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1. administering corvert

   nursethings replied to nursethings's topic in Safety

   I agree I think it is necessary for you to stay and moniter the patient during the infusion and there is even a chance of dyrrhythmia for some hours after. That's why with four other patients with distance in between it doesn't seem that safe to adm...

2. administering corvert

   nursethings posted a topic in Safety

   Recently we had two patients have CORVERT ordered on the same day. I work on a 26 bed telemetry floor where we have 5 patients per nurse. I am experienced and have given this drug once before and thankfully no complications(no conversion either thoug...

3. Feeling like a complete idiot - pharmacology help

   nursethings replied to TeresaRN2b's topic in General Students

   That's true and also when you have two drugs that both expected to have a certain amount of protein binding, they are competing and one or both will end up with more free drug than expected thus more of an action.

4. Feeling like a complete idiot - pharmacology help

   nursethings replied to TeresaRN2b's topic in General Students

   When meds are protein bound they are not doing anything. It is the amount not bound or free drug that has an effect . So if two highly protein bound drugs are prescribed lower dosages would be needed. Also a consideration with protein binding is t...