diva rn

diva rn BSN, RN

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  1. Keiser opinions? Please help.

    Keiser tuition wont matter if you are in state or not, I don't believe b/c it's private..very very expensive. I will admit I am very biased....I went to PBCC...(20 years ago) and the program was very...
  2. nurses in recovery

    Amen Sister!!!.... It's been almost 3 years since I was chained to the opiates that ruled my life and 12 years for the alcohol! I can honestly say that whenever I just stop and think of the very fact...
  3. Will the nursing shortage ever end?

    I believe it's called OZ and it's located somewhere over the
  4. nurses in recovery

  5. IPN evaluation

    I'm sorry to hear that. You sound very angry and I guess if I found out the MD owned the facility I'd be mad, too. The evaluation I had two years ago was 2 hours long. The psychiatrist did not have...
  6. feeling a litte hopeless?

    I know, this is one of the things that gets my goat....a lot of the, let's call them "uninformed" nursing students who keep posting about all of the "job openings" they see in their areas and how they...
  7. School nursing for inexperienced RN?

    as one who has actually done this job (go back and review my post)--this is just not about being a child advocate or relating well to children...will you be able to handle a child who is in full...
  8. feeling a litte hopeless?

    Was this a listing in the paper or a hospital web site for nursing positions?...It's very likely that those postitions are not even going to be filled, or are going to be filled internally. THis is...
  9. Will the nursing shortage ever end?

  10. School nursing for inexperienced RN?

    I am surprised that the school is considering a nurse without pediatric experience. I did school nursing for 2 years at an elementary school level. Our school district is very strict that a minimum of...
  11. Will the nursing shortage ever end?

    This is very true...before I became a RN, I practiced as a Registered Dental Hygienist. I have been licensed since 1975. The job market is getting tight for Hygienists now b/c the dentists are...
  12. How do I become a nurse anesthetist?

    Critical thinking and research are two important skills to have to become a CRNA...so I would suggest you try researching the different schools that have programs and their educational requirements,...
  13. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    20 years=only ever heard Nick-you...and I've worked
  14. License re-activation and DUI

    I am not sure how your state would treat this. In the state of Florida you would most probably be directed into the IPN (intervention project for nurses)...you would have an evaluation by an...
  15. The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

    OK, Now I am offically SPEECHLESS!!!!:eek::eek: did she not listen in class?...really, I am at a loss for
  16. The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

    As hard to believe as it is, that must be a relatively common belief or I should say question asked. I have heard that question asked more than once in our PICU when we had a child who was brain dead...
  17. If you are at all interested it is a great way to go...it's very lucrative... with a great demand and with the way nursing has been going I think you should seriously look into it. Nursing is a tough...
  18. Well, I don't know if I can be of much help. I received my Bachelors and Masters degree in Health Administration before I became a nurse. It was very difficult for me to find a position, everywhere...
  19. oooooohhhhhh, Hiddencat...you're a bad puddy tat...(but not too soon for
  20. Do you really think I could make that up????? No, that's for real, I'm afraid...actually be afraid, be very afraid..... Hint, it's in among the "I have had 17 DUI's in the last 6 months, can I still...
  21. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Good one...no, it wasn't...I won't reveal his last name but his name was very very upper crust...he came from a very "we came over on the mayflower" family..his name is Jonathan Wellington __________...
  22. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    I think it's kinda cute..I think I knew a guy named Jon-ray..:)...I might have have married him...well, my first husband's name was Jon but his middle name was something
  23. Just be aware that the job market in Fl is very tight..especially for new grads. You may see some posts for hospitals but there is a glut of new nurses down here and many times the hospitals will...
  24. I cant pass the Nclex-PN!!!

    La'Monique, I want to come at this from a different point of view. If you went through your LPN program and passed all of your classes, then you have what it takes to be a nurse...you HAVE the...
  25. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    And I will leave you with "I'm an excellent driver"........:) (loved that