diva rn

diva rn BSN, RN

PICU, ICU, Hospice, Mgmt, DON

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  1. Question RE posts by student nurses

    diva rn replied to JennyNurse2B's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, I would like to just state that if the "younger, greener" students would STOP becoming so defensive at the drop of a hat AND STOP writing in text speak with the use of idioms such as, "ya...

  2. Is there a nursing shortage or not?

    diva rn replied to nurse.sandi's topic in General Nursing

    Three weeks??? How about 3 MINUTES.....it has gotten so that when I see this combination of words in a sentance....nursing and shortage...I clench my teeth and GROWL................. What willl it...

  3. The last thing you want to hear when you get to work

    diva rn replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    Fuzzy, My daughter is second year VetMed at Univ of Fl...she cracked up when she heard these...thanx!

  4. Question RE posts by student nurses

    diva rn replied to JennyNurse2B's topic in General Nursing

    I know I will get flamed for this....but I am so with you on this...I started an entire post about 2 years ago entitled "where are all of the seasoned nurses?" and pretty much got hit with fruit and...

  5. What kinds of jobs involving organ donations are available to ADN educated RNs?

    diva rn replied to NenaRK's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    In answer to the question on the first thread....the role of Transplant Coordinator is not management..so advanced degrees would not be required. ICU experience, as you have been advised, is. Very...

  6. Why cant I get an interview or at least a job?

    diva rn replied to ilove's topic in Nursing Career

    I agree, the employers will not even think of a background check until they are ready to extend a job offer. That would usually be after an interview. They are absolutely not required to tell you if...

  7. The last thing you want to hear when you get to work

    diva rn replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    I think I have heard all of those...the JCAHO was the one that bothered me the

  8. Why are X so Y?

    diva rn replied to pockunit's topic in General Nursing

    That was great...and I loved the tip of the hat to Mad Libs....I used to LOVE that as a

  9. Dream job if you weren't an RN

    diva rn replied to EDnursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    Broadway Star (ala my screen

  10. Having trouble with a difficult situation

    diva rn replied to canesdukegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Canes, I haven't thought about this issue in a while. I was a long time PICU nurse in a busy South Florida hospital. We got so many drowings it would make you ill. The thing that was so heart...

  11. Two med errors... I'm sick!

    diva rn replied to beatrice1's topic in General Nursing

    Just want to chime in one more time....the ativan wasn't a med error!!!! So you really only made 1 error. Please let it go! You are doing fine! Relax, we have all made med errors...and the those who...

  12. hCG drops raising DHEA levels?

    diva rn replied to Gently.me's topic in General Nursing

    This is just a supposition but since raised DHEA levels have been reported in people with anorexia-that could be your link...the HCG diet is ulta low calorie...so I doubt that the actual HCG is the...

  13. gained alot of weight as a nurse

    diva rn replied to sunshine1216's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry...but to each his own...I worked 12 hour nights for many years (12+) and LOVED it and never ever had a problem....now that I have to work a regular schedule of 8 hour days I HATE it and in 2...

  14. How Long?

    diva rn replied to Juwon's topic in General Nursing

    Same here...I was the last year to take that 1,000 question NCLEX, which by the way was done by pencil and paper...no computers and no calculators....it took an entire weekend and by the end of that...

  15. Pain meds IV push

    diva rn replied to krista312's topic in General Nursing

    Not if your patient is not alert or cognisant enough to use a PCA...and yes, they can be in pain and "not alert"...so cost is not always an

  16. What does an RN REALLY do?

    diva rn replied to dazed&confused1129's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, What the heck do they think a nurse does??? Why are they going into this profession if they have no idea? This really baffels my mind. Is it the fault of the media? Televison? I have not a...

  17. Pain meds IV push

    diva rn replied to krista312's topic in General Nursing

    In 16+ years of bedside I always pushed IV pain meds, but that was always in PICU/ICU or Hospice...in PICU would occasionally infuse with a syringe pump but more often would push slowly. Never, ever...

  18. what do you talk about at work?

    diva rn replied to nola1202's topic in General Nursing

    Believe me, you don't want to know!!! (unless you have a very sick sense of

  19. Behaviors you've learned to lose when at work.

    diva rn replied to nola1202's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my gosh, I actually use that word...if that's a word...dooflotchie...I have used it since I was a little girl...my mother always used it and still does...how funny, I thought it was something she...

  20. Toradol after abdominal surgery (in infants)

    diva rn replied to Double-Helix's topic in General Nursing

    I worked PICU for many years and took care of many post op abdominal surgeries. We never used Toradol for pedi GI surgeries. However, we almost always had an order for ativan to be given with the...

  21. Employment drug screen to include nicotine

    diva rn replied to originalred's topic in General Nursing

    Obviously not, ho

  22. No nursing shortage: roll call!

    diva rn replied to gigglymo's topic in General Nursing

    And I am here to tell you that there are NO nursing jobs in that Florida swamp land either! The market in SoFl is

  23. Would being a PA be more realistic w/ my physical limitations?

    diva rn replied to dclamb3's topic in General Nursing

    Not true, I am an associates's degree RN, I was accepted to 3 different programs for NP school......I do have a Bachelors and Masters degree BUT not in nursing....my nursing degree is an

  24. 2.5% annual raise - should I be as irritated as I am?

    diva rn replied to iLOVEbees's topic in General Nursing

    I have been working for 2 years for an insurance medical review company. I have not received any raises....there are many nurses working there that are at the 5 year mark who have not gotten a raise....

  25. Are any of you loyal?

    diva rn replied to MzTayTay's topic in General Nursing

    In today's job market, I think you should be happy to get a position..ANY position...it's very tight right now and experienced nurses are having a difficult time, as well. It is almost impossible for...