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Avoid Getting Tipped
I just finished reviewing the April issue of Nursing BC and was intrigued and impressed by the clean drinks project undertaken by the Langara College nursing students. However, I was very disappointed not to be able to read "the five guidelines to avoid getting tipped and signs and symptoms of date rape drug ingestion" that were mentioned in the article. The author missed the opportunity to inform thousands of nurses about this. Congratulations to those Langara College nursing students for a great initiative.
Shannon Elliott RN, MS (nursing)
North Vancouver, BC
The five guidelines to avoid getting tipped are: watch your drink; never leave your drink unattended; order directly from the server/bartender; watch drinks for friends; and don't drink it if you doubt it. The signs and symptoms of date rape ingestion can be found on the Students For Clean Drinks website www.student nurses.4t.com (click "prevention") - ed.
A Fitting Farewell to Chapters
The Castlegar, Nelson and Trail RNABC chapters decided to do something positive for nurses in theses communities to celebrate the evolution from RNABC to the College of Registered Nurses of B.C. In previous years, the local chapters had focused on national nursing week to hold a celebration event and recognize nurses in the area. Since the chapters would be dissolved before nursing week this year, it was decided that the three chapters should partner in organizing an event for nurses from the communities. The commitment to move ahead on this planning occurred at the RNABC Annual Meeting in 2004. It came to fruition on April 11,2005 in the form of an ethics education celebration attended by more than 60 nurses.
The Trail Chapter had been trying to plan an ethics education event for some time and the three chapters agreed this would be the theme for the celebration. Many of the chapter members had heard about the ethics research being conducted in the Lower Mainland with the University of Victoria and wanted to know more. It was decided that the event should include a daylong education session, followed by a...