annette1

annette1 has 13 years experience.

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1. Sometimes it hits you...

   annette1 replied to umcRN's topic in PICU

   Thank you so much for being so kind and caring towards that Mother! You don't know how much that meant to her!! I am a nurse too, but two years ago I had a little girl and she ended up dying from NEC. I brought her into the world and then 11 days lat...

2. I'm sure this has been said.. MA's calling themselves Nurses

   annette1 replied to AprilN's topic in General Nursing

   In Ontario Canada, LPN's are called RPN's (registered practical nurses) and we are registered with our College of Nurses...our R.N.'s are also registered with the same College of Nurses. We also have personal support workers...which are kind of like ...

3. How much do Nurses really make?

   annette1 replied to GtownhoyasDC's topic in Georgia

   Not sure if you are interested...but R.N.'s in Ontario Canada usually make anywhere from $28 to $ 44 an hour. We have a province wide union that most hospitals and nursing homes use...you don't get paid by your specialty, but by how many hours you ha...

4. RPN's into the intensive care unit

   annette1 replied to onemorernfortheforum's topic in LPN/LVN

   Hi, I am an RPN and I have worked in an ICU. I think that the R.N.'s liked having the help, they always knew that I would not overstep my scope of practice, and since I have medical training and a nursing license to up hold, they knew that I was resp...