AOttinger

AOttinger has 8 years experience and specializes in cardiac.

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1. I have no confidence in myself!

   AOttinger replied to greyL's topic in Critical Care

   It will come. I was in the same boat. Try role playing at home with a loved one. Make a check-off list before you go into a patient's room of all the things you need. Rely on experienced nurses:...

2. Bad Experience with Nurses at hospital, rethinking my major now.

   AOttinger replied to Lindsey-Student's topic in General Nursing

   Nurses are overworked, under paid, and terribly stressed, but it doesn't give someone the right to act like that. If you have issues with a coworker then take it in the office...otherwise, suck it...

3. EXP ADN RN looking to move to Tacoma area..

   AOttinger replied to neurogirl77's topic in Washington Nursing

   My sister lives in that area and had NO problem finding a job. She transferred there from Indiana and currently changed positions and is working in a GI clinic. She got hired over the phone (that...

4. broken nurse

   AOttinger replied to medsearcher1's topic in Cardiac

   I went through a period in my career like this. I had to take the time to write everything down and make sure that I crossed all my t's and dotted all my i's. I have found that sometimes if you have...

5. How to properly measure intervals in an EKG

   AOttinger replied to healthcare4life's topic in Cardiac

   I don't think 0.02 or 0.04 is a big deal as long as there is not a noticeable change in the PR interval or QRS or QT during your shift. Always make sure to measure that QT (a lot of nurses don't) to...

6. ADN's being pushed out

   AOttinger replied to MSN Student's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   My hospital is also starting an incentive to have our nurses BSN prepared by 2020. I'm not sure the details of who will be "grandfathered" in, but I see more and more BSN nurses being hired and less...

7. HIPAA

   AOttinger replied to AOttinger's topic in HIPAA Challenges

   Thanks! I'm also a nurse and thought this was the correct answer, however, I was doing homework and thought there might be another answer that was correct. Thank you for your

8. HIPAA

   AOttinger posted a topic in HIPAA Challenges

   Who is liable when HIPAA is breached? I've been looking everywhere and cannot seem to find the answer to it. I know if an individual knowingly breached HIPAA they can incur a fine, but I'm not sure...

9. How old were you when you started Nursing School?

   AOttinger replied to NursingStudentMomof3's topic in General Students

   It is never too late. I was 20 when I graduated with my ASN and am enrolled now to obtain my BSN. I'm 30 with two kids, mortgage, full time RN...the works. It's totally