loriangel14 RN

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    Planning to work outside the US? which one do you prefer, Dubai or London?

    loriangel14 replied to Jolyn1013's topic in International Nursing

    You would need to investigate the requirements for licensure in those countries.It will involve having your education and skills assessed. For Dubai you need to be fluent in
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    Foreign fresh grad BSN taking NCLEX-RN in new york

    loriangel14 replied to bookaddict's topic in Nurse Registration

    You would need to take the exam and have a licence from the Phillipines before you could apply for any licensure in the US. In order to write the NCLEX you would have to be granted permission by the...
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    RPN Wages in Ontario

    loriangel14 replied to 2bNurse-88's topic in Canada

    Actually you were asking about how to get OUT of doing the SEC.You seem to think that you should not be subject to the same assessment as any other nurse. If you are so confident in your nursing...
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    RPN Wages in Ontario

    loriangel14 replied to 2bNurse-88's topic in Canada

    Did your friend go through the SEC process and then was required to upgrade? You don't go to school before the SEC but I understand you may have to afterwards if your education is found lacking. If...
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    Sick to my stomach

    loriangel14 replied to 2bornot2b's topic in International Nursing

    If you do not pass the exam then you cannot practice. You need a license to work as a
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    Wanting to Emigrate to Ontario

    loriangel14 replied to andyrob26's topic in International Nursing

    Doing a placement in the ER would not be counted as peds, mental health and adult. You would have to do hours on a pediatrics ward and in a mental health setting and you have to have the theory hours...
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    Thinking about becoming a nurse in Canada

    loriangel14 replied to britcanuck's topic in International Nursing

    I can't really help with the timetable because the program I went to was a part time evening program. It ran 6-10 2 evenings a week. I know the full time program in Barrie was usually 8-4 most days...
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    Thinking about becoming a nurse in Canada

    loriangel14 replied to britcanuck's topic in International Nursing

    1) Plenty of both. 2) It's hard to say exactly.I would say a fair bit of studying and a LOT of reading. I found the work load manageable as long as I didn't let things pile up. there were a lot of...
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    CRNE program for canada..

    loriangel14 replied to pizzalady's topic in International Nursing

    Sounds fishy to me. If they really knew what they were talking about they would know that green cards are in the US not Canada.What do they mean when they say - fail the CRNE and you can work in a...
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    Sharing Personal Information at Work

    loriangel14 replied to Urban_Durga's topic in General Nursing

    You are within your rights to decide how much personal info to share and when. But I have to admit that in my workplace we share all the details with each other. We spend so many hours together at...
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    Need Advice for increasing my speed

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

    I would be a little suspicious of their clain that previous CNAs had everyone ready all the time. I would say you are doing fine. That is a lot of people to get
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    Anyone else afraid to look at obituaries?

    loriangel14 replied to eveningsky339's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I make a point of looking regularly for the samereason others have listed.Sometimes I see the obits of pts or former patients. if I see the name of someone I know I have mixed feelings of sadness but...
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    Thinking about becoming a nurse in Canada

    loriangel14 replied to britcanuck's topic in International Nursing

    The RPN course takes 2 years to complete in Ontario. I am an RPN and when I was in school I did a clinical placement at Homewood Health Centre, which is a mental health facility in Guelph. While I...
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    team morale

    loriangel14 replied to fh15236's topic in General Nursing

    One quiet afternoon on day shift we started a soccer game with the giant exercise ball from the physio
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    team morale

    loriangel14 replied to fh15236's topic in General Nursing

    My units celebrates birthdays, gets together outside of work,have pot luck days at work, order in,secret santa,we take up collections for weddings and births(we have had showers too) and on day shift...
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    Men in Nursing?

    loriangel14 replied to Novo's topic in International Nursing

    How specific can we be about poop? If a patient has the runs it could be several times per shift. Cleaning up is part of the job, even if you work with CNAs or any other type of aide,as a nurse you...
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    Men in Nursing?

    loriangel14 replied to Novo's topic in International Nursing

    Men in nursing get treated the same as any other nurse in my experience.If nursing is what you want to do go for it. The difference in scope of practice between RN and LPN is different, it depends on...
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    RPN Wages in Ontario

    loriangel14 replied to 2bNurse-88's topic in Canada

    It is not necessary to take a health science first.Just do your
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    bridging program

    loriangel14 replied to avi23's topic in International Nursing

    A bridging program is one that you take if you are a Practical nurse and you want to become an RN.They vary in length but in Ontario they are 3 years
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    What speciality of Nurse Practitioners (NPs) are allowed to perform Abortions?

    loriangel14 replied to Samian Q's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    NPs can not perform
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    CRNE location in Kingston

    loriangel14 replied to saltcity's topic in International Nursing

    If the CNO hasn't decided then it is unlikely anyone here would know. I wrote the CRPNE in Hamilton and it was done at a conference centre. It could be done
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    RPN Wages in Ontario

    loriangel14 replied to 2bNurse-88's topic in Canada

    It is currently pretty close to
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    RPN Wages in Ontario

    loriangel14 replied to 2bNurse-88's topic in Canada

    If RN is your goal and you can swing it I would suggest you go straight to the RN program. Many people plan on going the RPN first route and want to bridge later but those plans go by the wayside.You...
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    RPN Wages in Ontario

    loriangel14 replied to 2bNurse-88's topic in Canada

    yeah, about an hour north of Toronto.Don't get me wrong, it is VERY important to know how to do VS without the automatic BP
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    Immigration Questions re Vancouver

    loriangel14 replied to AE78's topic in International Nursing

    It's ok.Jan was just moving you a different forum.Someone may be able to help. Have you contacted the college of nurses in BC? They will be able to advise you how to proceed.The link for the...