diva rn

diva rn BSN, RN

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  1. Your one stop for all the most popular pressing questions on allnurses!

    diva rn replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    Or you can just drink 1 gallon of water every hour until you have to take the test...save the $99.95 for the hospital bills brought on by the electrolye imbalance....the upside is, you should have...

  2. Your one stop for all the most popular pressing questions on allnurses!

    diva rn replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    Um, Me and my boyfriend had sex in the car this morning on the way to work and the condom broke. Do you think I should tell my boss I am pregnant??? signed,

  3. IPN question (enter or not?)

    diva rn replied to evandavid24's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yes, it was a living hell..and I am truely grateful for where I am today...I do not feel however, that the IPN has anything at all to do with my decision to get off of the opiates or stay off of...

  4. Your one stop for all the most popular pressing questions on allnurses!

    diva rn replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    I will be more than happy to help you discover your calling in life....now to find your TRUE calling are you a LMNO, a QRST or a WXYZ???.....cuz we need to know that to make an educated decision, you...

  5. IPN question (enter or not?)

    diva rn replied to evandavid24's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hey evandavid, I am not really an advocate. It's just the only way I can keep my license and practice. By the way, my contract is for 5 years...as are most of them....and I want to move to Seattle,...

  6. IPN question (enter or not?)

    diva rn replied to evandavid24's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Sure, fair enough... My evaluation was done almost 3 years ago....it was very expensive...I saw a psychiatrist who is an addiction specialist...I saw him x2 for 2 hours at a time. It did cost me...

  7. IPN question (enter or not?)

    diva rn replied to evandavid24's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I totally understand your frustration, but if you already sat in on a BON hearing you saw that they were not too liberal with granting any variances...what they are proposing is the standard IPN...

  8. IPN question (enter or not?)

    diva rn replied to evandavid24's topic in Nurses Recovery

    That's a good idea in theory but I am here to tell you that Roy Black will not be able to help you in front of the Board....never the less you can try! I am amazed at the people who are NOT actually...

  9. My past and getting my License

    diva rn replied to Calistudent1's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I commend you on your sobriety! It's not easy especially with the stress of nursing school added into the mix! Now, what is very important here is...did you go to treatment at a facility for alcohol...

  10. How do you perform CPR to a patient with hunchback?

    diva rn replied to Kalleigh2011's topic in General Nursing

    But isn't he usually too busy ringing the bell? (or in the words of Mel Brooks "what

  11. Advice from someone who might have "been there"...

    diva rn replied to tunafish1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Good eye, Good eye!!! and if you asked it once, why ask it again...? Isn't that the classic definition of "something"...asking the same question and expecting a different

  12. Student nurse gets the boot...veteran nurse fired

    diva rn replied to C287's topic in General Nursing

    I absolutely believe this was fake....if you read the story Horseshoe posted the link to-it's so similar that I find it hard to believe it's a coincidence.... I also find it hard to believe...and...

  13. The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

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

    I do precertifications for insurance companies...when the patient calls in (instead of the doctor's office) to start the case it often goes like this... "Good morning, this is diva, may I help you?"...

  14. IPN question (enter or not?)

    diva rn replied to evandavid24's topic in Nurses Recovery

    After you stop spouting off and settle down, think about this....there are about 1,200 nurses currently in the IPN. Everyone is getting through it...you do what you have to do.. It's a pain in the...

  15. Nurse with bipolar disease wants to return to work

    diva rn replied to robynbsn's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome back!! I think you will find yourself in good company....! I think it would probably benefit you to take a refresher course..most of the community colleges offer them...the one here in my city...

  16. another new grad that can't find work.

    diva rn replied to missLissRn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I know, if you search this site you will find dozens upon dozens of posters in your same boat...and you will also come upon people commenting on the same issue I brought up...I always try to comment...

  17. can young,healthy,athletic men have heart attacks?

    diva rn replied to Lurker011's topic in General Nursing

    Right, if we are going a little older, my father came home from work on Christmas Eve (many years ago) and lay down in bed, he never woke up...he was 40 years

  18. can young,healthy,athletic men have heart attacks?

    diva rn replied to Lurker011's topic in General Nursing

    In a word, Absolutely! It's tragic and very sad. Every year there are a number of young healthy high school athletes that literally drop dead on the football field or basketball court. Usually due to...

  19. another new grad that can't find work.

    diva rn replied to missLissRn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Again be very careful about postings...this is an old HR trick that hospitals all over the country do...if you look carefully and follow them you will often find it's the same positions over and...

  20. What stickies would you like to see created on AN?

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

    Gee..all they have to do is read the one stop for all questions thread......or maybe

  21. Your one stop for all the most popular pressing questions on allnurses!

    diva rn replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks a lot DeLana! I think I just wet my pants just a little bit...and urinary incontinance is no laughing matter!!! Seriously..this one made me howl..the Lawnmower Repair School....I think I have...

  22. IPN evaluation

    diva rn replied to metnaj23's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I have "gotten" myself into a life of happy and peaceful serenity, thank you. And all is well and good. I am seldom angry. Occasionally, I am merely frustrated when people fail to listen to a point...

  23. IPN evaluation

    diva rn replied to metnaj23's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Me angry?? Seriously, what gave you that idea? No, actually I'm not. I am really really tired tho, bear of a day at work. Well, Back to your statement, there were absolutely not one or more type of...

  24. IPN evaluation

    diva rn replied to metnaj23's topic in Nurses Recovery

    NO, it's not...and since the OP asked about the IPN specifically, please don't assume.... I think IPN is much more formal if you will. Like I said, the evaluation is done by a Board certified...

  25. Your one stop for all the most popular pressing questions on allnurses!

    diva rn replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, yes, yes!!!!! That was my favorite!! As soon as I read the first post I was gonna jump on it and say that was the IQ guy...but you beat me to it!!!!! Darn it!!! You missed "what kind of grade...