The Let-It-All-Out: We're Here For You. No, Really.

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Originally Posted by Kouen

Indeed Corey is just bulking up on Random Trivia thats all :wacko:

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"I'll take What is Fentanyl for the win Bob."

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Originally Posted by Milady

Severe pain. It's usually given IV, and ICU patients generally need to be weaned off of it when they come to the floor.



I've only seen morphine as an ordered med once or twice. :shrug: But that's probably because I worked in a hospital that took more acute cases, some of the "stable" floor patients would probably be in ICU rooms in other hospitals.

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Hmmm. Sounds like it's honestly not worth it.

Not that I planned on getting hurt or anything. :wacko:

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Originally Posted by Milady

Severe pain. It's given IV, and ICU patients generally need to be weaned off of it when they come to the floor.



I've only seen morphine as an ordered med once or twice. :shrug: But that's probably because I worked in a hospital that took more acute cases, some of the "stable" floor patients would probably be in ICU rooms in other hospitals.

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When it came to them trying to wean me off the IV Painkillers they had an issue they wanted me to jump right onto Tablets... problem is Im one of the sort who cant swallow tablets.. ever so i had to stay on the IV until the day before I left then when I got home xD was fine though i just cold turkey'd it really. only once i grabbed some disolvables and that was just because i slept awkward and irradiated my wound

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Originally Posted by Milady

Severe pain. It's usually given IV, and ICU patients generally need to be weaned off of it when they come to the floor.



I've only seen morphine as an ordered med once or twice. :shrug: But that's probably because I worked in a hospital that took more acute cases, some of the "stable" floor patients would probably be in ICU rooms in other hospitals.

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And this is the first I've ever heard of Fentanyl. Morphine seems to be the norm from what I understand. Mine was a Drip that I could just push a button for every hour or so. It was awesome. And I was reading my wiki that I got that Appendicitis quote form and it said most Doctors don't give patients pain meds until they diagnos, but I got mine like as soon as I got in there.

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Originally Posted by Kouen

When it came to them trying to wean me off the IV Painkillers they had an issue they wanted me to jump right onto Tablets... problem is Im one of the sort who cant swallow tablets.. ever so i had to stay on the IV until the day before I left then when I got home xD was fine though i just cold turkey'd it really. only once i grabbed some disolvables and that was just because i slept awkward and irradiated my wound

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Irradiated or irritated?
And I agree. I can't take pills for the life of me. I gag on little tiny pills and just take the headache.

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Originally Posted by Corey

Hmmm. Sounds like it's honestly not worth it.

Not that I planned on getting hurt or anything. :wacko:

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No, probably not. :wacko:

And as interesting as I find such things to be, I'm genuinely sorry for those of you who've had to go through some extremely unpleasant and even horrific things.

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Originally Posted by Corey

Irradiated or irritated?
And I agree. I can't take pills for the life of me. I gag on little tiny pills and just take the headache.

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yup even those super tiny tablets for travel sickness they dont go down, so i have to crush pain pills into powder and take it on a spoon with a chaser of milk or something for the taste or grab the ones that dissolve in water

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Originally Posted by Corey

And this is the first I've ever heard of Fentanyl. Morphine seems to be the norm from what I understand. Mine was a Drip that I could just push a button for every hour or so. It was awesome. And I was reading my wiki that I got that Appendicitis quote form and it said most Doctors don't give patients pain meds until they diagnos, but I got mine like as soon as I got in there.

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I spent two years as a student in a Level I Trauma Center, so we had some pretty interesting cases. Especially on the cardiac and orthopaedic/trauma units. The PCA pumps with morphine (which are the things with the button you push) are the only times I ever saw morphine used.

Otherwise it was usually some form of oxycodone tablet.

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Originally Posted by Milady

I spent two years as a student in a Level I Trauma Center, so we had some pretty interesting cases. Especially on the cardiac and orthopaedic/trauma units. The PCA pumps with morphine (which are the things with the button you push) are the only times I ever saw morphine used.

Otherwise it was usually some form of oxycodone tablet.

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ah. I thought the button thing was called a Drip. :P
And yeh I wasn't doubting your medical knowledge. I know you're like the super smart Med student. :P
On that topic I may PM you about something you probably won't know anything about. :P

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Originally Posted by Milady

I spent two years as a student in a Level I Trauma Center, so we had some pretty interesting cases. Especially on the cardiac and orthopaedic/trauma units. The PCA pumps with morphine (which are the things with the button you push) are the only times I ever saw morphine used.

Otherwise it was usually some form of oxycodone tablet.

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Your job makes my job sound so lame. :(

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Originally Posted by Drageuth

Your job makes my job sound so lame. :(

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Milady is just awesome like that. ^_^

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Originally Posted by Drageuth

Your job makes my job sound so lame. :(

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This is so true.

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Originally Posted by Krisan Thyme

Milady is just awesome like that. ^_^

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This is so true. :lol

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Originally Posted by Corey

ah. I thought the button thing was called a Drip. :P
And yeh I wasn't doubting your medical knowledge. I know you're like the super smart Med student. :P
On that topic I may PM you about something you probably won't know anything about. :P

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Calling it a drip isn't wrong. ^^;;; The type of pump used to the control the drip is simply called a PCA (at least in this hospital -- patient controlled analgesia).

A student no longer! And only a lowly nurse. :wacko:

Feel free, but forgive me if I don't have an answer for you. :o

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Originally Posted by Drageuth

Your job makes my job sound so lame. :(

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If it makes you feel any better, I only have a job now as a sales associate in a ladies shoe department at the mall.

I need monies to pay for my exam and my license. And loans.

So you'll still be making much, much more money than I will.

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Originally Posted by Krisan Thyme

Milady is just awesome like that. ^_^

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