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I just love Versed. Fentanyl is a close second!

I give tons of versed and fentanyl in my unit for conscious sedation for bedside procedures.

What are your favorite meds to give? :)

Specializes in Anesthesia, ICU, PCU.

Supplemental oxygen ;)

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Specializes in Behavioral Health/Substance Abuse.

To give? Seroquel (and I am also fond of Ativan, Haldol and Benadryl)

To get? Oh, sweet, sweet rocephin. :inlove:

A close second is hyoscyamine.

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Specializes in Emergency, Trauma, Critical Care.

Toradol, love seeing patients feel better. My dad had surgery a couple weeks ago and dilaudid and morphine didn't touch him. Toradol per him, saved his life. :)

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Specializes in NICU.

I'd have to say bupivacaine/fentanyl in an epidural...works wonders for some patients and strangely it doesn't work at all for others. Also versed to make the sillies come on real quick ;)

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Specializes in Trauma, Orthopedics.

Restoril.....God I love Restoril. I'd love dilaudid too if it didn't turn everyone into a raving lunatic asking for it as much as possible.

And of course, propofol is so lovely. We don't have patients on my unit that are on it, however.

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Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.

Pavulon. Vecuronium. Cisatracurium. Are you sensing a trend?

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Specializes in Inpatient Oncology/Public Health.

To give: Seroquel:)

I loved the nurse who gave me Vistaril IV(apparently shouldn't be given this route. Didn't know it then) after my 17 week pregnancy loss while awaiting my surgery. Could finally sleep.

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Specializes in Psych.
Depo Provera, because it means fewer 16yos are getting pregnant.

After my horrible experience with it after having my son, I would have trouble giving it.

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Specializes in LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych.

To receive: Versed (I call it my happy medicine!). I'm also rather fond of Zyprexa because it helps me keep my head on fairly straight and thus enables me to live in polite society.

To give: Besides the IV Lasix I mentioned in an earlier post, I liked doing insulin drips in the ICU. (They didn't do them on the floors back in the day.) I was the only Med/Surg nurse who was allowed to work with them, and it was gratifying to see people with blood glucose levels in the 1000's come back to reality as I titrated the drip. I know---the things we nurses get excited about.....:D

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Specializes in Acute Care Pediatrics.
Love me some Toradol!

Yes!!! Love it. Wish I could have some at home for me. ?

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Specializes in ED, School Nurse.

I did not enjoy fentanyl and/or dilaudid as a patient. I felt nauseous after the fentanyl, and started actually vomiting after the dilaudid (for 3 hours straight), even with 8 mg of zofran on board. My pain felt great, though!!! Side note: This was all after a fracture/dislocation of my ankle, which was treated in the ER where I worked at the time. I was responsible for auditing charts for documentation of pain med administration and effectiveness. I can remember yelling at my coworker as I was being wheeled out of the ER to go home "SUSIE!!! MY PAIN IS A 2/10, DON'T FORGET, 2/10 ON THE PAIN SCALE!!!" I'm sure she appreciated that help with her documentation.

My favorite med to give is adenosine. I don't get much of a chance to give that much anymore, being a school nurse now. :)

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Specializes in NICU.

I echo the previous poster who said nipride. There's something oh-so-satisfying about watching the art line pressures drop.

Now that I'm in NICU... I'm a fan of surfactant of course, indomethacin, anything vasoactive still... But I'd have to say that my favorite med of all time is a basic multivitamin and high kcal formula. To watch those little buggers grow, get strong, and go home is one of the greatest blessings in the world!

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