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Believe you me, it may seem like a long time away now, but time will fly by. Before you know it, you will be a baby nurse wishing you were back in school because you will still have A LOT to learn. Hang in there. You'll make it!!!

I work in Pacu and I am tring to convience my manager to let us use music therapy on our patients. I think a set of earphones with relaxing music might help decrease anxiety and help drown out the screams of other patients after surgery. Has anyone tried this? Has anyone tried any other alternative therapy in Pacu and was it successful?

I agree with Nurse Ratchet. "Bite Me?????" What kind of response is that? I truly believe that chronic pain exists and I sympathize with those with it. It's just so frustrating when you can't "fix it" for the patient. How about some suggestions from those who suffer? What can we do for you? Thanks:nurse:

Hey Stormy, I feel your pain!!! I work in Pacu and when a patient rolls that's been on pain meds @ home (esp. oxycontin!!!), believe you me, they scream to high heaven. It seems like we pour narcs into these patients and nothing seems to work. Their resp. rate could be 6-8, and their pain is still a "10". Why are all these patients being prescribed oxycontin tid??? I just wonder if the MDs prescribing would like to pay a vistit to Pacu after their patient has had surgery????!!!! :(

At the facility I work at currently, we are required to program our own epidural pumps. Some docs even tell us to connect them to the patient without even checking the settings. The only policy that I have found at my facility states the md must connect the tubing to the patient. It says nothing about the programming of the pump. I was wondering if other facilities had different policies re:epidural pumps.