diva rn

diva rn BSN, RN

PICU, ICU, Hospice, Mgmt, DON

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  1. Veterinary Technician or RN?

    diva rn replied to SugarBabe99's topic in Nursing Career

    My daughter is now in her second year of Vet med at the University of Florida. She worked as a Vet tech for 3 years before vet school and it is manditory for entrance into many vet schools now. She...

  2. Nurses eat their Young

    diva rn replied to NYLiz's topic in General Nursing

    And you think this was professional behavior, especially for a new grad??? Honey, I certainly agree with XT, Aurora, Neo and Ruby, all well respected, experienced and highly professional nurses who...

  3. If I Said on Here What I Wanted to Say.

    diva rn replied to DixieRedHead's topic in General Nursing

    Oh NO...must have missed that one!!.......Gee, is there something wrong with that??? I always ask a bunch of strangers for "advise" on everything important in my life...whether it's clarification of...

  4. If I Said on Here What I Wanted to Say.

    diva rn replied to DixieRedHead's topic in General Nursing

    She didn't need clarification...she needed to READ the order...she didn't know the name of the antibiotic....she took a guess...this was one of my all time

  5. I'm very tired after bad job experience

    diva rn replied to oldLPN's topic in General Nursing

    This post made me very sad. I have been the DON at a LTC facility and thank God it wasn't anywhere near what you described...and I also spent many nights staying over to work a shift when we were...

  6. Tea Causing Vomiting?

    diva rn replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Hahaha..I am so glad you posted this....I can drink black coffee by the gallon (but have cut down) on an empty stomach and NO problem so it's not the caffiene BUT black tea, either hot or cold...and I...

  7. No one will hire a nurse with only a Associates???

    diva rn replied to CNA1991's topic in General Nursing

    The counselor is giving misinformation and not serving that university well. Do not listen to him. The market is more competitive and perhaps BSN prepared nurses have an edge but there are thousands...

  8. OA vs Rheumatoid arthritis

    diva rn replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have been tested multiple times for RA because of the severe joint pain and extreme degeneration I have had at a relatively young age...the tests were usually inconclusive for RA, a high sed rate...

  9. Things that make ya go, Hmmmmmmmmmm

    diva rn replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    I had to copy this because once was not enough....I worked hospice (and I loved it)...Nerd, this was TERRIFIC!!! 1,000 KUDOS to you...:yeah:I have nothing to

  10. DUI conviction.. In need of advice

    diva rn replied to Thawksf1's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I can speak with some authority about the Florida BON, now I am not sure how they would treat all of your extenuating circumstances, ie outrunning the law, crashing and resisting arrest but for a...

  11. Facing Disciplinary Action....?

    diva rn replied to Nikita76's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    The problem with expungement is the BON will still be able to access it and read it...that information will always be available to the

  12. RN going back to work as an LVN

    diva rn replied to witc's topic in General Nursing

    I absolutely agree with the former posters.... first and foremost......There is NO NURSING SHORTAGE....and this lady knows this...or she is stupid, blind, deaf and dumb....and whoopy doo for her...

  13. If I Said on Here What I Wanted to Say.

    diva rn replied to DixieRedHead's topic in General Nursing

    See if you can find the thread...it's pretty amazing...and not in a good

  14. Are 12 hour shifts going extinct?

    diva rn replied to MunoRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would be out of there before they finished making the announcement!!!.......HATE 8 hours shifts....and NO one will ever work the 3-11 shift, so good luck with trying to hire for that one...they will...

  15. If I Said on Here What I Wanted to Say.

    diva rn replied to DixieRedHead's topic in General Nursing

    i hope you are correct, however, after reading multiple posts by the students that did make it through (maybe because they didn't have any facial piercings or tattoos) but are asking questions such as...

  16. If I Said on Here What I Wanted to Say.

    diva rn replied to DixieRedHead's topic in General Nursing

    I prefer the term "seasoned professionals"....teehee:D....but you are correct! At least we can spell and perform math calculations..and therefore have not killed too many of our patients over the...

  17. Need some advice please from Nurses.....

    diva rn replied to RNRESMITH's topic in General Nursing

    I do not recall ever being asked about mental conditions in regard to licensure, however, my initial license was rather a long time ago. (This was for Florida, but in 2000, I got a license for Indiana...

  18. If I Said on Here What I Wanted to Say.

    diva rn replied to DixieRedHead's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, that was another beaut! Gee, what do we need math for?? I wanted to come through the computer screen and grab the person who wrote that by the nose hairs and scream "Are you freakin' kidding...

  19. If I Said on Here What I Wanted to Say.

    diva rn replied to DixieRedHead's topic in General Nursing

    joanna...this is one of my favs...but especially when it comes from a prepre nursing student directed to another prepre nursing student..and they are telling each other what great (or grate) nurses...

  20. If I see one more post titled....

    diva rn replied to PinkRocksLikeMe's topic in General Nursing

    Ya gotta love them...especially since the party pooper was a PRE nursing student....in the words of Steve Martin..... Well, EXCUUUUUUSE

  21. If I see one more post titled....

    diva rn replied to PinkRocksLikeMe's topic in General Nursing

    Us----> People who are lame-->

  22. If I see one more post titled....

    diva rn replied to PinkRocksLikeMe's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, Pink..thanks for starting the thread and letting us go off and do our thing...and hey, by the way, what about that "nursing shortage" I keep hearing

  23. Urgent: need help with important project.

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

    I think part of what set off the response was the way in which this request was phrased...ie "urgent:need help with important project"....NOT could you take some time to please answer a few brief...

  24. Not hired...because of post intervie thank you note..yes, really

    diva rn replied to Gratefulprn's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Exactly, It's certainly been ongoing for the last 20 years...I was very surprised at the former poster who said she/he had not heard of it until this thread... I thought it was pretty much standard...

  25. a question about cardiac arrest w/asystole!

    diva rn replied to YZ1911's topic in General Nursing

    This is one of the things that "gets" me on the TV shows when they all yell something like "he's flat lining...better shock him...POW, again, POW, again, POW.....we got him...