Kooky Korky BSN, RN

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    Little Did She Know, Her Life Was About To Change Forever.

    Kooky Korky replied to RschIVF40's topic in Ob/Gyn

    please tell me she sued the one who had missed it. My precious mother's was missed, despite all the visits to her male GYN, her male internist, and her male Gastroenterologist. God lesson to all of...
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    Providing Patients with their legal medication

    Kooky Korky replied to inforn43's topic in General Nursing

    You should not give away your ideas! I believe pharmacists dispense and nurses administer. Of course, some places make the night nurse in charge go to the night locker and get meds form it. I guess...
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    HR's mistake hurt my paycheck

    Kooky Korky replied to 33-weeker's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, you don't pull any punches! The only thing is, her manager had already verified the renewal. So how come the manager didn't stand up for
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    HR's mistake hurt my paycheck

    Kooky Korky replied to 33-weeker's topic in General Nursing

    We should renew as early as possible. Doing so does not, however, guarantee no trouble, as stated by a previous poster. OP, why did your manager send you home if she'd already verified your...
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    Forcing Meds

    Kooky Korky posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Do you ever force meds in Psych setting? Does pt have to be involuntary and have a guardian who consents to forcing? Does your facility/state require eval by and agreement of a 2nd physician to...
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    Forcing Meds

    Kooky Korky replied to Kooky Korky's topic in Psychiatric

    It's not homework. But suppose it was. Is that a
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    Benefits - I'm In Shock

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

    I guess I am comparing it to what physician employees of our university get. They start out with four weeks of vacation. Then they get 10 paid holidays (not coming out of their PTO bank. They do...
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    Reception bell at a psych nurses station

    Kooky Korky replied to RNcashy89's topic in Psychiatric

    It will be removed by a pt, who will then use it as a
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    new RN, first job, having tough time, need advice

    Kooky Korky replied to BrooklynRN11201's topic in Emergency

    That must have been a cool wedding! But, girl, where was Security? You can't go around swinging a fire extinguisher!!! What was up with that freaking out of control pilot??? Scared I guess, but it...
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    moderate sedation - a nurses right to refuse

    Kooky Korky replied to ConcernedRN03's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    pretty serious business It is infuriating that bosses would intentionally expose nursing staff to such risk, knowing that they aren't properly educated and skilled; not that nurses can't become...
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    In over my head?

    Kooky Korky replied to LoveAura's topic in Psychiatric

    Only one week? Leave now. That is, just call off, get your OB to cover the absence. You should not put your babe or yourself at risk in late pregnancy like you
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    Difference in Psych Hospital vs Mainstream Hospital w/ Psych Unit

    Kooky Korky replied to jeaniekadinee's topic in Psychiatric

    vital signs, weights, feeding patients, helping them wash and do hygiene activities, doing their laundry, bossing the nurses around, refusing to help pick pts up off of the floor when they fall,...
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    I need to know common spanish terms.

    Kooky Korky replied to laylayluv90's topic in General Nursing

    I don't guess your facility has an on-call
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    Psych nursing is easy

    Kooky Korky replied to studentnurse9806's topic in Psychiatric

    She never said it isn't like real nursing, only that, thus far, she seems to be enjoying Psych because there's actually time to sit a little and actually interact with patients. She even said that...
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    Psych nursing is easy

    Kooky Korky replied to studentnurse9806's topic in Psychiatric

    Maybe it's easy for this student because it's where she's destined to work. Best wishes to you,
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    emergency psych interventions?

    Kooky Korky replied to Isastorm's topic in Psychiatric

    How do your coworkers deal with things? Do you admire their ways? Do they get good
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    emergency psych interventions?

    Kooky Korky replied to Isastorm's topic in Psychiatric

    Try to keep calm, keep your voice low. We have aides who are very loud and treble all the time. Some aides refuse food or drink other than at meal or snack times, get mad at staff who offer it...
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    Nurses Who Talk Too Darned Much

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

    I'm not sure if we do or not, but it's a good idea to have
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    Nurses Who Talk Too Darned Much

    Kooky Korky posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Have you ever made an error at work? You take steps to mitigate any damage, you follow procedure re: reporting. Your coworker gets wind of it, then blabs it to everyone in sight, including to people...
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    Nurses Who Talk Too Darned Much

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

    I wasn't. I guess I didn't write clearly enough.
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    Nurses Who Talk Too Darned Much

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

    What do you think of her blabbing to the others I mentioned, like housekeeper, cook, and everyone else in the entire building? In other words, it's bad enough, scary enough to make an error, it's...
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    This is horrible: the doctors and staff won't do anything

    Kooky Korky replied to Nola009's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    So what has happened with this patient most recently? Please remember to chart only objectively. Never get your emotions written down. And you should probably be more vague here in public. Change...
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    Top 10 Reasons We Get Fired: Sleeping on duty

    Kooky Korky replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Paid breaks are legally not yours. In fact, they are not even guaranteed to be given to you. If time permits, if circumstances permit, you can take paid breaks. Some states do not even provide for...
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    Top 10 Reasons We Get Fired: Sleeping on duty

    Kooky Korky replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    There's no valid or probably even legal reason that a worker on unpaid break time shouldn't be able to sleep during that break. The smart worker will not publicize doing so and will not take...
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    Do you enjoy being a nurse?

    Kooky Korky replied to LPNalltheway's topic in General Nursing

    We can't always find a computer to use yet we are required to use them. Our chairs are worn out & uncomfortable. We have only a part-time secretary. The phones ring nonstop. There are wires...