qdiva411

qdiva411 has 1 years experience and specializes in Cardiology.

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1. Overwhelmed New RN

   qdiva411 replied to bconlee's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Awesome advice!!!! I too am coming up on my first year, but im on a cardiac step-down unit (5:1) and I love it. However, ive been turned on to ICU recently. Funny considering ICU used to terrify me....

2. Do your co-workers know if you are an ADN or BSN nurse?

   qdiva411 replied to EmilyEmily's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   It is on our name tags. Most of the ADNs are in school for a BSN, myself included. But most of us don't care. Tbh, the LPNs where I work have been there forever and some of us have no issues asking...

3. Ethical Question About Pacemaker

   qdiva411 replied to Nursingbride12's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   Just a little disclaimer, a person can still die while a pacemaker is active. I have looked up many a time and seen only pacer spikes only to be coding seconds later. Just for those who may not know....

4. Best one sentence handoff report

   qdiva411 replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

   "A-fib, Sundowners, good luck..."> Oh! And my personal favorite...my first GI bleed patient. "Do you smell

5. An RN's thoughts on the health care law

   qdiva411 replied to RN4MERCY's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   I see. I had not thought if it that way. Thank you for clarifying!! That's the kind of abuse that tax payers DON'T want to pay for, nor do I. I had heard a rumor that if things head that way,...

6. An RN's thoughts on the health care law

   qdiva411 replied to RN4MERCY's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   What does a 5000 tax return have to do with what physicians get paid? I'm not seeing a correlation.The first few posts clarify a lot. There are still a lot of unanswered questions related to these...

7. An RN's thoughts on the health care law

   qdiva411 replied to RN4MERCY's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   Please don't generalize the "55%" that don't pay taxes. No one knows every story. I haven't worked in 2 years because I'm a single mother and I was in college through a program that assists us in...

8. Another Kentucky Newbie!!! =)

   qdiva411 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Good morning everyone! I have been reading the forums here for a week or so and everyone seems so nice! Which is good, because my questions are kind of silly.:imbar Anyway, I'll introduce myself as...