loriangel14 RN

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    Advice to novice who wants to work with geriatric population.

    loriangel14 replied to ebcifaldi's topic in General Nursing

    I work on an inpatient rehab floor at a hospital and it's pretty much a geriatric population. I love it. Geriatrics isn't for everyone. It takes patience and compassion. These days pretty much every...
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    Do you overspend on luxury items as a nurse?

    loriangel14 replied to Neywel120's topic in General Nursing

    Instead of blowing money on fancy stuff why not try to save some money while you live with your Mom? One thing I have learned us that "stuff" doesn't bring
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    Do you overspend on luxury items as a nurse?

    loriangel14 replied to Neywel120's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmmm OP just how much money do you think nurses make? Very few that I know have the money for "luxury" . After my mortgage , taxes, car expenses , groceries and I send money to my kids in university...
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    Nursing School Question

    loriangel14 replied to droot353's topic in General Nursing

    No there are no BSN programs that
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    Need help from mom nurses please

    loriangel14 replied to Wanttobeamom's topic in General Nursing

    There is no guarantee you will get the 11 to 7 slot all the time. Many places have 12 hour shifts as well. You cannot just leave during a shift and yes they will call you to work when you aren't...
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    moving to rehab nursing a career killer?

    loriangel14 replied to RSanchez's topic in Rehabilitation

    No reason at all. I work inpatient rehab and I love
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    sc morphine

    loriangel14 replied to studentaro's topic in Patient Medications

    No you don't need 3 boluses before setting up a
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    sc morphine

    loriangel14 replied to studentaro's topic in Patient Medications

    We bolus sc morphine all the time. I work palliative care and our PCAs deliver continuous and bolus morphine sc. Some blouses are given as often as q15
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    Wound VAC

    loriangel14 replied to TaylorLauren's topic in General Nursing

    Yes you need to liberally soak the foam with NS to be able to ease it away. Yes the drape should be as wrinkle free as
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    Baby boomer will retire so more healthcare workers are needed???

    loriangel14 replied to Imidazole's topic in Canada

    Yes Fiona, Canadian hospitals are certainly not hiring more now, much less
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    Baby boomer will retire so more healthcare workers are needed???

    loriangel14 replied to Imidazole's topic in Canada

    They told us that when I started school 12 years ago. There are less jobs now than when I graduated. Many nurses are working much longer than expected due to the economy. Plus employers are simply not...
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    Last semester of Practical Nursing.. is this even fair?

    loriangel14 replied to firlom44's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    That's about how our last semester was too. I don't see what you think is unfair about it. 75% isn't an incredibly high
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    Accelerated Masters with no Nursing background

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

    What kind of job can you forsee doing well with a Masters and NO nursing experience? As others have pointed out you would still need to get through
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    Refusing to float

    loriangel14 replied to NurseKC123's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work you cannot
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    Blood Transfusions Question??

    loriangel14 replied to jk2185's topic in General Nursing

    lol yes. Not what I meant to
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    Blood Transfusions Question??

    loriangel14 replied to jk2185's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on the patient. Usually I start it around 125 and if they are ok then I will up it to 150 or so. It depends on the patient . Our policy just states no more than 4 hours. You only pre...
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    Aggressive Dementia Patients

    loriangel14 replied to lpnpasta's topic in General Nursing

    Yes they do have to consent. We will sometimes restrain and ask for consent later in extreme cases. We will tell families that refuse to consent that they will be getting a call to come in a babysit...
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    Aggressive Dementia Patients

    loriangel14 replied to lpnpasta's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work if meds don't help then they are restrained. Usually IM Haldol and Ativan together does the trick. Then the Geri chair with a seat belt. Then a posey
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    Hospitals Volunteer in B.C

    loriangel14 replied to john snow's topic in Canada

    Anything you do as a volunteer will not count as nursing experience when you are applying for
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    Hospitals Volunteer in B.C

    loriangel14 replied to john snow's topic in Canada

    You cannot work as a card aid as a volunteer. As the others have said, NNAS is the only body that can evaluate nursing
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    Former patient relationship

    loriangel14 replied to nurselpn88's topic in Canada

    No no no. For many reasons. A big one being that mental health patients can be very manipulative. What you may think is a "connection" could very well just be a situation crafted by the
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    Should I go into nursing?

    loriangel14 replied to looking4options's topic in Canada

    Yes you will have to be prepared to be working nights, weekends and holidays. You will miss some things. What province are you in and how is the job market? If you read on the Canada forum you will...
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    Pre-planned vacation

    loriangel14 replied to El465's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Every place will have a different policy. You should be upfront with the employer about the vacation in January. Where I work the union contract dictates vacation requests for the winter be in by...
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    How should I study nurse as a second bachelor degree

    loriangel14 replied to abkhazia512's topic in International Nursing

    Is that where you plan to
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    How should I study nurse as a second bachelor degree

    loriangel14 replied to abkhazia512's topic in International Nursing

    You would be best to study in the country that you plan on working in. Where are you and where do you want to