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diva rn BSN, RN

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  1. Will the nursing shortage ever end?

    jjlpsu, Hey, You're OK! I think you' re already "one of us"...now you can take that as a compliment:)...or think about it for awhile and go....wait a minute...what does that make me...one of those...
  2. lpn with actions against license to rn

    Honey, nothing ever just falls off. This wil follow you. Again, it's the same Board of Nursing. Don't you think they will see the sanctions on the LPN license? You need to make sure your attorney...
  3. Will the nursing shortage ever end?

    Hey, jlpsu, that's my favorite.... I guess you have found our "your one stop thread for all of your AN questions"...but I hope you have also read it through and understand why we get so frustrated...
  4. Will the nursing shortage ever end?

    Mazy, this is one of my pet peeves as well. When I went to school, 20 years ago, there were 2 nursing schools in my county. One was university level, one was community college. Now there are...
  5. No nursing shortage: roll call!

    Bingo...that's what they do....so don't base advertised positions on whether or not there are actual jobs
  6. No nursing shortage: roll call!

    And you know this how???? are you a nurse? can you back any of these statements up? Just because there are several major teaching hospitals and Va's doesn't mean they are actively hiring...we all...
  7. Chronic lateness- what is that about?

    I am one of those who abhor lateness....I am always early...but that's just the way I am...It doesn't matter If it's for work or a doctor's appointment, I am there at least 15 minutes early.... If I...
  8. What do you see?

    Which hospital...I've worked for most of them, I am having a hard time thinking of one with nice people......pm me if you don't want to name it, or just list the initials of it, I'll know it....I love...
  9. Will the nursing shortage ever end?

    Don't count on the Boomer's retiring en mass....most of us are not going to be able to retire at 65...certainly with the way the economy is....I know most of the nurses I have talked to are going to...
  10. No nursing shortage: roll call!

    Not to rain on any new grads parade but one of the oldest tricks in the HR book is to list positions that are actually either open but will be filled internally or just being held. They have no...
  11. Are you an organ donor?

    Absolutely am...have a good friend who will celebrate her 5th birthday next week with her new heart-she is 40 years old and would not have lived to see 35 without the heart. I have a hard time...
  12. Call the New York BON. New York may not consider DUI's as a misdeameanor. Florida considers them a felony and would not take it lightly. If they were to grant you a license, they would probably...
  13. No nursing shortage: roll call!

    South Florida..jobs tight for experienced....very, very tight for new grads....lousy pay! Overabundance of nursing schools and new
  14. lpn with actions against license to rn

    Yes, the same BON oversees the licensing of both LPNs and RNs...it will affect the RN
  15. Will the nursing shortage ever end?

    Well, if you have read EVERY SINGLE OTHER POST except yours so far your will see that perhaps we are not making generalized statements....and put your post where your fingers are and list where your...
  16. nurses in recovery

    RecoverRn Oh Honey Bunny, That's what we are here for! Don't feel alone...in Florida for example, there are roughly 1,200 nurses in the IPN...and those are only the one's in the program...can you...
  17. What do you see?

    I am in West Palm Beach. But I sort of threw that out jokingly because even though I have been here a very long time, I simply hate Florida:crying2: I wouldn't mind "talking" to other FLRN's tho......
  18. No, you don't have to, you simply state it is against your religion...that will do it!!! (this was a real one regarding a suspicious
  19. What do you see?

    Well, in that case...let's hear from the FLORIDA people!! Anyone out there?? We need to
  20. Will the nursing shortage ever end?

    Same here, I started in 1991, we used to joke that the job interviews consisted of "do you have a license, do you have a pulse?..here is your assignment-get started"...we could leave one job, walk out...
  21. Will the nursing shortage ever end?

    uh hem.....second verse same as the first..... THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF NURSES!!!! Thank you very
  22. I know that nothing should surprise me anymore these days, but I mean REALLY.......!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG, yeah, I'd jump right on that one! I'm sure she would think nothing of taking it to her...
  23. You beat me to the punch...I was gonna say VERY
  24. NC RNs PLEASE HELP

  25. What do you see?

    Oh, I know...everyone thought that their "Miss Whatever her name was" was the only one.....and boy....now that I remember her....she was not so much a