nightingale1969

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1. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

   nightingale1969 replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

   I guess I have a hard time understanding why my parents, who are from the Philippines, and my mother-in-law, who is from Germany, fully expected to *have* to speak English when they emigrated here, and learned to speak and write the language fluently...

2. Informatics RNs, do you ever miss the bedside?

   nightingale1969 replied to nightingale1969's topic in Informatics

   Hi rninformatics, Thanks for your reply. I've been looking forward to seeing what you have to say, as you are the guru of this forum! "Cruise ship" sounds good, where do I sign up? I will know soon if I have the job or not, so you might be seeing...

3. Calling the Code - a coping mechanism in 14 lines

   nightingale1969 replied to PedsDrNurseTheo's topic in General Nursing

   [speechless and amazed] What a beautiful poem, you truly have talent. Keep on sharing your gift with us.

4. Why aren't pt phones & TV free?

   nightingale1969 replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

   At our hospital, I *think* the phone is free (never had anyone ask about that!), but the entertainment package (full TV channels, etc.) is $12/day, capping at $100. Patients can only charge the cost to their credit cards (and not many people think to...

5. Informatics RNs, do you ever miss the bedside?

   nightingale1969 posted a topic in Informatics

   Hi all, I just interviewed for an informatics position at my hospital. Nursing is my second career; I was a computer professional (tech support, QA, project leader) in my past life. :) Our hospital's informatics department is relatively new, and they...

6. Daddy Put In Bye-Bye Box

   nightingale1969 replied to PiedPiperRN's topic in General Nursing

   ...I just got something in my eye while reading that...maybe it's dust or something... Very touching, but I suspect it hits too close to home for many of us, myself included. I'm hoping the person at the Onion who wrote this didn't *really* think ...

7. So do I go on the interview?

   nightingale1969 replied to nightingale1969's topic in General Students

   Any job that would require me to be COMPLETELY away from home for 3 days would be a huge no-no in my book. Family is a big priority, and I have a 6-year-old who does need her mommy. I want to be a nurse, not a vagrant... I do agree with not limiti...

8. So do I go on the interview?

   nightingale1969 replied to nightingale1969's topic in General Students

   Thanks for all the replies. I haven't decided yet whether I will go on the interview or not but I think I am leaning towards going. It's hard to fit it into my schedule (plus parking fees in the city are HORRENDOUS) but it might be worth it. About ...

9. So do I go on the interview?

   nightingale1969 posted a topic in General Students

   I'm getting ready to graduate in May, and I have a bit of a dilemma. Here goes: A few months ago, I took a job as a per diem nursing assistant at a major children's hospital in the city. This hospital is VERY hard to get into. I thought I wanted peds...

10. I want critical care, I just don't know what kind!!

    nightingale1969 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm an ADN student heading toward graduation in May (woo hoo!!), and have been trying to carve out a path toward a career in critical care nursing. I have worked in nursing assistant jobs in the PICU and pediatric/adult med-surg. Like my classmates...

11. what is a good path to NICU nursing?

    nightingale1969 posted a topic in NICU

    Hi all, I will be graduating in May 2008 from a RN program. I currently work as a nursing tech on a med-surg floor, but I have been thinking lately that my eventual goal is to work in the NICU. I understand that it's difficult for new grads to get ...

12. Anyone made career change from engineering to Nursing?

    nightingale1969 replied to lmf2006's topic in General Students

    Forgot to mention...your math skills will definitely help you with med calculations, especially where every calculation is like a word problem. :)

13. Anyone made career change from engineering to Nursing?

    nightingale1969 replied to lmf2006's topic in General Students

    That's me! :) I'd always wanted to be a nurse since I was little, but got pulled into science and engineering because I was really interested in it and the money was good. I majored in electrical engineering back in 1990 (*gulp*), worked in the softw...

14. Is 26 too old to go back to school?

    nightingale1969 replied to anouk's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my goodness no. I'm in a part-time ADN program with a lot of career changers, myself included. Average age is probably late 30's, with some of us in our 50's. I'm 37. So just go for it and STOP MAKING US ALL FEEL SO OLD, WILL YA??

15. "just" a student nurse: feeling ineffective/inadequate (for a few reasons)

    nightingale1969 replied to nightingale1969's topic in General Students

    Thanks for all the responses. I guess my thread topic was misleading then...it's not so much being "just" a student nurse and not having much knowledge or authority in the patient's eyes, but it's also my inexperience with juggling tasks and being a...