CaptKris

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1. Over 70% of Nurse Staff Turnover is Due to Bad Leadership

   CaptKris replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

   The problem is the lack of direct feedback to upper management. No one says no to the CNO. They may say, "That will be difficult", but not "no that's dumb" because it is career suicide. It's like a group of people all standing around smelling the...

2. Post Op CABG and mortality rates

   CaptKris posted a topic in Quality Improvement

   I'm looking for some information/clarification to how these quality measures are reported. Specifically journal articles or places to research. Here's the situation. My background is in hospice services and we work with a variety of patients through...

3. Hospice Admissions nurse

   CaptKris replied to neonurse97's topic in Hospice

   I work at a big hospice in floria. Our's is divided up among different divisions such as LTC, Home, Hospital. We staff every hospital in the area and on a good day I do one admit and 2 info visits. Hospice is like med-surg in reverse but you've go...

4. CHPN Certification

   CaptKris replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in Hospice

   it's a lot of meds. My employer reimburses for the test if you pass and gives you a small bonus but it costs about $350 for the test and you get $500 - taxes bonus. To me it seems like a wash. The only people that take it and pass it are those th...

5. Where is the innovation??

   CaptKris replied to bnizi's topic in Informatics

   Sorry but the above is the exact reason why EHR is complex and cumbersome. Both posters above are defending the systems complexity by saying that it needs to be complex to achieve its goal. "Why can't you understand me, I'm a people person"- Office...

6. Capstone 4/6

   CaptKris replied to RnBound0510's topic in Texas (UTA)

   I'm ready to be done....

7. U.S. Senators Reach Deal on Veterans' Healthcare

   CaptKris replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism

   and with this stroke of a pen, doctors and nurses will appear and fix decades worth of bad management and hiring practices.

8. Drug Seekers

   CaptKris replied to KYARNP's topic in Emergency

   Ever have a patient start flooding the sinks in the ED because dilaudid is not prescribed... other great responses I'm not an alcoholic but someone has been spiking my gatorade with vodka I don't know where that 1.75L bottle of vodka came from bu...

9. Vulnerable Populations.... 5/19

   CaptKris replied to CaptKris's topic in Texas (UTA)

   Well that was over quickly... really not much to it.. if you didn't get an A or B in that class.. you probably didn't try.. the quizzes were based on the text right before the quiz.. the papers, although thorough, were simple and straight f...

10. mens shoes in nursing

    CaptKris replied to RandomRN's topic in Men

    I use K-Swiss Tubes.... and not because they made the most awesome commercial for it... but it does help to be the MFCEO of the nursing floor...

11. Nursing Research online starting 5/19

    CaptKris replied to Guest07/13/15's topic in Texas (UTA)

    Here's how it works. You're going to go through this critique of her preselected paper. Each week. At the end. You are going to redo every question every group member did with every ounce of instructor feedback incorporated on a research article y...

12. How can I tell if I'm cut out for night shift

    CaptKris replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

    I worked a couple of months of night shift and I'll work some occasional shifts but I knew night shift wasn't for me when my 3 year old would see me getting dressed in scrubs and get frustrated while saying "you goto work now daddy". Night shift hon...

13. San Francisco general RNs testifying about appalling staffing in their level 1 trauma

    CaptKris replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism

    What I find bizarre is that a Nurse must go before a health committee full of people who do not live on the front lines nor have direct involvement to air staffing issues. At our hospital, we have a CNO advisory council that meets bi-monthly where e...

14. Vulnerable Populations.... 5/19

    CaptKris posted a topic in Texas (UTA)

    Anyone in this class? I'm getting that excited feeling as I run out of classes to take. Any one with experience want to give me tips for what to expect? Weeks that will kill me? Looking like a lot of fun according to the syllabus.

15. Nursing Research online starting 5/19

    CaptKris replied to Guest07/13/15's topic in Texas (UTA)

    nursing research was a crap storm masked as a chinese fire drill. We got a B in it. I walked out of that final paper grade going ZOMG.. I can't believe we pulled that off. on day 1. our group all exchanged email and cell numbers and started a gr...