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by MadisonsMomRN

This may have been done before but I would like to hear about some off the wall orders you've seen MD's write...

Here are a couple from me...

Give 2mg Coumadin qd and prn
Zantac 150mg q6hours and prn

I have more too but need to think

[agent66]

Re: The worst or strangest orders you have seen...

mouthcares prn. Thanks for the tip, doctor.

[MadisonsMomRN]

Re: The worst or strangest orders you have seen...

Originally Posted by 66shop66

mouthcares prn. Thanks for the tip, doctor.

Ugh... yea really, thanks for the tip!

[nrsang97]

Re: The worst or strangest orders you have seen...

Valium 5mg po q6h ATC and q6h prn.

Turn pt q2h. ( Duh I really needed that order thanks Doc!, probably written by new resident since it is July)

Salt tabs 2gm po q4h prn hold if NA >140 ( I didn't have time to question this one , they pt was hyponatremic and on 2% sodium drip)

[Wise Woman RN]

Re: The worst or strangest orders you have seen...

Stat banana... for patient with low K... LOL new resident. Oh, and 500 mg caffeine IV... that was an interesting one...
Float heels... always good to be reminded of that one... LOL

[MadisonsMomRN]

Re: The worst or strangest orders you have seen...

Originally Posted by nrsang97

Valium 5mg po q6h ATC and q6h prn.

Turn pt q2h. ( Duh I really needed that order thanks Doc!, probably written by new resident since it is July)

Salt tabs 2gm po q4h prn hold if NA >140 ( I didn't have time to question this one , they pt was hyponatremic and on 2% sodium drip)

Oh my... that valium order!

These doctors are a trip aren't they?

[MadisonsMomRN]

Re: The worst or strangest orders you have seen...

Originally Posted by Wise Woman RN

Stat banana... for patient with low K... LOL new resident. Oh, and 500 mg caffeine IV... that was an interesting one...
Float heels... always good to be reminded of that one... LOL

Stat banana

does 500mg of caffeine exist? If so please can I have some?

Yea, I like the float heels too...

[MadisonsMomRN]

Re: The worst or strangest orders you have seen...

You know what I hate...

When a doctor orders new meds and doesn't let you know what to discontinue or what to keep on the old med orders. They get paid the big bucks and we have to keep them straight!

Here is another one I had last Thursday night... this one is good and I forgot it initially.

Clindamycin 600mg IV q12h po x7 days. I called to clarify whether he wanted it IV or PO but was thinking, ok... do you want it IV or PO OR just squirt the IV in the mouth?

Our medical director is a QUACK!

I still love the coumadin PRN order!

[HazelLPN]

Re: The worst or strangest orders you have seen...

Wean O2 for sats > 95%

Umm...but this kid was on room air.

I then asked the resident if she wanted me to put a pillow over the kids face!

[kcalohagirl]

Re: The worst or strangest orders you have seen...

One of my favorites:

"May insert foley if patient so desires"

I know I've seen some others, but it's been awhile since I've seen some good ones. Probably because we so rarely get off-service patients on our unit, and the only residents we get have at least a couple years under their belt. Our orders are usually pretty standard.