last night was a loooonng! night. older female hx of hepc and hepb...
pain 10/10 with valium, dilaudid, dilaudid pca, fentanyl.
lying quietly in bed. family member at bedside. everytime i would go in, she would start whimpering and hollering.. numerous clinician doses and one time doses. family member rolling eyes when whimpering starts. claims pt told her to wake her up every 15 minutes to push the bolus button.
pt talking normally to family member (was charting on the roommate so was in the room) when i stopped in to check on her, oh wow...there goes the whimpering and hollering...
i had to take a step back.. i was not in the right place to take care of her. compassion fatigue sucks! but its real!!!!!!
