loriangel14 RN

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    help!! question on validity of international RN license in US

    loriangel14 replied to nvillama's topic in International Nursing

    Do you speak fluent Spanish? A nursing program in Ecuador would be in the official language.Also you would have to pay international student tuition fees which can sometimes be double the regular...
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    College of Nurses of Ontario

    loriangel14 replied to Norstar's topic in International Nursing

    Far from a nursing shortage here in Ontario. Due to slashed funding there are plenty of nurses out of work. It would be easier to comment on your experience with the CNO if we knew what it was. Best...
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    Help...I CAN'T fail nursing school!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    loriangel14 replied to Ecpi Raleigh 07/09's topic in General Nursing

    I amazed at the number of people that blame failure on a certain teacher. If you know your stuff you will pass. You have to take responsibilty for your own learning. Blaming the teacher is just an...
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    are there alot of cliques on your nursing floor?

    loriangel14 replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    Happily where I work we are one big happy family and we socialize outside of work frequently. Not really any cliques
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    If you speak your mind will you get a bad assignment? Come on..come clean!

    loriangel14 replied to Airbrushguy's topic in General Nursing

    using big words does not constitute being
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    If you speak your mind will you get a bad assignment? Come on..come clean!

    loriangel14 replied to Airbrushguy's topic in General Nursing

    you must be a barrel of laughs to live with. does your girlfriend have to listen to this every
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    If you speak your mind will you get a bad assignment? Come on..come clean!

    loriangel14 replied to Airbrushguy's topic in General Nursing

    It's not blind adherence,it's called doing your job. There will always be hard work involved with being a nurse and whining about being expected to do some of that work will get you no
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    If you speak your mind will you get a bad assignment? Come on..come clean!

    loriangel14 replied to Airbrushguy's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone gets a tough assignment on occassion. I never complain because I know it comes around to everyone. The floor I work on is all about team work so if you are swamped you get help
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    Where to find lpn course in montreal quebec???

    loriangel14 replied to derickm's topic in International Nursing

    Are you planning on working as a nurse in Quebec? I believe you would need to bo fluent in French to do
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    question answered

    loriangel14 replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    Why on earth would the OP think that gets to tell someone what can be charted and what can't? If that was the BP then that is what needs to be charted. You can't just manipulate the charted VS to make...
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    Is this comon practice where you work?

    loriangel14 replied to Amysuenu's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital that I work at gets it's meds from pharmacy located in the larger hospital in the next town. They deliver to us once a day.We actually have a form we fill out when we borrow from one pt...
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    Ontario Nurse (to be hopefully)

    loriangel14 replied to SheGotAway's topic in International Nursing

    If you want to go for your RN you will need all university courses so you can take the 4 year BSN which the only route available in Ontario. RPN is two years of
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    help!

    loriangel14 replied to pipay22's topic in International Nursing

    I am pretty sure she would need to pass the exam before she could
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    How often do you work extra?

    loriangel14 replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in General Nursing

    Are you kidding??? lol I pick up all the extra shifts I can, usually at least a couple of doubles a month and as many other as I can. I worked 11 shifts in the last pay period( I work 8's).Plus with...
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    INFPs where are you working in nursing?

    loriangel14 replied to N51308's topic in General Nursing

    I am an INFP nurse and I work on a Complex Continuing Care Unit. I too would feel drained if I worked on one of the high stress units you mentioned. I enjoy the slower pace of my unit and the time to...
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    A problem a newly and worried graduate is facing

    loriangel14 replied to mutoc's topic in International Nursing

    It may vary from one employer to the next. I applied for and got a job before I had even written the exam. Sorry I have no advice on what to do in the mean time.I was working at my old job while I...
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    RPN's in OR

    loriangel14 replied to tixeira9's topic in International Nursing

    RPNs wishing to work in the OR have to take an extra course that is offered at most of the colleges that have RPN programs. You would probably get better feedback on this if you posted in the Canadian...
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    VS equipment ??

    loriangel14 replied to makes needs known's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a hospital on a similar floor and we have about 5 of those for 22
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    Working on a smoke-free campus

    loriangel14 replied to ivorybunny's topic in General Nursing

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    Working on a smoke-free campus

    loriangel14 replied to ivorybunny's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a smoke free facility. No one is allowed to smoke on the property so you need to cross a busy highway to have a smoke so patients going out for a smoke is not really an issue. Management...
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    Help!

    loriangel14 replied to kathrina23's topic in International Nursing

    There is no reciprocal agreement between Canada and the
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    Help!

    loriangel14 replied to kathrina23's topic in International Nursing

    You would need to apply for licensure in the province in which you wanted to work. They would evaluate your education and decide if you are eligible to write the CRNE. Most of the provinces require...
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    Math Problem Procalc I cant seem to figure out!

    loriangel14 replied to lina.561's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    0.3 ml does not equal 300mg. 0.3g equals
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    Math Problem Procalc I cant seem to figure out!

    loriangel14 replied to lina.561's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    0.3g += 300mg. That is why you would give the whole 5 ml. You need to learn metric conversions for many dosage
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    HELP! RPN @ Georgian vs BScN @ Georgian/York

    loriangel14 replied to 4kidsmummy's topic in International Nursing

    I am an RPN graduate of the program at Georgian and I will try to answer some of your questions 1. Probably not. As far as I am aware most OB jobs require RN designation. 2. I did the RPN part time at...