diva rn

diva rn BSN, RN

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

  16. Can anybody share any first hand experience with being coded, on a vent, sedated, etc

    diva rn replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in General Nursing

    Great poem...and Great Tatt.... Ok....WOW...Guy, that was some story...it made the hairs on my neck stand up! So glad you not only survived but thrived! Just speechless...as a PICU nurse in Florida, I...

  17. Can anybody share any first hand experience with being coded, on a vent, sedated, etc

    diva rn replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in General Nursing

    I have not been vented in the ICU but I have had 3 major surgical procedures that required intubation. The weirest thing I remember about the first procedure, a total hip, was the spinal...they gave...

  18. Nurses who worked through school

    diva rn replied to ginaw623's topic in General Nursing

    You absolutely can do it...it's not easy but it can be done. I was a single mother of a 7 year old girl...newly divorced. I worked part time as a Dental Hygienist (my first profession) usually 2 to 3...

  19. Single person check in blood transfusion

    diva rn replied to uniquenurse's topic in General Nursing

    Palm Beach

  20. Single person check in blood transfusion

    diva rn replied to uniquenurse's topic in General Nursing

    Whoa....I had NO idea that any hospital in the US would give blood with only one check...I have practiced in Florida for the last 19 years...that makes my blood run cold! It figures it would be in...

  21. Negative feedback

    diva rn replied to diamond823's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There are a number of posts from nurses who came over to the "people" side of medicine from the "pet" side. Use the search function and you should be able to find them. Personally, I would rather be...

  22. My deceptive ways finally caught up to me..................now what

    diva rn replied to monique0810's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I agree, please talk to an attorney who specializes in BON issues. The thing that will go against you the most, is the perception of running and hiding in another state. and, yes, you did lie on the...

  23. The Mockery of Nursing

    diva rn replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Actually, in honor of the upcoming Triple Crown in horse racing....I am in a betting mood. Anyone care to wager how long our "favorite" poster will keep his New Grad nursing postion in the LTAC?...

  24. The Mockery of Nursing

    diva rn replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Not acccording to him~he already knows it

  25. Reporting medical errors to patient.

    diva rn replied to amandalm711's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Esme, once again you are brilliant! I fell