loriangel14 RN

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    BC to Ont - What can I expect?

    loriangel14 replied to Working2BLPN's topic in Canada

    Oh I have also heard that our health assessment and physical examination theory hours are longer than the BC
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    Is there a lot of bullying in nursing?

    loriangel14 replied to sakiohma's topic in General Students

    Bullying is usually a matter of perception.Many people will always find fault with all their jobs and coworkers.It's never their fault.And they take everything personally.Don't treat your charge nurse...
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    Notification to change in work roster

    loriangel14 replied to bunnyRGN's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work every nurse except for the casuals have a set schedule that is four weeks long and it just repeats over and over.The ONLY time it changes is if you agree to a change or a part timer picks...
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    BC to Ont - What can I expect?

    loriangel14 replied to Working2BLPN's topic in Canada

    It was a long time ago so I can't remember specifics but I did talk to a BC PN once and I was shocked at the stuff they couldn't
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    Besides CPR, what other situations/procedures require you to act fast..

    loriangel14 replied to okiedokie123's topic in General Nursing

    Violent patient that is
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    BC to Ont - What can I expect?

    loriangel14 replied to Working2BLPN's topic in Canada

    What exactly are they saying you don't train for? Do you have a lot of things that only RNs can do?We have recently got training for PICC lines,which we didn't used to be able to touch.Jobs aren't...
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    BC to Ont - What can I expect?

    loriangel14 replied to Working2BLPN's topic in Canada

    We all pass the same exam.You won't need to upgrade but I do know that RPNs in Ontario have a broader scope of
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    Will my medical background help me to survive the nursing program?

    loriangel14 replied to mrsbreebree's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Don't get too cocky.Knowing some abbreviations and having worked in an office doesn't really equal medical
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    help plz soon to be in clinicals

    loriangel14 replied to debra2013's topic in General Students

    I swear by New
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    Immunizations and being a nurse

    loriangel14 replied to MrsF26's topic in General Nursing

    So were these side effects permanent? Did someone in your family die? What do you mean you would not be able to recover?You think you will die from the
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    How does your unit handle vacations?

    loriangel14 replied to krenee's topic in General Nursing

    Supossedly it goes by seniority but it seems that our manager just approves evrything.Last year we had 5 RNs off at the same time, just on our
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    How does your unit handle vacations?

    loriangel14 replied to krenee's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work we have a union contract that states holiday requests must be in by March 15th and approvals have to be done by April 1st.Very seldom do requests get
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    Immunizations and being a nurse

    loriangel14 replied to MrsF26's topic in General Nursing

    It may depend on where you are going to school.My school didn't allow H1N1
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    Immunizations and being a nurse

    loriangel14 replied to MrsF26's topic in General Nursing

    I am in Canada as well ( Ontario).The only person in my nursing class that was exempt from vaccinations was one that had a severe allergy to them.Everyone else had to get them.One girl had to...
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    This transporter looks as if he wants to punch me everytime I see him and Im scared

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

    I don't understand what your issue is. He hasn't actually done anything to you and you don't know him at all.You are really scared just because of a facial expression?You are judging a book by it's...
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    Work as a Case Manager for the CCAC

    loriangel14 replied to LOTR_fan's topic in Canada

    I have a friend that used to be a case manager for CCAC. She said it was a lot of paper work and lot of telephone
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    Scrubs that do not taper at the ankle

    loriangel14 replied to Bigdude's topic in Men in Nursing

    Try
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    Funniest/strangest dementia patient stories

    loriangel14 replied to Angie O'Plasty's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had one gent ring in the middle of the night.When i went in and asked him what he needed he held up his catheter,pulled out and demanded to know whos it was and where all the blood came
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    Do nurses have to clean up vomit?

    loriangel14 replied to sakiohma's topic in General Students

    Oh yes. We do clean up vomit.There are much worse things as well.Suctioning trachs,dressing necrotic wounds,cleaning up those liquid GI bleed stools,colostomy and ileostomy bags, Depending on where...
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    Funniest/strangest dementia patient stories

    loriangel14 replied to Angie O'Plasty's topic in Nursing Humor

    I have a pt right now that loves the word ***hole.She has a couple of baby dolls and a stuffed kitty.I asked her one day what the kitty's name was.She grinned and cheerfully said "***hole". One day a...
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    CNO Registration Times - Usually This Long?

    loriangel14 replied to Insomniac-88's topic in Canada

    They don't count the 15 business from when you sent it.You also have to consider the volume of applicants they have to deal
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    entering RPN vs RN ??????

    loriangel14 replied to cinderellaharris's topic in International Nursing

    br? what do you mean?Try posting in complete sentences as per Terms of
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    I absolutely HATE it!

    loriangel14 replied to Manepride's topic in General Students

    Yay for you!!!!!
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    Can the board really make me take 2 classes here in the states if I failed 5 times?

    loriangel14 replied to robbie619's topic in International Nursing

    Do you not think that after 5 years and failing 5 times they wouldn't ask you to take some kind of action?Do you think that 5 failures is not grounds for repeating some
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    New grad with a new health condition that means I shouldn't work nights, what now?

    loriangel14 replied to tareija's topic in International Nursing

    Oh I'm not really any help to you,I'm in a hospital in