loriangel14 RN

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    Help Wanted: 2 years and still no good job.

    loriangel14 replied to Violet_roses's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    What part of Ontario are you in? There are jobs in my part of the province, not a lot but my hospital hires every once in a while.Their is a hospital north of me that has just expanded and they are...
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    Med documentation

    loriangel14 replied to Stoogesfan's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What do you mean by "unusual"? Do you mean PRN meds? Yes I would document my
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    In Over My Head?

    loriangel14 replied to .Jasper.'s topic in General Students

    All I can add is hand in there. It sounds pretty typical of nursing school. Prioritize and don't get
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    general question

    loriangel14 replied to studentrn2014's topic in General Students

    Don't waste time comparing yourself to others. Everyone is different and everyone learns differently.Just focus on being yourself and doing the best you
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    retrogression vs immigrant visa

    loriangel14 replied to erisirene's topic in Immigration Advice

    Finding an employer will be very difficult, especially one that will wait 6 years until you get a Green
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    Resolve this Dilemma please.

    loriangel14 replied to Sleek's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Where I work there would be no question. No DNR, you call a code. It doesn't matter what the patient has told you. If he expressed a wish to be a DNR then this should have been dealt with before...
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    Common nicknames for hospital items.

    loriangel14 replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    Really? Our code brown is a chemical
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    does anyone regret this career?

    loriangel14 replied to cantdoit's topic in General Nursing

    That's very sad. I love my job and I don't regret it for a minute. Why do you dislike being a nurse? Have you tried working in different settings? How long have you been a
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    Easier?

    loriangel14 replied to Nolli's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You will never know them all or will you be expected to.That's why most places have books so you can look up the stuff you can't
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    Volunteering Internationaly as a Nursing Student?

    loriangel14 replied to kmc90's topic in Canada

    Have you tried Googling it? I did and I found lots of sites with information on such a thing.Maybe check with your school as well. A couple of girls in my class did a trip organized by the
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    Royal Canadian Institute of Technology - Comments and Feedbacks

    loriangel14 replied to Infomaniac88's topic in International Nursing

    Be aware that applying under the Experience class does not guarantee you will get
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    Nursing Skills

    loriangel14 replied to Darkstar1485's topic in General Students

    I too had a terrible time taking a manual BP. My breakthrough came when I was doing a placement at a large mental health hospital and I had to do a BP on a patient.I fumbled around and finally the...
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    How do you manage to get to work in snow storms ?

    loriangel14 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Where I live the police are too busy during a snowstorm to play taxi. I grew up driving in this stuff and I have only called in once due to
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    Do you enjoy med surg clinicals? Vent...

    loriangel14 replied to Bouncyball's topic in General Students

    How safe would it be if you were pulling your own meds and doing procedures by yourself as a student? Iy may seem like a pain but your instructor is there to make sure you are doing things properly...
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    New Nurse in a Rehab Facility.. HELP

    loriangel14 replied to NewMurse's topic in Canada

    I work on a floor that has large percentage of rehab patients. Lots of hips. You need to learn about hip precautions and proper transfer techniques.The physiotherapists are a good resource.Promoting...
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    Discouraged from pursuing Nursing...

    loriangel14 replied to mimi26's topic in Canada

    Don't worry about your age. I was almost 42 when I
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    British Nurse Wanting to work in California

    loriangel14 replied to glamgirl's topic in Immigration Advice

    You will need the required hours of theory and clinical hours in adult, peds, OB and mental health.All must show on your transcript. If you are going the Green Card route you are looking at around 6...
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    Licensure Preparation Program Canada

    loriangel14 replied to KellyTel's topic in Canada

    Exactly how much money are they
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    All of a sudden an ASN is no good anymore

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

    Yeah I have one coworker that took hers about 17 years ago and then she took the
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    All of a sudden an ASN is no good anymore

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

    LPN used to be a one year certificate.There are still bridging programs in Ontario for those who want the
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    Degree choices

    loriangel14 replied to seashelley36's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If she is planning on being a nurse then the Associates in Nursing is the one she wants to take. The other two degrees will not make her a nurse and aren't
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    Canadian RPN for American Graduate Nursing?

    loriangel14 replied to Jrose_'s topic in International Nursing

    My mistake. You are right.RN is needed for the TN
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    BSN without RN

    loriangel14 replied to jcarver1112's topic in General Students

    A student needs to actually be present to learn the skills required.Just showing up for clinicals is not enough. You have to learn the skills BEFORE you start clinicals so when you are in the clinical...
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    To all pre/current nursing students!

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

    Clinicals do provide valuable experience but paid experience as a CNA or a tech is even more
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    Canadian RPN for American Graduate Nursing?

    loriangel14 replied to Jrose_'s topic in International Nursing

    You would have to apply for a nursing license in the state you wanted to work in.If you meet their requirements they will give you permission to write the NCLEX-PN.If you pass that you will have a...