loriangel14 RN

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    Work to Canada as a Nurse (Filipino Nurse)

    loriangel14 replied to silupgmail's topic in International Nursing

    You need to contact the college of nurses in the province in which you want to work. They will instruct you on how to apply for a license.Basically they will assess your education and decide if you...
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    Do you do assessments after a patient is discharged?

    loriangel14 replied to Nurse ABC's topic in General Nursing

    I would still do it.If there was any question about their condition on the day they left the charting would show an assessment was done that day before they left.Just becasue they are leaving soon...
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    SHOES!

    loriangel14 replied to ATerzoLPN2RN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I couldn't work without my New Balance
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    Chemical Restraints vs Physical Restraints

    loriangel14 replied to kodeblue26's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Chemical restraints can have side effects if used on along term basis.Also patients that have been medicated have in increased risk of falling and aspiration when they eat or
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    Is it OK to give baking soda and water to LTC patient without a doctor order?

    loriangel14 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It may depend on why you are wanting it. I have a patient right now that is on bicarb tabs
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    Patient Picking At Clothing/Bed Linens

    loriangel14 replied to 84RN's topic in Home Health

    The picking will be part of the
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    Patient Picking At Clothing/Bed Linens

    loriangel14 replied to 84RN's topic in Home Health

    Yes I have seen the picking motion in patients with dmentia, most often Lewy Body.They will also make a motion that is like picking threads off of
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    Split on what my minor should be..

    loriangel14 replied to Kandake's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Why do you think you need a minor? Just concentrate on
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    Understanding bladder scanning

    loriangel14 replied to thumperxx's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It may have just been that nurses judgement to not do anything. Where I work we don't need an order to do a bladder scan or a cath.I would have done an in and out with that much.Maybe she was just...
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    New rules in nursing

    loriangel14 replied to ivymagnoM's topic in Immigration Advice

    In order to apply for a nursing license in Californiayou must meet the requirements of the CA BON. Many foreign educated nurses are having difficulty meeting the requirements due to concurrency...
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    Need Direct Entry to MSN with a Communications degree

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

    You couldn't do an entirely online course. You need clinical
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    Returning to school in Ontario... prerequisites?

    loriangel14 replied to ellemo83's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    I would start by asking the school. They can probably guide you to the best resource for upgrading. I did mine through my
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    International Nurses, Tell us about your sucessful journey!

    loriangel14 replied to Fiona59's topic in International Nursing

    Yeah I would like hear from people that have sucessfully made the leap to another country.
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    LPN IV certification

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

    Have you checked out local community colleges? In my area they offer many certificates for nurses and that is one of
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    The math doesn't add up

    loriangel14 replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

    Are you
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    clinical gripes

    loriangel14 replied to sassynerd's topic in General Students

    First of all you seem to be reading a lot into how people look.Nurses see students all the time.What did you expect? A big hug? Why would you interpret a look as "dirty"? Maybe they had a stressful...
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    New grad, bullied at report.

    loriangel14 replied to RN2012Newbie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's probably just her way. I worked with a woman that was very thorough and heaven help you if you didn't know every detail about your patients when you gave her report. Yes indeed "drilling" was...
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    Ready for a career change...

    loriangel14 replied to angiesm123's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    What lead you to believe that nurses have "minimal" schooling? Nursing school is very demanding and time consuming.It's not the length of the education, it's the massive amount of information you have...
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    A few questions?

    loriangel14 replied to Lissy095's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Diseases will be covered when you take pathophysiology.If you are concerned about seeing graphic things you may have to brace yourself for being a
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    CNO refuse to take CRNE.

    loriangel14 replied to iamdi's topic in Canada

    I disagree. We do need to set a high standard on the ability to
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    Blood Transfusion

    loriangel14 replied to kulalas's topic in Critical Care

    Stopping the tranfusion is always the first thing you do with any
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    Should Healthcare Be Funded As A Basic Human Right?

    loriangel14 replied to jayp's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This topic was already discussed ad nauseum not to long ago and it got into a mud slinging match. Let's not go there
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    Question about becoming a nurse

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

    You would need to investigate if prerequisites would transfer, how much it would cost and you would need to be fluent in German.As to whether it would get you a license in the US only the BON could...
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    The grey area of patient contact and professionalism

    loriangel14 replied to newtonurse's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Giving a patient a means of contacts you outside of work is crossing the line of professionalism.Most employers would have a problem with this.If a patient asks for personal information you have to...
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    Ambien order did I make a mistake

    loriangel14 replied to nakinok's topic in Patient Medications

    I would think if it means may repeat it would be two tabs again. I have never seen "mr" as an