loriangel14 RN

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    Current Ontario Grade 12 Student applying to nursing schools in Toronto!!!!

    loriangel14 replied to futurenurse94's topic in General Nursing

    You will get a better response if you post this in the Canadian
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    Canadian citizen with American BSN - will I get a job? please help

    loriangel14 replied to veebeeG's topic in International Nursing

    This is the Canadian Forum and we have no idea if you would get hired down there or not. You would have to apply for licensure in Canada and see what they say.We don't know if they would let you write...
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    Leaving AMA

    loriangel14 replied to missjustice's topic in General Nursing

    I have had this happen and all we can really do is educate them about the risks of doing so and then get them the paper to sign, usually we don't freak out.It's their
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    Multi-shift problem discovered during hand-off.

    loriangel14 replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    Hey sometimes stuff gets
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    Multi-shift problem discovered during hand-off.

    loriangel14 replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    S***t happens.Don't feel like it was all your fault and don't be too hard on yourself.Without knowing exactly what happened it's hard to give advice on how to keep it from happening
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    Who can challenge the NCLEX-PN?

    loriangel14 replied to CNA1991's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You can't challenge part way through a program. You would need to finish and graduate
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    Careplan at work

    loriangel14 replied to Cat_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I am a PN and I can revise and update the care plans where I
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    What's the best area of nursing to start?

    loriangel14 replied to esunada's topic in Nursing Career

    I wouldn't say there is any one "best" area for a nurse to start out.Many areas can be beneficial to a new grad. You would want an area where you will get a wide range of patients and an opportunity...
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    Which course is better - letters confuse me

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

    Those three are the same. You would end up with your RN.The 4 year degree is the best path to go if you have the time and money.You will need it if you want to get into management or carry on and get...
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    I am so frustrated with Anatomy & Physiology :(

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

    The OP needs to take responsibility for their own learning. A&P is not going to be any different or any easier anywhere else.The reality is that A&P is lot of memorization and a lot of...
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    RN vs LPN

    loriangel14 replied to aachavez's topic in General Students

    It depends on where you are.I can do assessments, I can give heparin,I can access PICC lines and I can do patient teaching.I can do critical thinking and I am not "under" an Rn, I am responsible for...
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    Help in deciding to go into nursing.

    loriangel14 replied to dream job's topic in General Students

    If you get your Associates in nursing and pass the NCLEX then you will be an RN. An LPN-RN program is for people that have their LPN and want to bridge to RN.Best of luck and hang in there. All your...
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    Careplan at work

    loriangel14 replied to Cat_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes where I work we are responsible for updating our patient's care plan every time there is a change.Sometimes it's the unit clerk that will update them, sometimes the charge, sometimes it's
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    Has anyone ever been a self-employed CNA?

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

    I am a nurse now but before that I worked privately in the community giving personal care and doing light
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    Should a CNA be told of patients condition

    loriangel14 replied to jdchisolm68's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Most LTC facilities don't use precautions or isolation for MRSA but it would have been good to tell you where the MRSA was on the
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    How do I get a Social Security Number to work voluntarily in USA Hospital?

    loriangel14 replied to ILoveTenerife's topic in International Nursing

    Yes I agree with Silverdragon,volunteering in a US hospital is not going to involve patient care or nursing of any
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    NCLEX application! need advice.

    loriangel14 replied to rstamaria2011's topic in International Nursing

    \If she already has a Green Card and a SSN she has no need for an agency. She can apply to the BON in her state for information on how to apply for a nursing license as that is the only thing she...
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    Job Market in Canada

    loriangel14 replied to AGCT's topic in International Nursing

    Do you have your license
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    nurse practitioner?

    loriangel14 replied to babyv15's topic in General Students

    Some programs require as much as 2 years nursing experience before you can apply to the NP Masters
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    iv pump says air in line how to fix....

    loriangel14 replied to selu1216's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I guess it depends on the pump. Ours have a back prime button. You hold it and it back primes the fluid, taking the air bubble with
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    changing provinces

    loriangel14 replied to mach1's topic in International Nursing

    If your wife is having issue then why are YOU posting on here? Can she not speak for her self? Just
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    Disposable Bedpans?

    loriangel14 replied to scarlet87's topic in General Nursing

    I have used them and they are awesome. They stand up really well, even with really large
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    Any hospitals out there doing 8 hr shifts?

    loriangel14 replied to kacm74's topic in General Nursing

    Ontario Canada. 12s and 8s.Some positions are all 8s, some are all 12s and some are a mixture.We also some 10s and
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    Day shift nurse but picked up an extra night tonight- should I sleep now?

    loriangel14 replied to Double-Helix's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely
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    mid-life career switch

    loriangel14 replied to ab_nurse_wonnabe's topic in International Nursing

    Although I am in Ontario I can see several different problems with the OPs reasons for wanting to enter nursing. We have all been told that the aging population is going to create a boom in nursing...