Fiesta Red

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  1. MSN or MBA

    Fiesta Red posted a topic in Nurse Management

    Hello, I am a 5 year RN with a BSN. I have been in the ER my entire career, and have progressed from staff RN to mostly charge RN. My latest job is a hybrid of charge RN with some actual authority...

  2. Rate Kaiser Permanente as a health plan

    Fiesta Red posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Is anyone here a current or former Kaiser patient? If so, how do you like your care? Do you feel you are getting access to the types of specialists that you need, and getting appropriate care? What...

  3. Rate Kaiser Permanente as a health plan

    Fiesta Red replied to Fiesta Red's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Anyone

  4. Survey: Does your hospital pay a pension or have health ins. cont'd into retirement?

    Fiesta Red replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

    Here in Sacramento, Kaiser has a pension plan that the employer contributes to, plus free health benefits post age 65 retirement. You have to be an employee for 15 years to get the health care...

  5. Interview questions and Red Flags for Hospice

    Fiesta Red posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hello, I have a meeting Monday with an RN Manager for a hospice organization that is part of a major hospital system here in town. What questions can I ask, and what are some red flags, that will...

  6. Pediatric Hospice Nursing

    Fiesta Red posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Our hospice organization does not currently take pediatric patients, with the cut-off being around age 18. I was talking with out manager the other day when a referral for another pediatric patient...

  7. Suter Group

    Fiesta Red replied to mc3's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    They used the Studer Group as consultants in a couple of the hospitals where I worked. It's all crap. Several years ago they invested millions of dollars in that Brandon Lee, service excellence...

  8. Suter Group

    Fiesta Red replied to mc3's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    The Studer

  9. Is it easy to get re-hired into acute care???

    Fiesta Red posted a topic in General Nursing

    How easy is it to get re-hired into acute care after you have been in a home-based position (home health or hospice) for a year or two? I imagine the longer your are out of acute care, the harder it...

  10. A Day in the life of a Trauma/Neuro ICU RN

    Fiesta Red posted a topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    What is it like? What do you do? I did a semester rotation as a student in a Trauma/Neuro ICU, but that was a long time ago and I can't remember what it was like. I remember being bored, but that...

  11. "Do you miss the ER?"

    Fiesta Red replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have only been out 6 weeks and I miss it already. Hospice is quite

  12. HOT TIPS: a NuRsInG school survivor's guide for dummies ;-)

    Fiesta Red replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    Don't talk about how they do it "on my unit" where you are an aide, a unit secretary, a tech. No one cares. I'm not paying good money to hear you run your mouth -- I'm in class to get an

  13. UC Davis Sacramento

    Fiesta Red replied to marie88's topic in California Nursing

    I did most of my rotations at UCD and there is a reason that I chose to work elsewhere when I graduated. I hated

  14. Interview questions and Red Flags for Hospice

    Fiesta Red replied to Fiesta Red's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Score! Case load is no more than 12. Only 4 home visits per day. Weekends are one a month, and there are different nurses who do after hours call. The nurse manager is also a former ER RN, so she...

  15. New Grad RN applying to Folsom Prison, Ca... insight please

    Fiesta Red replied to patos1984's topic in Correctional

    Does Folsom work rotating shifts. or do you get hired for a certain

  16. Any Former ER Nurses Here

    Fiesta Red posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hello, I'm thinking about a change in my nursing career. Currently, I'm an ER RN with 5 years of experience, all within the ER. Hospice has always been an interest from when I was in nursing school....

  17. staff pay rates in the bay area?

    Fiesta Red replied to krazenurse's topic in California Nursing

    See my post about Kaiser's wages in this thread:

  18. What hospitals in Northern Cali?

    Fiesta Red replied to Neferet's topic in California Nursing

    Rideout is a hole -- especially the ER. So is the Mercy General ER. Woodland is a nice quiet little hospital -- the ER there was very nice. Dunno about the others. My experience has only been in...

  19. Hospital reputation in North Calif

    Fiesta Red replied to arys1075's topic in California Nursing

    1. Go to the California Nurses Association web site. 2. Click on the 'Facilities & bargaining' link 3. Click on the 'Kaiser' link 4. Click on the 'CNA Contract' link. 5. Scroll to the...

  20. Interview questions and Red Flags for Hospice

    Fiesta Red replied to Fiesta Red's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I know call is one weekend shift a month -- don't know if it 24 hours or 8 hours -- I'll have to ask. We are hourly employees, not paid per visit. I'll definitely have to ask about caseload and...

  21. Question for Clinic Nurses

    Fiesta Red posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I found a clinic position that I might be interested in at one of our affiliated clinics. The hours that are posted are 8AM to 5PM. I'll ask this question in the interview, but I wanted to ask...

  22. Emergency Room Charge Nurse

    Fiesta Red posted a topic in Emergency

    I have been an ER nurse for about 5 years now, and have been doing charge RN duties for about 2 to 3 years. We don't have a designated charge RN position on our unit -- we take turns. Any...

  23. Rate Kaiser Permanente as a health plan

    Fiesta Red replied to Fiesta Red's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Anyone else? This thread seems to have died after it got

  24. How many 12's?

    Fiesta Red replied to fleur-de-lis's topic in General Nursing

    One twelve hour shift is too much for me. I lose my focus after about 8 hours. I'm an 8 hour person,

  25. A Day in the life of a Trauma/Neuro ICU RN

    Fiesta Red replied to Fiesta Red's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    That helped tremendously. Thank you so much for your reply.