loriangel14 RN

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    Anyone worked at First health care?

    loriangel14 replied to sweetjot's topic in International Nursing

    I would be suspicious if they didn't give you a chance to ask questions about them.If they seem to be railroading into signing up with them I would be careful. I applied to an agency once and they...
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    H1B VISA

    loriangel14 replied to annmaria's topic in International Nursing

    You should do a search of the threads on this forum.Plenty has been posted regarding H1b
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    Faulted by aides who want help with incontinence care

    loriangel14 replied to Calliehoo's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work there are no aids on nights.Guess who does the rounds and changes bottoms at 0600. I think the OP should help.Many hands make light
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    Dreaming about work

    loriangel14 replied to CNL2B's topic in General Nursing

    That's pretty funny. I have gone home after a busy night and heard call bells all night in my sleep.Shortly after I started by current job, which is my first out of school,I had a dream about trying...
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    patient/nurse ratio

    loriangel14 replied to Mona77's topic in International Nursing

    UCWs are Unregulated Care Workers. They don't have any nursing education but have received training to assist with personal care and unregulated tasks on the
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    patient/nurse ratio

    loriangel14 replied to Mona77's topic in International Nursing

    That's pretty much the same as in
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    "Are you related to an employee at this facility?"

    loriangel14 replied to RNDreamer's topic in General Nursing

    My facility has a policy banning close relatives working on the same unit. My sister worked on the unit where I applied.They initially said no because of the rule and then out of the blue a few days...
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    patient/nurse ratio

    loriangel14 replied to Mona77's topic in International Nursing

    RPNs don't act as a support for the RNs, they are responsible for their own patient load and answer to the charge nurse the same as the RNs.As Fiona said, there is a fine line between the two roles....
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    What did you do before you were a nurse?

    loriangel14 replied to CAPPYBARA BREAKFAST's topic in General Nursing

    I was a groom/assistant trainer with standardbred racehorses,worked in an equestrian supply store,mommy,chef's assistant in two upscale restaurants, Personal Support Worker(Canadian version of a...
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    How to Qualify as a Student Nurse in British Columbia?

    loriangel14 replied to unfortunatenurse's topic in International Nursing

    h, I didn't know that. A coworkers cousin tried to apply after she was done school in Canada and they made her go back home (India) and apply from
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    How to Qualify as a Student Nurse in British Columbia?

    loriangel14 replied to unfortunatenurse's topic in International Nursing

    If you come over on a student visa you cannot convert it to a work visa while you are still here. You must go back home and apply from there and wait in line like evryone else.Coming over on a student...
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    How to Qualify as a Student Nurse in British Columbia?

    loriangel14 replied to unfortunatenurse's topic in International Nursing

    Applying for a student visa may be easier but it only means that you can stay as long as you are in school. Once your schooling is finished you would have to go back home. You could not stay here and...
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    nurses for canada...

    loriangel14 replied to annamia's topic in International Nursing

    if you take a good look at the website it advertises that they can help you get to canada faster through a "fast track visa".there is no such thing.no agency can help you jump ahead of the line or...
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    Refusing meds

    loriangel14 replied to penlight32's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I would say that you have done all you can do.It is within the patient's rights to refuse his meds.Documenting is all you can do. On my unit we have a long time patient with a head injury and he...
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    What has ended up in your pockets?

    loriangel14 replied to Forever Sunshine's topic in General Nursing

    I usually go home with half a dozen pens.Every once in a while i do a "pen round up" at home and take bunch back to work. I have learned to check for pens before I wash
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    Western Univeristy Transfer Credits BSN to CRNA

    loriangel14 replied to newbetonursing's topic in International Nursing

    OK.I think you guys have your universities mixed up.WGU is Western Governors University. It is an American University and has "competency based" learning as you described. The Western University of...
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    Holiday Scheduling

    loriangel14 replied to scoochy's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work we have so if you work over Christmas(24th,25th,26,) then you get New Years Eve/day off. The next year you do the opposite of what you did the year before. Seniority doesn't come into it,...
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    Before we call doctor. What info should we have handy?

    loriangel14 replied to Prado's topic in General Nursing

    Perfect mammac5.We have SBAR guidelines posters at work on the wall for a
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    Missed fingerstick

    loriangel14 replied to CC918's topic in General Nursing

    When this happens where I work we just take the BS when we discover the miss and treat accordingly. We don't usually have to notify the doctor or do any sort of incident report, usually just a
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    ADN/BSN

    loriangel14 replied to macky47's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The best idea would be to contact the schools you are interested in and ask
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    just married a foreign nurse who can help?

    loriangel14 replied to piglett's topic in International Nursing

    I wouldn'tsay they are just "jerking people around". Rules have to followed and things have to be processed. You seem to assume that rules don't apply to
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    How do you handle phone calls from family/others?

    loriangel14 replied to Lola77's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work if they are not the POA they get no information at
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    i intend to work in US ...I need help ...info and honesty

    loriangel14 replied to asin's topic in International Nursing

    Where are you coming
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    What color scrubs do you wear?

    loriangel14 replied to healthstar's topic in General Nursing

    I have navy blue, light blue, black, lime green, olive green, purple,royal blue, red, and violet scrubs plus lots of print tops including Christmas and Hallowe'en
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    How well do you get along with your coworkers?

    loriangel14 replied to sasha2lady's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would just smile and ignore the gossip and the talk behind your back. You need to display professionalism and ignore immature behaviour.Getting drawn in by the drama isn't worth