loriangel14 RN

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    Morphine and End Of Life

    I would have held it too.I deal with a lot of palliative pts and our standard morphine orders are 2-10mg q15 min.We will give it to ease pain and treat respiratory distress.I would think with 7-8...
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    RN to RPN

    I am an RPN and I went to school with a girl that completed an RN program but failed the CRNE 3 times. She basically had to do the program over but she was exempt from a few of the general
  3. There is not an "Ontario exam". The CRNE is a national exam and is accepted all across Canada. She will have to apply for Ontario
  4. I did hear at one time that they discontinued this program d/t the new requirement stating that you have to have completed a PN program to write the
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    okay, where's the body?

    I worked in a small rural hospital that had all the patient rooms on the second floor. During a spell of very hot weather we had a patient pass away.Before the funeral home could come to collect the...
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    Working as a Nurse in another Country

    If you were going to work in another country to get experience you would have to be licensed in that country first.That process can be expensive and time
  7. I agree with dishes.If you have a job you would be better to stay where you are.Jobs are scarce and moving and resettling would cost plenty of money. Best of
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    Which specialties have 3 pts/nurse or less?

    Yeah having "only" three patients doesn't mean you aren't run off your feet. Lower ratios usually means higher acuity so it is by no means easier than a floor where you would have more than
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    Reprimanded for giving glucagon?!!!

    You had an order. Besides, why would you wait for a pt to be uncomscious before giving it? I have never seen anyone leave hypoglycemia untreated until they were unconscious.Why was she not given some...
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    Please help me with a way.

    You should apply first. What's the point in studying if you aren't going to be able to write the exam? They don't care how much you have studied to prepare. They will look at the formal education you...
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    Please help me with a way.

    You can't just apply for the test. You have to apply for licensure and they assess your education and decide if you are eligible to take the
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    failed 3x crne (CANADA)

    If you look on the Canadian Forum there is currently a thread regarding options after failing the CRNE 3 times. They do mention a 6 month refresher course. Best of
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    Do Nurses Still Make *Real* Beds?

    Anyone still do a toe pleat? I don't do that but I do mitre my corners and have the pillow slip opening facing away from the
  14. Ummm an LVN IS a real nurse. How come nobody has pointed that
  15. Get someone to call 911 while you start chest
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    Part-time RPN Program

    They had evening classes for both, I think they were a couple of evenings a week. They weren't really that difficult.I can't rememer the cost but we had to buy texts for both One thing about school is...
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    As a Travel Nurse can you go to other countries?

    You would have to apply for licensure, they would need all your educational transcipts, then they assess those, then you have to write the exam for that country if they decide you are eligible.Many...
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    As a Travel Nurse can you go to other countries?

    You would have to be licensed in those countries before you could work in
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    What is a typical RNs schedule?

    Let's see, in the past week I have worked a 12 hour day, an 8 hour day, had a day off, worked an 8 hour evening, worked an 8 hour day, then an 8 hour night followed by a 12 hour night. There is no...
  20. I find that all shifts have good and bad going for them. I work all 3 shifts plus some are 8s and some are 12s. This week i work a 12 hour day, 8 hour day, day off, 8 hour evening, 8 hour day, 8 hour...
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    What is the importance of patient sitting up in chair?

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    Wanted: Canadian licensure

    You need to contact the college of nurses in the province where you plan on working and apply for a nursing license. They will assess your education and experience and determine if you are eligible...
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    how to give heparin 5000units with a 1mL syringe?

    It should say on the bottle how many units are in a ml.Where I work the Heparin is supplied in a 10,000 units/ml bottle so you would give 0.5ml.You need to check the bottle to make sure you are giving...
  24. You may have better luck asking this on the Canadian
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    Part-time RPN Program

    Fiona has brought up a good point.Even if the program you are attending has part time classes in the evening the placements will be mostly day shifts. Some facilities day shifts start as early as 6:30...