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OMG! Seriously?! I suppose you don't give money to the homeless because you prejudge that they might buy drugs instead of food, thus leaving them homeless AND miserable. If a doctor orders pain medication and the patient asks for it, if the patient's vitals and cognition permit, then GIVE IT! They are NOT going to become addicted to it in the short amount of time they are in the hospital. When I see a nurse judge a patient so harshly It seems as though they are jealous that the patient can have pain medication and they can't. What other medication causes such contempt from nurses? And for what reason? Because they are afraid the patient might undeservingly "get high"? Do us all a favor and stop playing God.

OMG! Seriously?! I suppose you don't give money to the homeless because you prejudge that they might buy drugs instead of food, thus leaving them homeless AND miserable. If a doctor orders pain medication and the patient asks for it, if the patient's vitals and cognition permit, then GIVE IT! They are NOT going to become addicted to it in the short amount of time they are in the hospital. When I see a nurse judge a patient so harshly It seems as though they are jealous that the patient can have pain medication and they can't. What other medication causes such contempt from nurses? And for what reason? Because they are afraid the patient might undeservingly "get high"? Do us all a favor and stop playing God.

Why is there such a dramatic difference of infectious disease death rates in underdeveloped versus developed countries? As a RN what can YOU do to reduce the infectious disease death rate in these underdeveloped countries?

Mr. Jones visits his primary care physician with a 2-inch cut on the anterior aspect of his right hand. Mr. Jones lacerated his hand while fixing a barbwire fence 5 days ago. He told his wife that he did not have time to go to the doctor for such a small cut. The physician instructed his nurse to clean the wound, apply a clean dressing, and call in a prescription for 10 days of antibiotics. Why didn't the physician stitch the wound to minimize scarring and allow the wound to heal by primary intention? How will Mr. Jones' wound have to heal?