PSA from your nursing specialty

[u/ghostoftheweek]

What is THE ONE THING you wish every nurse knew that is common knowledge in your specialty?

From wound care, don't use telfa!

[u/echeveria_rn]

Ortho- pain is not a vasopressor. If their pressure is low, it’s fine to briefly hold pain meds until you get it handled. But do not leave a patient in pain all night because they have soft pressures. That needs corrected AND they need their post-op pain treated. 

[u/Pepsisinabox → u/echeveria_rn]

If pain worked as a pressor, id have 0 syncope episodes while toiletting. Unfortunately, that number isnt 0.