I work on a busy orthopedic floor. We receive a lot of post-op patients. I work the night shift. The other night I medicated a patient of mine times 1 for some pain she having. After that, she was sleeping like a baby. Her VS were stable and there were no other indicators that she was in pain, such as grminicing, etc. Flash forward. The Ortho doc comes in and the patient tells the doc that she had been in pain all night. So that following night I get called into my NM office and she asked me why is he upset, and I explained what I just explained to you. Then she said something so utterly retarded I didn't know what to say. She actually told me from now on I am supposed to awaken the patients every few hours and inquire if they would like pain medicine or not. WHY ON EARTH WOULD I WAKE A PATIENT UP, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY LOOK COMFORTABLE, IF THEY WANT MORE PAIN MEDICINE? Is it just me or does this sound ridiculous to anyone?