Otessa

Otessa BSN, RN

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  1. Considering a move to Boise...

    Otessa replied to Stitchie's topic in General Nursing

    :wink2: I so

  2. anyone use lovenox in odd doses? i.e. 76mg?

    Otessa replied to rehab nurse's topic in General Nursing

    We do the wight based Lovenox as well 1mg/kg-we have to waste from whatever appropriate syringe to get the correct

  3. Any bedside nurses making over 100K ?

    Otessa replied to EveMJRN's topic in General Nursing

    14 years ago I started out as a new grad at $13.10/hour in ND..............It is higher

  4. Any bedside nurses making over 100K ?

    Otessa replied to EveMJRN's topic in General Nursing

    What is the starting pay where you are ? If you make $10-you make approx. $20,000 gross If you make $15-you make approx. $30,000 gross If you make $19-you make approx. $38,000 gross (this is the...

  5. What would make you happy?...employee satisfaction

    Otessa replied to natsfanrn's topic in General Nursing

    That I am listened to and my ideas have importance enough at least to be

  6. Use of Prisoners in Drug Trials

    Otessa replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    I was suggesting that the IRB(where you work) could give uninformed people information regarding research subjects so that they would become informed. I have no information about prisons and if they...

  7. Use of Prisoners in Drug Trials

    Otessa replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    justpoorfect-you are TOO funny!

  8. Clamping a Newly Inserted Foley

    Otessa replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't seen bladder collapse but I have seen my share of painful bladder spasms with 1000 cc emptying before I knew

  9. I don't know what to do...

    Otessa replied to HuggyPuglet's topic in General Nursing

    it may be time for some marital counseling. Why is he so angry about you going back to school? Is it because you will be gone plus you are working and he won't see you/ Do you have children-will...

  10. Use of Prisoners in Drug Trials

    Otessa replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    "voluntary" may be subjective especially if there is possible coercion from an authority figure. youall may need to read about the rights of human subjects in research

  11. Use of Prisoners in Drug Trials

    Otessa replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    You may need to review the Belmont report. Your hospital should also have an IRB that may be able to give you some

  12. Your State,your Isp,your Faciltiy!

    Otessa replied to buildingmyfaith57's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't said anything that I wouldn't say to a friend-I don't give ANY detailed information or any HIPPA violation

  13. Anyone ever work full time while getting their RN?

    Otessa replied to RNpandoraRN's topic in General Nursing

    I worked FT while I went through my BSN program in the early 90's. I worked weekends 12 hours shifts. I worked the other 16 hours by working evenings or early mornings-wherever it fit in(I was a CNA)....

  14. VCR/DVR Alert - Vietnam Nurses with Dana Delany

    Otessa replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    If you have Direct Tv you have WE (Women's Entertainment Network) you can also do a search on-screen and just look up the partial name of the program and you can find it there if you don't know what...

  15. Have you ever been named in a lawsuit

    Otessa replied to Chris S.'s topic in General Nursing

    I've been in helathcare for 18 years-14 as an RN in 3 different states and have never been listed in a lawsuit of any kind. I always go by CYA(cover your a**) when charting-your charting tells a story...

  16. VCR/DVR Alert - Vietnam Nurses with Dana Delany

    Otessa replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    Can't

  17. Allowing more than RN on name badge?

    Otessa replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

    We have the opportunity to put BSN, MSN, ADN, CCRN,etc on our badge but we need to have documentation and they check to make sure we are STILL certified so you can legally have it on your bag. I...

  18. I had an MI on Tuesday

    Otessa replied to husker-nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Mercy is a sister hospital WOOHOO!! That is awesome that you had the wonderful care. It is a different perspective being the patient. We all should try to put ourselves in the patient's shoes and we...

  19. Have you ever taken care of a famous pt?

    Otessa replied to Foxfour's topic in General Nursing

    yes: an Oscar-winning movie star , an owner of a multi-milion dollar business, a couple grammy winning well-known artists. Also some political figures in a couple of different

  20. Are 12 hour shifts terribly long?

    Otessa replied to tbahde's topic in General Nursing

    yes, they are

  21. Help! How do you stay awake on drive home after night shift?

    Otessa replied to neetnik461's topic in General Nursing

    coffee, loud music-that I sing to at the top of my lungs, roll window down. do NOT turn on the

  22. BSN to MSN

    Otessa replied to tbahde's topic in General Nursing

    1. I will be paying for almost 100 % of my MSN through the scholarship program at my hospital-I work full-time. If you work part time it is much less. If you are PRN you get nothing. Nurse...

  23. An actual 1955 Good Housekeeping article

    Otessa replied to MuddaMia's topic in General Nursing

    UM, it was 1955, I bet any magazine that was around then had pretty much the same

  24. Over 20 years at the hospital, left and not even a "thank you"????????

    Otessa replied to 27YearRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with this. I believe what I do DOES make a difference BUT my family and friends will ALWAYS come before my job. It is like a parent only living through their children-when they leave home they...

  25. Over 20 years at the hospital, left and not even a "thank you"????????

    Otessa replied to 27YearRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have NEVER heard of anyone in our hospital that has left without a retirement party(I've been to many and wished them well and thanked them even if I had never met them!!). There is time limit and...