NightOwl0624

NightOwl0624

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  1. To the RN I just had hospital orientation with today....

    NightOwl0624 replied to DayDreamin ER CRNP's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, but I don't buy that either. You don't have to be a tech before you were a nurse to treat each other with kindness, compassion and respect. (But I do get that I will never know what it is like...

  2. Was so impressed with my patient yesterday and not so impressed with the family

    NightOwl0624 replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I'm glad at least for that! (The DNR part!) I think there is a real, real lack of education as to what hospice is all about. I haven't been a nurse very long, but what I see of hospice is the...

  3. Was so impressed with my patient yesterday and not so impressed with the family

    NightOwl0624 replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    98 year old ladies with congestive heart failure are going to die. I understand the daughter's concern.... maybe hospice is not appropriate yet, but she probably is afraid of what will happen if her...

  4. Working Nights On Med-Surg

    NightOwl0624 replied to redraider1977's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Some nights may be nice and peaceful... then other nights... 1. we get lots of admissions at night. Since we are staffed at the census at 2100, we are often short nurses and very busy admitting new...

  5. Do you guys have Pyxis in your hospital?

    NightOwl0624 replied to lambimari's topic in General Nursing

    The only time I ever draw out more than one patient's meds from the pyxis is if the are the same meds - example, if I needed to give heparin shots at 0600 - I would get all the heparin out at the...

  6. Bipolar is wrecking my family...

    NightOwl0624 replied to EMSnut45's topic in General Nursing

    Non medicated bipolar individuals can have very long periods of "normal", then suddenly shift into a depression or mania. I don't believe that mental illness is CAUSED by outside events, but...

  7. Bipolar is wrecking my family...

    NightOwl0624 replied to EMSnut45's topic in General Nursing

    You have my sympathy for what you and your family are going through. I wish you all the best at this very difficult time. I went through it too, so I know exactly how you feel. I hope you are able...

  8. Night Shifters... How do you do it?

    NightOwl0624 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    My advice - go in with an open mind! I love nights! I've only been doing them for 7 months now, so I can't speak for any negative long term effects on my body, but really, I do not have much problem...

  9. "Think" about what you say!!!

    NightOwl0624 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient call me out last night ... His IV was beeping - had an air bubble, and it was stubborn so it took a while to get it straightened out. When I finished, I said, "There, I think that...

  10. "Think" about what you say!!!

    NightOwl0624 replied to NightOwl0624's topic in General Nursing

    True, true... You guys are funny. Thanks for cheering me

  11. Charge Nurse... 1 month out of orientation?

    NightOwl0624 replied to CandyGyrl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow... Don't you work at HFH -WB? The rumor was that they weren't hiring new grads, only taking experienced nurses. That is truly scary. I wonder why there is such a high turnover so quickly....

  12. Charge Nurse... 1 month out of orientation?

    NightOwl0624 replied to CandyGyrl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    As far as I can tell, you aren't given much of a choice. When they think you are ready, they start to schedule you as charge. I started with another new grad who had lots of health care experience...

  13. hourly rounding

    NightOwl0624 replied to suni's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I so agree. On normal nights, (proper staffing, available equipment, stable patients, etc) I have absolutely no problem with it. I kind of like doing it, actually. But we have been so short staffed...

  14. Am I being snotty?

    NightOwl0624 replied to JezzysRN09's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It doesn't work that way at my hospital, either. RN is RN. I doubt if most of the general public would know what it meant anyway. Most patients don't care who you are as long as you're getting the...

  15. What are you struggling with?

    NightOwl0624 replied to shannonFNP's topic in First Year After Licensure

    What I struggle with - Now that I'm a nurse of about 6 months, I'm just expected to "know" how to do things and when to do things that I've never ever done before.. In my orientation, there are some...

  16. Question for U of M Flint RN to BSN Students

    NightOwl0624 replied to RN1981's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Hi, Rn1981, I don't have an answer for you, but I'll be watching your thread... I also will be starting classes in Jan. I only signed up for 308 so far, thought I would start out on the slow side to...

  17. Listening to a dying man

    NightOwl0624 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I can't stop thinking about the pt I had last night. End stage CA, doc thinks it will be any day. This pt is afraid to die. He didn't want to talk to the chaplain, but I had time in the early hrs,...

  18. Listening to a dying man

    NightOwl0624 replied to NightOwl0624's topic in General Nursing

    I'd be interested in hearing your personal philosophy if you ever feel like sharing. I'm fairly secure with my own set of beliefs, but I've had a much happier and fulfilling life so it makes sense...

  19. Listening to a dying man

    NightOwl0624 replied to NightOwl0624's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for such kind and supportive responses. I'm a fairly new nurse, so always feeling like I could have handled things

  20. RN-BSN Completion Programs

    NightOwl0624 replied to CandyGyrl's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Braya, Thanks so much for the info. I will look into it

  21. RN-BSN Completion Programs

    NightOwl0624 replied to CandyGyrl's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Braya - I have been looking at U-M Flint based on your posts, and it sounds like a good program. One of the problems I am having with some of the other programs are the specific general pre-reqs they...

  22. Anyone In Henryford Hospital Nursing Program

    NightOwl0624 replied to excited08's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I remember that post like it was yesterday! Nursing School is a very humbling experience. No one can understand how difficult and stressful it is until you go through it. I'll bet you won't be shy...

  23. Enjoyable Depression

    NightOwl0624 replied to markuskristian's topic in General Nursing

    I think this is a very good explanation. I had a family member who was in a mixed state for a period. It was not enjoyable for him or anyone else. The depression was severe, and the mania was more...

  24. Oakwood Hospital in Dearborn

    NightOwl0624 replied to GRnurse57's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Me? I work at HFH downtown. I have a family member that works at Oakwood (not as a nurse, though - in some finance department) and she seems to like it. I didn't have a great experience with Oakwood...

  25. Oakwood Hospital in Dearborn

    NightOwl0624 replied to GRnurse57's topic in Michigan Nursing

    When I was at my orientation for my new grad job in June, there were more than a few experienced nurses starting that used to work for Oakwood, also several from Beaumont. Didn't get into specifics,...