Kooky Korky BSN, RN

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    Patient’s family threatening to report me to BNE

    Kooky Korky replied to GilligansPlace's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see where you did anything wrong, based on your report here. Just realize that the daughter was a daughter at that point, not a nurse. That is, she was not impartial. She was frightened for...
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    My Visit to China: Could This Be A Reason Why Coronavirus Started There?

    Kooky Korky replied to Gadsale's topic in Disaster Preparation

    What is really bad is that officials in China, as officials often do, didn't want to let it be known that this virus was afoot and was a serious threat to public health. It was seen as an...
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    Baby saved from drowning in hotel pool by 2 nurses

    Kooky Korky replied to Julie's topic in Nursing News

    We do live in a very confusing world, that's for
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    Elizabeth Warren says doctors, nurses don't treat black women same way as other women

    Kooky Korky replied to Kallie3006's topic in Nursing News

    Do you mean chattel? Everyone is biased/prejudiced. Including AA's and NA's. How can we fix this
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    Elizabeth Warren says doctors, nurses don't treat black women same way as other women

    Kooky Korky replied to Kallie3006's topic in Nursing News

    I think it's biased to say that everyone has
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    Sign prescription for MD?

    Kooky Korky replied to TXERRN84's topic in General Nursing

    What is an
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    Putting in orders without an order.

    Kooky Korky replied to Kastiara's topic in General Nursing

    Can you give some examples of nurses not taking any responsibility? If doc is a jerk, he/she needs to be corrected. Nurses should take responsibility to get said jerk to do his job and be courteous...
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    Putting in orders without an order.

    Kooky Korky replied to Kastiara's topic in General Nursing

    You are doing it the right way. you are getting verbal orders, which is not what the OP was saying, if I understood her correctly. It sounded like at her job, nurses were essentially ordering on...
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    Lazy patient

    Kooky Korky replied to Katie622's topic in General Nursing

    What has happened is that nurses are expected to care for too many patients. There is no reason that a patient shouldn't take care of himself if he is capable of doing that. If he is exhausted and...
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    Sign prescription for MD?

    Kooky Korky replied to TXERRN84's topic in General Nursing

    You won't loose the license. You might lose it,
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    Sign prescription for MD?

    Kooky Korky replied to TXERRN84's topic in General Nursing

    You think he's
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    Sign prescription for MD?

    Kooky Korky replied to TXERRN84's topic in General Nursing

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    Sign prescription for MD?

    Kooky Korky replied to TXERRN84's topic in General Nursing

    sorry double
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    Putting in orders without an order.

    Kooky Korky replied to Kastiara's topic in General Nursing

    don't do
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    Putting in orders without an order.

    Kooky Korky replied to Kastiara's topic in General Nursing

    why can't docs do their own
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    Putting in orders without an order.

    Kooky Korky replied to Kastiara's topic in General Nursing

    except that it is not written or co-signed by doc never when you go to Court, you will go all by yourself, no peers or doc to help
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    Bill Approved to Limit Treatment for Transgender Youth

    Kooky Korky replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    Abortion is an invasive medical matter that teens have all the time without parental consent or even parental knowledge. What is wrong with
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    CMA playing "Nurse Manager?" CMA boundaries? NPD?

    Kooky Korky replied to RenaissanceNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think OP is paranoid. I think she realizes which way the wind is blowing and should not hire on at this place. They are probably shacking. Or the Manager is pretty incompetent and his head...
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    What to do about DNP and flu shot?

    Kooky Korky replied to Travelingon's topic in General Nursing

    Slippery slope. People can Think and Believe whatever they want. God-given minds and innate freedom and all that. What we have to do to keep a job can be another story. For OP: I think your choice...
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    Providing Care to Staff

    Kooky Korky replied to SchoolNurseK's topic in School

    great solution! I hope it doesn't walk away.
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    Providing Care to Staff

    Kooky Korky replied to SchoolNurseK's topic in School

    OP You are there for the students. Verify this kind of situation with your boss and ask how you should handle it. I had a teacher's aide come in last time I subbed. She didn't ask permission to...
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    Forced from RN to MA question

    Kooky Korky replied to Jeannette's topic in General Nursing

    Part of the problem is likely that your communication skills are horrible. See how everyone here is having to guess what you mean? If you would just state clearly what your pay rate is, what your...
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    Case Study: What's Causing This Cough?

    Kooky Korky replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Critical Care

    What is gordo lobo tea? Cough productive? If so, of what? Culture it if we can get some sputum. Likely had TB vaccination in the past, if not native to America, so likely not TB I would like CBC...
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    Witchcraft Resurgence

    Kooky Korky replied to HelpfulNatureHopeful's topic in General Nursing

    The clerk who answered my call to make an appointment to see my Doc said they were supposed to not see pts who had the flu. I let her know that we didn't really know what I had, now did we, and told...
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    Who wants to hire a graduate nurse at 55?

    Kooky Korky replied to RNat55's topic in General Nursing

    Cover the gray. Wig, dye, whatever. Cover it so you look younger. You are competing with people in their 20's, 30's, and 40's. No matter how great your physical condition, gray hair makes us look...