5:50-8:45 4:45 a.m. The alarm is vibrating my phone off the night stand. Tired from the previous day, since I worked a 16 hour shift, I do what many other nurses do, I get up and go to work anyway. Arriving at work, it's 5:50 a.m., and I am told that my patient in room 202 is not being cooperative. Then, the screaming started from my less than happy patient. I faced the music or the patient in this case. He informed me he was not being treated well, and he needed pain medications. I agreed to check his chart regarding medication times, and he referred to me in no so nice terms and told me not to come back without pain medication. I left his room and was immediately called to room 216. An elderly woman, that was very kind and followed her doctor's instructions exactly, had a bowel movement after 5 days of no activity. The problem was, she did not make it to the restroom. Because of the patient’s lack of mobility, I s...
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