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...

  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...

  3. Hospice Admissions nurse

    CaptKris replied to neonurse97's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    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....

  4. CHPN Certification

    CaptKris replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    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...

  5. Where is the innovation??

    CaptKris replied to bnizi's topic in Nursing 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...

  6. Capstone 4/6

    CaptKris replied to RnBound0510's topic in University of Texas Arlington

    I'm ready to be

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

    CaptKris replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

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

  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...

  9. Vulnerable Populations.... 5/19

    CaptKris posted a topic in University of Texas Arlington

    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...

  10. Vulnerable Populations.... 5/19

    CaptKris replied to CaptKris's topic in University of Texas Arlington

    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...

  11. mens shoes in nursing

    CaptKris replied to RandomRN's topic in Men in Nursing

    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

  12. Nursing Research online starting 5/19

    CaptKris replied to Guest07/13/15's topic in University of Texas Arlington

    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...

  13. 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...

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

    CaptKris replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    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...

  15. Nursing Research online starting 5/19

    CaptKris replied to Guest07/13/15's topic in University of Texas Arlington

    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...

  16. men's scrubs

    CaptKris replied to pm2rn's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm 6'8" and the aviators fit me great... I get them custom length and custom

  17. Yo night nurses

    CaptKris replied to simmaplease's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah begin to rotate your sleep schedule the night before... and if you've got kids/fam, you'll need to rotate it back. So if I were you, clump your schedule into 3 in a

  18. What's a fair salary?

    CaptKris posted a topic in Nursing Informatics

    When searching to get into the informatics field of nursing, I see alot of people go through the EMR trainer specialist/tech support position. Finding what is a proper pay for that position is much...

  19. Carharrt Scrubs!

    CaptKris replied to Mike A. Fungin RN's topic in Men in Nursing

    I wear my carharrt camo jacket hunting. It's the best thing out there. So warm and after 4 seasons still looks new. I'm definitely down on their

  20. Cost of New Grads? Dont understand!

    CaptKris replied to itsnowornever's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    This is the difference between the legal terms of "internship". An intern is not actually supposed to complete any work solo. Much like a student. It would be a violation of labor laws if an intern...

  21. Nurses at Rio Grande Regional Hospital in McAllen Texas

    CaptKris replied to SherwoodRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    As someone who likes to see how the unions work in a public environment, I find it hard to believe that, if unions wish to keep prospering, they expect workers to vote for them then wait years for the...

  22. Would you be scared of 6 foot 3 male nurse.

    CaptKris replied to mumbojumbo's topic in Men in Nursing

    Yeah I'm 6'8" 300+ line backer size. Patients have never been scared even on my OB rotation in school, and my obese patients like it. No 5'3" girl is going to scoot their oversized rear off the bed...

  23. Another Texas Hospital Goes Union

    CaptKris replied to Chico David's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Do you feel that the hospital was better off with the union? Short of the whole "rah rah" promotion aspect, did they actually improve working conditions at all? Were better managers hired and the...

  24. A "dating female students in your class" post

    CaptKris replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Male Nursing Students

    "disregard women. acquire currency." that will be the best advice ever given in this thread. you're there for studies, not random hookups. the instance you take your eye off the prize and start...

  25. Being late to work...

    CaptKris replied to sarabellum1's topic in General Nursing

    A real manager will recognize "chronic lateness" with a different name. Time theif. A time thief knows that at 7:07 and 30 seconds, the clocking in system will report her back at "on time 7:00" 1...