loriangel14 RN

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    Working in Ontario with ADN, Bachelor's in a different field ...

    loriangel14 replied to 777RN's topic in International Nursing

    No.You must have your BSN.I believe that in order to get your Masters in Nursing you have to have your bachelors
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    C.R.N.A school??

    loriangel14 replied to johnny depp23's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    How were your marks when you got your BSN? They also usually require at least 2 years of critical care nursing
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    Red zones and green zones in hospitals - general use of these terms

    loriangel14 replied to brianfstevenson's topic in General Nursing

    I am in Canada and I have never heard the
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    Nursing and dealing with death

    loriangel14 replied to borinick1492's topic in Nursing Career

    Death happens in hospitals too. Where I work discussing code status (DNR or Full Code)is part of the admission process. Asking a patient what they wish us to do if their heart should stop is sometimes...
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    Where to find ALL white leather shoes?

    loriangel14 replied to kk83's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    My New Balance are all
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    Just moved to BC and asking how to apply to the college?

    loriangel14 replied to Ibyang's topic in International Nursing

    No. First you need to contact the CRNBC, which is the college of nurses in BC. They will send you a package and information on how to proceed from there. The CRNE is the exam you will write once you...
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    SEC Assessment?????

    loriangel14 replied to Sukh1696's topic in International Nursing

    If you read the sticky at the top of this forum you will get many of your questions regarding SEC answered.You can also do a search for threads about SEC, plenty has been written about it
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    nurse educator

    loriangel14 replied to FN89's topic in International Nursing

    Years of experience on the floor was required for teachers in my program.We had one teacher for Sociology, Psychiology and A&P.We loved her but she wasn't allowed to teach anything else because...
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    America will hire 200,000 + nurses by the year 2025?

    loriangel14 replied to nysjazz's topic in International Nursing

    The same thing happened here in Canada. When I was in school they had predicted huge numbers of nurses would be retiring by 2010 due to the number of older nurses in the work force.That combined with...
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    am I crazy to even think about this?

    loriangel14 replied to Lola77's topic in General Nursing

    I work with a girl that has done this for years.She works part time and lives 3 hours away.She comes and works a few says and stays with her daughter and then drives
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    zofran question

    loriangel14 replied to Nurse Lulu's topic in Patient Medications

    We have it on my floor as a dissolvable wafer you put on their tongue, tablets, liquid and IV. The liquid is
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    B.A + CNA Certification

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

    Having a BA in an unrelated field willnot affect your CNA
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    need help in applying for a student visa in Canada

    loriangel14 replied to cutiful_keyt's topic in General Nursing

    You could take a Masters after you got your BSN. There are dozens of schools that offer LPN courses across Canada. You may want to do some research and decide which province you want to go to first.I...
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    need help in applying for a student visa in Canada

    loriangel14 replied to cutiful_keyt's topic in General Nursing

    For visa information go to www.cic.gc.ca. I believe you need to be accepted to a program before you can apply for a student visa. I am not sure how our programs compare to the ones in the Philippines...
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    lpn program online

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

    You need to attend clinical placements and skills labs so a nursing program cannot be done all online.You may be able to complete some prerequisites
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    Moving to Ontario, LPN in Alberta, ? in Ontario

    loriangel14 replied to TaFC's topic in International Nursing

    Go to cno.org and they will have the answers and contact information for info on how to proceed with applying for licensure in Ontario. It will take time and money but there should be no major...
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    Moving to Ontario, LPN in Alberta, ? in Ontario

    loriangel14 replied to TaFC's topic in International Nursing

    Montreal is not in Ontario, it is in Quebec.It that is where you are moving it will be a lot more complicated than Ontario due to having to pass the French exam. I don't believe that Ontario should be...
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    british columbia recruitment freeze

    loriangel14 replied to amelia1979's topic in International Nursing

    Are you already in possession of a license and a visa allowing you to
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    How many nurses?

    loriangel14 replied to StL_Momma27's topic in General Nursing

    2 RNs(one is charge) and 2 RPNs, and 2 PSWs on days and evenings.2 RNs and one RPN
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    Question about Night Shift

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

    I usually just touch their arm and quietly tell them I am just checking their brief.I even do this with the confused ones.They may not understand what you have said but it still reassures them....
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    nursing program enrolment

    loriangel14 replied to stacy123's topic in International Nursing

    No.If it is an ADN-RN program you would need your ADN
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    Do you answer your phone on your day off?

    loriangel14 replied to Leelee2's topic in General Nursing

    I check the caller ID and if it is work I let the answering machine pick up.I listen to the message and then think carefully about my answer.I find if I pick up and talk to them I find myself saying...
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    Biggest Misconception about nurses you've heard

    loriangel14 replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

    I love the patients that ring @ 0200 and apologize for having to wake me
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    Why Many nurses are No-Codes

    loriangel14 replied to BackfromRetirement's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    As I, and many of my coworkers have said to each other many times "just shoot me if I get this bad
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    Isolation precautions-nurse server question

    loriangel14 replied to mlbdestined's topic in General Nursing

    We keep our supplies on a cart outside the door so you can get what you need but the things are not inside the isolation room.When the patient leaves we don't have to dispose of the supplies because...