loriangel14 RN

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    Nursing Integration Program for Canada (Philippines to Canada)

    loriangel14 replied to Infomaniac88's topic in Immigration Advice

    lol Which part was I "making up". They don't have the authority to do the things promised. Only the proper authorities in Canada
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    Should I have implemented Suicide Precautions?

    loriangel14 replied to RNdiva505's topic in General Nursing

    If you had skipped over this statement and the patient harmed themselves they would have been all over you for not implementing suicide precautions. At my facility that would have been immediate...
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    Crashing and Burning

    loriangel14 replied to WinterpegLPN's topic in General Nursing

    ((((((((hugs))))))))) Wow. You sound like a truly amazing person.Is there any kind of support you can take advantage of in the workplace?Does your employer have an EAP program? I am in Ontario and I...
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    AM daily weights - Standing scale vs. Bedscale

    loriangel14 replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    We have daily wts but daily can mean anytime. I don't see the rational for waking people up at that hour to be weighed.The frail ones get weighed on the chair scale. You just put them in a wheelchair...
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    Oh my gadd i'm so embarrassed. Please help me..

    loriangel14 replied to willowRN's topic in General Nursing

    I once went into work to cover for a friend that needed to go to a funeral. She works on a different floor than me.I got there at 1000, she gave me a quick report and left. I headed to the floor to...
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    Oh my gadd i'm so embarrassed. Please help me..

    loriangel14 replied to willowRN's topic in General Nursing

    It gets easier. I was uncomfortable with it the first few times but it does get easier. On my floor the patients have long stays(weeks) so I usually get to know them better but if I have a new patient...
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    First year RPN student, really REALLY nervous about

    loriangel14 replied to sputnik261's topic in International Nursing

    You may find that you are not necessarily the "old" people in your class. I was 38 and there were at least 5 girls older than me. Many people are going the RPN route as a second career or some are...
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    Edmonton nurses: where to buy scrubs?

    loriangel14 replied to Maygen's topic in Canada

    Walmart and Giant Tiger are where I get
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    Royal Canadian Institute of Technology - Comments and Feedbacks

    loriangel14 replied to Infomaniac88's topic in International Nursing

    I would be suspicious of the part where they claim that passing the CRNE opens the door to a "huge job market".Many nurses already in Canada are struggling to find
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    silly confusion in regards to prn order/standing order

    loriangel14 replied to on eagles wings's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yes. Exactly. I work in a hospital setting and our floor has a sheet with "standing orders". It has things like Tylenol, anti emetics, heartburn and bowel meds on it. This can be used for any patient,...
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    Medication help

    loriangel14 replied to uniqueindie's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have seen prefilled Fragmin syringes with a 18000u dose but I don't know the reason such a high dose. Pepcid is not supposed to be
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    Dosage Calc..HeLP!

    loriangel14 replied to pedsluv's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The first one is 24mls.25 000u/500mls is equal to 50 units /ml. (25 000 divided by 500 is 50).Therefore, 1200 u/hr would equal 24 mls/hr. (1200 divided by 50 is 24). The second one would be 350...
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    What is your policy for suicidal patients?

    loriangel14 replied to PinkRocksLikeMe's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work they have to be sent out as well. We deem the "form 1" patients which is an automatic 72 hour hold. They are assigned a security guard to be with them at all times until they are...
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    Looking for an agency that offers international student visa in the US

    loriangel14 replied to kpraymundo's topic in International Nursing

    Even if you go to the US as a student there is no guarantee that you will be able to stay after school is
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    First year RPN student, really REALLY nervous about

    loriangel14 replied to sputnik261's topic in International Nursing

    Yeah and that was with two of us at it.You could have lost your keys in this one.The lower 6-7 inches of the spine was fully exposed.Sad. I had one man with dressings and he had reacted badly to a...
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    Lunch breaks

    loriangel14 replied to stervets's topic in General Nursing

    Just because they are telling you to take a break does not mean you have to leave the building.Do they not have a break
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    First year RPN student, really REALLY nervous about

    loriangel14 replied to sputnik261's topic in International Nursing

    I know what you mean. I love my job but honestly I really didn't know what to expect, from school or the job.The first time I went into a room to pronounce death I thought I would faint.lol Come back...
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    Do you hate doctors?

    loriangel14 replied to snickerdoodle17_1's topic in General Students

    Seriously? You are very childish. I work with an RN that is married to one of the doctors at our hospital. They are a lovely couple and he treats her like a
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    Do you hate doctors?

    loriangel14 replied to snickerdoodle17_1's topic in General Students

    No actually I like pretty much all the docs I deal with. A couple are a little aloof but none are really nasty.I also deal with a lot of female
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    First year RPN student, really REALLY nervous about

    loriangel14 replied to sputnik261's topic in International Nursing

    RPNs are allowed to hang IV meds. We start IVs as well. We can't give push IV meds and we can't hang blood ( but we can monitor the pts and finish the procedure).Other than that we can give most meds...
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    First year RPN student, really REALLY nervous about

    loriangel14 replied to sputnik261's topic in International Nursing

    OK I'm back. I didn't address some of the questions you had about the RPN role.You ask if you will be stuck changing linens, dressings and bedpans.Yes you will those are duties of all nurses, no...
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    First year RPN student, really REALLY nervous about

    loriangel14 replied to sputnik261's topic in International Nursing

    ok this will be quick because I gotta go to work.lol First of all congrats and welcome to nursing. I think that's great that you are taking this step and we need more guys for sure! I have been an RPN...
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    Dosing Calculation ... help!

    loriangel14 replied to grensa's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    In school we learned it as " doc over stock", doc being what the doc ordered and stock being what we
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    Bachelors in canada?

    loriangel14 replied to SUZETTEWILLIAMSON's topic in International Nursing

    If you are a US citizen you would have to get a student visa and pay international student fees which would make it expensive for you. You may want to compare the cost against the cost of getting your...
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    application for quebec

    loriangel14 replied to incognito12rn's topic in International Nursing

    If you are going to move to Quebec you would need to be fluent in french, either to work or to attend