katfishLPN

katfishLPN specializes in ub-Acute/LTC, Home Health, L&D, Peds.

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1. Gov. Christie impose pain pill limit: 5 days for initial RX despite N.J. docs objections

   katfishLPN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Headlines

   Worse is happening in Maine!

2. Pain is subjective?

   katfishLPN replied to lena130's topic in General Nursing

   :banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead:

3. Pain is subjective?

   katfishLPN replied to lena130's topic in General Nursing

   This is a great article!! Please give it a look. (I am not speaking to anyone specifically) I am also a huge pain management advocate and I do take this subject quite seriously. Nobody should have to live with pain.

4. Pain is subjective?

   katfishLPN replied to lena130's topic in General Nursing

   So you "still medicate because you don't know for sure." To play devil's advocate, what if you did know for sure? Would you not medicate them? How would you know for sure? I honestly don't think there is anyway to know for sure. That is the entire po...

5. Pain is subjective?

   katfishLPN replied to lena130's topic in General Nursing

   Chenoaspirit, If you read this correctly I clearly did not ignore the complete content of your post. I am glad you were just "entertaining" yourself because I actually take this subject quite seriously. I don't know why you have taken the time to ...

6. Pain is subjective?

   katfishLPN replied to lena130's topic in General Nursing

   Chenoaspirit, I did not twist your words around, just quoted it as you wrote it.

7. What would you have done?

   katfishLPN replied to MIcrunchyRN's topic in General Nursing

   Very true you will get different answers from different people. My rule of thumb that has served me well these past (yikes) 20 years I have been nursing is ALWAYS, ALWAYS, err on the side of caution. That is what always runs through my mind when I ha...

8. Pain is subjective?

   katfishLPN replied to lena130's topic in General Nursing

   How about the quote "I finally blew"? No someone can not plan to be in pain but if they are a chronic pain patient/sufferer then they can pretty well set their time by the pain returning as the med begins to wear off and request a pain med before tha...

9. Pain is subjective?

   katfishLPN replied to lena130's topic in General Nursing

   I would be very careful about thinking (assuming) you know someone else's pain. You can't possibly no matter what you think.

10. Pain is subjective?

    katfishLPN replied to lena130's topic in General Nursing

    :yeah::yeah::yeah:I couldn't have said it better myself!! Any nurse that thinks otherwise really should attend a pain seminar!!

11. Pain is subjective?

    katfishLPN replied to lena130's topic in General Nursing

    I would love to know how "you just know" when somone is a drug seeker?

12. Pain is subjective?

    katfishLPN replied to lena130's topic in General Nursing

    My sister recently had a tumor the size of a softball removed from her colon. I was with my sister through both of her natural delivery pregnancies and I know how she deals with pain. She is very quiet and basically meditates to "Go out of herself" a...

13. Medical assistant with a problem

    katfishLPN replied to airforcewife2000's topic in General Nursing

    (((((((airforcewife2000))))))):icon_hug: I am so sorry that you were treated that way! A CMA is a very important part of the healthcare team. Don't let her make you feel bad! I am sure there are plenty of patients that appreciate your care. So defini...

14. Its ONLY 115 outside today

    katfishLPN replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I live 2 1/2 hours east of Seattle. Here in Central Washington it is a desert climate. It has been 97 degrees for the past 3 days. It does get up to around 115 further along in the summer. Actually this summer so far has been pretty cool. A/C is mand...

15. I want to be anurse but...

    katfishLPN replied to futurelpn09's topic in General Nursing

    Please let us know how it works out for you. Good Luck!!:wink2: