Re: Describing Pain to Doctors-Nurses

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> don't forget to bring your clothespins, and see where they might be of

> diagnostic use for pinpointing pain sensitivity, and a good opera CD for

> pain scale placement

Bonnadel,

I think some sand spurs or pebbles for the shoes or a push pin to the heel as

you walk to demonstrate weight bearing effect on a pain point would be

appropriate also.

I didn't realize I could be so painful to someone else! The girl in the ER was

infiltrating my vein and I said, Stop, don't inject anymore, this ballooning is

called " infiltration " .

Miss young RN did not " like that " as she swished out but " Ms. RN manager " came

in and said, Yes it is and drop the rate or you are going to blow this one out

to.

Wow, two points for the home team. I just want someone to listen every now and

then that the patient might know what the body is saying, UH DUH.

Again, when I first went in the ER, Ms. Young RN said, It will be a long while,

there are many other acuity patients in front of you and I don't have a bed when

I do triage you.

(Such tact)

I said under my breath " Well, my doctor called over and said I was a GI bleed

and need IV's but I guess that is not much " My doctor had faxed my orders over.

Ms Young RN says " Come back " takes my blood pressure and it is 230/120

She says, Take your jacket off (knit) and it will be lower.

I said, No it won't. It was that in the doctors office, I am in pain, BP goes up

when they are in pain.

She takes it again and it is higher. She says, " I need to get you a bed " I say,

" Thank You, I'll just go out here and sit until I have a stroke and then you can

get me a bed.

Needless to say, I got in before the people who use the ER for colds, clinic

calls, bad breath, indigestion for a year. (Sorry but that's what was there)

So, I will keep my descriptors coming until they listen.

Bennie

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Don't you just hate having to tell people how to do their jobs? I get real

tired of being the only one in the room that knows what's going on.

" Sweet Goat Mama "

CarAlyn Eddy

www.goattracksmagazine.com

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Carolyn Eddy wrote:

> Don't you just hate having to tell people how to do their jobs? I get real

> tired of being the only one in the room that knows what's going on.

Carolyn,

That was after I saw air bubbles floating thru my tubing into my body, and I

said,

" Please take the air bubbles out of my IV lines before stating my IV's as they

can cause embolus, you know? "

Maybe that is why she jammed that in my arm really hard, lol.

But seriously, you need to stay awake to make sure they are doing it right and

I have got my husband to look when he can if I am knocked out. Bennie

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Don't you just hate having to tell people how to do their jobs? I get real

tired of being the only one in the room that knows what's going on.

I don't mind, when they actually listen. I am lucky to have a good psychiatrist

to manage my pain, plus bipolar disorder. Two for the price of one helps too.

Having been an an RN for at least 20 years, I remember how insanely hard they

are expected to work. Every year they piled on more, and more work.

Naturally, they never took any work away.

It used to drive me bonkers when the powers that be said " work smarter, not

harder. I was so angry during one of those horrid meetings, I told them that I

just was as smart as I was going to get, why didn't they ever think about taking

any work away? Then I walked out of the meeting.

The usual job burn out is 5 years or less.

You are all correct, that no one should have to put up with the stupidity that

can occur. It makes me feel ashamed of my former colleagues.

Take care everyone.

Kaylene

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My husband is useless as he doesn't know what's going on. He is willing but

can't express himself to the nurses very well, so they just send him out of

the room.

I bring a friend who's a nurse with me. She takes no prisoners.

" Sweet Goat Mama "

CarAlyn Eddy

www.goattracksmagazine.com

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Carolyn Eddy wrote:

> My husband is useless as he doesn't know what's going on. He is willing but

can't express himself to the nurses very well, so they just send him out of the

room.

>

> I bring a friend who's a nurse with me. She takes no prisoners.

Carolyn,

I do not let them know I am a nurse or have been a hospital administrator unless

they start talking to me in a condescending manner.

I am a hard stick and my veins are diagonal so I tell them that and I know a

nurse if good when she says, " Thank You " and which vein is the best to stick or

where you were stuck before.

If the Nurse says " I never miss veins and I am the number " I know then I am in

for a bad experience of some really good care.

Hopefully the bad ones are few and far between. I heard an expression, " It takes

100 good things said or done to make up for one bad thing said in done " . I

believe it. My husband is a lot better and I taught him what to do and say as I

told him he would not have to worry if he got good care as I make sure he does.

I just want him to make sure I get good medical care also, in case, I was

incompetent to do so.

My Sister and I recently did the " good cop, bad cop " technique to the Nurse my

Dad had. I was the demanding daughter and wanted my Dad to get the care he was

supposed to post op. Then my sister would come behind me and ask so politely and

apologize for my behavior.

I did not care, just as long as he got competent care.

Bennie