loriangel14 RN

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    PCA a good or Bad idea?

    loriangel14 replied to AngelaChanel24's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Do you really think that nurses don't bathe, toilet or get water for their pts? if you couldn't hack that then you definitely couldn't handle being a nurse.PCAs work damned hard and none of what they...
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    Patient assignment v. actual patient load

    loriangel14 replied to irish_std/n's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work day shift you typically get 4 pts and they try to take accuity into consideration.Sometimes if the census is low you may only get 3 pts and then you are expected to help out on the floor...
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    Do You Want Universal Healthcare?

    loriangel14 replied to DanFNP's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't really see anyone up here as "abusing" the system. It is meant for everyone so everyone can get care.There aren't any citizens that aren't allowed to get health care, it is intended to be for...
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    What do you wear at work?

    loriangel14 replied to RGN1's topic in International Nursing

    I am in Ontario, but I will chime in anyways. Where I work anything seems to go. Scrubs of any colour or design, scrub pants with t-shirts, nice track suits with a t-shirt, one gal wears pants and...
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    Do You Want Universal Healthcare?

    loriangel14 replied to DanFNP's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    ok, so if you don't think health care is a right could you look in the eyes of a mom with a sick child and say" Sorry, your child has no right to life saving treatment because I don't think your child...
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    Did You Settle for Nursing?

    loriangel14 replied to sarahrn2be's topic in General Nursing

    You really need to learn what nurses do before you make a decision. This is NOT what it is
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    Did You Settle for Nursing?

    loriangel14 replied to sarahrn2be's topic in General Nursing

    If the OP really feels that being a nurse would be "settling" then she shouldn't be one. Who needs a nurse that looks down on nurses and the profession
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    Do You Want Universal Healthcare?

    loriangel14 replied to DanFNP's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I am just saying that I don't mind my tax dollars going to help those less fortunate, whether it is their fault or not. I HAVE been a mom on welfare that was not paying health care taxes and still was...
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    Do You Want Universal Healthcare?

    loriangel14 replied to DanFNP's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    So if some poor hard working sod is faced with a $500, 000 doctors bill he can't pay he is just being
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    Do You Want Universal Healthcare?

    loriangel14 replied to DanFNP's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm sorry. That was judgemental and uncalled for. I am passionate about equal access to health care(obviously) and sometimes I type without
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    Do You Want Universal Healthcare?

    loriangel14 replied to DanFNP's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Do you not even CARE about your fellow
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    Do You Want Universal Healthcare?

    loriangel14 replied to DanFNP's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    But for some people it is not a matter of not wanting to pull their own weight. They just can't. if we all pitch in what we can then we will all benefit.My brother works very hard but if he had to pay...
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    Do You Want Universal Healthcare?

    loriangel14 replied to DanFNP's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    That's why I like our system. I don't mind paying into health care that is for everyone. We all benefit. No one should get better care becuase they have deeper pockets. Our citizens get help with out...
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    Do You Want Universal Healthcare?

    loriangel14 replied to DanFNP's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I am just saying that people should not have to go into hundreds of thousands of dollars in lifelong debt just to get healthcare. I do pay taxes, as we all do. I am just saying that American families...
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    Techniques for incontinent care with large residents?

    loriangel14 replied to FutureNurse23's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Where I work as a nurse we get someone to help hold the person after they have rolled over. Many of out pts are obese or unable to roll independently so team work is a
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    Do You Want Universal Healthcare?

    loriangel14 replied to DanFNP's topic in Activism, Healthcare

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    Do You Want Universal Healthcare?

    loriangel14 replied to DanFNP's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    My daughter needed specialized care that totalled well over a million dollars when she was born.It didn't matter that I worked at a low paying job. I never paid a cent for any hospital care or any...
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    Math problem confusion

    loriangel14 replied to godsgrl444's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yeah you are right I should have gone the extra step and figured out how many gtts/min. I am
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    Math problem confusion

    loriangel14 replied to godsgrl444's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It is not 60ml/hr. You are giving 60ml over 30 min so that equals a rate of 120ml over one hour. The drop rate is 15gtts/ml so you multiply 120 by 15. that gives you 600 gtts /hr. Make
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    Do You Want Universal Healthcare?

    loriangel14 replied to DanFNP's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    So folks would work hard, pay exorbitant insurance rates and then be refused care.Sounds
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    Math problem confusion

    loriangel14 replied to godsgrl444's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yeah don't feel bad, we've all been there. Better to ask and get help.Best of
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    Math problem confusion

    loriangel14 replied to godsgrl444's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Note to OP: it is spelled "problem" not
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    Math problem confusion

    loriangel14 replied to godsgrl444's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    no, I don't think so. 60 ml over 30 min would be equivalent to 120ml/hr if it is 15gtts/ml then 120 ml would be
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    Math problem confusion

    loriangel14 replied to godsgrl444's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    OK.How about this. You have 1 gram/5 ml of the med. You need 2 grams so you add 10 ml to the 50 ml of Nacl. So now you have 60 ml right? 60 ml over 30 min is the same as 120 ml/hr. 15gtts/ml means a...
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    How to move to australia or canada as a nurse?

    loriangel14 replied to raj_dr25's topic in International Nursing

    In Canada contact the licensing body for the province you are interested in moving to and they will tell you what their requirements are. Each province is