diva rn

diva rn BSN, RN

PICU, ICU, Hospice, Mgmt, DON

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  1. Opinions on weekend only night shift position

    diva rn replied to Florencebyondthepale's topic in General Nursing

    I am so jealous....this was my exact shift for several years by choice and I LOVED IT. First I must state, I am and always have been a night owl, so nights was the logical shift for me...there is...

  2. Racking my brain for this 14 year old patient, can't get her case off my mind, help?

    diva rn replied to EponaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I am a little confused...what was her actual admission diagnosis for axis 1? was she actually depressed? I didn't quite get that, just that she was isolative and flat with a hx of depression....

  3. Need MORE help with a decision! :-)

    diva rn replied to tmartin83's topic in General Nursing

    I'd have to say-stay and get that experience under your belt. My daughter is married to a career Special Forces guy...it's his job...they knew when they married that there would be times they would be...

  4. Lack of support for Wisconsin Nurses and the BON disciplinary measures

    diva rn replied to new to the system's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I am sorry, I am not from Wisconsin..but you may find some more support if you post this in the Nurses in Recovery Forum. There are bound to be some others from Wisconsin reading ...you will find a...

  5. What color Littman Classic II SE stethoscope do you have?

    diva rn replied to KGMM's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    There are two types of ear pieces scopes come with...the soft and the hard. I always used the hard. It's possible that the person who took the ear pieces lost theirs and did not want to just buy...

  6. what stethoscope to buy?

    diva rn replied to maxcat's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    While this is true, Spragues are heavy, cumbersome and just plain clunky. I can and have used them over the years but the quality is not anywhere near a Littman. However, there are also, less...

  7. what stethoscope to buy?

    diva rn replied to maxcat's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I bought that one as a student 20 years ago and still have it today...that's the one for

  8. Nursing habits

    diva rn replied to Jenni811's topic in Nursing Humor

    I check out the veins in the grocery store line all of time....my fingers start twitching to start that IV. I always begin to sign the RN after my name on a check....I really feel stupid about that....

  9. what did LPN school teach me? not much im afraid... will RN school help me?!

    diva rn replied to lorenwithano's topic in LPN to RN

    I would like to chime in here and say that when I graduated from nursing school with my RN and started working I didn't feel like I learned anything either. But I realized that you can absolutely not...

  10. What's your favorite shift to work?

    diva rn replied to JennNHD24's topic in General Nursing

    I hear ya sista, NIGHTS all the way, aways and forever~ (also agree, evenings are the busiest...but days have something even worse...the sun:eek:...you can tell I am a night

  11. Patients should ALL be swabbed tested for HIV

    diva rn replied to Cathylady's topic in General Nursing

    right, and this is why we use standard precautions on everyone. i am very confused-- i do not understand your #1 response...do you use "other" precautions on hiv patients that you do not ordinarily...

  12. I sleep my life away

    diva rn replied to swimincatz's topic in General Nursing

    Just to throw this in...I worked 12h nights all of my clinical career and LOVED it...but I never varied it. Even when I wasn't working I was up all night and slept days. I am a night OWL, always was,...

  13. Should I stop to help?

    diva rn replied to Art_Vandelay's topic in General Nursing

    You did the right thing... The one time I did stop was a few years ago on I-95. I was driving home from work one morning and I came across a man laying on the right side of the interstate who was...

  14. Patients should ALL be swabbed tested for HIV

    diva rn replied to Cathylady's topic in General Nursing

    Dear Lord, I hope you are correct. I would hate to think that there are nursing professionals out there that still think like this. That would explain a lot. But again, to the OP, one more time (with...

  15. DUI's?

    diva rn replied to HBOC's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    i do not know what state you are in, but this will most definitely present a problem with licensure. 3 dui's is going to be very hard for the bon to accept. did you go into any treatment that you...

  16. Asystole "observed" for 25 seconds?

    diva rn replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    This sort of reminds me of the time I found my exhusband on the floor...in asystole...well, without a pulse and respirations anyway...called 911 and started CPR and he actually regained conciousness...

  17. Worst case scenario needle stick

    diva rn replied to LaughingRN's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, let me say I am so sorry this happened to you. This is a terrifying event. I will share what happened to me. Before I became a RN, I was a Dental Hyienist. I was working at a state HIV...

  18. What color Littman Classic II SE stethoscope do you have?

    diva rn replied to KGMM's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Actually, this is very true about the Doctors...NEVER let a doctor "borrow" your Littman....you will never see it again....it's better to say, while scratching viciously at your neck, "oh sure Doctor,...

  19. Which one is more stressful: med-surg or LTC

    diva rn replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    The pediatric HH position may require home vent experience so I am just preparing you for that. Also, they should require Peds experience..if it's a good agency they will. PICU was my specialty and...

  20. Should I start over...yet again?

    diva rn replied to nicizcute's topic in General Nursing

    You're right, read too fast. I'm sorry. Perhaps you need some medication. and again perhaps a change of

  21. Is it looked down on if you go for BSN full time after graduation instead of working?

    diva rn replied to WDM08002's topic in General Nursing

    Oh come on...man up! Nursing is not for the faint of heart. Be glad that you even HAVE a job offer. There are thousands of new grads that are willing to relocate. I am sure they wouldn't know anyone...

  22. Moving

    diva rn replied to flyfarfaraway's topic in General Nursing

    No problem. The NCLEX is national. The Licensure goes from state to state. Good luck. You can hold as many state licenses as you wish to pay for...they love to collect those fees. Just make sure...

  23. Should I start over...yet again?

    diva rn replied to nicizcute's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry to hear you are so very sad and depressed right now. I do agree that maybe you need to see if you are clinically depressed and at least check in with your doctor. But there were also times...

  24. Hypothetical Question: What happens when the baby boomers retire?

    diva rn replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I am right there with both of you on the fat and sedentary (and yes, I am pale, too). I have pretty much kissed the idea of retirement goodbye...they will have to pry my cold arthritic hands off...

  25. Where are nursing jobs?

    diva rn replied to Karl Farmer's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly, I just wrote on a different thread about those sleazy little schools that have popped up like mushrooms all over--at least here where I live (So Fl)..they are still promoting the bogus...