loriangel14 RN

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    Mar question when pulling narc's

    loriangel14 replied to rhondaa83's topic in General Nursing

    Our MARs are locayed on the med cart and each cart has a narc drawer so the MAR is always there when we take the narcs out of the drawer.We don't take them to the
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    what other non nursing PhD degree majors RN,MSN can study in Canada

    loriangel14 replied to mshirinstyle's topic in International Nursing

    Your question needs to be more specific. There are dozens of Phd
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    Any Canadian's want to help a American nursing student???

    loriangel14 replied to Coloradogrl's topic in International Nursing

    One thing to remember is that many of the provinces are requiring RNs to have their BSN for licensure. Good
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    What is the opposition to Universal Healthcare

    loriangel14 replied to ChicagoRN2010's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    :yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah:
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    Humour in nursing

    loriangel14 replied to Iam46yearsold's topic in General Nursing

    I get my laughs from my coworkers.Quite often we get elderly pts that are admitted under the dx " failure to cope", which simply means they were not managing at home and will stay with us until they...
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    Feeling silly....

    loriangel14 replied to Imuneek2's topic in General Nursing

    The other day I had a pt that said what she missed about being at home was getting her nails done so after lunch two of us rounded up supplies and gave her a manicure and put on nail polish. She was...
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    I want to know what nurses think about socialized medicine.

    loriangel14 replied to ratchet41's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think that is what fergus51 did in her lengthy post quite
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    Shift change report in your facility???

    loriangel14 replied to hope3456's topic in General Nursing

    We all listen to the whole report where i work because we need to know the basics of all the pts. We all answer the bells even if it is not our pt so we really need to pay attention to the whole...
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    Shift change report in your facility???

    loriangel14 replied to hope3456's topic in General Nursing

    We do a taped report. We have a report sheet that we all write on and the charge tapes about half hour before the shift ends. That way when the next shift shows up we can just give them the tape and...
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    Do you get an order to place your Patient on O2?

    loriangel14 replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    Awesome place to work.People usually freak when they hear that 2 nurses are alone all night. We are always lobbying for a third nurse to be added. 26 beds is a lot for
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    Do you get an order to place your Patient on O2?

    loriangel14 replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    As well, many of our pts are DNR so there are no heroics if they are dying.Comfort measures given of course, usually O2 and
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    Do you get an order to place your Patient on O2?

    loriangel14 replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    usually if the charge determines they are critical they are shipped our larger site (or as we call it, the mothership)for assessment/further treatment. we are a small hospital that admits mostly...
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    Do you get an order to place your Patient on O2?

    loriangel14 replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    We don't get an order for O2. Just the other night I had to apply and put it up to 4L until her sats were up and then down to 2 afterwards. We are a small facility with one doc do we do a lot without...
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    What is the opposition to Universal Healthcare

    loriangel14 replied to ChicagoRN2010's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Right
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    What is the opposition to Universal Healthcare

    loriangel14 replied to ChicagoRN2010's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    the feeling i get in canada, is that i have sort of an extended family who cares about my welfare, and wishes me well. plus lowering cost of care. thank you
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    Restraining patients

    loriangel14 replied to T123G123's topic in General Nursing

    I have to deal with uncooperative pts on a daily basis.We can restrain without an order if they are a danger to themselves/others. POA can sign for permission to restrain but we frequently get PRN...
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    Socialized Medicine....WHAT IF?

    loriangel14 replied to unclebenny20's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I agree with you that the big gap in thinking in this issue seems to be the American mentality that they only care if they are covered and are not concerned with anyone else. If Joe down the street...
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    How do YOU DE-GERM your scrubs?

    loriangel14 replied to Mannursemike's topic in General Nursing

    Mine go in the hamper with all the other clothes. I wash them with everything else. Cold water, low heat in the
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    Socialized Medicine....WHAT IF?

    loriangel14 replied to unclebenny20's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yes, and that is
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    Need your advice

    loriangel14 replied to micmo's topic in General Nursing

    You may want to make your question more focussed. Typical pay, hours and days worked and what a usual day is like would be as varied as there are jobs out there. There really is no typical day or job....
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    Dumbest Pt Family Statement or Question

    loriangel14 replied to Gabe's GirlLVN's topic in General Nursing

    Pts son approached nursing staion at dinner time and wanted to know if there was a choice of potato because his mom didn't like the mashed with her
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    Wearing Cologne to work Yes Or No

    loriangel14 replied to KarmaWiseRaven's topic in General Nursing

    Scent is a big no-no where i work. Just make sure you are clean and that's all you
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    math calculations

    loriangel14 replied to pharmanimal's topic in General Students

    750 mg would be my answer.250 mg every eight hours. 24 hours divided by 8 is 3. 3x 250 =
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    Certifying Exam?

    loriangel14 replied to T123G123's topic in General Nursing

    You may want to post in the Canadian forum, you will get info more relevant to Canadian nursing
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    Socialized Medicine....WHAT IF?

    loriangel14 replied to unclebenny20's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The care you receive is not according to what's in your wallet. My daughter was born weighing one and a half pounds and spent 16 weeks in the hospital. My cost? just the gas money to drive to the...