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Don hospice patients get addicted to all that morphine?

April 26, 2017addicted hospice Morphine Patients

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Don hospice patients get addicted to all that morphine?

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Hospice nurses have special training in pain and symptom control. Morphine and other pain medications are used in the smallest amounts needed to effectively alleviate pain while maintaining alertness. Occasionally, a patient develops tolerance to higher doses because of intense pain. Medication dosages are carefully monitored by the nurse and the patient’s physician to ensure that the patient—and the family—remain comfortable.