loriangel14 RN

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    Do You Want Universal Healthcare?

    loriangel14 replied to DanFNP's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I can't imagine my health care depending on some person at an insurance company deciding what treatment I get or don't get. I can't imagine having to keep track of every swab, gauze and product i used...
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    Do You Want Universal Healthcare?

    loriangel14 replied to DanFNP's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You get paid by the health care funding for the health system. Our wages are very good but then we are mostly unionized up here as well. The government uses the tax money to pay for healthcare but...
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    Do You Want Universal Healthcare?

    loriangel14 replied to DanFNP's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    UHC is nothing like what you desribed.None of it. In Canada you have a health card that is supplied to all citizens. You present your card at the hospital ER or the doctors office and then you get...
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    Do You Want Universal Healthcare?

    loriangel14 replied to DanFNP's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    But do you think that honest hard working people should be hundreds of thousands in debt because they had the misfortune to have a car accident or a child with extra healthcare needs. Or a child with...
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    Do You Want Universal Healthcare?

    loriangel14 replied to DanFNP's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I am Canadian and I love our system. I am not saying it is perfect but as a single parent I like not having to check my bank account before I take a child to the doctors. My oldest was born at 24...
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    The role of rpn in hospital!!

    loriangel14 replied to anne5852002's topic in International Nursing

    It depends very much on the hospital. Some are very RPN friendly and some utilize their RPNs in a much narrower scope. In my town the RPNs work pretty much at full scope and in almost all departments....
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    is there a thread for random med facts yet?

    loriangel14 replied to rehabhereIcome's topic in General Nursing

    Under the forums list there is a forum called Med
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    Insulin Double Check

    loriangel14 replied to owensmommy's topic in Patient Medications

    We have no such requirement where I work thank heavens. It is enough of a hassle trying to get a busy coworker to cosign a
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    Wanting to become an RPN

    loriangel14 replied to connieRNvsRPN's topic in International Nursing

    Good for you. You sound like you are ready to take the next steps forward. Have faith in yourself and you will be Nurse Connie before you know it. We know you can do it. Best of luck and keep us...
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    What did you do

    loriangel14 replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    My favorite is the pt that can use the urinal but still expects you to wash his genitals. No go. If you can reach it you can wash
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    What did you do

    loriangel14 replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    We have some rehab pts and we can tell them that part of their recovery includes doing things for themselves. Many are anxious to go home and we have to point out that the slower their progress the...
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    Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    loriangel14 replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Here in Ontario BSN is the requirement for new licensure with the existing RNs being grandfathered in.All diploma programs have
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    Wanting to become an RPN

    loriangel14 replied to connieRNvsRPN's topic in International Nursing

    i apologize in advance if this sounds catty but you will not survive college if you can't spell. it should be "themselves". fiona could have a good point with her suggestion you get your grade 12. my...
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    Canandian Nursing Fourms?

    loriangel14 replied to connieRNvsRPN's topic in International Nursing

    This is a great forum. I am confused about your comment that there isn't a big selection of Canadian topics. Ask the forum about any topic you want by starting your own
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    need advice

    loriangel14 replied to gagandeep's topic in International Nursing

    ok. First of all we have PROVINCES not states. Each province has it's own requirements. Contact the licencing body for the province you are interested in moving to and they will tell you what you...
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    Help!

    loriangel14 replied to connieRNvsRPN's topic in International Nursing

    You and I havea lot in common. I too did not finish Grade 12 and after many years in the workforce I grew more mature and decided to pursue my dream of being a nurse. After my marriage ended I needed...
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    Stop Foreign Nurses

    loriangel14 replied to StopForeignNurses's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    :yeahthat:
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    Does a Dr HAVE to round everyday??

    loriangel14 replied to racing-mom4's topic in General Nursing

    I work at a small complex continuing care hospital and we have 1 doc that is the admitting doc for all. She comes in Thursdays and other than that she comes if we call
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    harassment to a canadian nursing student

    loriangel14 replied to SPN1982's topic in International Nursing

    And how would a pt feel if you tried to do all that in 25 min ? They would feel like they has been hit by a tornado. Doing pt care is time to asses while looking at and listening to your pt. Trying to...
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    harassment to a canadian nursing student

    loriangel14 replied to SPN1982's topic in International Nursing

    Yeah, that's what went through my
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    RPN to RN bridge

    loriangel14 replied to loriangel14's topic in International Nursing

    Georgian college, tentatively Sept
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    Models

    loriangel14 replied to Sarah_UK's topic in International Nursing

    yeah, that sounds about
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    They taped the what to the WHAT!

    loriangel14 replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    Before I was a nurse I was a personal support worker and did home care in the community. One pt wore a comdom cath at night and it wouldn't stay on. His wife fixed that....with double sided carpet...
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    Opinions on Second-Entry Programs in Ontario

    loriangel14 replied to liza205's topic in International Nursing

    My workplace hosted a BSCN student in the spring and it was similiar to what you described Fiona. This girl had no hands on skills at all and had no interst in learning either. We do total care and...
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    Is any RPN...

    loriangel14 replied to kitty catt's topic in International Nursing

    You can order Mosby's Canadian Comprehensive Review of Nursing or The Canadian PN Exam Prep Guide through the