Alienn_Avenger4

I'm not a nurse yet, and this won't answer your question, but I'm in nursing school and this type of question has come up, what do you do if you think they are drug seeking, etc. I know it has come up in the medical school too (my friends husband is a 3rd year med student at the same school as me). But across the board for my university, the answer has been to ALWAYS believe someone if they state they are in pain. If they are ordered pain meds, state they are in pain, and the order/timing is appropriate to give the med, then you can give it (unless medically contraindicated).

I'm sorry that people haven't believed you in the past, and hopefully it gets better. I like the motto of believing everyone when they say they are in pain, even if the drug seekers "get what they want" we are still helping those in pain who truly need the help.

That's horrible! I hope you always get the help you need. Someday I'd like to be a nurse in the ED, so maybe I'll be around to help you!
I hope the trend of always believing people's pain sticks around, I also hope it's not my university/area only. I've been through the rigamarole of having doctors not believe some of my symptoms, so I can sort of relate

Also, love the username!