN medication

    Kooky Korky replied to purplenurse1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    How's the gall bladder? Get an ENT consult, too. Is anyone wearing fragrance around him - flowers, hair or body care items, laundry detergent or other laundry products? Liver OK? Housekeeping...
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    What are some of the most ridiculous requests you have heard?

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

    So true. I should have said this in my earlier reply to you. Absolutely need to get Social Services involved. Or help the pt arrange for people to help her with those necessary things, like caring...
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    What are some of the most ridiculous requests you have heard?

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

    Oh, come on! We all get flamed now and then. It keeps you warm during the
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    What are some of the most ridiculous requests you have heard?

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

    You just say no. You could add something about your overly full workload, your liability, the cost of gas and car upkeep, falsifying mileage, or whatever. You could say you'd like to help but simply...
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    What are some of the most ridiculous requests you have heard?

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

    Was your floor given an extra staff member? Who paid? This is truly outrageous behavior on the part of the manager. How were the Press
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    Ethics: Brain bleed sign out AMA

    Kooky Korky replied to Kbig2's topic in General Nursing

    Were you able to convey MIL's wishes to her docs? I guess she didn't have a living well or health care proxy?L ife must have been pretty rough in your household for a while with you in MIL's camp and...
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    1/9: What I learned this week - Worst. Vagina. EVER.

    Kooky Korky replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    So we really don't get to know what caused this poor woman's woman part to be so, I assume, stinky? Or otherwise
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    Night shift RN's :Do you eat in the morning after your shift?

    Kooky Korky replied to DesertSky's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Are you making too much
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    Night shift RN's :Do you eat in the morning after your shift?

    Kooky Korky replied to DesertSky's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I was usually ravenous about 0500, so needed food after getting off work at 0700. Didn't go to bed til 1200 or 1300. It was kind of interesting - all of us needed to use the bathroom at 0500. No...
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    Coworker conflict

    Kooky Korky replied to Lena23's topic in General Nursing

    Dear OP Newbie - ooh, Girl, I have worked with some miserable people in my day. They were such contempt-filled, personally unfulfilled, wretched, lonely, angry, sour, bitter, spiteful people it has...
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    1/9: What I learned this week - Worst. Vagina. EVER.

    Kooky Korky replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    About this lady parts thing... what was the
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    Do I have to sign this paper?

    Kooky Korky replied to Java Mama's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Filling out and signing papers in advance is, of course, illegal, falsification of a medical record, probably a felony. And you, a licensed nurse, have knowledge of this and do nothing to stop it and...
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    I Should Be in Jail

    Kooky Korky replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Abortion is not necessarily the answer to
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    I Should Be in Jail

    Kooky Korky replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Prayer helps a lot. It also helps to realize and accept that God is in charge ultimately. That has made it easier to let all people live their roles - police, prosecutors, defenders, us nurses,...
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    Should I go to nights?

    Kooky Korky replied to WorriedNurse25's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Do not allow aides to hide. Good luck with whatever choice you
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    Being Asked By DON to Resubmit Incident Reports

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

    It is probably illegal to keep a personal photocopy of them, especially in your locker or other space that you, more or less, control. That said, it is certainly a bummer to have to re-do them....
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    Advice with a difficult pt!!!

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

    Get the order for gerichair. Get order for sitter. Justified due to multiple falls and negative workups. Get family to sit an hour at a time. Must have boss' permission for this or you will get...
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    Cover for Me! I Need to pump!

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

    I definitely believe in accommodating nursing mothers. The problem is, of course, what if no other nurse is really able to cover for someone who needs to pump? What if doing so creates a real...
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    Military nurse

    Kooky Korky replied to michaelaellie's topic in Government, Military

    Go see them in