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,...

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

   nightingale1969 replied to nightingale1969's topic in Nursing 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...

3. 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...

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

   nightingale1969 posted a topic in Nursing 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...

5. 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...

6. 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...

7. what is a good path to NICU nursing?

   nightingale1969 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

   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...

8. 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.

9. 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...

10. 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...

11. How early do you need to come to the clinicals?

    nightingale1969 replied to mmr2's topic in General Students

    Definitely pack the "clinical bag" the night before and have it ready. As for how early you get there, well, for us, it's personal preference. We start at 6:30, so as long as we're sitting around the...

12. Anyone watch ER thursday?

    nightingale1969 replied to t2000JC's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Just a first-year student nurse here, not anywhere near the caliber of NICU (WE'RE NOT WORTHY! WE'RE NOT WORTHY!!) :wink2: but the longer I'm in nursing school, the more annoyed I get with ER's...