loriangel14 RN

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    I am a Canadian Nurse:

    loriangel14 replied to Fiona59's topic in International Nursing

    I am a Registered Practical Nurse. I am responsible for my own practice. I make my own decisions within my scope. I do not work "under" RNs but along side them as a part of the team. No RN is...
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    Need help with admissions to RPN course (Ontario)!

    loriangel14 replied to starfish33's topic in International Nursing

    I had no high school diploma. I rested for the English and math and took the bio and chem through my
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    Ever have a patient that "turns" on you?

    loriangel14 replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes it can be manipulation on the patient's part or sometimes it can be sundowners. Sundowning can turn athe sweetest patients into completely off the wall patients. Some are pleasant as long as...
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    Need help with admissions to RPN course (Ontario)!

    loriangel14 replied to starfish33's topic in International Nursing

    You may need to try and make an appointment to talk to someone in person so you can find out how to satisfy their requirements.I had to write a test for English and math and I took Grade 12 bio and...
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    RPN to RN bridge

    loriangel14 posted a topic in International Nursing

    Is there anyone out there that has taken the bridge from RPN to RN in Ontario? The bridge is going to be offered part time at my local college campus that I graduated from last year as an RPN. If you...
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    RPN to RN bridge

    loriangel14 replied to loriangel14's topic in International Nursing

    No I decided not to take the bridge.I had looked into it but it would have cost me too much in time and money.I didn't want to have to work until I was 75 to pay for more school. I am quite happy in...
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    How does your unit staff for census? Standby (on call) versus called off

    loriangel14 replied to I<3H2O's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work there is no on call. You rarely get cancelled. Quite often you will get floated to another area where they are short.There is almost always a need
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    Cheating

    loriangel14 replied to stunursegem's topic in General Students

    If she was close to failing this was probably not the first time she " didn't have enough time" to do an
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    Question for those who do frequent tube feedings

    loriangel14 replied to 09NewGrad's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work you do a flush pre amd post medications as well as routine. We disconnect the feed tube and draw up the flush in a syringe and manually flush it through quickly to "flush" the tube. Our...
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    Medication administration, not following the rules

    loriangel14 replied to hotflashion's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a hospital and we always sign when we get the meds out, not after they are given. if they are held or refused we put an "R' or an "H" on the
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    Before the Morning (Failed CRNE three times. what now?)

    loriangel14 replied to yahy's topic in Canada CRNE, CPNRE Exams

    Well said
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    Help! Advice needed please

    loriangel14 replied to Dizziafro's topic in International Nursing

    It may be difficult but if you keep looking you may find a PSW/aid type job with the certification. I don't know about the Ottawa area specifically but I am in Southern Ontario and a couple of LTC...
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    vancomycin

    loriangel14 replied to fati_ER_RN's topic in General Nursing

    How about when you give it orally? We keep it in the fridge and give it orally right from the
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    York/Seneca 1st year looking to swap schedule.

    loriangel14 replied to futureRN_Anastasia's topic in International Nursing

    You mean someone from another program at another school can take your
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    York/Seneca 1st year looking to swap schedule.

    loriangel14 replied to futureRN_Anastasia's topic in International Nursing

    You can't just swap schedules with someone else.This is the program you have been accepted into, this is the schedule you will have to work
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    any feedback about Join Allied?

    loriangel14 replied to NursePao's topic in International Nursing

    It seems to me that the "services" that you are paying them for are all things that you can do yourself.There are a couple of statements that they make on their site that are very misleading.They...
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    What are all the different Nursing Specializations/Courses?

    loriangel14 replied to fmiller007's topic in General Students

    Maybe this list will help. Ambulatory care nursing Advanced practice nursing Burn nursing Camp nursing Cardiac nursing Cardiac catheter laboratory nursing Case management Community health nursing...
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    "You are an angel!"

    loriangel14 replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in General Nursing

    I remember a elderly female patient that I admitted at 2 am one winter night. She had been sitting in the ER for some time before being admitted and was tired and scared when she got to the floor....
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    Nurses in Ontario( Toronto)

    loriangel14 replied to ajibike's topic in International Nursing

    My RPN course was 5
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    Dreaming about work?

    loriangel14 replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in General Nursing

    After a long busy shift I usually go home and hear call bells all night.I also frequently have the one you described, an impossible amount of work to do and I am WAY behind.I work with a lot of rehab...
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    Does anyone ever get hired in the future?

    loriangel14 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Nursing Career

    It happened to a friend of mine.We both applied to the same job (as new grads) and we both got interviews but I got the job. Two months later there was another opening and she got that
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    Part-time position clarification

    loriangel14 replied to liz0105's topic in General Nursing

    Yes you are right, I should have said hours not days in the pay
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    Part-time position clarification

    loriangel14 replied to liz0105's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work part time positions consist of a certain number of shifts in a pay period. You may work more days in the first week and much less in the second week but it is the over all number of days...
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    wonder how rumors work in a nursing facility

    loriangel14 replied to brotherbear's topic in General Nursing

    The best response to hearing something you aren't sure is true or something that is no one's business is not to repeat it. It is really hard sometimes but try imagining it was something about yourself...
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    ZZZZ's - Time to be honest!

    loriangel14 replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    Actually if I am working night shift I always sleep on my break.We all do on nights, just find an empty bed and crash.Once when I was really not feeling well I napped ina lounge instead of taking my...