loriangel14 RN

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    What was it like to register for your CNA class?

    loriangel14 replied to Get2theChoppa's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I filled out an application and mailed it in with a check.That was about 12 years
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    Book recommendation?

    loriangel14 replied to AMR21's topic in General Nursing

    Tilda also wrote a book called "Opening My Heart" . It's an account of her own experiences as a patient while undergoing heart surgery.She also wrote one called "Camp Nurse". All of the stories are...
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    Just starting at 21

    loriangel14 replied to Idiosyncratic's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I started nursing school at 38. What is your
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    Stopping patients smoking

    loriangel14 replied to Rehabme's topic in Rehabilitation

    There is no smoking allowed on the grounds of the place where I work. In order to smoke you have to go a long way to reach the road allowance out front by the highway.Mnay of our patients are...
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    nursing clinicals and glorified cna work

    loriangel14 replied to kkanady's topic in General Students

    Learning how to properly provide personal care to patients IS a core skill for nursing.Any nurse worth her salt will not be afraid to roll up her sleeves and provide care when necessary.Assuming that...
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    Work load

    loriangel14 replied to jahmani's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Where I am from it is but not everywhere. Some LTC in my area are only
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    can I apply to two states together for nclex rn by examination

    loriangel14 replied to fusionfire32's topic in Nurse Registration

    Why would you apply to two at
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    Bscn internship in us or canada

    loriangel14 replied to chitabkutit2012's topic in Immigration Advice

    I don't think they have internships in Canada for
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    Recurrent Nightmares About Work

    loriangel14 replied to rnay312's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yeah I have had the dream where I wake up a discover I should be at work. Although that actually HAS happened so the dream isn't that far
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    Recurrent Nightmares About Work

    loriangel14 replied to rnay312's topic in General Nursing

    Oh yeah, that's another one I have all the time,I dream I wake up and I am supposed to be at work.Although that HAS happened so that dream isn't all that far
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    Recurrent Nightmares About Work

    loriangel14 replied to rnay312's topic in General Nursing

    All the time. I have ones where I showed up for day shift at 10 am and I have to get my am meds given and none of my patients are up and washed.All are in bed and been incontinent. In my dream I am...
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    Want real life nursing advice on homework assignment

    loriangel14 replied to CrystalSSA's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What exactly did you think you were supposed to apologize for? You didn't do anything
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    Seeking Ontario RN's and RPN's

    loriangel14 replied to huntercary's topic in Canada

    Now that's not true. Nurses can access EAP programs for help with mental illness and it is kept completely
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    Having issues with death anxiety

    loriangel14 replied to amberdawn85's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I actually enjoy palliative care. I enjoy making the final transition as comfortable as possible. Being there at the end can be a beautiful thing.I have found the more I experience it the easier it...
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    Having issues with death anxiety

    loriangel14 replied to amberdawn85's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You may be able to find a job where the possibility of dealing with death is minimal (e.g. doctor's office) but you will likely have to deal with it at some point during school. I had to do post...
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    LVN Help Please

    loriangel14 replied to medicaljohnny's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    What you are asking cannot be answered. Why don't you just go to
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    Seeking Ontario RN's and RPN's

    loriangel14 replied to huntercary's topic in Canada

    Yeah I can vent to them on the way home after a tough
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    Before transferring into the nursing program

    loriangel14 replied to Brittdn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You just continue on until you get your
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    Help with dosage calculations

    loriangel14 replied to nursingstudent2015's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    But the question she asked was how many mg per dose not how many
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    Help with dosage calculations

    loriangel14 replied to nursingstudent2015's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If the order is for 150mg once a day then the dose will be
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    G-tube-How to stop it from unplugging itself

    loriangel14 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Gastroenterology

    The connection may be wearing out or maybe the two ends were not meant to go together. Or the person is pulling it
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    Is NEW YORK hiring foreign trained nurses??

    loriangel14 replied to happydreamer's topic in Immigration Advice

    If you don't actually have your visa yet then that's why they won't give you a
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    Is NEW YORK hiring foreign trained nurses??

    loriangel14 replied to happydreamer's topic in Immigration Advice

    What is your immigration
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    Schedule

    loriangel14 replied to exit96's topic in General Nursing

    I have a 4 week rotating schedule.The only changes are the shifts I pick up.I enter my availability online so they know when I can't pick up and they don't bother
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    Seeking Ontario RN's and RPN's

    loriangel14 replied to huntercary's topic in Canada

    Oh dear, if they are going to investiagte us for mental health issues we are all in