[ukrainekid]

versed is my remedy.

[Angie O'Plasty, RN]

Don't feel bad. I had a cute lil Down's pt. completely convince me that I was seeing grande mal seizures. The neuo doc made me sneak a peek at just the right moment and boy, was I embarrassed. Pt. was totally faking it.

[sharann]

Originally Posted by ukrainekid

versed is my remedy.

I love it!(gave it too, she still was killing me!)

[harley007]

It makes me crazy when staff questions giving sedation for a cardiac cath if the patient has a current/past drug problem or chronic pain. These patients usually need the medication adjusted up to their needs not down. It's my job to make sure their anxiety and pain is under control not to treat their issues or judge their long term pain. Thank goodness for the MD's that understand this and treat accordingly.

[JustaPatient]

I was actually worried my nurses would think I was a drug seeker this last surgery I had (last Friday). I FREAK out after surgery (hyperventilate, crying uncontrollably, and legs moving all over the place despite my brain trying to calm my body down) and I have noticed from past experience that demral calms me down from that state.

So I told the anesthesiologist this and they got an order in before, instead of after like a month ago (I was able to tell my nurse that it helped the time before). I was scared to say it, I was afraid I would be thought a drug seeker. I KNEW it sounded like something a drug seeker would say. Luckily I had the same pre-op AND the same post-op nurse so they knew.

When I mentioned it my pre-op nurse went and talked to my post op nurse from the one a month prior who related that yes indeed I was CRAZY on waking up and demral calmed me down, for some reason.