There is another problem that people with chronic pain must face and that is the look when they ask for pain meds in the hospital. It is a look and the manner that says you are drug seeking. I do...
I have read what was written. I was taught in hospice, in my ELNEC training and in maany classes taken that a person may be sleeping and still have pain. The quality of the pain may not be good but...
In reading the many comments about pain management and chronic pain all I see is the use of narcotics. Good pain management is not about narcotics only. The use of other types of meds in conjunction...
First {{{{HUGS}}}} You may now feel that you are coping well with this but do not be surprised if it comes back at some time in the future. The next code, a young patient, someone in a similar...
CathySweeney replied to BirkieGirl's topic in General Nursing
Athelet2bnurseBSN If your niece died 4 hours after the morphine was given, it was not a factor in her death. The morphine was probably not working any longer. She died of the pneumonia as it was...