NightNerd

NightNerd MSN, RN

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  1. Where Do I Belong?

    NightNerd replied to jellybean570's topic in General Nursing

    What tasks do you enjoy the most? What kinds of conditions do you like learning about or find interesting? Which groups of patients tend to stick with you (in a good, I liked taking care of them kind...

  2. Patient Terms of Endearment

    NightNerd replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    I start off with Mr./Ms. Patient, and then ask if that's what they'd prefer I call them. If I physically write down their preferred name on my report sheet, I'm more likely to remember it. Sometimes I...

  3. Nurse Appreciation

    NightNerd replied to tyffsta's topic in General Nursing

    This is such a nice sentiment, and I'm really glad to hear your team is so supportive! Words of appreciation are often both very meaningful and overlooked as an important gesture. Verbally thank...

  4. Hospice Patient’s Family Refusing Hospice Cares

    NightNerd replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    The conversation - in general and in this situation - needs to be shifted to what the patient wants, or would want if she could speak for herself. Did the patient have an AD? Has anyone asked the...

  5. Day orientation... Yay! Night orientation...not so much

    NightNerd replied to Merrie82's topic in General Nursing

    I would be a disaster if I had to rotate like that too! Is there any system to how you move between days and nights, or is it completely random? I wouldn't stress too much about the...

  6. New Grad-ish. Need advice

    NightNerd replied to newnursemoon's topic in General Nursing

    Check your policy for specifics about how long you must wait before initiating an internal transfer. I know my hospital requires six months before transferring to a new position. Two months is...

  7. Buying a House on a Nurse's Income: How Do Nurses Afford $450,000+ Houses?

    NightNerd replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's also a challenge based on how long you've been in the workforce and house much you've been able to save toward a down payment. I don't own a home but hope to in a few years. My house fund...

  8. The Motivator

    NightNerd replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    It's pitiful, but sometimes the best motivation is knowing that even when everything sucks at work and in life, I'm working toward something that sucks less. For example, I hate everything right now...

  9. Community Health as a New Grad w/ IHS

    NightNerd replied to emilyg0401's topic in Public, Community Health

    I have no advice but just wanted to send kudos and encouragement! I have always been interested in working for the IHS and hope I may get the opportunity after I finish my MSN. I hope you are able to...

  10. Nurse Managers: Do you answer your phone on your days off even when not on call?

    NightNerd replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Who are they supposed to call on evenings and weekends? Kindly refer them to that person, ONCE, then stop answering. When you find yourself dealing with another manager's stuff, refer the nurses...

  11. Hardest Thing to Learn

    NightNerd replied to Okey Foley's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yeahhhhh, I kinda forgot I met my boyfriend at my first nursing job! So never mind, y'all, I still haven't learned my lesson six years later! That's a tough one, Davey. It sucks feeling...

  12. Nursing and Children

    NightNerd replied to Davey Do's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    It's so important that having kids doesn't become (remain?) the default for everyone. My mom seemed to love being a parent, while my dad...truly didn't, but that's a whole other story. It's so dumb,...

  13. Hardest Thing to Learn

    NightNerd replied to Okey Foley's topic in General Nursing

    This is such an important thing for me too. I have learned to see many work situations in a different, healthier way after talking through them with my counselor. For me, I think one of the...

  14. Should I stay or step out of my comfort zone?

    NightNerd replied to gratefultobeanurse16's topic in General Nursing

    Agree with everything the others said - WITH an asterisk. *It sounds like you are very capable and have learned a lot in your couple of years on the unit. Do you run charge or have any additional...

  15. How Long Do You Expect To Be a Nurse?

    NightNerd replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    This is so accurate. I love taking care of patients and would do this forever if I could - but without the support we need to do it right, it's draining and exhausting and not sustainable until...

  16. Interview questions

    NightNerd replied to 2021NEgrad's topic in General Nursing

    I just realized I didn't actually answer your question. ? As far as what to say, I would just thank them and say I will take a few days to consider the offer; is okay if I get back to you by (date no...

  17. Four 12s in a row?!?! ??

    NightNerd replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

    I 100% have had that. Two or three days off is my sweet spot where I can breathe on my days off but not completely lose my work groove. Also, it seems like a lot of folks arrange their days...

  18. Interview questions

    NightNerd replied to 2021NEgrad's topic in General Nursing

    How long will orientation be, AND is there room to extend it by a week or two if you need it? If you're going into a new grad residency, ask what the requirements are and about how much time you will...

  19. So, who are you?

    NightNerd replied to JBudd's topic in General Nursing

    This is fun! Weirdly, the first thing that I always think of but rarely say aloud about who I am is a writer. I haven't published anything I've written, though that is a goal I'm always working...

  20. 12-hour shift workers here- how much caffeine do you drink? A 30-second survey for my school

    NightNerd replied to MSN2021's topic in General Nursing

    Can you add an option for caffeinated soda? You will not catch me at work without at least two Diet Pepsis standing

  21. How Long Do You Expect To Be a Nurse?

    NightNerd replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I hope I'll be a nurse for many more decades! (I've got a minute until I retire, unless we hit Powerball.) I will say that I feel myself getting stressed to the max in med-surg, and even though I'm...

  22. Typical orientation time for new hire?

    NightNerd replied to MyAimIsTrue's topic in General Nursing

    I have been pretty spoiled; in changing between similar nursing jobs, I've always been offered a month of orientation, including classroom and typical hospital orientation. I have historically used...

  23. Getting Bored

    NightNerd replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    TheMoonIsMyLantern took the words right out of my mouth! For me, that restlessness feels like desperation, and I learned the hard way to NEVER make decisions based on desperation. A year and a half...

  24. What’s the farthest you would be willing to commute?

    NightNerd replied to MountaineerFan57's topic in General Nursing

    I couldn't do it long term, but that's just me. I've had coworkers who make similar commutes that seem outrageous to me, but it works for them. You have to think about how it'll feel making that...

  25. Four 12s in a row?!?! ??

    NightNerd replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

    Can't complain on that front, I do have a good chunk of days off after it. I think when I do three in a row, I'm pretty useless for at least the first day and a half afterward (and, like I said, a...