loriangel14 RN

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    Regular day for a nurse?

    loriangel14 replied to dhoff's topic in General Students

    Day shift? Get report, do vitals, do blood sugars,give am meds, set up breakfast trays, help aids wash patients, do dressings,do assessments, give treatments, communicate with pharmacy, dietary,...
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    What to do in family emergency situations?

    loriangel14 replied to treeye's topic in General Nursing

    That's crappy. We just went through that a couple of days ago. One of my coworkers got the call that an ill family member had been hospitalized and she lwas let go immediately.Our charge nurse left...
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    Considering nursing

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

    1. I choose nursing because I wanted a job that would make a difference in people's lives and I enjoy caring for others.I was a PSW ( Canadain version of a CNA) and I wanted to know more about health...
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    Been out of school 10+ years, nervous...

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

    I was out of school for 20 years and had never finished high school.What you don't realize at first is how much different going to school is as an adult.Your years of life experience will serve you...
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    RN's forced to do CNA work

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

    Even though we have aids,our charge nurse will still answer bells, toilet and shower patients and clean up code
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    RN's forced to do CNA work

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

    I did a sitter shift a while ago.It was great. Only one patient( he slept the whole shift). no bells to get, no meds, no
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    BSN program

    loriangel14 replied to Mrs.YayaLozada's topic in General Students

    Yes it is that hard.You will be expected to learn large volumes of information in a short time. You will have reading assignments that will be many long chapters and you will have a day to read them....
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    Ventilator support at end of life

    loriangel14 replied to bioniclewoman's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I know hospice in my area would not accept a patient on a vent. Is the patient able to comunicate what they
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    RN's forced to do CNA work

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

    I have stepped in and been in the role of an aid for the day when they were short. I did it for the floor and my coworkers, I wasn't too concerned so concerned with my vanity to feel I shouldn't be...
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    RN's forced to do CNA work

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

    Yes I have seen that done. There is no reason for an RN to not do patient care.Just because you have RN after your name you are not "too good" to be doing patient care.Where I work many floors have no...
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    I'm 23 and doing my pre-reqs...wondering...

    loriangel14 replied to taraer1206's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Oh my, you think 23 is old? Just shoot me now. The NP that I see didn't become one until she was in her 40s.I graduated nursing school in my 40s. Really? How on earth do you think that 23 is
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    First time a patient didn't like me

    loriangel14 replied to Clovery's topic in General Students

    Don't take it personally, especially coming form a confused patient.Confused patients will not like anyone that stops them from doing what they want. You will have non confused patients not like you...
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    needs a little help

    loriangel14 replied to applepeige's topic in Nursing Career

    Contact the BON in Texas for that
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    Question about giving report

    loriangel14 replied to Crazed's topic in General Students

    I just state that the vital signs were stable.That's all. If a patient then that is your assessment.Pt sleeping comfortably.You don't wake them up to ask them about
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    What gadgets/tools do you own?

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

    I work in a hospital that supplies the tools we need so I don't have to haul my own
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    Help :'( I'm lost on the steps I need to take to go into med school.

    loriangel14 replied to brie_1994's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You just said so in this
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    Soon to be USRN (i hope) Filipino BSN Grad here!

    loriangel14 replied to guiatorres's topic in Nurse Registration

    Contact the BON in the state in which you want to apply.Much has been written on here regarding certain states enforcing their requirements for IENs to obtain licensure.Some states also require a SSN#...
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    Help :'( I'm lost on the steps I need to take to go into med school.

    loriangel14 replied to brie_1994's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If you are planning on becoming an LVN then you will be in nursing
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    As a nurse will I be exposed to dead patients a lot?

    loriangel14 replied to Mrs.Davis's topic in General Nursing

    It will depend on what area of nursing you work in.You may encounter death during school as well. I see at least one dead patient a week.It does get easier but everyone has to find their own way of...
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    Considering an ADN over a BSN but already have a bachelors

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

    Ahhh
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    Considering an ADN over a BSN but already have a bachelors

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

    I for got the OP was in the US. I am in Canada and our programs are different. Up here you have to be a nurse before
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    Considering an ADN over a BSN but already have a bachelors

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

    If you want to be an NP you will need your BSN at some point.You may as well get it now.Your other degrees will be of little use as a nurse and an employer won't care about non nursing
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    How to convert kg to lbs/oz.

    loriangel14 replied to nurse2b013's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You are right. I messed up. It doesn't matter. You would still use the 6.16 lbs when doing the
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    8 or 12hr shifts?

    loriangel14 replied to ashleyr34's topic in General Nursing

    12s are good because you get mor days off but on the other hand I meed more time to recover from
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    Depressed working the midnight shift~! Anyone else out there?

    loriangel14 replied to sunkissedmspriss's topic in General Nursing

    I work all three shifts but if I am on a few nights I don't switch over when I am off, I just stay on the up all night/sleep all day