Otessa

Otessa BSN, RN

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  1. When your patient dies.....

    Otessa replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    I have been an RN for 15 years . I know paperwork needs to be done. Would a mandatory 15-30 minutes to collect yourself before having to take report on a new patient "waiting in the wings" be helpful?...

  2. When your patient dies.....

    Otessa replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    As far as what we WISH they would do..... get enough staff so we can tend to the surviving family that is present as well as we tried to care for the patient. Fat chance that will happen though. We...

  3. MSN vs MPH vs MBA????

    Otessa replied to Otessa's topic in Post Graduate Students

    thank you all for your input! i do need to fine-tune what i want to accomplish with whatever master's degree i decide to go to school for. graduated 15 years ago and said that 'someday' i would...

  4. MSN vs MPH vs MBA????

    Otessa replied to Otessa's topic in Post Graduate Students

    The OP in this thread has 15 years of nursing experience many of which seem to be in clinical nursing - ya' think she ain't ready for graduate studies? I'm ready! I started a distance NP program 10...

  5. good grades vs. competent nurse

    Otessa replied to natrgrrl's topic in General Nursing

    i had a's & b's for my 2 years of pre-requisites. 2 years of nursing college b's and the rare c-worked full time(nurse intern very valuable!) and the classes were difficult to say the least..... i...

  6. Hey whats those logos?

    Otessa replied to Cherish's topic in General Nursing

    I consider myself a somewhat educated person but I didn't see the point of the article and de.lic.io.s or whatever it is in the 4 boxes at the bottom of our

  7. Is 26 too old to go back to school?

    Otessa replied to anouk's topic in General Nursing

    26 too old !!??? I would laugh if I didn't think you were serious! People live into their 70's-80's and beyond. That means you will be working a loooong time -26 isn't too

  8. nursing caps

    Otessa replied to biker nurse's topic in General Nursing

    today i see people losing all pride in their schools of nursing. i think that is sad and a poor commentary of the respect people have for their education. i think that is a classic quote right there....

  9. nursing caps

    Otessa replied to biker nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I can frencH braid my hair AND wash it every day-can you say the same for a

  10. nursing caps

    Otessa replied to biker nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated in 1992 and we wore caps for one of our solo graduation pictures(borrowed). They stopped requiring them in

  11. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    Otessa replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    I had nurse a few years ago think TKO meant "total knock out" to her it meant WIDE OPEN!!! She got fired

  12. CAN you believe this! - Bad Portrayal of nurses in my local paper

    Otessa replied to purseOnalityRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in-give me the editor's e-mail

  13. boundary violation?

    Otessa replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, but, I think that's unprofessional I

  14. Flu shot or not?

    Otessa replied to emtb2rn's topic in General Nursing

    I have received a flu shot 12 of my past 14 years of being an RN-the only time I had the flu was the 2 years I didn't get the shot and of course before I was a

  15. When do you call in?

    Otessa replied to GeminiTwinRN's topic in General Nursing

    If I know I am not feeling well-(after being a charge nurse-short-staffed is not fun)-I call in as SOON as I know I won't be there for my next shift so they can try to fill that hole earlier rather...

  16. BSN...AdMINISTRATION??

    Otessa replied to daladiezman1627's topic in General Nursing

    "BTW, these positions are not limited to BSNs." Where I work if you want to be in management, educator,quality improvement, or any special projects that don't include floor nursing-you won't even get...

  17. Letting CNA pass your meds, bad idea?

    Otessa replied to walla189's topic in General Nursing

    You could probably lose your license if you were ever caught doing that. They are practicing as a nurse without a license(and you are assisting in that). VERY bad

  18. Is there power in the color white?

    Otessa replied to bbfw2's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think white would do it since when we DID wear white(for me that was just 14 years ago as a new grad) doctors treated us like handmaidens. The power is in our PRACTICE-not what we

  19. "sister" = registered nurse

    Otessa replied to walkiez's topic in General Nursing

    I had never heard of

  20. Best Underwear to wear under scrubs??

    Otessa replied to Rn2bKatie's topic in General Nursing

    If you wear white or light-colored scrubs-nude or skin-colored underwear, work. I suggest NOT wearing thongs----not a good look for

  21. Question about Mandated OT

    Otessa replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in General Nursing

    My husband can't believe we don't have sleep regulations. We have people's lives in our hands!!!!! he is a pilot and they HAVE to have a certain amount of hours of sleep every night for alertness and...

  22. At what point do you call in sick?

    Otessa replied to stillpressingon's topic in General Nursing

    If I can't work at full capacity and one of my patients could get a cold( or something else contagious) in their weakened state from me-I stay home. I also don't want to be sneezing or coughing on my...

  23. GPA troubles?

    Otessa posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    It has been 14 years since I graduated from my BSN program. I graduated with a 2.87 GPA. I want to go back for my MSN but am finding that I need a 3.0 or higher at most institutions. Will a school...

  24. Need end-of-shift report sheet!

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

    I was in the Float Pool for many years so I had a generic report receiving/change-of-shift. I would do a brief run/down of all systems: I would just put the letters that corresponded with the system:...

  25. HRSA tuition reimbursement grant-any nurse here ever actually get one?

    Otessa replied to RebeccaJeanRN's topic in General Nursing

    Indian Health System These are the only areas the 2 RNs who received it worked prior to when I met