nursing home- nights 7p-7a. What to expect?

[aviaa]

Hi! I have just accepted a full-time nights position at a nursing home/rehabilitation center. It is 7p-7a and I am a new grad. This will be my very first job as a RN and I've never worked night shift before anywhere. I was told that the nurse to patient ratio would be about 1:30. Is this normal? I guess I just feel like that is a lot of people to handle as a new grad. Also, as this is a nursing home, what kind of skills do you think I will learn and what do you think a typical night would be like? I am super nervous as this is my first job. Orientation starts in 3 weeks, so what should I be doing to prepare (besides the paperwork/physical..stuff like that). I thought maybe go over some gero stuff from school. Any thoughts?

Thanks, Avia

[kckris]

All but one hall are long term. I'm definitely not super woman. I guess I've just done it so long that I have a good system in place. I also have fantastic CNA"s and my other nurses are very capable as well. We all work together for the good of our residents.