[angelbsn]

Leave-em-dead (Levophed).

I love giving Adenosine!!! Nothing like asystole for about 15 to 20 seconds!!

[ctunurse]

I'm a cardiac nurses and so far the two meds I hate giving are:
1. DOPAMINE
especially if it's not through a PICC line because of the constant worry about infiltration which could cause tissue necrosis and sloughing off of the skin. And I have to give the patient multible injections of regitine to prevent complications.

2. Potassium
The oral pills, they are huge. Too many patients state they can take them ok, then choke on them. Tried splitting them in half, but that only leaves jagged edges to go down the throat. Tried crushing them and putting them in ice cream or another food, the task is still overwhelming.

[nursediz]

Breathing treatments on alert patients.....OOOOOMMMMMMMMGGGGGGG...they can't talk b.c. they are breathing it in....their room is usually a thousand degrees....watching the Lawrence Welk Show at full blast....and i always stand b.c. i feel lazy if i sit.....oooo the time just draaaaaaaaaaaaaags...

[grammyr]

Originally Posted by oldiebutgoodie

Thanks for the great tip on giving GT meds!
Also, there is a replacement for Mucomyst? What is it?

Thanks,

Oldiebutgoodie

The replacement is called Acetadote. Much easier to give and without the smell. I am trying to get our facility to put it on formulary.:hatparty:

[fluffwad]

Originally Posted by Bipley

A Skippy enema. Gahhhhhhhh Maybe that's more of a procedure. LOL

What? I've been a nurse 22 years and never heard of this one! Haven't heard of the milk & molasses thing either.......but we used have have the 'black & white' MOM+cascara ( or warm prune jc).

[fluffwad]

Originally Posted by ShayRN

I was thinking the Go-Lytly too. We call it Go - Explosively.

Did you know there's a SF hard candy out there named Go-Lytely?

[Angie O'Plasty, RN]

Originally Posted by fluffwad

Did you know there's a SF hard candy out there named Go-Lytely?

No, I didn't. Could you post a link on that, please?

[fluffwad]

Looks like I mis-spelled it ..........oops........its Go-Lightly ( stll that's not that far off). I've seen it in drug store too.

http://www.candywarehouse.com/golightlysf.html

http://www.groovycandies.com/V2brand...asp?mfg_id=140

[Angie O'Plasty, RN]

Originally Posted by fluffwad

Looks like I mis-spelled it ..........oops........its Go-Lightly ( stll that's not that far off). I've seen it in drug store too.

http://www.candywarehouse.com/golightlysf.html

http://www.groovycandies.com/V2brand...asp?mfg_id=140

Thanks for the link, Fluff. I was hoping, with eyes squeezed tight and fingers and toes crossed, that there was an alternative to forcing my 70 # LOLs to drink that whole gallon of stuff in 3 hours.

[RealNurseWitch]

Anything that has anything to do with a bowel prep. (4 Dulcolax pills, Mag Citrate, NuLytely)

TPN... it has a funky smell, like saurkraut or something. If the stuff gets spilled, it smells up the whole unit.