loriangel14 RN

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    Already posted but was told to post here...

    loriangel14 replied to palmpalm's topic in International Nursing

    I think your plans sound reasonable. Best of
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    Lighting at night

    loriangel14 replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    We turn our hall lights and room lights off when we are done hs meds.The nursing station has reduced lighting and we use a flashlight when we answer the call bells. Then we can turn on the bathroom...
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    NCLEX is it valid in canada?

    loriangel14 replied to herheys8's topic in International Nursing

    Canada has provinces not states and colleges not boards.Be aware that most of the provinces require BSN for
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    Is this considered nepotism?

    loriangel14 replied to BrittRN2b's topic in General Nursing

    When i started my job my sister also worked on the same floor.She is an RN and I am an RPN so sometimes she was the charge on the same shift as me but it was no
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    Registering in the province of Ontario in Canada

    loriangel14 replied to r0b0c0p's topic in International Nursing

    You need to contact the college of nurses for the province you wish to live in and they will tell you what you need to do to become licensed.Each province has its own requirements and does it's own...
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    A name for Computer on Wheels

    loriangel14 replied to butterfly9's topic in General Nursing

    We refer to them as
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    RMN's in Canada?

    loriangel14 replied to letina's topic in International Nursing

    If you contact the college of nursing for the province you wish to work for they will tell you how to apply and what their requirements are. Each province is different.Best of
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    RMN's in Canada?

    loriangel14 replied to letina's topic in International Nursing

    Ok I'll bite. What is an
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    Tattoo Question

    loriangel14 replied to IX2L's topic in International Nursing

    It would depend on where you work I guess. My charge nurse has a large rose on her lower leg and she wears shorts to work in the summer. Apparently not a
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    Changing a patient's diaper while they are standing ?

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

    Pts deserve to keep as much of their dignity intact as they can. Calling a brief a diaper is degrading. I also call the devices they wear around their neck at mealtimes aprons, not
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    Question for nurses currently working in ontario

    loriangel14 replied to kneesha84's topic in International Nursing

    I agree with Suzanne. Limiting your survey to nurses that have been nursing for at least 25 years will eliminate most of the potential
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    encouraging team work

    loriangel14 replied to litbitblack's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work this would earn you a trip to the manager's office. It is a basic expectation that we work together, answer each others bells, no one EVER sits if others are working, and we constantly...
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    Question for nurses working in ontario Canada

    loriangel14 replied to kneesha84's topic in General Nursing

    You would probably have better luck if you posted on the Canadian
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    Eligible RN becoming a PSW

    loriangel14 replied to subinmathewk's topic in General Nursing

    personal Support Worker in Canada is similiar to a CNA in the US. You could probably get a job as one but it is not counted as nursing experience, you would just be an aid and you would work in the...
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    For those considering Canada, read on...

    loriangel14 replied to NotReady4PrimeTime's topic in Canada

    I just finished listening to a news report about the rising number of people turning to food banks and welfare lines in Toronto. They also gave stats about business closures and personal bankruptcy...
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    Nursing Responsibilities

    loriangel14 replied to oldfashionedlove's topic in General Nursing

    Right on.My charge nurse does as much toileting as any nurse on the floor. We have no aids so it is a nurse of some description that does
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    Nursing Responsibilities

    loriangel14 replied to oldfashionedlove's topic in General Nursing

    Where i work there is no such thing as an aide, tech, orderly or CNA. Nurses do AlLL their own cares including bedpans and it makes no difference what the letters after your name
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    How do you manage to get to work in snow storms ?

    loriangel14 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Driving on ice in the winter is just a fact of winter driving where I am. You CAN get there and I agree that there is really no excuse for not making it in to work if you take it slow, leave early and...
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    Child Nursing in Canada????

    loriangel14 replied to Liz_Liverpool's topic in International Nursing

    That is true that many of the provinces are requiring a degree for RN
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    LPNs and RNs---does your hospital see a difference?

    loriangel14 replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

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    Do Nurses eat their....lunch?

    loriangel14 replied to massrn116's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yeah I have heard of that. I had a classmate that worked 12's just outside of Toronto and she slept for about 2 hrs every night.That was all of her break time taken at
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    LPNs and RNs---does your hospital see a difference?

    loriangel14 replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work the RNs and PNs get their own assignments and are responsible for their own practice.I do my own assessments, even initial ones. If I get a pt that has an IVP or blood transfusion then...
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    Do Nurses eat their....lunch?

    loriangel14 replied to massrn116's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I get 2 30 min breaks and one 45 min lunch during my 8 hr shift.ALWAYS. We have first and second coffee and lunch break. One half of the staff goes while the rest cover and then we
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    Personal Support Worker

    loriangel14 replied to melodyfair's topic in General Nursing

    A PSW certificate should qualify you to work as a CNA. I am an RPN and a former PSW in Ontario. The PSW is a good program but it is in no way shape or form a nursing program. Best of
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    Music to Round to

    loriangel14 replied to ThePurpose's topic in General Nursing

    We have the stereo on at work most of the day. Usually a rock station or a soft rock