loriangel14 RN

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    Can you be a PHN if you are a new grad?

    Where I live you need a Masters to work in public
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    Different levels of nursing?

    I really don't think you want to be a nurse.Maybe a
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    Different levels of nursing?

    Why do you think you want to be a nurse?I could say I want to teach kindergarten but not have to deal with little
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    Different levels of nursing?

    Dressing changes are far from"grunt work".Dressing wounds takes skill and knowledge and some can only be done by nurses with specialized
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    Different levels of nursing?

    Most non patient contact jobs like a desk job involve nursing experience first.Why do you want to be a nurse if patient care turns you
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    Different levels of nursing?

    If you want to avoid body fluids then don't become a nurse.You will have to deal with them at some point.At the very least you will have to deal with them during clinicals in nursing school.Pretty...
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    Do I need a minor?

    No. Nursing is a full time major. Concentrate on
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    OK sorry everyone

    You mean yesterdays post was for REAL? And you are still defending your attitude and behaviour? Wow.You think because you are close to your sister you have to be in constant contact?Holy Moly you need...
  9. Oh yeah that is the reality of LTC.One of my friends does med pass for 46 twice a day. If there was another incident with your friend then obviously the instructor sees a trend. If there is a pattern...
  10. OK when I read your title I thought you wee a nurse WITH an intellectual disability.I thought you would have trouble finding
  11. No not harsh at all. She was potentially going to give double the ordered dose.There was no harm this time but if she doesn't catch the difference between 0.5 mg and 0.5 ml she could be headed for a...
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    ADVICE for Students in Ontario RPN vs RN

    You keep stating that Ontario doesn't allow RPNs to practice to their full scope.What skills have you not been allowed to use. To each his own. I went the RPN route and I am quite
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    RN vs RPN Career

    Really? I am an RPN in Ontario and I find we are able to practice to our full scope.Where I work RPNs are everywhere except ICU.What skills are you finding you are being denied use
  14. Yeah 6 patients on day shift. What were you expecting? That's usually the minimum where I
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    I was yelled at by my nurse yesterday

    Yeah you were probaby driving the poor woman nuts! I remember doing the same thing in clinicals.Firing nonstop questions at a busy nurse will give her heartburn.Things that don't seem to bother them...
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    I was yelled at by my nurse yesterday

    oops double
  17. 6 is the norm where I work. You can do it.It takes time management and that gets easier with
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    when did you have your OR clinicals?

    We never had an OR
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    Scrub tops on men

    Where I
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    Lying about a med to a psych patient

    Nope if we have a patient being violent there is no discussion about the shot.We just give whatever the doctor has
  21. In my clinicals you worked on your own, no pairing up.Definitely throwing us in at the deep end. You didn't know anything about the patient, but you learned
  22. Oh that sounds just fine. The important thing is you are wearing something you are comfortable in. Good luck and let us know how it
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    Length of Vacation Time for Registered Nurses

    It doesn't matter if you have this time due to you.You still can't just take it off all at once whenever you want it.You need to put in for the time and hope you get it.If someone with more seniority...
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    DONT JUDGE ME!

    Lol only 3 times a
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    Stupid things doctors do?!

    I may not always agree with the doctors decisions but I wouldn't call them stupid.I have a good relationship with the ones I work with and wouldn't be so