Nursing Simulation Scenario: Opioid Withdrawal

[RadagonTheRed]

I have never been treated as well as portrayed in this video. The Asian guy at the start portrays a perfect example of how opioid dependent patients are treated in hospital.

[firstcavcoins]

A real withdraw would be 100% worse. She would not even be able to lay still. It's actual hell

[Thecatnamedkiwi]

I am an addict in recovery. I went to the ER for opiate withdrawl and I was treated SO good! They didn’t judge me at all they were glad to help me! They did SO well with me! Had me hooked up to multiple machines to make sure I was okay. They totally understood me! It was amazing! I’ve been a drug addict for 10 years and I’m 25 years old . Have 1 year clean! Thanks to people who supported me and helped me by treating me like a normal person not just a “drug addict”

They said that they had a lot of respect for me because I came to the ER for help instead of going back out and using! They saw me as a strong person and that made me want to cry when people believe in you like that 😩

The hospital I went to was Allenmore in Tacoma Washington!

[sams.]

As a psych RN who has also been through detox, the day you lose your empathy is the day you need to walk away. As a patient, I got screamed at for asking for my heart medication at the "wrong time". The other nurses begged me to file an incident report, and she was fired. Good detox nurses are still out there.

[susanmunford]

That brought me to tears. Addicts already consider themselves losers and pos, we dont need everyone reinforcing it. A friendly voice and treatment of an addict goes much further than nastiness.

[joelmunoz]

I want everyone to know as an RN and a human being I care and I hope you get the help you need out there.

[romanha]

"You are not alone" the most valuable speech from the nurse .

[aprilknox]

As a recovering addict who also has an autoimmune disease, chronic pain, anxiety & depression, I pray each time I am admitted for a procedure, surgery or sickness, that I am treated with the same kindness, respect & care of the second nurse & her supervising doctor💜

[kendalladams-montgomery]

I plan to become a doctor, and I plan to treat my patients like this because they are people and you never know someone’s situation.

[Derick_]

As a CNA who was worked everywhere from a nursing home, to Vanderbilt University Hospital, I can assure you that a GOOD NURSE who CARES does make ALL the difference.

[kennie]

i endured severe abuse as a child. this abuse eventually resulted in me being a homeless heroin addict at the age of 16. i overdosed time and time again, never even considering sobriety, until one time, the nurse who was beside me told me “hey. i know. but it’ll be okay.” to this day, those words echo through my head so vividly i can almost hear them. that was two years ago. i’m 18 now. that nurse, is the reason i was able to pick up the pieces and put my life back together, and thanks to that wonderful woman i’m gonna be graduating high school in a week, and i even got accepted to nursing school! nobody is unreclaimable, and i am living proof of that. i started using when i was 9, and i kept using till i was almost 17, and yet, look at how far i’ve come! always remember to treat people with kindness because those 7 words saved my fucking life.

[barryonan]

I am an addict who has struggled with opioid dependence for many years. I have never ever had one soul treat me like this. I pray before I die that God would put that help in my path somehow

[Stitch_]

If ALL doctors and nurses treated these patients with this kind of compassion and respect, the opioid crisis would be less of a "crisis" and more of a concern. I've never treated any of my patients with anything less. They're human, just like the rest of us. They just need adequate medication to get through the withdrawl symptoms so they're more receptive to treatment during their stay and after their release. Without it, you will get zero cooperation... guaranteed.

[Ghost-nroi]

Those who have never experienced opiate withdrawal will truly never understand how horrifying it is.. I was put on Oxycodone after fracturing my back over seas on deployment, I had no experience with pain medication prior to that, after 9 months the doctor cut my script and said it was because I was “too young” to be on a medication he prescribed me.. I would rather have laid and died in the desert had I known what treating the pain would cost me. Stay away from pain medication, stay away, I beg anyone reading this, stay away. And those who are using and dependent, I know how you feel, I wish I could give you a hug and say it’s ok, but in the end the only thing on our mind will be the fear of withdrawal.

[twigthewonderkd]

this stirs up a lot of emotion and i don't even know where to start. every nurse needs to be like the second one. there's a lack of empathy when it comes to patients sometimes and it breaks my heart to see that treatment in a place where you're supposed to be getting better. addicts are some of the most incredible, interesting, amazing people out there, their addiction isn't who they are as a person.

[pygmygiant]

I’m so sorry to read all of the comments from people who have been through withdrawal and weren’t treated with the compassion you should have received. I’m a nursing assistant at the moment and waiting to start paramedic training. I promise that I will fight for my patients who are in this position. All of you deserve compassion, understanding and dignity. You’re not alone and I hope for a better future for all of you affected by opioid addiction.

[Sadlander]

From what I've seen, even when someone does actually care, like in this video, more than often, their hands are tied and they can't do what they would like to do.

[mandyskw]

Oh please.. my boyfriend has been in the hospital for this and was treated like a criminal and a drug seeker the entire time.. not all addicts are bad people. They are people who are struggling... I am a recovering heroin addict, I have just over 3 years.. I can tell you there are hardly any workers out there that will give you this kind of respect and that needs to change.

[j.nicolasphillips]

Great compassionate video about the horror of opiate withdrawal. And, most importantly, how some nurses or physicians treat the patient with little to no compassion at all. Providers and nurses need to not only watch this video but also understand what it’s saying! THANK YOU

[amybostic]

I’ve never done heroin, but I’ve been sick for just shy of ten years with a long lone of illnesses, disease, and chronic pain, anxiety, and depression. I’ve been treated so many times in the ER especially, as a drug seeking addict. It’s very rare to find someone who will treat you like a person who matters. I thank you for this info for those who don’t comprehend what we go through