charrn26

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1. Any good reason to use IM injection for post op pain control when IV is available?

   charrn26 replied to charrn26's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you all for your feedback! You've basically confirmed how I feel on all of these issues. We have standing orders for prn pain meds (IV) and Demerol for shivering, but some older Docs will order prn IMs with Demerol for pain. I just wanted to ge...

2. Any good reason to use IM injection for post op pain control when IV is available?

   charrn26 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I work as a prn nurse in the pacu of an ambulatory surgical facility. Some of our patients can stay up to 23hrs. for procedures such as cholecystectomies. Most of the nurses who have worked there for years insist that these patients recieve ...