NIGHTWOLF87

NIGHTWOLF87

NICU, Psych, Med/Onc,Ped Home Health

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  1. Clinical Advice for Nursing Students - Future NICU Nurses

    NIGHTWOLF87 replied to cooktm2's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    hello... the best advice i can offer if you want to be a nicu nurse when you graduate, is to know your basics pretty well; such as vs for newborns, how to do a head to toe assessment, etc. the main...

  2. awkward Nicu Mom/nicu nurse

    NIGHTWOLF87 replied to krltdy's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    so you will be starting nursing school in july? that means you will graduate in approx 2 years or a little less? by then, i doubt that everyone will remember who you were. and who knows, perhaps...

  3. First job where? and Length of orientation?

    NIGHTWOLF87 replied to debblynn13's topic in First Year After Licensure

    1. area of nursing: nicu 2. orientation: was 12 weeks, but has been recently changed to 6 months: 3 months in level ii and 3 months in level iii. 3. nurse/pt. ratio:...

  4. I want to be a NICU nurse

    NIGHTWOLF87 replied to kgo2006's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    "get names of the unit managers for your hospitals nicus and when you get close to graduating, ask to meet with them. tell them your plans and desires to work in their nicu." so you recommend i call...

  5. I want to be a NICU nurse

    NIGHTWOLF87 replied to kgo2006's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    your best chances of being hired in a nicu a year from now, depend on if their are openings in the nicus at the hospitals you attend to apply at and if they welcome new grads to their nicus. i know...

  6. Don't Anger The Nurse!

    NIGHTWOLF87 replied to tishirajan's topic in Nursing Humor

    remember seeing that on an older episode of

  7. New NICU nurse

    NIGHTWOLF87 replied to sjc80's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    first of all, congrats on becoming a new nicu nurse! welcome to the club secondly, your orientation sounds super short. in our nicu, they recently expanded the orientation process to 6 months! 3...

  8. nursery

    NIGHTWOLF87 replied to Korleone's topic in Men in Nursing

    hey korleone... i've been in the nicu for over 3 and 1/2 years, and i absolutely love what i do here. there is soooo much more to do than just feed the babies and put them to sleep. first of all,...

  9. Orientations woes, Vent (long)

    NIGHTWOLF87 replied to monkeyadale's topic in First Year After Licensure

    first, let me say congrats for being a new gn! secondly, i am sorry that you are having a less than stellar orientation on your unit. when i first graduated, my first job was at the hospital that i...

  10. In nursing school clinical did you experience discrimination / bias from instructor?

    NIGHTWOLF87 replied to biltz's topic in Men in Nursing

    sorry to hear that you were failed during your peds rotation. fortunately, my experience during the ob rotation was a positive one. i have a great clinical intructor who actually tried to get me and...

  11. Men's Nursing Shoes

    NIGHTWOLF87 replied to MilwaukeeRNstu's topic in Male Nursing Students

    the most comfortable (and expensive) shoes that i wear for work are z-coils. i know some other guys here at the hospital that wear them as well. you can check out their different styles at...

  12. Am I making the right choice?

    NIGHTWOLF87 replied to captainurse's topic in Nursing Career

    i have always thought that you 'do what you love, and love what you do' type of philosophy. if nursing is what you truly have your heart set on, then by all means, go for it! there is more to life...

  13. Will an RN accept an interview?

    NIGHTWOLF87 replied to ScottLytle's topic in General Nursing

    i'd be glad to help as

  14. heparin 2 units flush

    NIGHTWOLF87 replied to smilesrn22's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    we flush our peripheral line heplocks with each of our touch times (q 3-4hrs, usually), and we use pre-mixed flushes of 1/2ns with heparin 1:1. as far as as the med line on a uvc, again, we use...

  15. I want to get into nursing please help :)

    NIGHTWOLF87 replied to Guest717002's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    hello... these are the pre-reqs and nursing courses for the nursing program from the university that i graduated from for 2008-09 academic year:...

  16. What do ment think of NS?

    NIGHTWOLF87 replied to Guest717002's topic in Male Nursing Students

    i didn't find nursing school to be all that difficult, just intense. you have so much information thrown at you all at once. lots of reading, assignments, group projects, individual projects, papers...

  17. Where is there an URGENT need for Nurses

    NIGHTWOLF87 replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    true, mexico does have it's problems. but it is a third world country. here on the u.s.a. side, we do not have any problems spilling over here. we have the army base of ft. bliss, biggs field,...

  18. Scheduling C-Sections for Convenience Nurses Thoughts?

    NIGHTWOLF87 replied to ECKPowers's topic in General Nursing

    working here in the nicu, we are the one's who attend every c-section. it is very common for the obs to schedule a c/s out of convenience. you want to know when the busiest time for scheduled c/s?...

  19. Just finished OB rotation

    NIGHTWOLF87 replied to newmale2nursing's topic in Male Nursing Students

    the op sounds exactly how my ob rotation went many moons ago... overall i have to admit that i really didn't like it that much. i was able to take part in a c-section and see a vag delivery. didn't...

  20. Where is there an URGENT need for Nurses

    NIGHTWOLF87 replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    and, yes, all the local hospitals here are looking for

  21. Where is there an URGENT need for Nurses

    NIGHTWOLF87 replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    where did that come from? i have lived here in el paso, texas for going on 35+ years and have never once feared for my life. it is dangerous if you travel over the border, but to insinuate that...

  22. ~!~ ...SERIOUSLY ...~!~

    NIGHTWOLF87 replied to 2bNurse22*'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    a & p is the foundation that you will build upon when you get into more advanced classes, such as pathophysiology. without a good understanding of how a well body functions, you will, in my...

  23. Weaker nurses at night?

    NIGHTWOLF87 replied to LeeniesMomRN's topic in General Nursing

    like it was said in some of the earlier posts, there are "strong" or "weak" nurses on every shift and every floor. i have worked nights for going on 4 years now, and in our unit (nicu), there seems...

  24. Feeling discouraged

    NIGHTWOLF87 replied to Vernie08's topic in First Year After Licensure

    don't get discouraged! as you are a new nurse, i would be more concerned that if you didn't ask questions, and thought that you knew it all already. no one knows everything, especially starting out...

  25. A little encouragement please?

    NIGHTWOLF87 replied to ASee's topic in Nursing Career

    it all depends on what area of the country you are working in if there is a "nursing shortage" right now. here at the hospital that i work at, we are still hiring rns (nicu) and our sister hospital...