Kooky Korky BSN, RN

Member

  • Content

    5,216

  • Visitors

    43,051

  • Followers

    5

  • Likes

    1,935

All Content by Kooky Korky

  1. Kooky Korky

    PMHNP

    Kooky Korky posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hello, All Can you help me find schools, online and brick & mortar, offering the PMHNP course of study in the Midwest area? This would be states like Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, Iowa, maybe...
  2. Kooky Korky

    You think the "Nursing Glut" is bad now?

    Kooky Korky replied to Guttercat's topic in General Nursing

    Blame the nurses? I don't know any nurses who think they are "too good" to do direct patient care at the bedside or anywhere else. Are you telling your lawmakers in state and federal Congress what...
  3. Kooky Korky

    ER nurses bringing pts to the floor soiled

    Kooky Korky replied to garn12's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Those six aren't always stable, there are likely to be more than six, stable doesn't mean nothing's going on with family,
  4. Kooky Korky

    Uncontrolled pain- how to approach the Doc?

    Kooky Korky replied to Sam J.'s topic in Pain Management

    Doctors fear having a reputation for prescribing "too much" pain Rx. The DEA makes a big deal of tracking the doctors' prescribing habits. They are not treating particular patients, of course, just...
  5. Kooky Korky

    Wound Care Clinic scheduling pts q15 min despite acuity/treatment time!

    Kooky Korky replied to lovebeingRN's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Why not just say to her what you said here. It would be a
  6. Kooky Korky

    Advice Please!

    Kooky Korky replied to star2601's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Are you saying that any employer has the right, at any time, for whatever reason or for no reason, has the right to search an employee's person and possessions? I know Big Brother has gotten much...
  7. Kooky Korky

    Misdemeanor-A&B, assault with a deadly weapon

    Kooky Korky replied to ceek3's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Why do you want to be a nurse? What is your concept of Nursing? I wish you the best in whatever path you choose. I just am being nosy, wondering what happened to get you those charges? Why were...
  8. Kooky Korky

    Hard and Soft Skills

    Kooky Korky replied to TheCommuter's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I just read a little excerpt from Silence Kills. I probably never realized, until just now, that other nurses share my frustrations. It's a shame that we so often feel this way, but a real relief to...
  9. Kooky Korky

    Hard and Soft Skills

    Kooky Korky replied to TheCommuter's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    And it isn't just interacting with patients. It's other workers, doctors, bosses, visitors. And it's so true that skills are vital, but we also have to make people like us. We also have to be...
  10. Kooky Korky

    Bovid smoke and plume

    Kooky Korky replied to Adirondacknurse's topic in Operating Room

    I think bovine = cow. Pig is porcine, isn't it?
  11. Kooky Korky

    Finally Got GA LPN license EXHAUSTED from jumping through hoops!!

    Kooky Korky replied to Bombchelle84LPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Why was it so hard to get?
  12. Kooky Korky

    How likely is termination?

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

    I'm sorry for your troubles, but your post is so frustrating that I feel irked with you. You have not clearly stated what your boyfriend did or did not do wrong. You are dancing us around in...
  13. Kooky Korky

    Help for a new private duty/HH RN. Suggestions, tips, and support all welcomed!

    Kooky Korky replied to Stressismyname's topic in Private Duty

    I think the family is just nervous because you are new to them. If they don't begin to trust you, move
  14. Kooky Korky

    Please give advice!

    Kooky Korky replied to LisaLPN7's topic in Correctional

    What kind of "special training"? Ju jitsu? You might need to just go to the CO, stand right by him with your cart, and tell him you need the men lined up. If you're new and want to keep the job, you...
  15. Kooky Korky

    Passed NCLEX on 6/26/13 with 75 questions! Here's my Advice/Notes!

    Kooky Korky replied to celeneRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I can't thank you enough for this! It is a review of Nursing school, lots and lots of stuff I haven't thought about in many years. It is a fantastic review! You are most kind to share
  16. Kooky Korky

    Got to use my neuro skills in real life!

    Kooky Korky replied to RunninNurse's topic in General Students

    we all have lots to
  17. Kooky Korky

    Got to use my neuro skills in real life!

    Kooky Korky replied to RunninNurse's topic in General Students

    Good Sam laws still require competence and correct actions, do they not? Or maybe the whole point of GSLaws is that a first aider can legally screw up without consequences? Our instructors told us...
  18. Kooky Korky

    Passing things on

    Kooky Korky replied to Nanz_B's topic in General Nursing

    So you are a night nurse and think you should notify doctors of whatever they need to be notified about if it's something that began on your shift. I assume, first, that your boss doesn't mind paying...
  19. Kooky Korky

    Just started a new job, found out I'm pregnant & have epilepsy

    Kooky Korky replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Usually the less you tell the boss about your personal life, the better. But you might be eligible for FMLA due to pregnancy. My boss held my job for quite some time, even though I wasn't eligible...
  20. Kooky Korky

    YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS

    Kooky Korky replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Students

    The grade won't matter in the long run. Be glad you passed, try to retain and apply your
  21. Kooky Korky

    A Mother Seeking Healthcare Career Advice for High School Junior

    Kooky Korky replied to Psata's topic in Nursing Career

    My high school guidance counselor chose to focus on the students who knew they wanted to go to college. There was no time left over for those like me, who weren't sure what to do after high school....
  22. Kooky Korky

    A Mother Seeking Healthcare Career Advice for High School Junior

    Kooky Korky replied to Psata's topic in Nursing Career

    If my mom came with me, they'd have hired her, LOL. JK. Are you really saying that a parent should have no concern, no interest in what career her very own dtr chooses? If so, why are you saying...
  23. Kooky Korky

    A Mother Seeking Healthcare Career Advice for High School Junior

    Kooky Korky replied to Psata's topic in Nursing Career

    Wow, cold. OP sounds to me like a mother who cares about and is involved in her dtr's life. I think it is too much of an assumption to paint her as pushy, bossy, or trying to force dtr to do...
  24. Kooky Korky

    A Bathroom Reminiscence

    Kooky Korky replied to tokebi's topic in General Nursing

    I needed this story so very much. My life has been difficult for some months now. I have suffered some very serious losses in the past couple of years. My faith in people is lower than dirt, not...
  25. Kooky Korky

    I asked for Christmas off and they...

    Kooky Korky replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    That is just plain not