diva rn

diva rn BSN, RN

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  1. I'm grateful for you crusty old bats

    diva rn replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Those count for sure...like Old Iron Sides..only Old Iron Bottom... and don't forget White Support

  2. I'm grateful for you crusty old bats

    diva rn replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Took the NCLEX when you had to pass more than something like I dunno, 24 questions????? Like with a PENCIL AND PAPER.....!!!! and you had to KNOW something!!! Mine was the 2 day exam..I think maybe...

  3. I'm grateful for you crusty old bats

    diva rn replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Good one Leslie...I guess that one got away!!! I had to laugh out loud at your post! Although, I was going to respond that as Vampire bats we don't eat our young-we just suck the blood out of them!!!...

  4. I'm grateful for you crusty old bats

    diva rn replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    But once again if you will notice who posted that.... a STUDENT nurse....or at least that's the tag....if she truely wants to become a "crusty old bat" she needs to lay off the eating their young...

  5. Surviving a passive aggressive co-worker?

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

    I agree with Mazy..I, too, took offense to the reference to "the girls"...but even more so to the reference to "his LPNS"...um, they are not your LPNs, they are fellow professionals who work at the...

  6. facility responsibility to the obese

    diva rn replied to onthemark's topic in General Nursing

    In theory this is a great idea! However, while they exist, bariatric facilities are few and far between, very expensive and have waiting lists. I only know of two in the country without doing a...

  7. I'm grateful for you crusty old bats

    diva rn replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I think that makes us Vampire

  8. Veterinary Technician or RN?

    diva rn replied to SugarBabe99's topic in Nursing Career

    Evil cats are GREAT!!!..they have clueless dogs beat! ( I love dogs, too, but evil cats are so funny...they plot against

  9. Veterinary Technician or RN?

    diva rn replied to SugarBabe99's topic in Nursing Career

    Where did you get the idea of no IV's..I have done probably a thousand in my career and many, many blood draws as well...from sticks and countless central line draws...? Not sure who is telling you...

  10. I'm grateful for you crusty old bats

    diva rn replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, so that's YOU, Kathy! Are you the one on the

  11. I'm grateful for you crusty old bats

    diva rn replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    One can be old, crusty and a nice bat

  12. I'm grateful for you crusty old bats

    diva rn replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, that's US...who are the other 2? Poi, is that you on my left?? I think it is!

  13. Do nurses get holidays off?

    diva rn replied to Jmiami's topic in General Nursing

    And how heartwarming was the fact that the caregiver was upset that you were inconvenienced!!!..and they have someone dying....that brought tears to my eyes...and that's what it's all

  14. Do nurses get holidays off?

    diva rn replied to Jmiami's topic in General Nursing

    My son in law is a Green Beret who is currently deployed in Afganistan....he has been there for 4months and will not be back for another 3 or 4...he will definitely not be here for Christmas...and has...

  15. Veterinary Technician or RN?

    diva rn replied to SugarBabe99's topic in Nursing Career

    Vet school is the most difficult of the professional schools to get into...there are fewer of them and as many applicants as Med school. The requirements are very stringent now and do vary from...

  16. I'm grateful for you crusty old bats

    diva rn replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Those little things are actually CUTE......so you can see we weren't always crusty! (I am the one in the pink blanket, that's my baby picture,

  17. Parents of young children do you prefer 12 hour shifts or 8s?

    diva rn replied to Guest393655's topic in General Nursing

    I worked PICU for years...so I worked with kids and helped hundreds of them heal and go home...and I didn't miss out on any of the things that my daughters did (the other was in college, so that...

  18. I'm grateful for you crusty old bats

    diva rn replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    The ship has sailed on that one!!! I have had bilateral hip and bilateral knee replacements already!! There is not much more to replace! I am a lot of fun at the

  19. Parents of young children do you prefer 12 hour shifts or 8s?

    diva rn replied to Guest393655's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I don't know about the pregnant part....but I was a single mother. When my daughter was little (she is now in Vet school, so it's not an issue, heehee)...I purposely worked every fri, sat, sun...

  20. I'm grateful for you crusty old bats

    diva rn replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, I resemble that remark......Thank you.......I think:p The

  21. what states NEED nurses ?

    diva rn replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    To GLB 68 Excuse me, but there are such things as Critical Access hospitals...I am a case manager for multiple insurance companies, I do medical review for necessessity of hospital stays and transfers...

  22. Would you have called?

    diva rn replied to Art_Vandelay's topic in General Nursing

    I absolutely would not have called...the order is very clear....is this night nurse a new nurse and uncomfortable with making any independant decisions??? I sympathize with the doctor...he probably...

  23. Nurses eat their Young

    diva rn replied to NYLiz's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmmm, we haven't seen nightshifter again...maybe she/he isn't as tough as they thought they were...and not someone who could be "messed with"....conspicuous absence,

  24. crap...am I in huge trouble???

    diva rn replied to Rnis's topic in General Nursing

    I meant a notification to maintenance, not an incident report....sorry...my facility required written forms...that's all. and no, you won't be

  25. crap...am I in huge trouble???

    diva rn replied to Rnis's topic in General Nursing

    Your biggest mistake was not in flooding the room but in leaving and not owing up to the incident. You should have reported this to the nursing supervisor and written up an incident report for...