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1. MORPHINE and Dying Patients

   amps replied to constantlylearning's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for your responses. I always see "intent" of the medication as a way of judging it's effect. If the morphine was given to ease pain, emotional distress, and decrease anxiety than it was used appropriately. Only if it was given to purpose...

2. MORPHINE and Dying Patients

   amps replied to constantlylearning's topic in General Nursing

   I have read all the threads about Morphine and dying patients and it has given my new perspective despite me being in nursing 20+ years. Thank you all for writing. I am upset (to say the least) that my Mom seemed to suffer so much the last night of...

3. MORPHINE and Dying Patients

   amps replied to constantlylearning's topic in General Nursing

   My 94 1/2 year old mother recently died from respitory failure, pulmonary edema congestive heart failure, ischemic cardiomyopathy, acute and chronic renal failure and endstage dementia. Her breating was extremely labored and noisy and she was workin...