Otessa

Otessa BSN, RN

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  1. MedCenter One College of Nursing? Bismark, ND

    Otessa replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated from there in 1992. was an EXCELLENT program. Great clinicals,etc. Ask

  2. Differences between Medical Assistants and Registered Nurses?

    Otessa replied to MA2006's topic in General Nursing

    Your "friend" hmmmmm. She doth protetht too much...... MA and RN and RN's are worlds appart. I personally have not worked with a MA outside of a MD's office-don't use them in the 5 different hospitals...

  3. Drug Testing At Hospitals

    Otessa replied to crazylilkelly's topic in General Nursing

    we have to do a drug test for employment. haven't heard of random drug testing but if there is an "incident" at our hospital of missing narcotics etc. they can drug test us. we aren't union. my hubby...

  4. How does your hospital identify DNR?

    Otessa replied to jmgrn65's topic in General Nursing

    purple armband-DNR pink armband-limited resuscitation orange armband-fall risk yellow armband-allergies are noted on

  5. name badges?

    Otessa replied to MIA-RN1's topic in General Nursing

    Just wondering if you are going to wear this along with your official badge at place of employment. We can only wear personal badges along with the official badges(with our pictures). The personal one...

  6. Would you or wouldn't you?

    Otessa replied to White Shoes's topic in General Nursing

    I assume she's been getting it for a fair amount of time? And none of them knows how to give it??? I think the MD's office needs to teach the patient and family members how to give a...

  7. Removing Foley. Inhale or exhale?

    Otessa replied to Woman_in_love's topic in General Nursing

  8. Millionaires on nursing salaries

    Otessa replied to SharonH, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry about my inaccurate numbers before

  9. Removing Foley. Inhale or exhale?

    Otessa replied to Woman_in_love's topic in General Nursing

    inhale is not relaxing(try it) exhaling is relaxing(try it) I always tell my patients to inhale and then exhale and I pull it out on

  10. Tips on getting people to come to staff meetings

    Otessa replied to asilmk's topic in General Nursing

    bottom line-$$ if people didn't attend the required % of meetings they were automatically docked a # on their total score on their annual competencies. The higher the # on your competencies the higher...

  11. Millionaires on nursing salaries

    Otessa replied to SharonH, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'd have to say it is better than the LESS THAN 1% that Americans are saving right now..... so that would be: if you made $50,000 over 40 years-------$500/year x 40 years=$20,000 total a million is...

  12. surgery & nursing school...how's this going to work?

    Otessa replied to iHeartNICU's topic in General Nursing

    well, there were several people in my class that had babies during our junior and senior year and they DID accomodate. I would talk to the school and check before assuming they won't

  13. Role Of Lpn's In Icu's

    Otessa replied to PATSfanRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a hospital where LPNs only work in the ICU as extenders and never take a pt. care assignment. LPNs are used minimally in the ER and only on the Medical areas not minor trauma or

  14. What color is your stethoscope tubing?

    Otessa replied to browneyedgirl71's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Oh and I had a teal one at one

  15. surgery & nursing school...how's this going to work?

    Otessa replied to iHeartNICU's topic in General Nursing

    You'll need to talk to your MD about when you can drive again. I had a myomectomy and couldn't drive for 6 weeks. I felt good enough to drive after a week and felt like myself after 3 weeks. You...

  16. What color is your stethoscope tubing?

    Otessa replied to browneyedgirl71's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Over the years I have had yellow, black and bright orange-those were all Sprague. Mine is now a dark green Cardiology II(they don't come in as many cool

  17. Has anyone ever seen this happen??????

    Otessa replied to LoriAlabamaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Lori, YOU

  18. Millionaires on nursing salaries

    Otessa replied to SharonH, RN's topic in General Nursing

    The book "Financial Peace" by Dave Ramsey that we received as a moving present 9 years ago has been an AWESOME

  19. Millionaires on nursing salaries

    Otessa replied to SharonH, RN's topic in General Nursing

    :loveya: :loveya: sunnyjohn-thanks sometimes it doesn't feel like

  20. Do Nurses Need Chemistry Education?

    Otessa replied to Dr. O's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated with my BNSc(now BSN) program 14 years ago and we were required to take General Chemistry ,Organic and Biochemistry, and

  21. paycut for mandatories being late??

    Otessa replied to dmbfan1's topic in General Nursing

    If we are a day late on our yearly competencies-most online classes we get docked up to 20% of our

  22. Hospital Day Cares

    Otessa posted a topic in General Nursing

    does your hospital have on-site day care(even if you don't use it) ? ours is open 7 days/week 6 A.M-8 P.M. the waiting time for my twins was 16 months though-as soon as I knew I was having twins until...

  23. Hospital Day Cares

    Otessa replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    sorry-yes,that is monthly I can eat lunch with them and go on field trips with them and just see them any part of the day since it is on

  24. Abandoning babies at Hospitals LEGAL?!?!

    Otessa replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is a viable alternative to sticking the baby in a plastic bag and putting them in the garbage. I would rather have a living child than a dead one. If they have no repercussion-they will be...

  25. kids and being Nurse

    Otessa replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    Even if you have debts, you still might figure out his being employed is causing more debts. The only debt we have is our mortgage, thank