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Old Dec 15, 2005, 01:08 AM
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Re: Meds you hate to give....

I hate giving IV Lasix to anyone who is incontinent/needs 2 people to get OOB and/or doesn't have a Foley.
I second that!

I hate given any laxative (Mag Citrate, Go-Lytely, Fleets phospho-soda)to anyone who is incontinent or needs max assist (2+ people) getting OOB.

I don't like giving suppositories of any kind to anyone.

I hate giving Kaexylate enemas to anyone and SPS to patients that are incontinent.

I hate giving Dilantin and Phenergan IV unless they have a PICC, central line or port.

I hate giving any IVPB to a patient that doesn't have IVF running-I have had to change IV sites daily on patients getting IV antibiotics without any type of maintenance fluids infusing.

I hate Amphotericin B too-thankfully we haven't given that in awhile. I also hate Infed.

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Old Dec 15, 2005, 01:14 AM
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Re: Meds you hate to give....

Sometimes giving multiple crushed meds per peg/pej can be unpleasant. I don't like the situation in which I am giving the meds through the thin pej tube with water, get some resistance, then splash!, I get hit in the face with water and bits of crushed pills and maybe a hint of gastric juice.

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Old Dec 15, 2005, 03:05 AM
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Re: Meds you hate to give....

Rifampin, it is just nasty nasty nasty!!!!!!

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Old Dec 15, 2005, 03:08 AM
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Re: Meds you hate to give....

One time I was giving a milk and molasses enema and the bucket that it was mixed in fell to the ground and all that junk got in my hair , face and clothes.....




Originally Posted by SaderNurse05
1) Dilaudid, because I have had several pts who decide that is the time to get up and walk around naked
2) A milk and molasses enema

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Old Dec 15, 2005, 03:19 AM
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Re: Meds you hate to give....

I have to say Charcoal. I can never get it to mix well...end up having a watery gritty beginning and a thick gritty end. It takes for-ev-verrrr to go down an NG tube and the patients, as a general rule, aren't happy campers at this point. And I ALWAYS manage to get some on me. Never fails.

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Old Dec 15, 2005, 03:24 AM
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Re: Meds you hate to give....

PO meds to kids in the 1-5 age group. Usually just about impossible to get down em if they dont want it. Lots og begging, juice briberyu, stickers and parent involvemnt whew.

Eye drops on PEds, oh brother, same with unwanted pupil checks.

Ampho terrible just came to my floor for our new GI kids. Yippee skippy sounds like fun! (j/k).

High dose vanco, vanco in a PIV and AM nurses who insist that a PIV can take vanco ver 1 hr on a little kids, leaving me with the fun task of IV stick.
For religious reasons I don't like giving blood.

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Old Dec 15, 2005, 03:42 AM
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Re: Meds you hate to give....

Originally Posted by txspadequeen921
Rifampin, it is just nasty nasty nasty!!!!!!

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Old Dec 15, 2005, 08:16 AM
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1. Paraldehyde because as the patient metabolizes it, the room stinks to high heaven.

2. Mucomyst given orally for Tylenol overdose due to the puking involved with it. Plus, Mucomyst is a stinky medication as well.

3. Go Lytely, all over the walls of the bathroom (if the patient even makes it in there), not to mention the puking when the patient's system can't take anymore.

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Old Dec 15, 2005, 11:14 AM
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Re: Meds you hate to give....

Originally Posted by fergus51
Amphoterrible is by far the worst IMO. I'm dealing with little babies with fragile little veins and basically wind up having to start a new PIV for every dose. I hate it.

I also hate indocin. Seen far to many intestines perf....
Agree with both of the above!!!

I also had giving sodium bicarb. It's almost always through a peripheral IV and I am so scared it will infiltrate and cause a bad burn. That's my least favorite, for sure.

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Old Dec 15, 2005, 11:54 AM
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Re: Meds you hate to give....

PO/NG Dilantin on pt's with feeding tubes. Feedings need held for an hour before and an hour after and pt's can't have anything else in their stomachs. It's even more fun when the pt's a diabetic and need D50 b/c their feedings have been off for a total of 1/3 of the day because of the dilantin.

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