Otessa

Otessa BSN, RN

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  1. Management Pay

    Otessa replied to QTNurseBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Decided to do the not at bedside nursing position a few years ago. Didn't get differentials or the option for extra or overtime hours. Also, when the bedside nurses got a cost of living raise-I did...

  2. How's My Mom iPhone app

    Otessa replied to Dorali's topic in General Nursing

    Great advice, unless you work full time and live 2,000 miles away and have kids of your own to care for on a daily basis. This happened to my family. Seven kids-2 lived close by the rest lived on...

  3. Nursing School Selection Process???

    Otessa replied to adampricecna's topic in General Nursing

    That is what I was

  4. Nursing School Selection Process???

    Otessa replied to adampricecna's topic in General Nursing

    Graduated almost 20 years ago. 400 plus applicants to my BSN program-only 40 of us gained entrance. That means only 10% of those who applied gained entrance. Sounds competitive to

  5. Entry Masters vs BA for RN- pay, jobs, lifestyle

    Otessa replied to jwat211's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    direct-entry master programs for nursing are great for those who want to be an NP. A master's degree in nursing, even with several years of experience, won't guarantee a job and some hospitals would...

  6. What is back priming?

    Otessa replied to Baboosh123's topic in General Nursing

    When you have a secondary/piggyback, it may get air in the tubing when the medication has been instilled. You can back-prime the primary fluid up into the secondary tubing to displace the air in that...

  7. Night shift and Sleeping

    Otessa replied to jaznia15's topic in General Nursing

    Didn't like the taste of coffee my first 5 years on nights (drank soda though). Never fell asleep at work on all my years on night shift-was too darn busy!! If I felt a little tired during a (rare)...

  8. Use of the title nurse

    Otessa replied to rn4life2009's topic in General Nursing

    skills.

  9. How Do You Separate Home Life From Work When They Bleed Together?

    Otessa replied to CMALynzer's topic in General Nursing

    to de-stress: Dance, read a book, listen to music,talk with friends, do something that YOU like to do (whatever that is) that has nothing to do with caring for someone else. to separate work from...

  10. Single Mom and Night Nurse??

    Otessa replied to akaRNmle's topic in General Nursing

    Why, why, why would you move away from your support system??? That is a question you have probably thought about but seriously, reconsider! (unless there is a very good

  11. How do you document telemetry in a paperless system?

    Otessa replied to mistygwenrn's topic in General Nursing

    They can scan these documents into a

  12. Where do they still practice old-style nursing?

    Otessa replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in General Nursing

    Assisted living or rehab facilities? I have no idea

  13. Nursing School Selection Process???

    Otessa replied to adampricecna's topic in General Nursing

    I am hoping the OP didn't come off to the person they talked to at the nursing school as they did in their post. If so, they might have shot their chances at that school in the

  14. Nursing School Selection Process???

    Otessa replied to adampricecna's topic in General Nursing

    Most people who apply to nursing school want to be a nurse for one reason or another, otherwise, what would be the point? Yes, a bit dramatic, but I understand how disappointed you must

  15. uniforms: any stranger recognized where you work by your uniform?

    Otessa replied to RedWeasel's topic in General Nursing

    If you are worried, change into street clothes before you leave

  16. Am I the only one?!!

    Otessa replied to BrewerRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am a team player but I need to be able to be close to 100% for that to happen. btw-the last cold I had lasted 2 weeks-it was one of the worst I've had in

  17. Do Nurses Still Make *Real* Beds?

    Otessa replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, still do-even at

  18. Nursing in Hawaii

    Otessa replied to pixienurse's topic in General Nursing

    Getting a travel job in Hawaii is pretty darn hard (from friends who travel nurse and have tried for quite some time to get an assignment in

  19. Why do night shift nurses get paid more when day shift clearly does MORE work?

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

    There are several studies that show that shift work does shorten life

  20. Our ADON says that ICU is boring... Is it true.

    Otessa replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    No, never worked in a boring ICU in my 19 years as an

  21. Creaky, Squeaky Danskos!

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

    Mine squeak, got mine on ebay for cheap so I will deal with

  22. Fired By Patient Family

    Otessa replied to SolaireSolstice's topic in General Nursing

    Yes-rare occurrence -but have to say I truly said "thank God!" since they were horrible to work with even though you have done everything to please

  23. heartless DON or reality check?

    Otessa replied to sarafina's topic in General Nursing

    To the OP. I and co-workers were working when we found out one of our beloved co-workers had died in a car accident-it was plain awful to continue on with that shift. A 15 minute 'breather' for this...

  24. Lets Talk Money...

    Otessa replied to Mashira's topic in General Nursing

    You may not make more. I have worked with aides, unit clerks, LPNs, etc. that have worked somewhere for years and years and when they started in a new position they started at entry-didn't keep their...

  25. Do you think it's right for nurses that are going to school do their homework at work

    Otessa replied to tobesmartt's topic in General Nursing

    What kind of job allows