CanadianRN2017

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1. When Your Patient is an Addict...How to Deal

   CanadianRN2017 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the post... I have felt some of the same things early in my career. What I like about my current place of employment is that POD2 the if dilaudid is changed to subs Q4-6 hrs for the next 24-48 hrs, and then to PO. For our frequent flyers....

2. ADN or BSN: What's the Big Deal?

   CanadianRN2017 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   The letters don't make the difference... I have many BSN deal rather poorly with patients, as well as ADN, what did make a difference was the commitment to ensure excellent patient care. Both ADN and Bsn need to use critical thinking, both require co...

3. ADN or BSN: What's the Big Deal?

   CanadianRN2017 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   IMHO, it really does not matter ADN/BSN unless you plan on going into management or research. The BSN program where I live does not even require the students in the program to take a pharmacology course... they will learn as they go I was told by one...

4. Maybe nursing wasn't for me?

   CanadianRN2017 replied to em3120's topic in New Nurse

   i think your best best is to complete your studies, and may be take a float position in the hospital for different areas to find the one you like the best, Get some needed experience, and then branch out from there. Opertunities are not only at the b...

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

   CanadianRN2017 replied to Thankgodforativan's topic in Relations

   But it actually has been reasonable, and it is good that you posted as I am sure many others have the same thoughts. 🤕

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

   CanadianRN2017 replied to Thankgodforativan's topic in Relations

   Her pain is whatever she says it is.... Also, being an addict gives her a much higher tolerance for many pain Meds we administer. We are not judge/jury, we are patient advocates... Unless it would be medically unsafe, the pt needs to receive the pres...

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

   CanadianRN2017 replied to Thankgodforativan's topic in Relations

   In this job, we are told that a patients pain is what they say it is... That being said, a drug user "GENERALLY" has a much higher tolerance for many pain Meds that we administer. Add that to her many other issues, IMO, it is not for us to decide th...