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?

   Night Owl RN replied to bluedawg's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   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...

2. Verifying medications

   Night Owl RN replied to loveishope's topic in General Nursing

   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...

3. med-surg..the "trailer trash" area of nursing??

   Night Owl RN replied to nightengalegoddess's topic in Medical-Surgical

   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...

4. Nursing Shortage: New Grad or Experienced

   Night Owl RN replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

   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...

5. ltc to hospital job

   Night Owl RN replied to nazareth's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

   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;...

6. If you could do it all over again, would you choose nursing as your career?

   Night Owl RN replied to jordanl's topic in General Nursing

   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...

7. Need RN-BSN capstone project ideas

   Night Owl RN posted a topic in General Nursing

   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...

8. Older Student/Over 60 years old

   Night Owl RN replied to forestlover's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   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...

9. New RN age bias

   Night Owl RN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   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...

10. trouble finding a job...

    Night Owl RN replied to caseysmom's topic in General Nursing

    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...

11. Cincinnati State Technical College-- Has anyone ever attended?

    Night Owl RN replied to Julz034's topic in Ohio Nursing

    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

12. Cincinnati State Technical College-- Has anyone ever attended?

    Night Owl RN replied to Julz034's topic in Ohio Nursing

    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...

13. How much experience should I get before getting into Hospice?

    Night Owl RN replied to AddieRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    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...

14. Job search for LPN

    Night Owl RN replied to bieot721's topic in Ohio Nursing

    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...

15. Am I too old to just be starting?

    Night Owl RN replied to Roxy0628's topic in General Students

    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....