loriangel14 RN

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    Diabetes Mellitus

    loriangel14 replied to eas78's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I did this at work once and was instructed to take the blood sugar right away and administer the insulin accordingly(the pt was on sliding
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    Homeless-- where do they go after discharge?

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

    I have cared for homeless pts but we didn't send them back onto the street.Usually we put the papers in for nursing home placement and we hold them until a bed comes up. But I am in Canada so it may...
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    a psw who wants to become a nurse

    loriangel14 replied to Hazyblack's topic in International Nursing

    You would need to take an RPN course which is 2 years long. I am a former PSW that is now an RPN. There are several different colleges that offer
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    RN or RPN career as a traveling nurse from CAN to US

    loriangel14 replied to Guile~'s topic in International Nursing

    It takes 2-3 more years in university, depending on the
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    Any Suggestions

    loriangel14 replied to Skittles0919's topic in Canada

    Neonatal is working with babies, what does that have to do with our aging population? Your plan sounds feasible. You wil be faced with probably 3 more years of school to bridge to BSN but it is...
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    confused...legal to not feed patients?

    loriangel14 replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    This is very ironic that I am reading this today. I just worked a midnight shift. We have a pt that has feeding tube. She had a subdural haematoma last year. Her family still believes that she will...
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    appts outside of your facility

    loriangel14 replied to ktwlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work in a small hospital that has many rehab pts. We regularly have pts that have to offsite for ortho rechecks with surgeon, We use private transfer services and send a nurse usually. The cost is...
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    "Borrowing" one patient's med for another.

    loriangel14 replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    Your post made me laugh. We have a stash where I work as well but it contains Imovane. Heaven forbid we have a pt on the bell all night because we didn't have his sleeping pill. Our meds take a day to...
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    "Borrowing" one patient's med for another.

    loriangel14 replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    We borrow routinely where I work. We have a form we fill out stating which pt we borrowed from and for whom and what the drug was. We fax it to pharmacy to let them know. Our drugs aren't bar coded(...
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    I need advice from someone In Ontario, Canada

    loriangel14 replied to Sary's topic in General Students

    There really is nothing I can say as far as advice goes. You have to make a choice, RPN or RN. I am an RPN in Ontario and I don't regret my choice. Many people go the RPN route and plan on taking the...
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    What is the most you've worked (days) without having a day off?

    loriangel14 replied to Nightingale11's topic in General Nursing

    16 8 hour shifts in a row. 2 days off and then on for 6
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    Introduction - along with a few questions

    loriangel14 replied to HusbandOfANurse2B's topic in General Nursing

    I was also wondering why he is posting instead of his wife. Is she not allowed to speak for herself ? I would be wary of any man saying he was going to "let" me do something. I woud think her...
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    Merry Christmas!!!!!!

    loriangel14 posted a topic in International Nursing

    merry christmas everyone...
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    Overtime Pay for Change of Shift Report

    loriangel14 replied to goldenmom's topic in General Nursing

    I have an unpaid lunch break of 30 min. and I can claim overtime if report keeps me there over my shift. We used to do a taped report and our brilliant non-nurse manager decided we should do a...
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    Why do units rotate shifts?

    loriangel14 replied to TooterIA's topic in General Nursing

    My next 2 weeks consist of E,E,N,off,E,D,D,D,D,2
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    What is considered a large hospital??

    loriangel14 replied to SiempreBella's topic in General Nursing

    Love
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    What is considered a large hospital??

    loriangel14 replied to SiempreBella's topic in General Nursing

    Very interesting question. I work in a 26 bed hospital. I guess you would consider us
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    Promoting Team Bonding/Spirit on a Unit/Floor

    loriangel14 replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work there is a real team atmosphere. Although each nurse has an assignment we all take responsibility for the whole floor. No one gets left behind when it comes to your work load.If you need...
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    Nursing jobs you can have as a student?

    loriangel14 replied to CanCan's topic in International Nursing

    I think that after the first year you could apply as an aid or a support worker. Other than that I can't think of anything that wouldn't require a nursing
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    Medical staff rude to my brother;complicated;advice please

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

    Of course not. But the primary goal should be to make the patient as comfortable as possible. Whether or not they can still talk should not be a concern. I see it over and over.Families want loved...
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    Medical staff rude to my brother;complicated;advice please

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

    I find it curious that the OP seems more concerned with what her brother went through rather than what the patient went through. Most of her post conveys her brothers "suffering" rather than any...
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    Medical staff rude to my brother;complicated;advice please

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

    I can see where they were coming from. She had terminal cancer and yet your brother chose to put her through the agony of surgery and intubation and also denied her adequate pain control because he...
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    most medical stuff

    loriangel14 replied to palmpalm's topic in General Nursing

    You would not find a nurse performing medical interventions. Nurses perform nursing
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    Tylenol Suppository

    loriangel14 replied to sh1bby69's topic in Patient Medications

    Just my two cents but I think the nurse that thinks saran wrapping a Tylenol supp and letting it "melt" into the patient is
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    US educated foreign RN want to move to Canada

    loriangel14 replied to erkantarik's topic in International Nursing

    What legal issues are you referring to? If you cannot work legally in the US you will not likely be able to work in Canada