loriangel14 RN

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    Sleeping at work

    loriangel14 replied to zynnnie's topic in General Nursing

    Wow getting fired is really harsh. Where I work we are allowed to sleep on our breaks. Best of luck
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    Trying to get my lvn. I have a petty theft on my record ..help!

    loriangel14 replied to Desireeboudreaux's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    You need to ask the
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    Practical Nursing Program for International Students

    loriangel14 replied to tranglou543's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    1 and 2.They are all about the same. 3. Employment isn't tied to where you went to school. 4. Same as anywhere else. Hospitals, clinics , LTC, home care. Etc 5. You don't need to take prehealth to...
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    Wearing Scrubs Outside of the Workplace

    loriangel14 replied to NewGradRN114's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah I stop to do stuff on the way home all the time. Unless they were visibly soiled I never worry about
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    I can't find a JOB!! I'm so discouraged

    loriangel14 replied to NurseNextDoor's topic in Canada

    What province are you
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    In fear of losing my license.

    loriangel14 replied to Newgrad665's topic in General Nursing

    He's full of crap. You cannot lose your job for a personal conversation you had. If that were true a lot of us would be out of work. How did you imagine this would make you lose your
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    German guy wants to know where to study for Nurse practitioner?

    loriangel14 replied to wadid's topic in Nurse Registration

    What country are you planning on working in? Usually it's recommended you get your education where you plan on working. While it's true that being an NP is very lucrative it also requires a lot of...
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    Administering opiates

    loriangel14 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    We use it for pain relief. For me it's mostly post op if they have no
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    Administering opiates

    loriangel14 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    We mix our own narcs in minibags all the
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    Administering opiates

    loriangel14 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Yes we are the same. it's always diluted in a minibag and hung as a secondary. I've seen it pushed but very
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    What's your night shift routine?

    loriangel14 replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in General Nursing

    I do what the OP does. Except I don't flip back and forth. I stay on an up all night, sleep most of the day schedule even when I'm
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    Are they exaggerating on sepsis or am i wrong?

    loriangel14 replied to stepbystep12's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work there is a criteria including bloodwork that defines sepsis. If you got the criteria then you are a confirmed case. Otherwise they just say possible sepsis. I think some systems are...
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    Bridging in Ontario (any options)

    loriangel14 replied to danothemano's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    Waiting a year doesn't change the fact that you failed a course and it doesn't change the rules. Have you tried
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    Career Change to Nursing...

    loriangel14 replied to AustinTJC's topic in General Nursing

    Yes many people become LVNs first. There is nothing wrong with that route. You are certainly not too old. You will find many threads on here about that. Plenty of people start in their 40s, 50s and...
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    Optical tech wanting to become a nurse

    loriangel14 replied to kes0317's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Why not take the needed classes and
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    Nursing in Canada vs. the US

    loriangel14 replied to ElectricCabbage's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital has surveys for patients to fill out but you never really hear about results. It's not really stressed up here. I have also heard of hospitals in the US "advertising " to get bussiness....
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    Patient expires after you give pain medication

    loriangel14 replied to CoastMedRN's topic in Patient Medications

    I would like to add that the cause of death is not the med, it's the disease process. No one should die in
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    Working Without UAPs

    loriangel14 replied to JohnJoeJ's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked in settings with them and without them. What part makes you uncomfortable
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    Am I too old to be a nurse?.

    loriangel14 replied to KLARISSA's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I started at 38. The oldest in my class was 53. I precepted a 59 year old student once. You are not too old. Good
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    Help in finding RPN work within GTA (Ontario)|

    loriangel14 replied to chica7's topic in Canada

    Yes what kind of volunteering were you thinking of? It's not really a step towards getting hired. Unfortunately the GTA is flooded with new grads and there aren't a lot of jobs. You may have to look...
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    She doesn't say much...

    loriangel14 replied to BabyFood26's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for that ! We all need a happy story.í
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    PICC lines/LPN confusion

    loriangel14 replied to HikingNurse8789's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    If you have been trained it should be fine but clarify before you do it. Where I work we can flush, access , heparin so flush and change dressings on a PICC
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    Bullying in the workplace

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

    I feel you get bullied if you expect it. I've never had an issue and honestly I never heard of the expectation before I came
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    RPN to RN

    loriangel14 replied to kristindun's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    What do you mean by a compressed program? Any program that takes you from RPN to RN is a
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    Nursing school is hurting my marriage

    loriangel14 replied to lana1234's topic in General Students

    I don't think that choosing to focus on school means she doesn't love her husband. She's recognizing that for now she needs to try to study and be successful while maintaining some