Thankgodforativan

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1. I didn't become a nurse to feed people's addictions. Do *nurses* have the right to refuse

   Thankgodforativan replied to Thankgodforativan's topic in Relations

   Thanks to everyone who replied, but I'm done with this thread. I hoped to actually have a reasonable discussion, but I can see that just isn't possible here.

2. I didn't become a nurse to feed people's addictions. Do *nurses* have the right to refuse

   Thankgodforativan replied to Thankgodforativan's topic in Relations

   Or any limits at all. I see so much waste in my work. It's God damn shameful when our ward can't even afford to put buzzers or oxygen connections on the walls, but we'll indulge every addict within 100 miles without question.

3. I didn't become a nurse to feed people's addictions. Do *nurses* have the right to refuse

   Thankgodforativan replied to Thankgodforativan's topic in Relations

   Oh oh get off your high horse. God forbid we ever question anything in nursing huh? It's not my judgement, her addiction and drug seeking are well documented. But hey, far be it from me to question your knowledge.

4. I didn't become a nurse to feed people's addictions. Do *nurses* have the right to refuse

   Thankgodforativan replied to Thankgodforativan's topic in Relations

   It's just a username friend. Meant to be a joke, ya know? Humor? Incidentally, it comes from a framed picture we've had hanging in our nurses room for who knows how long now of Jesus that says 'and on the seventh day God created ativan'.

5. I didn't become a nurse to feed people's addictions. Do *nurses* have the right to refuse

   Thankgodforativan replied to Thankgodforativan's topic in Relations

   But we are giving her pain relief. As I explained, nobody can say we're not doing anything for her, she just doesn't like what we give her (her words, not mine). She can do whatever she wants while she's out in the community, but surely as an inpatie...

6. I didn't become a nurse to feed people's addictions. Do *nurses* have the right to refuse

   Thankgodforativan posted a topic in Relations

   (Disclaimer: So this turned out to be longer than I thought it would, and a bit of a rant. Sorry! But I think this is something that's relevant to all of us). Some background: I work in a combined med surg ward, so we see a bit of everything. We have...

7. Injecting into a cannula; does syringe size matter?

   Thankgodforativan replied to Thankgodforativan's topic in General Nursing

   Lol will do :) I find it hard to 'challenge' others who have been working on my ward since I was in diapers , but I guess it's one of those skills you just have to learn.

8. Injecting into a cannula; does syringe size matter?

   Thankgodforativan replied to Thankgodforativan's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the responses guys and gals

9. Injecting into a cannula; does syringe size matter?

   Thankgodforativan posted a topic in General Nursing

   On my second rotation as a grad, first in ED, so I'm still picking up new things everyday. I had my charge chew me out earlier today for using a 3ml syringe to give 2mls through a 20 gauge in the hand, saying that it creates too much pressure on the ...