Night Owl RN

Night Owl RN

Acute Ortho/Neuro, Hospice, Skilled/LTC

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About Night Owl RN

Night Owl RN has 3 years experience and specializes in Acute Ortho/Neuro, Hospice, Skilled/LTC.


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  1. When are you too old to start Nursing school?

    If you get out of school at 50 you might be able to get ahead of the age bias curve and find a job without much trouble. I believe my experience would have been different had I finished school at a younger age. I started nursing school when I was 58...
  2. Verifying medications

    In our computer system, we are just verifying that we saw the new order. After it is verfied by the floor nurse, the order goes into the appropriate ques. If it's for a med, the pharmacy must review and release it.
  3. med-surg..the "trailer trash" area of nursing??

    If a year in med-surg is considered so "mandatory," it would be great if I could just go down to my local CC and sign up for it. As it is, I've been unable to get one of these "trailer trash" nursing jobs since becoming the oldest new grad RN in Jun...
  4. Nursing Shortage: New Grad or Experienced

    I just finished my RN-BSN and I heard the instructors talking about the "nursing shortage" all of the time. This was very frustrating to me and about half of the class that were "new-grads-who-couldn't-get-a-job-so-went-for-BSN-to-fill-time." I ask...
  5. ltc to hospital job

    I became an RN in June 2010 and like many others, couldn't get a job in acute care. I've been working in LTC/Skilled since January while I completed my BSN. I actually like geriatrics and LTC; having been inspired by caring for my own mother before...
  6. Having spent the last 5 yrs earning my LPN, RN, and now, my BSN, I'd choose this field again.....if it was actally possible to get a nursing job. At the moment, I'm considering "retiring" because my self esteem can't withstand much more callous reje...
  7. Need RN-BSN capstone project ideas

    Hello fellow nurses, I'm in the last term of my RN-BSN program and can't seem to come up with a Capstone project idea. I currently work part-time in LTC/Skilled Nursing but would like to be gaining acute care experience in a hospital work place. Th...
  8. Older Student/Over 60 years old

    Until reading this thread, I didn't realize there were so many over 60 new grad RNs like myself. It's truly inspiring to read all of these encouraging posts. I started my prereqs at 58, got a place on the waiting list at 59, got my LPN license at 6...
  9. New RN age bias

    Can someone please explain the rationale for not hiring ready, willing, and able new grad RNs over the age of 60? I actually had a verbal offer for one lousy LTC shift a week and since being fingerprinted (where you have to put your birthday on the ...
  10. trouble finding a job...

    Just off the top of my head, I can think of eleven RN level nursing schools in my city and I probably forgot some of the smaller ones. Needless to say, getting a new grad job here is next to impossible. I graduated in June 2010 with a 3.3 GPA, pass...
  11. Cincinnati State Technical College-- Has anyone ever attended?

    The only LPN jobs I've seen advertised for TriHealth: a few at Hospice of Cincinnati and a few at doctor's medical practice. Nothing at BNorth or Good Sam.
  12. Cincinnati State Technical College-- Has anyone ever attended?

    DIV-99, based on what I've experienced, you will probably have more job opportunities as an STNA than an LPN. I got my LPN while I was on the wait list for the RN clinicals, thinking I could work as an LPN while doing the RN classes, but jobs are sc...
  13. How much experience should I get before getting into Hospice?

    I just graduated LPN school in January about the same time all of the local LPN jobs vaporized. Even though I started RN clinicals (I'd been on a waiting list for 2+ years) in February, I was anxious to get started on my nursing career. I got my firs...
  14. Job search for LPN

    I, too, am a new LPN in the Cincy area. I haven't had any luck finding a job---in fact, of the 30 apps made, I've received one call back from an HR person and the hours conflicted with my class schedule. I keep reassuring myself I'd have better luc...
  15. Am I too old to just be starting?

    Actually, nursing is my second career. That means I didn't work at my first career (telecommunications management) for 30 or 40 years. Since you are v-e-r-y young, nursing may be your first career. I doubt it will be your only career. Hardly anyo...