loriangel14 RN

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    Help! Do I have to do this?

    loriangel14 replied to onthejourney's topic in General Nursing

    I think you can do it.As your manager pointed out there will be the other RN and the unit clerk for support. New RNs on my floor orient to charge nurse after about 3 months.I don't think they would...
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    Really At Lost With My Girlfriend (Nursing Student)

    loriangel14 replied to ffrraanncciiss's topic in General Students

    You really need to back off and stop demanding so much of her. Maybe she needs some space.Sometimes when you are tired the last thing you want to do at the end of a long day is deal with someone.You...
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    How do you all like to start your shifts?

    loriangel14 replied to j_tay1981's topic in General Nursing

    Coffee and a good gossip before report
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    Help me please!

    loriangel14 replied to olchrustyone's topic in Nurses Recovery

    ((((((((((hugs))))))))))) Good
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    Really At Lost With My Girlfriend (Nursing Student)

    loriangel14 replied to ffrraanncciiss's topic in General Students

    Nursing school is very demanding and draining.Putting extra pressure on her is not going to help your relationship. I really don't know why you have posted this on allnurses. It has nothing to do with...
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    Really At Lost With My Girlfriend (Nursing Student)

    loriangel14 replied to ffrraanncciiss's topic in General Students

    YOU need a hug? You need to stop making this all about you.If she is busy and tired because of nursing school then you need to stop taking it personally.You say you are hurting. Ummm...why? All the...
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    How do you deal with these types of patients?

    loriangel14 replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Our patients couldn't remember from one day to the next who they had. We make a point of rotating these patients so no one has to deal with them more than 1 or 2 days in a
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    How do you deal with these types of patients?

    loriangel14 replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    But most of us don't work seven days a week.How could one person be there consistently 7 days a
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    How do you deal with these types of patients?

    loriangel14 replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If they are not independently mobile we get them up out of the room ( wheelchair or geri chair) AWAY from the bell.We also set boundaries and stick to them.We try to do this consistently. Lots of...
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    PHARM.

    loriangel14 replied to BonniePatricia's topic in General Students

    What?
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    Experience before nursing school in Canada.

    loriangel14 replied to Jasonw3's topic in Canada

    Most homecare companies now want the psw certificate as well. You are right, Daisy, after you have done your fundamentals you should be able to get a PSW job.I work in a hospital and we have some...
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    Experience before nursing school in Canada.

    loriangel14 replied to Jasonw3's topic in Canada

    In Ontario they are called Personal Support Workers and the course is about 8 months long full time.Pretty much every where requires the PSW certificate but some LTC facilities will hire without
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    Where to Start Nursing Program

    loriangel14 replied to funday's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    No matter where you go someone will have heard something bad about it. Everyone is
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    I can't go to the ICU!

    loriangel14 replied to Nolander's topic in General Students

    Yes you are overeacting. It's just one day out of your life. You will survive.One observation day is not going to make or break your career.It does not mean you will not ever get into the ICU.Make the...
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    Immigrating to Vancouver as anurse with 2 years experience

    loriangel14 replied to Fastewart9's topic in Immigration Advice

    You need to contact the BC college of nurses @ http://www.crnbc.ca/.They will instruct you on how to apply for a nursing license. You will need to go to cic.gc.ca for...
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    I have ALOT of of questions somone help me

    loriangel14 replied to Student Nurse_7's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Dear OP, you need to listen to what people are telling you and stop asking the same questions over and over. The answers aren't going to
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    work in the US

    loriangel14 replied to nishal's topic in Nurse Registration

    You would have to contact the BON in the state in which you wanted to work. They would instruct you on how to apply for a license. If you meet their requirements you would be able to write the...
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    You might be a night shifter if...

    loriangel14 replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    I have sat at a light until it changed - to
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    Emergency/ Critical care nursing in Canada

    loriangel14 replied to UK_RN_AJ's topic in Canada

    If you were going to work in Canada you would take the Canadian course.Th US and Canada are two different countries so it would make sense that you need the certification for the country you want to...
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    Norco given to patient with codeine allergy

    loriangel14 replied to aligar89's topic in Patient Medications

    You get off of AN and go and tell the RN what happened.You will need to notify the MD
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    Onsite online nursing program

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

    You could do some prerequistes online but the actual nursing program you would have to show up for.You have to at least attend school for skills labs. You learn and practice skills before the...
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    Almost 4 years, no luck finding nursing job, life destroyed?!

    loriangel14 replied to GotoGirlRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    This thread is almost a year old and the OP hasn't been on since
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    NURSE work schedule

    loriangel14 replied to Student Nurse_7's topic in General Nursing

    But no one can answer these questions. There are too many variables. Things are different everywhere. Fiona is right, you need to learn to research this stuff for yourself.You can't just keep firing...
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    NURSE work schedule

    loriangel14 replied to Student Nurse_7's topic in General Nursing

    You already asked those questions. Pay will depend on where you are and where you work.. How well you live will depend on how you spend your
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    Making up hours inorder to work in NJ, US... UK qualified nurse

    loriangel14 replied to pnjabibarbie's topic in International Nursing

    Most BONs will be looking for it to appear on your transcript as theory hours and then there is the concurrency issue. Clinical hours ahve to be adequate and completed in the same semeter as the...