No Narcs?

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Specializes in LTC, Private Duty.

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Hi, I'm a fairly new nurse and I'm looking for areas of nursing to work in that doesn't involve the use of narcotics or benzos? Could you please share ideas with me? Thank you!

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Specializes in retired LTC.

Dialysis?

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Specializes in anesthesiology.

Why?

 

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Specializes in School Nursing.

Check out under the "nurses" tab the "nurses/recovery" forum.  There are a few threads that discuss this there for a variety of reasons.

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Specializes in LTC, Private Duty.

Thank you for your responses! I'll check those out...

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Specializes in Rapid Response/Vascular Access.

school, pediatric clinic, STD clinic, employee health, legal consultant nursing, telemedicine, education, poison control centers? 

just brainstorming ideas. good luck. 

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I work in a family practice clinic with extended hours and as such operates much as an urgent care.. the strongest we carry is Toradol. 

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Specializes in LTC, Private Duty.

Thanks so much! Right now I work in private duty so I can pick and choose my clients. I love it! But the pay in on the low side for an RN, which makes me constantly on the lookout for new opportunities. Thanks again for your ideas!

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Specializes in Pediatrics, Pediatric Float, PICU, NICU.

Yes to what everyone has said so far. Also I think it depends on why you’re avoiding working with narcs - is it a personal preference or a restriction? I ask because if you have an actual restriction (ie monitoring program) then you may find a facility/hospital that does handle narcs but is willing to work with that, versus if it’s just a personal preference then it may be more difficult. 

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