Otessa

Otessa BSN, RN

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  1. Holy Crap, Dad's having an MI!!!

    Otessa replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I have to say as a mature adult I certainly thought you had feigned an MI in the car with your 12 year old daughter at your side and your post was a little difficult to follow. Just saying.

  2. Holy Crap, Dad's having an MI!!!

    Otessa replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    see

  3. A&O - orientated or oriented?

    Otessa replied to mom2cka's topic in General Nursing

    orientate orientated indeed ARE words but are commonly used incorrectly check out

  4. A&O - orientated or oriented?

    Otessa replied to mom2cka's topic in General Nursing

    Also, orientate's description is "to orientate" as in orientating a new nurse NOT for alert and oriented

  5. A&O - orientated or oriented?

    Otessa replied to mom2cka's topic in General Nursing

    oriented it used to bother me when people said

  6. Anyone in their 40's here?

    Otessa replied to regnurse1995's topic in General Nursing

    Thank

  7. Anyone in their 40's here?

    Otessa replied to regnurse1995's topic in General Nursing

    Just turned 40 today. I have been having a hard time remembering things since I had

  8. Canadian Nurses_Boxing Day question...

    Otessa posted a topic in General Nursing

    Canadian Nurses (or anyone who knows) what is Boxing Day (December 26)? I have seen it on my calendar-is this considered a paid holiday in Canada?

  9. Canadian Nurses_Boxing Day question...

    Otessa replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    My birthday is today and I remember growing up and wondering if Boxing Day meant a boxing match(on my birthday) ---now I understand! Thank you

  10. Should I tell my employer why I'm really leaving?

    Otessa replied to nursngstudent05's topic in General Nursing

    Start looking-NOW! I couldn't work for people like that-if they do something wrong, REALLY wrong, they will not take the blame, they will blame it on the "other"(you) and your career could be...

  11. Should I tell my employer why I'm really leaving?

    Otessa replied to nursngstudent05's topic in General Nursing

    Leave:Just don't burn any

  12. did your job give you a holiday gift??

    Otessa replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    $30 bonus but nothing

  13. Senate passes health care bill

    Otessa replied to jlwerley's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I am aware that costs will go up if we are to provide care for all BUT a 9 fold increase in out of pocket premium costs (!), according to the Health Reform Subsidy Calculator, this does NOT include...

  14. Senate passes health care bill

    Otessa replied to jlwerley's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Health Reform Subsidy Calculator http://healthreform.kff.org/SubsidyCalculator.aspx

  15. I'm Sorry, But I'm Thankful

    Otessa replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have cried with many family members over the years-it shows that you are human.

  16. Senate passes health care bill

    Otessa replied to jlwerley's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I need to check a source but I was listening to someone who gave an example of how much this will cost. example: Someone makes $54,000/year-they will pay approximately $9,000 out of pocket for...

  17. I'm Sorry, But I'm Thankful

    Otessa replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    All I can say to the OP "Been There" and you WERE there for that patient-don't EVER forget that the last words they heard were kind and the last face they saw was smiling (yours).

  18. Young adults and MI

    Otessa replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think she was ever "chubby" but you have to admit that she looked MUCH different in Clueless than any of her other movies. Her face was much rounder in Clueless and she actually had curves...

  19. Feasible to get Thanksgiving and Christmas off as new RN?

    Otessa replied to ATLbubbles's topic in General Nursing

    As a new grad I worked every 3rd holiday and every 3rd weekend.

  20. How long did you work for while your were pregnant?

    Otessa replied to MaraG.'s topic in General Nursing

    Worked 8 hour evening shifts until I was 32 weeks and then was on 4 hour evening shifts from 32-34 weeks. Had to stop working because none of my shoes fit. I was pregnant with twins and went to 36...

  21. Holiday Pay

    Otessa replied to caliotter3's topic in General Nursing

    Holiday time where I worked previously was 11PM the night before a holiday (i.e Christmas Eve at 11 PM)) to 11 PM the night of the holiday (i.e. Christmas night 11

  22. Did I cause my patient to die faster?

    Otessa replied to lou_tango's topic in General Nursing

    Turning the patient every 2-3 hours to prevent bedsores and increase comfort is important. If incontinence occurs then the patient needs to be cleaned and unless you can do that without turning the...

  23. if you have actually USED a nurse pro pack...

    Otessa replied to cpnegrad07's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I used one of these but didn't have it in front-I put the pack to the side. It had a place for tape, my scissors, kelly clamp, etc,

  24. if you have actually USED a nurse pro pack...

    Otessa replied to cpnegrad07's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    is this like a fanny

  25. Education 101: ER vs. ICU

    Otessa replied to 1EmergencyRN's topic in Emergency

    I worked in a Critical Care Float pool for several years and was finally able to see things from several different point of views-sometimes was able to enlighten others (ever so gently, though). The...