otiscokat

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1. What is the most you've worked (days) without having a day off?

   otiscokat replied to Nightingale11's topic in General Nursing

   21 days, should have been 8 hr shifts, but you left when the paper work was done. That was between 2 jobs and 10 yrs. age. The up side, my daughter got through collage with no student loans. :yeah:The down side, Mom was a terrer.

2. Accredited schools versus approved

   otiscokat replied to lexy 2002 LPN's topic in General Nursing

   Are you licensed by the state BON? Contact the In. BON and ask them your question. If the BON lets you set for the test and you passed it, then any place that hires LPNs should let you work for them. If they question your schooling, they will tell yo...

3. Where is the job for an experienced RN?

   otiscokat replied to niceone's topic in General Nursing

   Louisville Ky. has jobs. There are 10 big hospitals now,with 1 more to open this fall. 6 hospitals are part of Nortons. Look up Norton Healthcare for job info.Cost of living is not high and if you cross the Ohio river to southern In. cost of living i...

4. LPN wages Kokomo?

   otiscokat replied to greenie101's topic in Indiana

   I don't live in your area, but I do have your dream job:D. I am 53 also, and a LPN. 15 years ago I trained to scrub in surgery in an in hospital program. The hospitals around here now only take scrubs from tech programs:o. I have only met 3 other LPN...

5. Changing Surgical Scrubs

   otiscokat replied to pete_bobb's topic in General Nursing

   Several years ago Tyson(the chicken people) was sued bacause of this and they had to pay back multi millions. Federal court told Tyson that they had to pay employees 15 minutes to dress in the a.m. and 15 minutes in the p.m.. You can check with your ...

6. How Many CRNAs Per Hospital?

   otiscokat replied to WildFlowers84's topic in CRNA

   In Louisville, Ky. all of our hospitals use CRNAs. I work in a hospital with 14 O.R.s, plus 2 litho suites, and we have CRNAs in all rooms until 7p.m.. We also have L & D which uses CRNAs. Even the small hospital that I work at, prn, has a CRNA w...

7. Aside from Nursing, what else do you do?

   otiscokat replied to NiteQwill's topic in Stress 101

   I garden and ride my motorcycle in the fair weather. Then I make stain glass in the winter. I also make scrub hats so that I look different from everyone else in the O.R.( Then I make them for everyone else). After work I read to help unwind and I sp...

8. The rules of game after the interview

   otiscokat replied to NEWGRADNURSE75's topic in General Nursing

   If manager is still taking your calls, they aren't "sick" of you yet. If you speak with them again just ask if it is O.K. to continue checking ( since I would love the chance to work at your hospital:D). Also ask if there is a usual time frame to get...

9. how do you keep your sexy??

   otiscokat replied to healthcarefome's topic in General Nursing

   Years ago I told my young daughter, always wear pretty undies. That way, even if you are doing grungy things, you still feel like a girl. After nursing school and white uniforms(and white undies), I started buying undies in sets. Now even in scrubs f...

10. please i need your prayers

    otiscokat replied to tigger2sassy1's topic in General Nursing

    I will keep you and you husband in my prayers. I'm so sorry this happened to you. You will get through this, just remember to look to God and also to breath. Kathy

11. Am I the only weird one that does this LOL

    otiscokat replied to cherokeesummer's topic in General Nursing

    I would find my self using nursing shorthand, like the "c" with the line above, when writing notes for my daughter's school. My daughter was use to me being weird, but the teachers would have to get her to translate for them. I guess it shows how ha...

12. Any ex-teachers?

    otiscokat replied to T123G123's topic in General Nursing

    My second job as a nurse was at The Home of the Innocents in Louisville,Ky.. We had childern from birth to 21 years old. It Is a LTC, and at that time(15 yrs. ago) there were about 30 of this type of care centers in the U.S.. A lot of our childern we...

13. How do I get started?

    otiscokat replied to mimimartina's topic in Operating Room

    I am an LPN working in the OR. I applied to an ad that the hospital was training LPNs, RTs, ect... people with some medical training, to scrub. I also work at a small community hospital,PRN, and they have trained several cna to scrub. It all depends ...

14. Suture to laceration

    otiscokat replied to Lacie's topic in Emergency

    One year ago I put a wood chisle through 2 of my finger tips. After I cried, I talked to myself for a while, then had my DH (also a nurse) look at it, then decided I had to go to the imediate care center. I was two hours getting there. They soaked i...

15. Abbreviations

    otiscokat replied to vivibonita's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with you. I just wait and hope all is clarified in the next reply. Be the way, I learned on another forum a wife is SWMBO ( she who must be obeyed). Somehow I think DW would be better.