How do you feel about pain med refusal

[sandstormsdust]

On occasion I have refused pain medication....

I weigh both my personal emotional state before refusing or not refusing.. I also weigh the physical shape that I am in... and the reason why it is offered... (ie leg break, pulled muscle, head-ache etc.)

How do you feel about pain medication and how do you feel when pt refuses it.... how do you deal with pain and do you use it... Just some questions..... any answers are greatly appreciated....

[thisnurse]

first i tell them how stupid they are.

then i twist their arms or pinch them until they agree to take their meds.

i offer other support too. if the pt is afraid of addiction i educate them. most times i get them to try one dose. when they see how much better they feel they stop refusing...most of the time.