loriangel14 RN

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    Looking for a good path

    Best of luck with whatever path you
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    Looking for a good path

    How old are you ? You say you are going "back to healthcare". What area of healthcare were you already
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    Looking for a good path

    One step at a time . You aren't even a nursing student yet and you are worrying about NP programs. I would advise the LVN-BSN route. Get some nursing experience before you worry about
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    6 months in... and I had a fall...

    I see at least one fall a week. It
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    Pocket Snacks for 12 Hour Shift?

    Raisins, apples, hard boiled eggs, cheese strings, nuts, raw
  6. Go to the police station where you DO
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    Nursing school help

    You really need to figure out why you are not doing well in your prerequisites. You need success in them before you can be successful in a BSN
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    I needed a 2.5 for the nursing degree

    You can't take the NCLEX without the
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    Don't think I can do this

    Nursing is not nonstop action and saving lives every shift. You provide nursing care to make your patients comfortable and carry out orders to aid in recovery or resolution. What you consider menial...
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    is this normal???

    Oh my the number of times I just felt like someone had just pulled the plug on my brain and everything I had learned just gurgled down the drain. It will be
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    is this normal???

    Yes this is normal except for the lack of understanding from your new coworkers. Don't be so hard on yourself. You are brand new and it takes many months to find your feet. Deep breath. Yes everyone...
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    Next steps...help please?

    It's an RPN - BSN bridge program. You would have to ask if they would accept
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    Next steps...help please?

    Have you looked into
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    Help

    So ask someone at work that would
  15. If he was just coming out of anesthesia he probably wasn't really in control of what he was saying. People swear sometimes when stuff hurts. Unless it was directed at me I don't care if they swear....
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    Perceptorship fail lpn

    I find it highly unlikely you would be failed for missing a BP
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    Perceptorship fail lpn

    Were you failed for just a single med
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    Resident falls everyday

    Yep. Document and express concerns in writing to someone. Keep a
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    Doctor's order

    You need to call the MD and
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    Registered practical nurses

    RPNs are more than just failed
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    break? what's a break?

    Where I work you always get your breaks. They are assigned by the charge nurse and they are at specific times. The others cover your people while you are gone. On nights you sleep on your
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    34 yr old starting out...help

    BSN is really wanted by most employers now. I would go that route if
  23. Yep. I tell them exactly what I think. I don't care if they do know it was
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    Nurses living/working in British Columbia?

    You need to take care of what's going on inside. Running away isn't going to help if it's still with you. Being alone can be a blessing. You can go and do what you want. Start over. Teaching yoga in...
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    Working in another province

    Just be aware that the job market in BC is very tough. I wouldn't move until you actually had a job out there. Good