Flonightingal

Flonightingal has 15 years experience and specializes in Oncology.

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1. Pain assessment and pain management in special populations

   Flonightingal posted a topic in General Nursing

   What if your patient cannot tell you they are in pain. As NP Laura points out, they may be deaf, or have Alzheimer's/Dementia, maybe even intubated/trached...how then can you assess their pain and adequately control it? There are so many things to co...

2. Doctors bossing and yelling at Nurses

   Flonightingal posted a topic in Relations

   After 15 years as a nurse, it still shocks me to meet physicians who actually think it is okay to yell, scream, or talk down to nurses. Worse still, there are nurses who actually think this is okay. It reminds me of battered womens' syndrome. How hav...

3. Legitimate Pain or no?

   Flonightingal replied to MiaNursingStudent's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Wow! I can imagine what a shock it must have been to you when the floor nurse did not jump up and immediately provide the patient with pain med. I also think your instructor should have elaborated a little more about "politics" of the floor; I'm ...

4. the *right* humor

   Flonightingal replied to trump1's topic in General Nursing

   Trump1, I understand your indignation. Personally, I also feel we do not encourage professionalism and decorum in nursing, which affects our image. I am always insupport of things that improve the nurses' image. Like AllNurses.com for one; and oh I ...