nursey07

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1. The power of talking out issues

   nursey07 posted a topic in Michigan

   Recently at work, I have become very depressed and stressed out. My unit has been short and the acuity feels out of control. I know that I go through seasonal affect issues and expect how I feel this time of year. But it does making work harder to...

2. Patients with drug issues vs. the doctor playing dumb about it!

   nursey07 replied to nursey07's topic in General Nursing

   Comfort measures? ok sounds like I'm putting him to sleep. I meant, repositioning, distraction, measures of that nature

3. Patients with drug issues vs. the doctor playing dumb about it!

   nursey07 replied to nursey07's topic in General Nursing

   Ok, so whats the solution? Let him stay on Dilaudid for prolonged period of time? And if so not give him enough per patient? I understand comfort measures might sound ridiculous, but what else is there then? Push his meds extra fast as he wants the...

4. Patients with drug issues vs. the doctor playing dumb about it!

   nursey07 replied to nursey07's topic in General Nursing

   Well, again, we have asked the doctor to put him on a PCA pump because the patient says the meds (and how they are given) are not suffice to him. The pump would allow him to get up to a max of 6mg/hour. But again, the physician refuses to budge and...

5. Patients with drug issues vs. the doctor playing dumb about it!

   nursey07 replied to nursey07's topic in General Nursing

   NO I have no opposition to pushing meds via distal port or even port to which fluids are running, but when his is running over 100ccs an hour, I see no reason to push it any faster! 100ccs is already pushing it faster than the recommended 1 minute. ...

6. Patients with drug issues vs. the doctor playing dumb about it!

   nursey07 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I recently had a patient who "fired" me (haha) because I refused to push his dilaudid when he had fluids running. Aside from the fact that he was getting it every hour on top of Fentanyl patch, Phenergan, Zofran, Ativan, Valium......you get the jist...