loriangel14 RN

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    No Nursing Job in Toronto

    loriangel14 replied to suner's topic in Canada

    Yep like Joanna says, move or commute. Toronto has been laying off
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    Job Search

    loriangel14 replied to bintdee's topic in Canada

    Where I work they only accept online applications. If you show up in person or call about a job you will get told to apply
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    Night shift on your unit

    loriangel14 replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    On my floor we generally chat quietly. Once in while we will forget and laugh a little too loud. Then we sush each
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    Finger oxygen saturation monitor?

    loriangel14 replied to Boosted's topic in General Nursing

    She wouldn't be allowed to use it. Save your money. Does her workplace not have such
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    MD's treat male nurses with more respect?

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

    I have never noticed the MDs treating the male nurses any differently. Where I work the doctors generally treat the nurses with
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    Please teach me how to "boss" coworkers around.

    loriangel14 replied to jennibeans's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    First of all yelling at people doesn't work. Would you like to be yelled at by a superior? It's disrespectful and unprofessional. Her poor time management does need to be addressed. How long has she...
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    What are the rules of what we can tell patients?

    loriangel14 replied to NursingInChaos's topic in General Nursing

    If it's regular lab work and the patient wants to know how the latest numbers look I would tell them. If it's something like X-rays, an ultrasound etc. I wouldn't be allowed. The doctor needs to...
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    Going back to school at 30 to become a RN -- need advice!

    loriangel14 replied to Jaimer1's topic in General Nursing

    Be aware that jobs are generally tough to find and job security is
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    Advice for soon to be BSN student

    loriangel14 replied to djohnsonn1990's topic in General Students

    Working in a face paced acute care environment can look scary when you don't have the education and experience. You will be surprised at what you can handle once you learn what to do. Plus you are...
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    I want to be a nurse.

    loriangel14 replied to lyndsy's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Are you looking at BSN or RPN? Many RPN programs are flexible or part time. Makes it much easier with
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    US Nurse in Europe?

    loriangel14 replied to MYarr's topic in General World

    Coming from a non EU country will make it very
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    Travel Nursing in Toronto, ON

    loriangel14 replied to Maciok's topic in International Nursing

    Hospitals in Toronto are laying off RNs, they certainly aren't hiring travel or agency nurses. Travel nursing isn't really a thing in
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    Should I major in nursing? Advice please!

    loriangel14 replied to medapop's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You WILL have to deal with naked males, poop and vomit. No way around that. Nursing is not always exciting, you will not be changing lives every day and it won't be different every day. And you will...
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    A Canadian Nurse who wants to work in Hong Kong

    loriangel14 replied to glor333's topic in Nurse Registration

    Clinical hours during school are not counted as nursing experience. Yes working for a couple of years would be a good
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    12 hr shift makeup routine

    loriangel14 replied to RN_srs's topic in General Nursing

    I figure it's work, not a beauty contest. I make sure I comb my hair, brush my teeth and my nails are clean. Nothing wrong with going
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    Ryerson University program courses? ?

    loriangel14 replied to FarahFMJ37's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Yes pathology and pharmacology will be buried in there somewhere. All nursing programs have to cover the same curiculum. Dosage calc will not be a separate course, it's usually covered in
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    Can you recommend a medication?

    loriangel14 replied to russianbear's topic in Patient Medications

    OMG we do this all the time. Quite often we just tell them what we want or they will ask what we want an order
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    How did you pay off your student debt?

    loriangel14 replied to oldsockventriloquist's topic in General Nursing

    I got a job and used my earnings to pay it back. The thing that stopped me from making larger payments was other
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    US to Canada with DUI

    loriangel14 replied to Christine_04's topic in Canada

    Yeah my cousin tried to move back to Canada but her husband has a DUI and he was turned
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    Safe to take new admit at shift change

    loriangel14 replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

    It's not unusual for this to happen to me but its not really an issue. I just get them settled and do vitals and do the admission when I have time. What would taking one an hour into the shift be any...
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    Graduate RN--How do I work abroad? Any info needed!

    loriangel14 replied to whiteoleander5's topic in Immigration Advice

    Neither Alberta or Quebec are good places to look for
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    New grad RN job

    loriangel14 replied to Meink's topic in Canada

    There are a couple of hospitals in Toronto that just had layoffs so expect the job hunt to be
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    Does your facility have 12 hour shifts or 8 hour shifts?

    loriangel14 replied to smartypants22's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My hospital has both. Some positions are all 12s or all 8s and some are a
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    Canadian RNs

    loriangel14 replied to lexbeer's topic in Canada

    You would likely get a better response if you posted this in the Canadian
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    RPN to BScN

    loriangel14 replied to queeen's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    You acknowledge that you are struggling. It will only get worse if you don't get help. The program gets much more demanding and the bar for the bridge is