Just came here to blow some steam off. I just put in a three day stretch with a chronic pain patient assigned to me that was a royal pain in the behind to take care of. This patient was on our floor for a ORIF of her knee. She also had a hx of fibermyalgia and was on all kinds of pain meds and narcs and junk to keep her zoned out most of the time. I tried my best for the three days I had her as my patient to take very good care of her and meet her needs, but for the most time she was very rude and nasty to me. It did not matter what I did, I could never do enough nor could I do it right.
Here is the question I would like to put out there: Why do these docs keep ordering all of these highly addictive substances for these folks? I know that when I go see my doc he is very conservative about pain killers and does not want folks to become addicted to them. He will give you something for pain, but he won't keep ordering it over and over again for you. He also looks for alternative medicines to give to you that will do the same thing but are not addictive.
Another question to throw out there: Why are most chronic pain patients "nasty" to deal with? They always have "attitudes" with the nursing staff. Most are downright rude to everyone who takes care of them. Many do not know the words "thank you" and are very demanding and critical of your care to them.
Sorry if I sound like I am not compassionate. I really am. I just came here because this is a safe place to sound off about these issues. If anyone out there has some answers, please, please post them.
I just want to understand better why these people act the way they do. Thanks.
Specializes in icu, er, transplant, case management, ps.
My friend was using a wheelchair last summer due to no less than five prolapsed discs. She could walk short distances, but staying on her feet much longer caused her excruciating pain. If she was out in public and got up out of the wheelchair, people would give her dirty looks.....
I am not surprised. I also got comments, when parking in a handicapped parking space, and I get out of the car to get my wheelchair. I don't which makes me anger, those comments or being ignored and walked into.
My state is a big retiree state and I see so many who could use that space more than I. That's not to say I won't use it if I need to.
While I have a permanent disabled placard I never use it unless I have a sincere reason to. Some days I am fine as can be. Others like this week, (sudden cold spell) well, I hurt too much to drive so the DH drops me off at the door and parks in a regular spot.
We are by law supposed to remove the hanger from the rearview mirror when driving. I see so many people with them dangling that it makes me wonder if there are really that many needy people in my town.
My biggest anger is people-able bodied who park in a blue zone for just a minute. I hope they ALL get the $500 ticket even if it is just for a "minute."
Specializes in icu, er, transplant, case management, ps.
My state is a big retiree state and I see so many who could use that space more than I. That's not to say I won't use it if I need to.
While I have a permanent disabled placard I never use it unless I have a sincere reason to. Some days I am fine as can be. Others like this week, (sudden cold spell) well, I hurt too much to drive so the DH drops me off at the door and parks in a regular spot.
We are by law supposed to remove the hanger from the rearview mirror when driving. I see so many people with them dangling that it makes me wonder if there are really that many needy people in my town.
My biggest anger is people-able bodied who park in a blue zone for just a minute. I hope they ALL get the $500 ticket even if it is just for a "minute."
There are times when I see a person park in the 'blue' spot and they appear to be abled bodied. Able bodied in that they appeared to be suffering from no physical disability until I stop and think about those that suffer from respiratory disabilities. What many of the lay population, as well as the nursing portion fail to realize is that there are disabilities thant are not visiable but still limiting.
I am guilty of allowing my tag to hand down. And I live in a county where during the winter months, our population doubles, if not triples. And where there is a constant battle for the blue spaces. But I never second guess another, who has a blue tag. I had to gget a form completed by my physician, just as she/he did.
rehab nurse..............((((((((Hugs)))))))) to you babe! Forget what people may think...you just care about whats goin on with you! You are one BRAVE human being! Best of luck to you!
Specializes in med/surg;ortho/HD/OB;NICU/Hospice/ER.
True, but when a patient needs a sternal rub to wake them up, I have a hard time believing their pain is still a "10." Yes, they might still have some pain when they wake up, but if a pt is comfortable enough to sleep that soundly, there's no way their pain is still a 10.
You hear of research that has proven that if the meds reach the pain level then the pt can not become addicted. Also, if the pt has true pain they can not become addicted. Is the search for right pain meds for each patient too involved or too much to actually take on in an individual basis? Does anyone out there know for sure if the actual process of pain medication research for individual patients actually been done? What was actually accomplished if so?
There are times when I see a person park in the 'blue' spot and they appear to be abled bodied. Able bodied in that they appeared to be suffering from no physical disability until I stop and think about those that suffer from respiratory disabilities. What many of the lay population, as well as the nursing portion fail to realize is that there are disabilities thant are not visiable but still limiting.
I am guilty of allowing my tag to hand down. And I live in a county where during the winter months, our population doubles, if not triples. And where there is a constant battle for the blue spaces. But I never second guess another, who has a blue tag. I had to gget a form completed by my physician, just as she/he did.
Woody:balloons:
I got me a nice new video cam a year ago, reallly sweet. I finally learned how to work it, That only took 6 months. Anyway this past summer. I took it out to play with, and I saw this guy parking in a handicapped spot, with no sticker. So I caught him on cam and got nice pic of him, his license plate, and asked him why he was parking there. Of course he got angry, and denied everything. I dont know how he could deny it. But I posted that video on you tube. Yes I decided to join the you tube craze. But since then Ive videoed almost a dozen others and put them on the tube also. Thats people without stickers or license plates, and those without who also arent disabled. They are using a relatives or something.
I videoed one lady, who used her mothers sticker, to park in a handicapped space. She said she only did that because she didnt want her kids to walk that far into the store. All 5 of them. She got put on you tube also.
Specializes in icu, er, transplant, case management, ps.
I got me a nice new video cam a year ago, reallly sweet. I finally learned how to work it, That only took 6 months. Anyway this past summer. I took it out to play with, and I saw this guy parking in a handicapped spot, with no sticker. So I caught him on cam and got nice pic of him, his license plate, and asked him why he was parking there. Of course he got angry, and denied everything. I dont know how he could deny it. But I posted that video on you tube. Yes I decided to join the you tube craze. But since then Ive videoed almost a dozen others and put them on the tube also. Thats people without stickers or license plates, and those without who also arent disabled. They are using a relatives or something.
I videoed one lady, who used her mothers sticker, to park in a handicapped space. She said she only did that because she didnt want her kids to walk that far into the store. All 5 of them. She got put on you tube also.
Those videocams are fun.
Peace, Love, Golf
No thank you, you do not need to take pictures of anyone and post them on you tube. In every state, either your driver's license number or your id number is either printed on the tag or on the data entered into the system. If someone uses a space that they are not legally entitled to use, some day they will be caught, by the police. Not by you. If you don't mind, MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS. And this is not your business. You are being invasive under the guise of catching wrong doers.
No thank you, you do not need to take pictures of anyone and post them on you tube. In every state, either your driver's license number or your id number is either printed on the tag or on the data entered into the system. If someone uses a space that they are not legally entitled to use, some day they will be caught, by the police. Not by you. If you don't mind, MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS. And this is not your business. You are being invasive under the guise of catching wrong doers.
Woody:balloons:
And its also fun, Ive turned into one of those cam fanatics who capture anything of interest to me anyway. Yes its invasive, Yes its wrong, yes it could actually be dangerous, Yes Im going to do it anyway. I admit though it is an addiction.
We all need to make it our business if people violate the law. We shouldn't be passive. Posting them on YouTube is probably a waste of time, but a call to the police might be in order, or reporting it to the store manager. I see nothing whatsoever wrong with citizens getting involved, in fact it's our civic duty, in my opinion.
We all need to make it our business if people violate the law. We shouldn't be passive. Posting them on YouTube is probably a waste of time, but a call to the police might be in order, or reporting it to the store manager. I see nothing whatsoever wrong with citizens getting involved, in fact it's our civic duty, in my opinion.
Police dont get involved unless they see the violation as it occurs.
at least on you tube they might be seen and ridiculed by their friends and family members.
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woody62, RN
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I am not surprised. I also got comments, when parking in a handicapped parking space, and I get out of the car to get my wheelchair. I don't which makes me anger, those comments or being ignored and walked into.
Woody:balloons: