I've been a nurse for a very long time. I don't need constant acknowledgement. However twice in the last week, I made a nursing "score". I don't work in an environment that really acknowledges these type of scores without it seeming like bragging self promotion. So I came here to share...
One lady came in after a ft surgery with extreme unrelieved pain. It was obvious it was real. I suggested to Dr complex regional pain syndrome. And yep it was. No one had considered that
We had a young mom with some surgical issues on high dose morphine and hydrocodone Oh, and she's breast feeding her 2 month old son. Morphine is an acceptable pain med for nursing moms but she was taking very high doses I got a lactation consultant in, who worked with their pharmacist. Turns out morphine was fine. But hydrocodone she was taking at home and most likely would have gone home on was too high of dose.
These were "yes" moments for me. Moments that remind me that I'm not just giving meds or doing tasks. That what I do sometimes does make a difference
{typing on my phone-yes, I know there are mistakes}
