Sort of a rant but for whatever reason at my facility we are being told there is a shortage of IV compazine, zofran, reglan and now we are running short on IV phenergan and most patients have it set up as IM phenergan. REALLY!!!! How are we so short on all of these drugs! I just do not get it....must be another debacle of the healthcare system
So I have to tell my nauseated uncomfortable rectal cancer pt that not only do we not have much to give them BUT all we have is an IM injection.... let me tell you the response I got "I would rather be nauseated and puke than have another injection" can you blame them????
Oh and not to mention the 5000 Unit SQ heparin shortage that we are now required to pull from the 10,000 unit vial and get a cosign....talk about waste of time and energy.
Thanks for listening