[nursegreen]

I wanted to ask what the most common medication drips are used in critical care and are only done in the unit. I have seen nitro, insulin, Integrilin, propofol (Diprivan), and Heparin. I will be starting my critical care rotation program in June, and would like to familiarize myself with them. Thank you in advance.

[RNFELICITY]

Originally Posted by nursegreen

I wanted to ask what the most common medication drips are used in critical care and are only done in the unit. I have seen nitro, insulin, Integrilin, propofol (Diprivan), and Heparin. I will be starting my critical care rotation program in June, and would like to familiarize myself with them. Thank you in advance.

off the top of my head:
Dopamine, dobutamine, nipride, levophed, neosynephrine, Ativan, versed, fentanyl, Natrecor, xygris, cardizem, amiodarone, lasix, lidocaine

Get familiar with the doses for that particular hospital and their concentration plus know what the normal doses are from your drug book and know side effects.

Good luck! It will be a blast.

[JW-RN]

let's see... most common in my neck of the woods:

neosynepherine, levophed, dopamine, dobutamine, vasopressin, nicardipine, esmolol, amiodarone, cardizem, fentanyl, midazolam, propofol, lasix

[cardiacRN2006]

Fentanyl and Versed. Propofol. Levophed. Those are our top ones.


Lots of Abx of course. Bicarb gtts...insulin. TPN.

[joeyzstj]

Mine are similar to those listed above and are used almost on a daily basis.

Levophed, Dopamine, Neo, Vasopressin, Nipride, Nitro, Cardene, Esmolol, Cardizem, Dobutamine, Amiodarone, Insulin drips, Primacor, Epi, Natrecor, Diprivan, Versed drip, Fentanyl drip, Albumin and Hespan in some cases.