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1. Ethical dilema - cancer pain

   mlew replied to mlew's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for the information. I know that the son and family was educated on several occassions by myself and other nurses regarding the need to stay on top of his mother's pain. I discussed with the doctor and he thought the family was in a state o...

2. Ethical dilema - cancer pain

   mlew replied to mlew's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks - I hadn't thought of that. That is something I will make sure to think about in the future.

3. Ethical dilema - cancer pain

   mlew posted a topic in General Nursing

   Recently I was at clinical and was assigned a 50 something patient with cancer. She had increased weakness and didn't speak much at all. Her facial expressions and vital signs showed she was in obvious pain. She had pain medication ordered for every ...