Night Owl RN

Night Owl RN

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. 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...

  3. 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...

  4. 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...

  5. 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...

  6. 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;...

  7. 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...

  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....

  16. Am I too old to just be starting?

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

    I've noticed that many of the 20 and 30 year olds are not staying in the field for 30-40 years either. Many are having babies or simply wearing out and "retiring" from nursing. The other thing I...

  17. Am I too old to just be starting?

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

    Oh, please! Are you serious? I would give anything to be starting out at 30 instead of

  18. Why are all the job listings for Dialysis Nurses???

    Night Owl RN replied to Noor545's topic in General Nursing

    "A friend then told me that Blue Cross, the health insurance company she had for her business (30 employees). charged $1000/month extra for her husband after he turned 55 yo.(about 20 years ago). They...

  19. Unethical Hiring Practices

    Night Owl RN replied to sophie12's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital will not have breached the contract until you worked and they issued a paycheck that reflected the lower wages. What they are trying to do is force a resigning of the contract to reflect...

  20. Why are all the job listings for Dialysis Nurses???

    Night Owl RN replied to Noor545's topic in General Nursing

    You go, Noor! I'm over 60 and recently finished school, so I'm looking for a job in an acute setting also. I believe my age is a negative influence on my job search too. Some of my 40 year old...

  21. Nursing after 50

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

    I'll graduate from LPN school in 60 days (but who's counting?) and I just turned 61. Three days after graduation, I start my RN clinicals at the CC (have been on that waiting list for 2 years) and...

  22. Eww white uniforms??

    Night Owl RN replied to jla623's topic in General Students

    I haven't seen anyone else post this so I'll go on record with "I hate the polo shirt" uniform top. What was wrong with the standard "pajama top" scrub shirt? It hid a multitude of sins. The polo...

  23. I flunked out in my last semester by a tenth of a point!! Please help me..

    Night Owl RN replied to nautica843's topic in General Nursing

    Meet with your instructor to recheck your test grades as one of the PP suggested. A student in my class failed last term by a tenth of a point or less. During the review of her exams, a calculation...

  24. Max nursing career advancement

    Night Owl RN posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hi all, There's been a lot of discussion in various threads about the age at which many are starting second careers in nursing. If someone with a previous BS in Biology obtains an LPN at 61 and an ADN...

  25. Common skills needed for med-surg

    Night Owl RN replied to bld24's topic in Medical-Surgical

    It's a relief to know questions are still acceptable. My clinical instructor told me I ask too many questions. Pretty hard to do when she is rarely with me. She doesn't make many corrections to my...