loriangel14 RN

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    Giving/getting report

    loriangel14 replied to EnlightenMeRN's topic in General Nursing

    It also depends what kind of floor you are on. I am on a Complex Continuing Care floor.Lots of rehab,palliative and seniors waiting for nursing home placement.Some medical acute care patients. Many of...
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    Changing Careers to Nursing as 35 year old man

    loriangel14 replied to DB7721's topic in Men in Nursing

    Female nurse here. I encourage you to look into an accelerated BSN. I work with a few male nurses and they are awesome. They are in may different areas of the hospital and I don't think there is a...
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    Nclex visa and Job Sucess????

    loriangel14 replied to nurseeire's topic in Nurse Registration

    No. It takes six years for your Green Card application to be processed.You should do a search on here and read the many threads discussing retrogression.Recruitment agencies cannot provide you with a...
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    Canadian nursers leaving to work in the USA.

    loriangel14 replied to RN Student-NIC's topic in Canada

    No
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    Really sad :(

    loriangel14 replied to NOLAmommy3's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree. Did the OP not ever look at the job market? How spoiled is today's younger generation that they consider it "sad" that they didn't get what they wanted right away? Try laying on the floor and...
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    Lost On My Educational Track

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

    If you want to be an NP why are you not looking at nursing
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    First patient conflict

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

    You did fine.In time you will learn to ignore patients like
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    Lost On My Educational Track

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

    If you were planning on getting your DNP you wold need to be going for your BSN I would think.MA doesn't make you a
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    Mom Needs a Pain Pill

    loriangel14 replied to brandinalove's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I assess the patient and medicate accordingly.I don't give meds just because a family member requests it.If the patient is in pain our professional practice manager states that it is unethical to not...
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    Shift work help.

    loriangel14 replied to frozenyogurt's topic in Canada

    Those are known as Weekend Warrior
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    RPN to RN or US?

    loriangel14 replied to RPsychN's topic in Canada

    I believe the OP is from western Canada and when she says RPN she is referring to Regisitered Psychiatric
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    Nursing schedules

    loriangel14 replied to f_nurse2b16's topic in General Nursing

    Just about any schedule you can imagine.Every place is different.I work 8s and 12s, all three
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    US to Canada as LPN/RPN

    loriangel14 replied to MercedesM's topic in Nurse Registration

    In order to become a Canadian Resident you must have Permanent Residency first.I think you have to live here for 3 years to get citizenship.The main stumbling block will be that LPN will not qualify...
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    How to avoid conflicts with instructor.

    loriangel14 replied to kelli class of 2013's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Teachers are not here to be nice and give you the warm fuzzies.You going to be dealing with people's lives and they need to make sure you know your stuff.You want warm and fuzzy get a puppy.The...
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    Horrible time at clinicals

    loriangel14 replied to dancingpre's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Sounds like a pretty typical day in clinicals when you are new.Nursing clinicals can be much the
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    Advice Needed! Wound Care VS. IV Insertion?

    loriangel14 replied to DanielleDorothy's topic in Canada

    I live an hour north of Toronto and all the hospitals in my area allow RPNs to start IVs.Not allowing them to do so would be
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    Advice Needed! Wound Care VS. IV Insertion?

    loriangel14 replied to DanielleDorothy's topic in Canada

    Unless your goal is to specialize in would care I wouldn't take the level 4 course.What area of the hospital are you aiming for? Most employers will provide the IV training at no cost.If you are...
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    Discouraged from pursuing Nursing...

    loriangel14 replied to mimi26's topic in Canada

    Thank you for your post.I was starting to feel like the odd man out.True I have only been at it for 6 years and I may feel different later but right now I love what I do,in spite of the ups and...
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    COPD

    loriangel14 replied to Xocadet425's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    They took him out to smoke? wow. where I work that would NOT be
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    Question

    loriangel14 replied to gluca's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What do you mean it needs to be
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    Internationaly educated new grad

    loriangel14 replied to n0name's topic in Canada

    You need to learn how to use puncuation and you need to brush up on your spelling.Your written and oral communication needs to be excellent when looking for a job (and when working as
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    Discouraged from pursuing Nursing...

    loriangel14 replied to mimi26's topic in Canada

    The only fly I see in that ointment is the lack of jobs at the moment.By the time you have completed the prerequisites and finished nursing school things could very well be different.I would advise...
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    Feeling discourage for my broken English

    loriangel14 replied to Carmen808's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I hope that in time and with practice you will gain the confidence you need.Your written English is pretty good.The more you interact with others the easier it will get.Do not give
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    Having a medication nurse?? Yes or No?

    loriangel14 replied to shipmanmisty's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I have worked like that before and it worked just fine.Our census was low and we have no aides.One RN did all the meds and the rest of us did the cares. I had no problem with someone else giving my...
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    nurse practitioner programs in other countries

    loriangel14 replied to nursebreanne's topic in International Nursing

    If you plan on practicing in the US then why on earth would you go elsewhere to be educated? You will have plenty of extra licensing hurdles to jump if you are foreign