Hi everyone, Just wanted to say I found this site and think it's a great site. Allowing a place for nurses to come and explore topics is a great idea! I am a Registered Psychiatric Nurse, practising in my home province of Manitoba. A recent debate...
rys77 replied to truejewel82's topic in Psychiatric
Originally posted by Thunderwolf: "Good thread. We need to separate ethical from legal, though....two different issues. Competence is a LEGAL term...not psychiatric. It is a term rendered by a judge, not a lawyer." I agree with you, but often legal ...
I've heard that some states will take RPNs for what education we have and allow us to work as RPNs in the mental health field. I remember being in school, and hving a recruiter from Cali come and give us info for relocating there. I know that we ca...
rys77 replied to truejewel82's topic in Psychiatric
I would check state law as well. Where I am in Manitoba,Canada, we can only force meds if 1) we have a doctors order to do so, i.e) give Haldol 5 mg and Lorazepam 2mg if Clt. refuses regular hs dose) and if they are deemed incompetent to make treatme...
rys77 replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Psychiatric
Originally Posted by Paramedic80 Hey Everyone! I'm just entering school for nursing after a short (5yrs) career as a paramedic, I'm interested in RPN. Every job has its perks and downsides, I'm generally interested on how being an RPN has affected yo...