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1. Medical Errors

   ninas posted a topic in General Nursing

   Nurses are often the last defense in preventing a wrong medication from reaching the patient even though they are frequently held responsible for these errors. Who do you think should be held responsible for patient safety in respect to these medical...

2. Assisted Suicide

   ninas replied to ninas's topic in General Nursing

   You are right. I am not a nurse. However, my editor at the nursing publication for which I was assigned the article says, "Nurses will be faced with this question, so what should they do?" Doesn't it make sense, then, to ask nurses directly what thei...

3. Assisted Suicide

   ninas replied to ninas's topic in General Nursing

   No, that's not my question at all. It's more of a quality of life issue. My original question was what role, if any, should a nurse play in assisted suicide? What if the patient, who is of sound mind and faculties, asks to die with dignity or without...

4. Assisted Suicide

   ninas replied to ninas's topic in General Nursing

   I'm just wondering in terms of assisted suicide in general. How do nurses feel about it, especially when the patient is suffering or in extreme pain that can't be medicated?

5. Assisted Suicide

   ninas posted a topic in General Nursing

   How should a nurse respond when a patient begs for a quick and easy death? What is a nurse's role, if any, in the assisted suicide process?

6. Nursing as a second career

   ninas replied to ninas's topic in General Nursing

   Actually, I'm not in nursing at all. I'm writing an article for a nursing publication about nursing as a second career and why some people decide to change careers and go in that direction. Nina

7. Nursing as a second career

   ninas posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'd like to hear from those who have chosen nursing as second career and why. What did you do first? What made you switch careers and how old were you when you did this?

8. Nursing as a second career

   ninas posted a topic in Career Support

   I'd like to hear from people who have chosen nursing as a second career. What makes nursing attractive to a mature adult with work experience in other areas? Did you think about nursing the first time around?