Kooky Korky BSN, RN

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    Writing order and having Dr sign later..your thoughts?

    Kooky Korky replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    And the more they should push to get the doctor to get herself in gear in the first place. It is one of my biggest peeves that doctors just so often do not write the necessary orders without prompts...
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    Giving OTC medications to your aides/coworkers?

    Kooky Korky replied to knotizer12's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I don't fully agree with your conclusion. It wouldn't hurt for you to talk to a couple of attorneys in your state. Just don't ever do it, whether it's the facility's stock or your own. Maybe that...
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    Giving OTC medications to your aides/coworkers?

    Kooky Korky replied to knotizer12's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    From the perspective of a lawyer, is there such a thing as a human action? While human, you are also a licensed professional nurse and this is happening at work. I do not know the answer, I'm just...
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    Giving OTC medications to your aides/coworkers?

    Kooky Korky replied to knotizer12's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    The point is that people got it themselves, did not involve the nurse in giving it to
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    Giving OTC medications to your aides/coworkers?

    Kooky Korky replied to knotizer12's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Absolutely do not do this. You're not their mother, their spouse, their doctor. Protect that license of yours at all cost. ALL cost. You worked too hard to just throw it away. They WILL blame you...
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    nurse doesn't do her charting

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

    Can't assess pts who aren't
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    nurse doesn't do her charting

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

    I don't think she should say "no ad assess charted", as someone could say, "Well, I did it and it appears to be missing". I just can hardly believe the replies on here about how people aren't doing...
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    My Hat Is Off To

    Kooky Korky posted a topic in General Nursing

    I recently met a nurse who works in the Burn Unit. The BU to me is a place of unending torment. Dressing changes are torture, pain relief is often inadequate, there is severe emotional trauma to...
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    Cna incident investigation

    Kooky Korky replied to Nnb07's topic in General Nursing

    It's easier said than done, but try to forgive yourself. You are human, you made an error. You will be disciplined and pay whatever consequences are deemed appropriate by those in authority. you...
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    Eating the patients' food?

    Kooky Korky replied to blackmamba123's topic in General Nursing

    What did they ( The P and P crowd, great title) say when you mentioned this to
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    Eating the patients' food?

    Kooky Korky replied to blackmamba123's topic in General Nursing

    Uh, you do NOT want to adulterate the food with medications. You could seriously injure someone and you do NOT want to do that. The hot sauce is another thing. I guess. Just wondering - do you...
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    Eating the patients' food?

    Kooky Korky replied to blackmamba123's topic in General Nursing

    If they don't make sure you get a meal break, and still want to fire you over it, get a lawyer and sue the living daylights out of them. And report them to the Dept. of Labor for stealing your...
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    Assisted living turned nightmare

    Kooky Korky replied to danij040866's topic in Nursing Career

    Now this seems like the way to
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    Assisted living turned nightmare

    Kooky Korky replied to danij040866's topic in Nursing Career

    Leaving is not the end of the story. You need to report to the authorities all of the illegal stuff that is going on there. Medicare, Medicaid about the work load. How do you do insurance...
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    Is this reasonable or just over the top?

    Kooky Korky replied to Lakeshore18's topic in General Nursing

    Someone who needed an enema.
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    Benefits - I'm In Shock

    Kooky Korky posted a topic in General Nursing

    I didn't know that the 25 days of PTO we get must be used to be paid for holidays. I knew they were for sick time, vacation days, and personal emergencies. But they also must be used to get paid for...
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    Travel company refusing to pay for time worked.

    Kooky Korky replied to JDougRN's topic in Travel

    Contact the state and federal Congressmen/women' and Senators' offices where you live and/or work. Ask them to intervene on your behalf and/or give you the contact information for who to contact to...
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    I committed the cardinal sin of travel nursing

    Kooky Korky replied to perfexion's topic in Travel

    Why didn't they tell you about the letterhead in the first place? Or did they and you ignored it? Or what? you don't want to be railroaded, but you want to avoid a bad reputation, too. Good
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    falling asleep during nightshift

    Kooky Korky replied to nightlightnurseaide's topic in General Nursing

    Better to sleep where visible than where no one can find
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    falling asleep during nightshift

    Kooky Korky replied to nightlightnurseaide's topic in General Nursing

    What really maddening is that Management so often doesn't do anything about sleeping beauties. We had 1 aide who would get her chair, her blankets, her earphones and radio, and sit down right in the...
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    falling asleep during nightshift

    Kooky Korky replied to nightlightnurseaide's topic in General Nursing

    You must find a way to sleep off duty and be totally alert and "present" while on duty. I do believe that it is fine to nap during break times. We used to each take an hour - 2 15 minute breaks and...
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    Is this legal?

    Kooky Korky replied to Gabbym441's topic in General Nursing

    State why there was no transfer, who notified the writer, be specific, name
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    Benefits - I'm In Shock

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

    It also discourages them from calling off sick when they really could use a sick day. And it encourages them to work when sick. I guess it's our pioneer background in America. Tough it out, never...
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    Benefits - I'm In Shock

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

    Some places will buy back unused sick time. At my last job, you could sell 3 days of sick time for 1 day of time that would help your pension be bigger. It didn't seem quite fair, but it sort of...
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    Los Gatos ER Physician in the News

    Kooky Korky replied to CityofAngelsRN's topic in Nursing News

    This thread isn't about him, though. It's about the