HOW TO MANAGE PATIENTS' PAIN
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.ย. 2024
- Here are a few tips for managing your patients' pain! It can be difficult when you have non-opioids, opioids, IV pain meds, PO meds, etc. I hop you guys find these few tips helpful and let me know if you want more in-depth videos on certain topics!!
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Every nurse/aspiring nurse should watch your videos!! 💞
For those who are more ambulatory (usually not icu status) I’ve found getting patients up on a walk or distracted does wonders as well. I’ve found when people are stuck in their rooms they tend to have nothing to do so they focus on their pain because they are bored. Obviously that’s not the case for everyone, but for some it is helpful! My hospital has lots of donated coloring books, crossword puzzles etc for patients to give them something to do other than watch tv. Great option if you have those resources available! Also I love love love that you talked about prepping patients for going home by starting with PO meds. I see a lot of people on their day of discharge still getting iv morphine q2 and I’m like....🤨. Thanks for another great video!!
I've found that getting up and moving, even after surgery ( I've had plenty ) , getting up, and doing as much as is safe, does wonders. I tend to ask for my nausea meds more so, than my pain meds. I rarely even finish pain meds that are ordered for home.
As a caregiver, I try and encourage my patients to get up and moving, as tolerated, and this does seem to help with pain.
Just this last surgery, which happened to be a total hysterectomy, I barely touched my Hydromorphone...
Pain is subjective, and we need to listen to the patient and give meds correctly.
Safety first.
Thank you, Ashley for yet another thought provoking video. : )
ledzepgirlnmful thanks for your input!! Moving around definitely can be helpful! I find that sometimes patients are too scared to move around because of pain...and often times nurses may use this as an excuse to not get them up. It’s important to always pre-Medicate your patients before getting them up if pain is going to inhibit their ability to participate in physical therapy, moving around, etc!
I’m sure you know this...I’m commenting this more in the general sense so that others can learn! I forgot to mention some non-pharmacological pain management tips. I guess I could do a whole video on that!!
Yes more videos like this! I’m taking pre-Recs to get into nursing school & I love these informational videos!
Hey Ashley, So I'm starting my grad year very soon (August 6th eeeeeeek), I've found your videos super helpful even though I reside and work in Australia.. most of the basics of nursing are exactly the same in both countries.. I was wondering if you were willing to maybe do a video about things to brush up on prior to starting work for the first time after a significant break in time between graduation and actual work. What you found particularly challenging etc in your first year and things you'd maybe do differently. Apologies if you've already done a vid like this already but I figured you have the benefit of a couple of years under your belt in terms of experience now and I respect your opinions on things :)
I just received a call saying I have a interview at the nursing school I have applied to on the 20th. Sooooooooo exited
Could you please do a video on how to deal with worrying and anxiety when it comes to passing exams and essays to overall move forward to the next year of the nursing course?
I really love your videos I refer to them as I’m only starting my second year of adult nursing and I’m already feeling the pressure and I’m worrying as I know things are getting harder and i just want to pass everything to finally by the end of year get through to my final year and congrats on the pregnancy and hope things go well and your baby will be in good health
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
Peter 5:7
Could you make a video about a typical clinical day! Like what we would be expecting and what its like when a code blue goes off and how to react to the situation? Because on my first clinical day I had to push the code blue button in a pts. room cause they were not breathing and i wasnt sure how to react to a situation like that cause it was only my first day in a hospital setting for clinicals!
More in-depth videos please!
“Idk how to say that!” Pain is subjective! 😉
haha that is true
How do you cope when your patient is in constant 10/10 pain and you've tried multiple things but nothing has worked? No pain med, narcotic or not has worked. Nonpharm methods either. I'm an ICU nurse also and we run across these patients from time to time.
Samantha Arnold honestly, there are some patients that no matter what you try....their pain is always going to be a 10/10. You can exhaust your resources, max out on meds, and they will still have 10/10 pain. Typically (not always), there will a psych component to these patients...and that may be what needs to be focused on.
As far as how to cope...don’t let it bother you too much. At the end of the day, we can maximize our care for our patients...and to some...it will never 100% meet their needs. It’s part of healthcare.
I'd like to point out gastroparesis patients always come in wanting narcs, but those actually make their condition worse. Yet those people will complain to hospital that they didn't get pain medicine even though they were educated on the right type of pin meds for them but they still don't understand.
PLEASE HELP MEEEE MAKE IT STOPPPPP!
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