loriangel14 RN

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    Working as PSW while RN student

    loriangel14 replied to Anon101's topic in Canada

    I know that nursing homes in my area will hire with no PSW certificate. They just have the title of
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    SOBER 1 YEAR

    loriangel14 replied to newmommy26's topic in Nurses Recovery

    (((((( hugs)))))))) congratulations on one
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    What's wrong with me?

    loriangel14 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    LOL I never experienced any of the dreaded NETY
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    Working as PSW while RN student

    loriangel14 replied to Anon101's topic in Canada

    I worked as PSW for 8 years and I was hired with no training.I did eventually get the certificate but really all you need is basic common sense to do home care. You aren't providing nursing
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    RPN-Minimum wage

    loriangel14 replied to bokuwakuma's topic in Canada

    Good for you! Where are you exactly? What steps are you taking to find work? Maybe we can
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    Keeping feet moisturized

    loriangel14 replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Emu
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    Family says resident in pain when resident says no

    loriangel14 replied to Donnagg123's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I would ignore the family member and rely on your own nursing
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    IV Calculation math help

    loriangel14 replied to windycitystudent's topic in General Students

    3 hours and 30
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    Nurse Education Inc. are they qualified to provide trainings?

    loriangel14 replied to squeak's territory's topic in Canada

    Lol script direct from
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    Was not accepted 4 times, now what???

    loriangel14 replied to RachelCofer's topic in General Students

    Oh my mid thirties is now old? Lol I started school at
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    IV Calculation math help

    loriangel14 replied to windycitystudent's topic in General Students

    Ok so you started with 500ml and ran it for 2 hours at 75mls an hour. What do you have left? Then it increased to 100mls an hour. How long would it take for the remainder to
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    RPN-Minimum wage

    loriangel14 replied to bokuwakuma's topic in Canada

    A workshop in no way obligates you to stay at your job. Don't let them tell you
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    Working the same unit you were once hospitalized (psych)

    loriangel14 replied to Ddestiny's topic in General Nursing

    A mental health facility near me actually encourages applications from nurses with previous mental health issues. Good
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    How aggressive do you get with PCA in a comfort care setting.

    loriangel14 replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Nursing

    I would use the bolus first. If I need to use it frequently I would up the continuous and keep titrating by 1mg until the patient was comfortable. If you have a range don't be afraid to use it. Pain...
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    Sunshine List

    loriangel14 replied to passwordistaco's topic in Canada

    Yeah there is no speciality
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    Sunshine List

    loriangel14 replied to passwordistaco's topic in Canada

    Most of the ones on that list from my facility are in
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    Who takes the med error hit?

    loriangel14 replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You used the words " take the hit". That implies someone getting in
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    RPN-Minimum wage

    loriangel14 replied to bokuwakuma's topic in Canada

    Look for another
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    Who takes the med error hit?

    loriangel14 replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Where I work nobody takes a "hit" for a med error. An incident report is filled out and if it's systems error things are reviewed to see how it happened and how it can be
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    Working out after night shift/ depression

    loriangel14 replied to Lasanga123's topic in Health, Stress Management

    i work pretty much straight nights and I go home and sleep first and then go to the gym. Then I have time to get ready and go back to work. I think that exercising right before trying to sleep makes...
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    Spouse-dependent sleep

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

    Nope. That would drive me nuts and plus it's
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    Pennsylvania CNA to Canada CNA

    loriangel14 replied to HarleyQuinn's topic in Canada

    It will likely not carry over. PSW programs are 8 months full
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    RPN-Minimum wage

    loriangel14 replied to bokuwakuma's topic in Canada

    Yes and many of the PSWs that would be awesome nurses don't want to spend the money and the time to become PNs to take on the extra responsibility for not that much more
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    RPN-Minimum wage

    loriangel14 replied to bokuwakuma's topic in Canada

    I made $19 as a PSW 8 years ago. The PSWs at my hospital make
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    NG Tube

    loriangel14 replied to Tbajeux2010's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I wouldn't worry about