diva rn BSN, RN

diva rn has 18 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in PICU, ICU, Hospice, Mgmt, DON.

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1. How much do nurses make?

   diva rn replied to firefly101's topic in General Nursing

   South FLorida where the pay is very low.....20 years of experience and a Master's Degree $30 dollars an hour (Utilization Review

2. Nurses: Hospital Red Flags

   diva rn replied to Soliloquy's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   Hospital Corporation of America---a chain of corp owned health care facilities....we have many here in South

3. Talked out of nursing by others and myself....

   diva rn replied to radicalsenseofhope's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Dear radical, I was 40 when I started nursing school. My situation was different in that I was a recently divorced single mother of a 10 year old daughter and another in her first year of college. My...

4. Nursing and felony? Should I even apply for nursing school?

   diva rn replied to Maxiebabe's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

   Exactly, in fact, Nursing Boards have access to expunged records, so always make sure you divulge everything to the board. Better to be honest than caught in a

5. current/future RN's with drug charge/disorderly conduct in their past.

   diva rn replied to jheim's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

   Just so you know, the State Boards of Nursing have access to expunged

6. Will my backgroubd keep me from getting my nursing license?

   diva rn replied to BrandyLeeMorse's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

   Just a note....the BON will still have access to all records that are expunged.... schools, hospitals and other employers do not but the Nursing Boards do, they fall under a higher standard and have...

7. Help!! What's wrong with my resume?

   diva rn replied to trolloc6340's topic in General Nursing

   You can use resume builder (template) on line...it's free. It creates your resume and it will put it in around 7 different formats for you to choose the one you like the best. It does cost around $5...

8. Florida impared nurse program

   diva rn replied to lavalamprn's topic in Nurses Recovery

   Just a note....it is not the Florida impared nurse program.....the actual name is the Florida "Intervention Project for

9. Nurse with hip replacement

   diva rn replied to tatarn2b2007's topic in Nurse Disabilities

   I know this thread is old but I just found it....it's a subject near and dear to me....I have had bilateral hip replacements in 2001 and 2002 (not mini invasive either).....GREATEST thing I ever...

10. Washing those scrubs?

    diva rn replied to johnny depp23's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Good gosh, why is this even a question? Wash them each time they are worn...in HOT water and only with other scrubs...don't mix in with other clothes....(shudder)....I actually used to take mine off...

11. Have you ever cried when a Pt died

    diva rn replied to Topaz7's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Yes! I was a PICU nurse for many years and of course we lost kids over that time span. Each one was heart wrenching. I cried many times with the families, with other nurses and by

12. She got fired...

    diva rn replied to StL_Momma27's topic in General Nursing

    But did she loose her

13. Difference between a graduate nurse & a experienced nurse

    diva rn replied to GitanoRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    I too, have seen this before....it was funny then and hilarious now...I would imagine those that left the "that's not funny" comments are either prenursing students, students, first year nurses.....or...

14. Some questions about needlestick injuries

    diva rn replied to mar1981's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, first of all, in the hospital you don't generally ever recap a used needle. (or any open needle for that matter) There are sharps containers all over the place, you merely take the entire used...

15. drug test

    diva rn replied to Isitpossible's topic in General Nursing

    The hydrocodone usually only stays in the body around 3 days. Anyway, with the script you will be fine. Don't