Otessa

Otessa BSN, RN

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  1. New ACLS protocols

    Otessa replied to nurse2033's topic in General Nursing

    I teach BLS and ACLS and the updates occur in 2010- we will be informed of changes this fall and will hold classes to update all of the isntructors. We will start teaching the new changes in early...

  2. Can RNs really make this much?

    Otessa replied to MiahMSN's topic in General Nursing

    I think both coasts have higher pay. Cost of living and renting/owning a home is outrageous in many of those areas so the higher pay is warranted.

  3. Do degrees mean nurses will not 'dirty' their hands?

    Otessa replied to regularRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I have to disagree with you. I did my BEST skin, psychosocial, education and mental evaluations, etc. while taking care of my pt's ADLs. You truly get to see those slight changes with a primary care...

  4. Do degrees mean nurses will not 'dirty' their hands?

    Otessa replied to regularRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I think it varies-depends on the college attended-all are not created equally.

  5. Nobody Likes A Tattle Tail

    Otessa replied to sassyrn333's topic in General Nursing

    To the OP this happened when I was a charge nurse. I made the 2 people get together and talk it out-I acted as a mediator. There were ground rules 1. no name calling 2. no shouting 3. just the facts...

  6. Really, I don't know where they get their info from..

    Otessa replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    I have made anywhere from 25c to $1 more per hour. The only real difference is that when a job states "BSN preferred" or "BSN required" I may have had a better chance at that job.

  7. managements new idea for call-lights

    Otessa replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    That would feel like high school. I would start looking for other employment, if

  8. Do nurses still get signing bonuses?

    Otessa replied to Idaho Murse's topic in General Nursing

    haven't seen any

  9. Fingerprints for BON and Pyxis: Unable to Print or Scan

    Otessa replied to Multicollinearity's topic in General Nursing

    This happened where I worked and they gave the person a log-in to access the Pyxis.

  10. Trying in vain to get in a vein

    Otessa replied to robinbird's topic in General Nursing

    Are they leaving alone to start these IVs??? If they are they are not seeing what you may or may not be doing to get into that vein. It could be a technique issue that could be easily remedied with...

  11. CVICU nursing

    Otessa replied to aflac381's topic in General Nursing

    worked in a CVICU-we recovered the patients right out of surgery-cardiac and pulmonary. Normally kept them in CVICU until they had no cardiac drips, swanz discontinued, extubated,...

  12. SBAR for shift report

    Otessa replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I've done bedside shift report in the ICU-basically we did the shift change assessment together and verified the same neuro checks, drips, etc. before the other nurse left after their shift.

  13. SBAR for shift report

    Otessa replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I always went head to toe when reporting off and obtaining information at shift change> N-neuro/affect/mentation/attitude P-pulmonary-O2, RT tx, breath sounds (vent settings if on)...

  14. Pregnant in the ICU

    Otessa replied to misslolalady's topic in General Nursing

    Heavy lifting is what I avoided and ate plenty of snacks and drank fluids to avoid dehydration-I had a few miscarriages before my successful pregnancy with twins. I was always willing to do the...

  15. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    Otessa replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm sorry your mother has had poor care. But instead of interrupting our vent thread you need to write a letter to the hospital or care facility to outline your concerns about your mothers care. Don't...

  16. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    Otessa replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think it is both but I would say nursing is improving people's health and treating them with respect. That is what I consider customer service.

  17. Vacation

    Otessa replied to Jameslovestravel's topic in Nursing Career

    Depends on where you work. When I was a new nurse I had a total of 2 weeks of vacation per

  18. is it necessary to go to high ranking nursing schools for RN?

    Otessa replied to adorablesh's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I went to a state college for my pre-reqs(first 2 years) and then the last 2 years to a private nursing college to finish my BSN-it was tough getting in-needed a good GPA and an awesome interview. I...

  19. RN in a doctors office??

    Otessa replied to KKB243's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think the poster was going by just this post, it looked like they had looked at your other postings to come to this conlcusion.

  20. Being a stay-at-home mom and an RN?

    Otessa replied to KSELRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am contemplating this as well-staying home. Currently work M-F, no weekends, no holidays. Sometimes start at 0700 and travel to outlying areas (45 minutes to 2 hours away-one way). Kids need to...

  21. Do Nurses Get Vacations Every Year

    Otessa replied to CanCan's topic in General Nursing

    Depends.....it can be accrued every pay period....certain amount of hours every pay period.......if it is over a holiday you may not get it especially if it is your holiday to work. I have worked...

  22. I'm very disturbed by this

    Otessa replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    During times of intense anxiety/stress people do things they normally would not....just

  23. So who do nurses marry or have as civil partners???

    Otessa replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    None of the top 5 but he does wear a uniform (airline pilot)!

  24. Family Feud question today.....

    Otessa posted a topic in General Nursing

    During my lunch break I was watching Family Feud. The question: "What profession is designed to make you feel good?" -not exact wording but pretty close. 8 answers. #2 being physician-they answered...

  25. To be Salaried or Not.

    Otessa replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    This is why I purposely did NOT have my laptop at work (could take home if needed)set up for connection to my work site intranet from home-said "no thank you!"-they don't require it anyway. My motto...