loriangel14 RN

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    Nurse helping out Cna at times = they eventually expect the nurse to help them?

    loriangel14 replied to nd deb's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Jeepers, has no one ever heard of TEAM WORK? Where I work you always help out on the floor with what ever needs doing.Toileting, personal care, feeding, answering call bells. My charge nurse showered...
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    Diabetic RN and working 12's?

    loriangel14 replied to WickedRedRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am type 2 diabetic and I just take a break and grab a bite when I know I need to.Busy or not you need to take care of yourself.You will do no one any good if your blood sugar is crashing. My...
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    How does your nursing unit do scheduling?

    loriangel14 replied to marci3335's topic in General Nursing

    We have set schedules and a central scheduling office that takes care of covering call ins and any holes in the
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    Floor nurses

    loriangel14 replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a med surg floor and we have no CNAs ot techs at all.We do primary
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    filipino to migrate in Canada.... what to do to become a RN?

    loriangel14 replied to dejavu88's topic in Immigration Advice

    No. In order for it to be counted it has to be a paid
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    Nurse full time means?????

    loriangel14 replied to Darkpk55's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work over 75 hours ina 2 week pay period is full time.Anything over that is OT.I have 13 shifts this pay period, so it does
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    Distance education in Canada

    loriangel14 replied to Beebop25's topic in International Nursing

    In Canada BSN is the only option if you want to be an RN.There is distance learning through Athabasca U. but they only offer a post RN BSN and a post PN BSN. I think you also have to go to Alberta for...
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    The balance between Defensive and Doormat?

    loriangel14 replied to Guest233447's topic in International Nursing

    Hey that could have been a staff nurse getting chewed out too.It was not necessarily because you are a student.I find that you have let stuff like that roll off your back.There was nothing wrong with...
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    Drug Calulation Problem

    loriangel14 replied to juzme's topic in General Nursing

    5mg divided by 0.4 =
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    Pre health science/prenursing

    loriangel14 replied to SM1031's topic in International Nursing

    acccckkk! I was
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    Need help with Nursing Career Path

    loriangel14 replied to liz_1234's topic in International Nursing

    RPN is a term used in Ontario and it stands for Registered Practical Nurse.I believe in Western Canada it stands for Registered Psychiatric Nurse, which is something else all together.In all the other...
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    NP Private Practice?

    loriangel14 replied to heartflutter's topic in International Nursing

    They cannot operate independently in Ontario, they have to work under the supervision of a
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    what are the countries that participates with the reciprocity law for nurses

    loriangel14 replied to nurse king's topic in Immigration Advice

    There is no country you could practice in without writing their licensing exams first to obtain a nursing license in that
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    Rpns authorized to start and monitor Ivs?

    loriangel14 replied to Mamacojo's topic in International Nursing

    I am an RPN in Ontario and administering meds,starting IVs and hanging IV meds are taught in school but we need extra in house training, usually offered by the employer to become certified to start...
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    For a patient with MRSA, what do you wear into their room?

    loriangel14 replied to Ted D's topic in General Nursing

    We isloate but the patients are allowed to leave their rooms as long as they wash their hands first.Go figure.So if I go in to give someone pills I have to wear gloves but if they are in the hallway...
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    Will I get an LPN job without Care Aide experience?

    loriangel14 replied to Maddi_Rose's topic in International Nursing

    You would have to complete an LPN program and pass the exam before you could be licensed as
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    Question : LPN, do I need to do the upgrades?

    loriangel14 replied to sweets21's topic in International Nursing

    I went to Georgian College as a mature student( I was 38) and I needed to get my grade 12 bio and chemistry before I could apply.I was able to get these through the college.It was quite simple and...
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    Informations about Toronto

    loriangel14 replied to Reiva's topic in International Nursing

    I work just outside of Toronto and the PSWs I work with make $21/hr and $22 at the LTC facility next
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    nursing school clinicals?

    loriangel14 replied to kgheen09's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Clicicals are always held ina work place setting.Most schools have clinicals and LTC facilities and some other settings as well.I had clinicals in a community nursing setting and at a mental health...
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    Going from US LPN to Canadian RN

    loriangel14 replied to mamayogibear's topic in International Nursing

    Perhaps you would be able to get more information if you contacted the college of nurses(our licensing bodies are called colleges) in the province that you plan on living in. The PN education in some...
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    The Fight For Care

    loriangel14 replied to Williss2's topic in General Nursing

    I thank God I live in
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    CNA hourly pay rate?

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

    I did that for 8 years before I became a nurse and I loved it.I did little housework, mostly provided personal care to elderly and
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    CNA hourly pay rate?

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

    The CNAs(PSW,personal support worker) that I work with in Ontario start at around $21 working in a public hospital.Their program is 7 months full
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    Which rpn college has a better program?

    loriangel14 replied to rpnstudent47's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Well
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    Are nurses allowed to wear "doctor-like" lab coats?

    loriangel14 replied to lalalalexi's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    My sister always wears a lab coat over a white tank and white scrub pants (neon