Kooky Korky BSN, RN

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    ICU Nurse Fired For Refusing 3rd Patient

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

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    ICU Nurse Fired For Refusing 3rd Patient

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

    They should all burn in
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    ICU Nurse Fired For Refusing 3rd Patient

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

    Please re-read the article. She feared the pt on diuretic would fall. Floor pt? Which one? Who was going to do the transfer if there really was a floor pt? Other nurse said she could take the pt in...
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    ICU Nurse Fired For Refusing 3rd Patient

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

    No one was at the station to do the monitoring. Who would have monitored the 3rd pt? It was a triple. 2+1 = 3. In
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    ICU Nurse Fired For Refusing 3rd Patient

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

    She absolutely did the right thing, at great personal cost. Her Director and everyone responsible for such outrageous staffing and treatment of this precious, courageous, laudable nurse should be...
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    Your most bonehead moment in nursing. Or 2. Or 3.

    Kooky Korky replied to FolksBtrippin's topic in General Nursing

    Truly
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    Your most bonehead moment in nursing. Or 2. Or 3.

    Kooky Korky replied to FolksBtrippin's topic in General Nursing

    The bouncing blue turds is about the funniest thing I have ever heard! Thank you. I really am having a great laugh. A big belly laugh. It is actually therapeutic. My abs hurt! Just about...
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    New grad no preceptor.

    Kooky Korky replied to NewGrad613's topic in General Nursing

    DO NOT go to HR without having spoken to your Manager. Follow the chain of command. You are not an outsider. you might not be in what you perceive as The In Crowd, but you are on staff there, just...
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    Does Being a Nurse Remove Your Constitutional Right to Free Speech? The Carolyn Strom Case.

    Kooky Korky replied to steven007's topic in Nursing News

    So wrong that a person can't express her opinions about the care her loved one received without being punished through the license that lets her earn her daily bread. She was not on duty. Her...
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    Are prisoners denied necessities? CNN article

    Kooky Korky replied to GoodNP's topic in Correctional

    You will care if it ever happens to you or your loved
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    Are prisoners denied necessities? CNN article

    Kooky Korky replied to GoodNP's topic in Correctional

    One's wealth or lack of it definitely influences one's "luck" in court. One thing I was referring to was the fact that some people in jail have not yet been to Court or have not yet completed their...
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    Jail house: Good News or Blues?

    Kooky Korky replied to Ghost of Dobby's topic in Correctional

    Nurses do much more in jails than pass meds. You will do Sick Call, which means you will see many inmates who have a variety of c/o. Every body system could be involved. Derm, Dental, Cardiac, Pulm,...
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    Customer Service at any cost and its effect on burn out and safety??

    Kooky Korky replied to PACURN1818's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It is allowed because nurses allow it. YOU can lead the way to unionizing. Banding together is the only way to stand up to this mess and the evil people who do this to us. Don't wait for someone...
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    Nursing job is making me sick ?

    Kooky Korky replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    Your current employer sounds lousy. Do what you need to do for YOU. There is no need for guilt. You owe them nothing but good work while you are there and notice of your decision to leave when you...
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    Caught Sleeping on Night Shift

    Kooky Korky replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Did you report it to the nurse's
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    Lost Nurse in the OR

    Kooky Korky replied to KNest18's topic in General Nursing

    That's normal in a large OR with numerous specialties. At least, that was my
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    Do I share my medical history as part of my story to become a nurse?

    Kooky Korky replied to LeviY's topic in General Nursing

    Don't discuss it at work with anyone ever. Don't you know that some people love to gather info and gossip about it? Soon the whole place knows your business. You just don't need this aggravation...
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    Job Flip-Flopping: When Will I Find My Place?

    Kooky Korky replied to tinyRN72's topic in General Nursing

    Why could you not have a visit that included time for the actual care of the pt and doing the necessary
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    Job Flip-Flopping: When Will I Find My Place?

    Kooky Korky replied to tinyRN72's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe you should try to get your business moving better. Some people need change more than other people do. Nothing wrong with that. Stop letting the HH people rope you into working such long hours....
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    Multivitamins and supplements? My vent.

    Kooky Korky replied to brownbook's topic in General Nursing

    And has lost 70 pounds without much effort other than the
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    Med passes

    Kooky Korky replied to payitforward's topic in General Nursing

    What do you think the cure is? What should people do instead of talking to their
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    Med passes

    Kooky Korky replied to payitforward's topic in General Nursing

    It's hard to believe you actually say this stuff to family or acute patients. If you're in long term Psych, and depending on your whole demeanor, I could see these replies being OK with some...
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    Med passes

    Kooky Korky replied to payitforward's topic in General Nursing

    Did you give them reason to believe that you would address their concerns soon? Did you explain anything to them about who they should talk to you besides you? Did you treat them the way you would...
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    Med passes

    Kooky Korky replied to payitforward's topic in General Nursing

    Do you actually say this to people? Perhaps another question or 2 came to mind after you spoke with them. I am dismayed by the rudeness in these posts. If I were family, I'd be reporting every one...
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    Multivitamins and supplements? My vent.

    Kooky Korky replied to brownbook's topic in General Nursing

    Low carbohydrates, cut out grains and sugars, eat organic produce, eggs and meat from free pasture fowl and beef, pork, etc. Try to find low or no mercury fish. Half your body weight in H20 daily. A...