She is always available and supportive to staff when one of many issues occurs on a daily basis.  She is available for phone calls to discuss issues She is always kind in her interactions with staff, families, and or patients.  You often see her chipping in with transferring patients, assisting with patient care in area of the hospital, or picking up as nursing supervisor as needed.

Because of her involvement in issues this results in happier patients and staff.  She is a person who can be relied on for support in any situation. She is very active and directs patient flow as needed.

Kris collaborates with providers and leadership when needed and is highly respected for her ability and understanding of how the system works and how to accomplish and reach her goals.

She gives herself 100% to CSHC every day and is a true DAISY Nurse Leader.

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This past year, Kris has been essential in many projects that have happened at Clifton. She worked diligently with the team to help the hospital earn magnet status. She helped write the stories that got us this designation and assisted in organizing the process when they were doing their survey. She was also highly involved in the positive DNV survey that Clifton had. She was able to help orchestrate DNV readiness and is currently assisting in action plans for the small findings that Clifton had. She has worked tirelessly on assisting with opening the new emergency department and working through every bump in the road. She is a great problem solver and has great connections with many members of the RRH system. She is present on the units and the staff know who she is. She is easily approachable and always has ideas to better our units. She is a great role model for both leadership and bedside nurses.

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I wanted to share with you that last week we had a very challenging young lady as a patient. She is developmentally delayed, with horrible tremors, and apparently an incredibly picky eater. She would not eat anything on any tray provided to her and staff spent a lot of time with her trying to figure out what she would eat. Ultimately she decided she wanted vanilla yogurt and applesauce. Because of her tremors, we thought that she would benefit from a ‘squeezable’ form of both of these items since they didn’t require the use of utensils.

I told Kris I was going to go to Tops to purchase these items, and she immediately said no, and she would go.
She promptly went to Tops and purchased yogurt and applesauce for this young lady and refused to allow me to pay for it. My team and I were so grateful, appreciative, and in awe of this kind gesture. 

Kris truly is an amazing advocate and support for our teams and our patients. 

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This nurse is everything to us. She creates a safe place for team members to “share”; we laugh together and sometimes cry together, although “WE” do most of the crying. She is patient and she is supportive. She is the voice of reason during uncertain times. She has helped in the development of new departments as well as large technology acquisitions and upgrades. She advocates fiercely on behalf of the voice of nurses. This is all detailed in our Magnet document that she helped drive to the finish. In addition to others, she has been highly influential in shaping who I am today, (and I know many other team members feel similarly). She is one of the most determined, focused, and driven individuals I have ever met. Her leadership has made all of us better as she challenges each of us to be the best versions of ourselves. Thank you for all you do, Kris Pope!