Kabin

Kabin

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  1. How's the Hospice Business in this economy?

    Kabin replied to Kabin's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I'm in AZ and the snowbirds were a bit lite this year too. Of course, many admits come from PCPs and these days they're slow to sign the 6 month terminal diag certification let alone discuss the...

  2. Texans debate Futile Care Law,

    Kabin replied to LolaBunnie's topic in General Nursing

    Only the rich are entitled to full treatment without regard to limited resources. Your tacit agreement is pie in the sky. It's tough when you can can't have it both ways but that's the real world. US...

  3. Texans debate Futile Care Law,

    Kabin replied to LolaBunnie's topic in General Nursing

    Many times they do it one their own. Hospitals and drs waste money like drunken

  4. Texans debate Futile Care Law,

    Kabin replied to LolaBunnie's topic in General Nursing

    It happens all the time. We've all seen it in hospitals and asked ourselves why would patients put themselves through it. It has nothing to do with playing god and many times has everything to do...

  5. Texans debate Futile Care Law,

    Kabin replied to LolaBunnie's topic in General Nursing

    The futile care law is a great idea. Most of the time drs and hospitals churn and burn healthcare dollars like a fox guarding the henhouse. There needs to be healthcare resource oversight. Also, in...

  6. Getting certified in Hospice, what is the benefit to you?

    Kabin replied to ShayRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I've seen job postings that require CHPN. I figure why not if the company pays for

  7. AZ Hospitals to Off-load Lost Monies to Patients and Insurance Cos

    Kabin posted a topic in Arizona Nursing

    I can't remember which section but there was an article in Sunday's Republic about how AZ hospitals will struggle in the forseeable future from reduced US and local government financial support. It...

  8. AZ Hospitals to Off-load Lost Monies to Patients and Insurance Cos

    Kabin replied to Kabin's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Before we provide healthcare for all we need to redefine what healthcare is so its sustainable. Maybe some of the more staggering statistics should drive healthcare changes. - 75% of total healthcare...

  9. Do RN first assists get paid alot?

    Kabin replied to The Nebulizer!'s topic in Arizona Nursing

    From what I've heard RN First Assist gigs are not unheard of but are hard to come by. It's really the realm of physician assistants. Those poor PAs work their butts off, take on a lot of...

  10. John C Lincoln layoffs

    Kabin replied to madwife2002's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Hope everyone is hanging in there. It's scary times! I hear the docs even talking about fewer jobs and opportunities. Recession proof industries like group homes are even struggling as families can no...

  11. Failed Orientation- Fired- Now What? Not for Me?

    Kabin replied to NuBee2's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't look back. Floor nursing is the pits and makes one rethink the entire idea of nursing being abused labor instead of a profession. On top of it all, its unhealthy! Years down the road the...

  12. Nurses, physicians weigh in on new doctoral nurse degree

    Kabin replied to Brian's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Check for yourself but I'm pretty certain Universities in the State of AZ are DNP only now. Someone please correct me of I'm wrong, but the last grandfathered MS NP semester was Fall 2008 and those NP...

  13. Nurses, physicians weigh in on new doctoral nurse degree

    Kabin replied to Brian's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Makes me wonder why state nursing boards went through the trouble of requiring NPs to be doctorate level educated knowing it will drastically reduce the number NPs at a time when they are so needed. I...

  14. Mayo New Grad Program Open Now

    Kabin replied to siren1's topic in Arizona Nursing

    No, that's about right until the new grad passes the RN board

  15. Are there any resource for starting a DME company

    Kabin replied to phoenixsun's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Sounds pretty adventurous! You'd need to start with one specific type of DME equipment like pain pumps or oxygen concentrators. Might need to see where there's an issue needing to be addressed with...

  16. Who's Hiring New Grads?

    Kabin replied to chocolateskye's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Unfortunately, it happens every 10 years or so. Next we'll hear in the news poor financial numbers from the hospitals. And I don't recall hearing the american hospital association lobbied washington...

  17. Online Pathophysiology

    Kabin posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Anyone know of online pathophysiology courses for Sping '05? Here's what a quick google search turned up... Glendale community college offers it, but it's filled. Rio Salado offers it, but only...

  18. Is there still a nursing shortage?

    Kabin replied to sassiebaz's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Naw, I wouldn't throw in the towel but I am living with a different

  19. Is there still a nursing shortage?

    Kabin replied to sassiebaz's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Definitely, but things can still change on a

  20. Is there still a nursing shortage?

    Kabin replied to sassiebaz's topic in Arizona Nursing

    They're calling this shot of medicine the hair of the dog that bit us since it's more spending and accumulation of debt. US consumers were living beyond they're means via credit cards and home equity...

  21. Is there still a nursing shortage?

    Kabin replied to sassiebaz's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Exactly and we don't have many, if any, bullets left in the chamber. The national debt is over 10.7 trillion dollars and we need to spend 2 to 3 trillion to have a chance to get out of this mess. Many...

  22. Nursing Program @Grand Canyon University

    Kabin replied to Kabin's topic in School, College Programs

    In the past problems arose from GCU staff selling the program and not being forthright. They downplayed the school's religious element. I recall a previous part time GCU nursing instructor on this...

  23. Nursing Jobs

    Kabin replied to silentRN's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I was thinking how union work on auto production lines have changed and then compared that to possible changes in hospital nursing. There's a big need to save money in healthcare and there are lots of...

  24. Nursing Jobs

    Kabin replied to silentRN's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Hospitals have a way of getting their money's worth out of nurses. Implement 4:1 ratios while taking away CNAs and adding extra menial tasks. It would be interesting to see how hospital nursing...

  25. Is there still a nursing shortage?

    Kabin replied to sassiebaz's topic in Arizona Nursing

    AZ Central story on new grad job finding difficulties...