Otessa

Otessa BSN, RN

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  1. ICU: Nurses Wash Patients + Make Beds?

    Otessa replied to nyforlove's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, each nurse helps each other out. One place I worked had 'buddies' assigned for the shift. I would cover their 2 patients while they went on break or had to go down for a procedure with one of...

  2. ICU: Nurses Wash Patients + Make Beds?

    Otessa replied to nyforlove's topic in General Nursing

    Worked in 4 different states in my 16 years of nursing in cardiac care, ICU, and Telemetry. Yes, this is standard. When I worked in the float pool and would go to medical and surgical floors(floated...

  3. Anyone a ACLS instructor?

    Otessa replied to askater11's topic in General Nursing

    "As opposed to the instructor merely trying to intimidate the crap out of the students for what seemed to be for no other reason then to stroke their egos" How true! A real code is a team effort....

  4. Anyone a ACLS instructor?

    Otessa replied to askater11's topic in General Nursing

    Refer to my earlier

  5. Anyone can get into Nursing.

    Otessa replied to indiawhitaker's topic in General Nursing

    He sounds like my HS boyfriend-it sooo makes my skin crawl. It has been 20 years since I broke up with the jerk and besides going to college it was the best decision of my

  6. Anyone can get into Nursing.

    Otessa replied to indiawhitaker's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: My HS boyfriend wanted me to quit college, get married, and have babies. I wanted to do the last two things eventually but not without going to college. Broke up with him January of the...

  7. Anyone can get into Nursing.

    Otessa replied to indiawhitaker's topic in General Nursing

    to OP- UNBELIEVABLE!!! I agree with another poster--it may be time to ditch the

  8. Nursing Uniform Policy

    Otessa replied to rustysflygirl's topic in General Nursing

    I worked one place where we had to wear burgundy or navy. It made it easier to dress every day. Was glad to NOT wear

  9. Interviewer asked about my GPA

    Otessa replied to JessicaSN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think about my GPA 16 years ago as a GN. If someone would have asked my GPA back then I probably wouldn't have been the one picked for the job-:redpinkhe it wasn't stellar-passed the boards first...

  10. CNA duties vs. Nursing Duties

    Otessa replied to joolia's topic in General Nursing

    you stop doing ADLs when you become a nurse????? I have been in healthcare for more than 20 years starting as a CNA, then nurse intern and then RN. ADLs and all the basic care that needs to be taken...

  11. Did not get new position

    Otessa replied to rn-jane's topic in General Nursing

    BINGO! right on the

  12. charting"incident report filled" in nurse's notes

    Otessa replied to NICURN04's topic in General Nursing

    Our risk management always told us NOT to put that we filled out an incident report just chart what happened and what action was

  13. At dinner out, I am chastised for drinking before work by manager -- help?

    Otessa replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    No drinking before work-of any kind-even if offered. You have to have personal responsibility for you own actions-you don't need a 'gentle reminder' to not accept a drink at a function before

  14. NP's calling themselves MD's

    Otessa replied to shelly304's topic in General Nursing

    This is a new one for me too. I have worked with many NPs and PAs and it says clearly on their lab coats and name badges "Physician's Assistant" or "Nurse

  15. What you get for nurses week

    Otessa replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    I got a card from my all non-nursing co-workers. It was sweet for them to think of me!

  16. Online ACLS certification

    Otessa replied to trace_element's topic in General Nursing

    This is actually called "ACLS Anywhere" by the American Heart Association. The mega code needs to be monitored by an AHA ACLS

  17. Code Red/Code Blue/Code whatever....what do you have/what are they for?

    Otessa replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    and here i always thought code brown was when c-diff had taken over someone's

  18. RN or MSN on ID badge?

    Otessa replied to LeslieMarie's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Where I work RN is all that is placed on the badge, doesn't matter if you are diploma, ADN, BSN, or

  19. which shift do you prefer and why?

    Otessa replied to nrsman1's topic in General Nursing

    Always love evenings 3p-11 or 3p-3a. Could still sleep when it was dark and get some normal daytime chores done with sunlight . Didn't work well for me with kids though. I now work M-F with a...

  20. Code blue: family at bedside????

    Otessa replied to ljcraigrn's topic in General Nursing

    You may want to look at "family presence" this has been studied quite a bit with pediatric codes. Family at bedside.

  21. new RN's in specialty areas

    Otessa replied to sunny261's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that a strong med-surg background for a minimum 1-2 years makes a much better specialty nurse and enhanced assessment skills that can save a life!

  22. Am I Just a Cynic or Is nursing a poor career?

    Otessa replied to MrsCaseyRN's topic in General Nursing

    while nurses went home at shift change i stayed with the patient until their labor was done. and did i even get paid for this? no doulas don't get paid?? i thought it was a paid profession, not...

  23. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

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

    NO, NO, NO, i most empahatically will NOT come get you when it is time for your next pain shot while you are having a smoke break. I also will not bring it to you in the smoking room. (Have actually...

  24. Is nursing the best job ever?

    Otessa replied to heatherwood's topic in General Nursing

    I have changed jobs within an organization and have been happy with every change. I now work a 'desk' job and enjoy it although I don't receive the kudos from patients that I once did when I was doing...

  25. male nurses with beards

    Otessa replied to nrsman1's topic in Men in Nursing

    I've worked with many male healthcare workers that had cleanly trimmed moustaches and beards. If they are scraggly -ick! but if they are taken care