pakRN

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1. Student seeks wisdom

   pakRN replied to Marilee's topic in General Nursing

   I will check back tomorrow to see if you left some questions.

2. Drug seeking patients?

   pakRN replied to butter's topic in Safety

   I work with opiate dependent clients so my take on a "drug seeking patient" may be different then yours. It truly does exist and it's called addiction. When I worked in med-surg the patient that complained about pain received meds. Some were opiate...

3. deaths

   pakRN replied to momrn50's topic in Geriatric

   My first nursing job was in a Nursing Home. I chose that job with my heart. Remember why you are there. You want to make a difference in your residents lives. You also need a break. Take a few days off and gain some strength. Eight deaths in a s...

4. Nursing Image

   pakRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Why do you think there is a problem with our Nursing Image? I know that we are short staffed and they are hiring more and more unlicensed personnel to do some of our nursing tasks, but why should we be looked upon as the negative ones? Realizing tha...