missswiss44

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  1. Pain Seekers

    missswiss44 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am just wondering if other hospitals have the same colossal amount of pain seekers? I feel like every single day I work I have a patient who only wants IV dilaudid mixed with IV phenergan mixed...

  2. Pain Seekers

    missswiss44 replied to missswiss44's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    However, I do get what you are saying, that I would be better off not having these judgements. The entire picture is just very

  3. Pain Seekers

    missswiss44 replied to missswiss44's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Are you saying I am not allowed to have my own personal opinion? You have your own personal opinion regarding my personal opinion...are you trying to tell me you yourself shouldn't have that personal...

  4. Pain Seekers

    missswiss44 replied to missswiss44's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That does seem to be a very good idea and something I think my hospital can take advantage

  5. Pain Seekers

    missswiss44 replied to missswiss44's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I apologize, its a message board. Please forgive me. Would you be able to supply the article you are talking about? Seriously, I'm not trying to be smart, I would love to read the article. All the...

  6. Pain Seekers

    missswiss44 replied to missswiss44's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Apparently I have brought up a very controversial topic...which really was not my intent but I can clearly see how people have read my post in a variety of ways. Needless to say, I am not an evil...

  7. Pain Seekers

    missswiss44 replied to missswiss44's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes, I believe all the other IV medications potentiate the narcotic as they can (benadryl, phenergan, and ativan) cause a sedated effect. What is funny to me is when people ask me to give them...

  8. Pain Seekers

    missswiss44 replied to missswiss44's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    LadyFree28, you just sounded very aggressive and defensive and I did think you took it personally. This is the last time I will respond to

  9. Pain Seekers

    missswiss44 replied to missswiss44's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    TU RN, out of all the responses to my post I think you understand what I was trying to get across the most. People who have addiction problems are very time consuming and many times take up a huge...

  10. Pain Seekers

    missswiss44 replied to missswiss44's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Those really are words to live by, thank

  11. Pain Seekers

    missswiss44 replied to missswiss44's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    LadyFree28, another post said something about withholding pain medication...I am not out to fight with you or single you out, I just wanted to make it clear I do not withhold pain medication from my...

  12. Pain Seekers

    missswiss44 replied to missswiss44's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I do not know where the whole "withholding pain medication from patients" came from...if you read my main post I said nothing of the

  13. Pain Seekers

    missswiss44 replied to missswiss44's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I try not to take it personally, I know it is not, but it still bothers

  14. Pain Seekers

    missswiss44 replied to missswiss44's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    For example, another patient had no abnormal testing but kept asking for IV dilaudid...even when the doctor came in to discharge this patient, they asked the doctor for "one more dose of IV dilaudid"...

  15. Pain Seekers

    missswiss44 replied to missswiss44's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I guess what really gets to me about the drug seekers is the manipulation that comes with it; I don't appreciate it because I feel they are taking advantage of people there to help

  16. Pain Seekers

    missswiss44 replied to missswiss44's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    They are getting me down. Thank you for the

  17. Pain Seekers

    missswiss44 replied to missswiss44's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    JWG223, You make it sound so simple. Do you have patients like this that you must deal

  18. PATIENTS BECOMING MORE ABUSIVE?? anyone agree?

    missswiss44 replied to nurseredd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No, you are absolutely not alone. People can be very unreasonable and think that their lack of a medical degree does not mean anything, meaning they think they know everything. One of my pet peeves...