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1. Pain is subjective?

   lena130 replied to lena130's topic in General Nursing

   Wow!! I came here hoping that I would get a good insight (I did by the way) about a concern I had. I did not expect to be stoned to death and have others get caught in the crossfire. I think some of you nurses are getting a little too personally. Who...

2. Do Nurses Eat Their Young?

   lena130 replied to Brian's topic in Relations

   Well maybe it was jsut me.

3. Do Nurses Eat Their Young?

   lena130 replied to Brian's topic in Relations

   I think you are right about the nurses who has been in the profession for a long time and their feeling of nervousness when a new nurse comes along. One of the senior nurses on my ward admitted to me that she felt nervous when I joined the group. She...

4. Pain is subjective?

   lena130 replied to lena130's topic in General Nursing

   "Don't get me wrong. I treat a persons pain because pain is what the patient says it is. I am sure they are in pain. I just feel strongly about meds being over prescribed but that's another story. :)" I agree with you 100%. That is the reason why I s...

5. Pain is subjective?

   lena130 replied to lena130's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you so much for that article. That actually helps. I am going to bring a copy to work and have others read it. Thanks again.

6. Pain is subjective?

   lena130 replied to lena130's topic in General Nursing

   I truly understand what everyone is saying and thank you so much for your honest replies. But, there is currently a patient that is driving everyone crazy including the the MDs and the ARNP. He was transferred to a med-surg floor last month due to co...

7. Do Nurses Eat Their Young?

   lena130 replied to Brian's topic in Relations

   I have been a nurse for a year now and I am glad to say that from the first day I started, all the other nurses on my floor was very sweet and nice to me. They answered all my questions without any attitude or negativity (sometimes it is probably the...

8. Pain is subjective?

   lena130 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have been a nurse for only one year and I am already questioning the idea/assumption that pain is subjective. I work in the LTC ward where we have subacute patients (including acute rehab and extended care) and hospice patients. I administer vicodi...