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Pain assessment in the forensic population
I recall one time a Psychiatrist told me; “trust and believe in the psychiatric patient until that trust is broken”. That is very much paraphrased from the actual content of that conversation that...
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The Passing of Demerol
There is plenty of literature stating the cons of Demerol use for pain management but usage still remains high in the hospital setting. I have had little success in my career to change physicians...
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Back pain in the emergency room
The health assessment for back pain in the Emergency Room (ER) is an interesting assessment. The assessment usually begins as a visual watching the patient walk into the examination room after...
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OUCH! – Pain control and nursing related issues
The last decade or so the medical field has been placed under greater than normal scrutiny with issues concerning pain control. Now considered the “5th vital sign” nurses are expected to be even more...
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Drug abuse co-occurring with chronic pain
Physicians are obligated to relieve chronic pain. What should the professional do when chronic pain is present, but substance abuse is a concealed co-occurring disorder? When addicted patients...
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Drug abuse co-occurring with chronic pain, comment
This is an interesting post about physician’s obligation to “relieve chronic pain.” As the patient(s) may be coming in for treatment of pain with a concurrent drug abuse situation, the patient is the...
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Drug abuse co-occurring with chronic pain, comment
I too believe that just giving these people pain meds is irresponsible. Giving them resources is all we can do in the emergency department setting. They get mad when they become a repeat customer and...
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Drug abuse co-occurring with chronic pain, comment
I do agree that physicians are obligated to try to relieve the pain to there fullest power, however, one person may continue to experience pain and the physician should not always be held liable. It is...
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Effective Measures Toward Pain Management, comment
Nursing assessment plays a significant role in the management of pain in caring for a patient. Pain being a very subjective area to measure you can not only take the subjective level of pain you must...
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