CathySweeney

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1. The Fifth Vital Sign

   CathySweeney replied to bgxyrnf's topic in General Nursing

   There is another problem that people with chronic pain must face and that is the look when they ask for pain meds in the hospital. It is a look and the manner that says you are drug seeking. I do not use any meds except those prescribed for me but ...

2. The Fifth Vital Sign

   CathySweeney replied to bgxyrnf's topic in General Nursing

   I have read what was written. I was taught in hospice, in my ELNEC training and in maany classes taken that a person may be sleeping and still have pain. The quality of the pain may not be good but sleep may be present anyway. I can tell you that ...

3. The Fifth Vital Sign

   CathySweeney replied to bgxyrnf's topic in General Nursing

   In reading the many comments about pain management and chronic pain all I see is the use of narcotics. Good pain management is not about narcotics only. The use of other types of meds in conjunction with narcotics is crucial to pain management. An...

4. Code blue

   CathySweeney replied to rehric00's topic in General Nursing

   First {{{{HUGS}}}} You may now feel that you are coping well with this but do not be surprised if it comes back at some time in the future. The next code, a young patient, someone in a similar position can set it off. It is okay to feel this way an...

5. Top ethical concerns to RNs

   CathySweeney replied to BirkieGirl's topic in General Nursing

   Athelet2bnurseBSN If your niece died 4 hours after the morphine was given, it was not a factor in her death. The morphine was probably not working any longer. She died of the pneumonia as it was meant to be. As a hospice nurse I feel I can say th...