loriangel14 RN

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    holding OPT but also waiting for green card

    loriangel14 replied to caliaCHY's topic in Immigration Advice

    What do you plan on doing once the OPT has run out? Then you will no longer be in the US
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    New Graduates-How long to find first job

    loriangel14 replied to ptiger's topic in Canada

    It really doesn't matter where you went to school. If you read the threads on here about nursing jobs in BC the market is apparently not good right
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    RN job without direct patient care

    loriangel14 replied to jjo9el's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Your're only a year into being a nurse. I think your feelings are normal. Give yourself a
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    Hi everyone ,, who has dealt/ dealing with OIIQ ,,, please help 🔜😴😴!!!!!

    loriangel14 replied to Stars_nsky15's topic in Nurse Registration

    You couldn't apply to an school until you know what they are going to require of you. If you are going to work in Quebec you will need to be fluent so a French school would be a good idea.The French...
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    RN job without direct patient care

    loriangel14 replied to jjo9el's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Everyone makes mistakes. if you meet a nurse that c,iams to have never made a med error they are not being truthful.it's a good thing that you are concerned about making an error, this will keep you...
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    Disappointed in my clinical rotation..

    loriangel14 replied to robdob's topic in General Students

    Take every placement as a learning opportunity. You get out of it what you put in. Sure it's not as "glamorous" as the ER or ICU but like the others have said, these are the people you will be largely...
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    Is it what you thought?

    loriangel14 replied to StL_Momma27's topic in General Nursing

    Totally different than what I expected. I have to rely on my critical thinking skills to make decisions more than I ever thought I would and school was a lot harder than I thought it would be.But I do...
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    Moving to USA from Canada - Social Work...Nurse?

    loriangel14 replied to emma34's topic in Nursing Career

    Going to nursing school in the US will not make immigration any easier.You will still have to go through the normal
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    Forgetting a syringe!

    loriangel14 replied to Nursearaeg's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Do your rooms not have sharps containers? All of our rooms do and you never set the syringe down, you go straight to the container and dispose of it as soon as you give
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    Want to work in L&D, NICU or Nursery but can't be in school for too too long. Not sur

    loriangel14 replied to miar9412's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You should be going for your BSN More and more employers are hiring BSN only, especially if you want to
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    Nurses with tattoos and piercings

    loriangel14 replied to emmygirle's topic in General Nursing

    Lots.One of our docs has particularly stunning
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    Helpful extras

    loriangel14 replied to carey7795's topic in General Students

    Extra
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    Nurses with tattoos and piercings

    loriangel14 replied to emmygirle's topic in General Nursing

    It really depends on where you work. I have many coworkers with visible tattoos and piercings.One lady even wears capris in the summer to show off her tatts on her legs.Two of the male nurses have...
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    Writing in Nursing school

    loriangel14 replied to carey7795's topic in General Students

    I had to write TONS of essays, research papers and journals.We had a semester ong class on writing
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    Reviews for Travelnurse.ca?

    loriangel14 replied to rhodonite's topic in Canada

    Yes. Plus it would take considerable time and money to apply for all of
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    What are the little things you do to help the next shift?

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

    I try to make sure that things like gloves and gowns (for isolation rooms) are stocked. I hang new bags if the IV bag is almost done ( so it doesn't start beeping half way through report). I tidy up...
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    traveler RN

    loriangel14 replied to Sunshinenikki's topic in International Nursing

    You would need a license and a work permit for any country you wanted to work in. You would also need to speak the language if you went to a country with a different mother tongue. Getting a license...
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    Canadian RN looking for ND/SD jobs

    loriangel14 replied to godfatherfreak's topic in Nursing Career

    You need to take the NCLEX for ANY state. Passing it is requirement to work in the US.You would need to apply for a license in the state you want to work in,pass the NCLEX, find a job and then I think...
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    Nursing Diagnosis and interventions

    loriangel14 replied to somellin's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    We aren't going to do your home work for you. Tell us what you have ome up with so far on your
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    Acetaminophen: Why?

    loriangel14 replied to seks's topic in Patient Medications

    Yes, Tylenol is given for pain
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    Snowed in ER's, what do you guys do?

    loriangel14 replied to Adenosine6's topic in Emergency

    We are expected to do our best to get in but if it's too bad then we don't come in.This rarely happens.If we know it's going to be bad you leave early and drive as slow as you need to to get there...
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    Studying for RPN classes Ontario, Canada

    loriangel14 replied to melissa.22's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    It is true that you need to remember the things you learn long after you have written the test. For example, you will learn anatomy, later on, in other subjects they will expect you to remember your...
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    RPN > RN then FAIL CRNE?

    loriangel14 replied to miisz's topic in Canada

    You would still be an RPN. I don't think that "provoked " was the word you
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    33 and wanting to leap...

    loriangel14 replied to kiranrand's topic in General Nursing

    I was a single mom too and I went the part time route as well. It worked out really well for
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    RPN vs RN in the GTA, Ontario, Canada

    loriangel14 replied to melissa.22's topic in Canada

    Some hospitals in Ontario already utilize PSWs ( mine included) and the scope for RPNs is constantly changing.Where I work most of the floors are staffed heavily with