cynthiajn1

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1. use of fentanyl patches on cachectic patients

   cynthiajn1 replied to 206bones's topic in General Nursing

   I am a CHPN who has worked in hospice for over 10 years, for most of my career I have heard that you needed subcutaneous fat for absorption of fentanyl, back in 2006 I started to hear from the medical directors that there has been studies saying that...

2. use of fentanyl patches on cachectic patients

   cynthiajn1 replied to 206bones's topic in General Nursing

   I am a CHPN who has worked in hospice for over 10 years, for most of my career I have heard that you needed subcutaneous fat for absorption of fentanyl, back in 2006 I started to hear from the medical directors that there has been studies saying that...

3. Nurses Who Shouldn't be Nurses

   cynthiajn1 replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

4. Nurses Who Shouldn't be Nurses

   cynthiajn1 replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

   I am an instructor of patient care technicians. Although this is at the lowest level, this is the level that they need to learn the true appreciation for nursing. It is also the time when as an instructor you can really tell who is in it for the ri...