Kooky Korky BSN, RN

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    How do I deal with clinical sites treating students like garbage?

    Kooky Korky replied to PaulicusFrumkinius's topic in General Students

    I never sat as a student or an aide, certainly not at the nurses' station. And yes, I got out of the way of doctors who needed the charts or a place to sit and write their progress notes, as an RN....
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    Confusion over pain med administration

    Kooky Korky replied to HarmonyStewart's topic in Pain Management

    The order is poorly written. First it says give 1 or 2. Then it says give 1 and then a 2nd one in an hour if pain is still bad. So really there isn't an order to ever give 2 at once. And do the 6...
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    Charles Cullen and Other Healthcare Serial Killers

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

    Someone other than Genene Jones, LVN in
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    Charles Cullen and Other Healthcare Serial Killers

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

    Was this actually
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    Charles Cullen and Other Healthcare Serial Killers

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

    Wow, it is indeed scary. Did you ever meet
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    Is $40 Grand too much for an Associate Degree...

    Kooky Korky replied to WCSU1987's topic in General Students

    Sounds like an awful lot, but I haven't researched this topic lately. Look into private scholarships, also Federal Nurse Traineeship. Best
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    Hiring manager offered position, HR said no and won't tell me why.

    Kooky Korky replied to MiloRN's topic in General Nursing

    Check your references by pretending to be a potential employer. You might want to see if the Director of HR can enlighten you, even if the Recruiter can't or won't. Is everything in order with your...
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    Pro Life Beliefs and Nursing

    Kooky Korky replied to Tuzla99's topic in General Nursing

    This last suggestion can be easier said than done. I think there is a time and place for just about everything, including AB, but am definitely against AB on demand. I have cared for women...
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    Is it best for the new nurse to start with night shift?

    Kooky Korky replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    I've never heard of anyone not doing Orientation on Days, even if they were going to work other shifts. But others have pointed out some positive aspects of Nights. I hope you are a Night person....
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    Loss of all personal freedom.

    Kooky Korky replied to Runnerlives's topic in General Nursing

    I think it goes a little deeper than "business", as OP has stated. It's not nearly as free a country as it was even when I was growing up, let alone, for example, some older people I know of who lied...
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    Safe Harbor and a Pedi/ICU harbor

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

    What a stupid way to tell you you were getting a new patient. Instead of portraying this as a good learning experience, instead of telling you she'd be there to help and back you up and teach,...
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    Safe Harbor and a Pedi/ICU harbor

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

    How did it
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    Patient care tech's install IV?

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

    Techs give meds all the time in Nursing Homes, Skilled Nursing, Rehab facilities. They have to be trained to do this, above the requirements to be CNA's. Sadly, they often seem to not know what the...
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    Universal Deathcare.

    Kooky Korky replied to Kyrshamarks's topic in General Nursing

    Are the Courts not part of the
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    Buy your own laptop?

    Kooky Korky replied to Hoozdo's topic in Home Health

    I don't think they should pay your whole cell bill if you use the phone for other than work. Seems like possible HIPAA trouble if you do any texting or have patients' personal phone numbers in your...
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    New co-worker...my ex patient

    Kooky Korky replied to BehavioralRN's topic in Psychiatric

    What do they say to him in reply? How about "Yes it does and I will report you to the police, HR, etc. if you keep sexually harassing me". "Yes, it does, and you need to quit it if you don't want me...
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    New co-worker...my ex patient

    Kooky Korky replied to BehavioralRN's topic in Psychiatric

    Especially if he is already doing inappropriate things, like getting into other persons' personal or even intimate space and then asking them if it makes them uncomfortable.\ If you have cameras, OP,...
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    Is this HIPPA breach or just rudeness?

    Kooky Korky replied to Apple-Core's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    If the gal is going to smoke at work, she should not be wearing smoke-smelling clothing around patients and probably her coworkers would like that she wear something else, too. I guess it's not a...
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    Diabetic student having surgery

    Kooky Korky replied to Amethya's topic in School

    You probably know we are often taught to "look for horses, not for zebras". That is, look for usual issues, not unusual issues. In this case, you looked for the usual diabetic issues, not the...
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    eavesdropping

    Kooky Korky replied to orangepink's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What is an
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    eavesdropping

    Kooky Korky replied to orangepink's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Other MD's? Are you an MD or an
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    eavesdropping

    Kooky Korky replied to orangepink's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Well, that will certainly bring about
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    eavesdropping

    Kooky Korky replied to orangepink's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You really have not yet tried to build a relationship with her. I say that because you have not been honest with her. You find her annoying, you are irritated with her but also threatened by her....
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    Hoping for a miracle

    Kooky Korky replied to Feinhawk's topic in General Nursing

    I hope you have a lawyer for your Workers' Comp case. This injury might have taken a lot more away from you than you realize - like your future as an RN and NP. You need a large monetary settlement...
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    I am not "such a good nurse!", a vent

    Kooky Korky replied to Swellz's topic in General Nursing

    What you describe is a very poor way to deal with meds. Whether he was a discharge/re-admit, a transfer, or whatever, his meds should have been an issue. Meds should not have been lost in the...