[Webfoot]

Originally Posted by Webfoot

Been using Ativan gel....not too impressed with it....Wonder how much is absorbed and how much is left on the nurse's glove....Higher dose is necessary...

Not familiar with morphine gel.....in our facility we often use s.c. buttons for morphine when oral route is not feasible and we have no iv access. Eliminates the patient being stuck all the time.

[jerseyRN]

Shouldn't be any on the nurse's glove. The nurse uses a prefilled syringe to apply the medication to a coverlet (big band-aid), then applies that to the patient's wrist. No need to touch the gel at all.

[Ashera]

We frequently use ABH gell on our pts and and I love the delivery system and convenience to the pt. Ativan, Benedryl and Haldol. Prefilled syringes - not sure of doseage - but 1-2 topically q6h.

Morphine gel would be wonderful for the dyphasgic or a pt you just hated doing suppositories or who didn't have IV access. Would love to learn more about this -

[pcrn]

Originally Posted by Nurse Hatchett

Has anyone heard of this, we just started using it on our Hospice pts, and I think it is a wonderful creation. Perfect fo the end of the life, when PO meds can't be given, and sure beats shots etc. Of cours I may just be behind the times and it may not be new to many of you. I was just real excited about it.........Amazing what excites us nurses

Hello
I work for a hospice in Pa, we use all kinds of gels. we use roxonal, which is sublinqual morphine or we have it compounded in to a gel.. we use scopolamine, to dry up secreations... also can compound ativan into a gel.. would be nice if they used these meds in the hospital... i had never heard of these until i started working for hospice.