KADRN replied to rose-n-arrows's topic in Addictions
I went into addictions directly out of nursing school and worked in it for a year and a half. It was not my first choice, but I needed a job and could not find anything else. I just recently started a...
I wanted to know the opinion of addictions nurses on methadone maintenance. Does anyone work with this or have an opinion about it? Do you think it helps or harms in the fight against
I also graduated in May 2009 and next week I am starting my orientation to an ortho floor. Since nursing school I have been working in addictions and just need a change. I don't want to loose my...
It is interesting to learn how nursing differs through out countries. I wonder if the U.S. has anything like this. I heard in canada you can buy some meds over the counter that here are by...
My fellow coworkers and I were discussing this last night at work, we are RNs at a drug and alcohol detox and rehab facility. Up until recently our ADON was a LPN and on the floor RNs and LPNs rotate...
I was not going to attend my pinning ceremony, but then it became mandatory. I did not know what would happen if someone did not attend, but I did not want to find out. That being said, I went and...
I work in addictions and I have never heard this said and I have never said this, I suppose I am just not one of those people you are speaking of. As a patient population addicts (most, not all) tend...
I graduated in May of '09 and like many other nurses I have been having difficulty finding a job (currently I have applied to 90 jobs). I am interested in working with addicts, given personal...
Thanks for the responses. I am new to the addiction field and this is something I am curious about. It is my understanding that methadone clinics are used in an attempt to cut down on diseases such as...
I suppose every facility is different. Since this posting I got hired at the facility and it is nothing like yours. While we do have the patients that come in intoxicated or high this is not the norm,...
I am a new grad RN and started my first job at a drug and alcohol detox facility recently. Thank goodness I don't work alone because my coworkers have been such a help and a support, as there is so...
After months of applying to nearly 100 jobs, someone finally hired me! It is part time at a drug detox facility. This is a stepping stone for my new nursing career and I am sure I will learn a lot. To...
I will have to wait and see what this job really entails. They did tell me it is not heavy in the skills you learn in school (caths, IVs, that sort of thing). The nursing is set up in such a way that...