Common Rehab Meds (New RN)

[ChapterTwo]

Hi. I will be starting my first RN job as an inpatient rehabilitation nurse next week. Can anyone give me some names of common pain meds (or other meds) you see on rehab floors? I'd like to look some up on my nursing software so I feel more familiar when I see them. As a new grad, I still get anxious about giving meds - since it has to be done in such a timely matter.

[PAERRN20]

Not a rehab nurse but I will add my .

Common pain meds:

Tylenol

Tylenol #3

Percocet

Vicodin

Toradol (short term use only!)

Darvocet

Morphine

Fentanyl patches

Dilaudid

Demerol

Methadone

Lortab

Skelaxin, Mobic, Flexeril (all muscle relaxants)

Celebrex

Then of course all the other common drugs:

Lisinopril, Lasix, Synthroid, Simvastatin, Insulin, Metformin, ASA, Lopressor, Celexa, Wellbutrin, Zoloft, Risperadal, Ativan, Protonix, Neutontin, Lyrica, ABX, Labetolol, Coreg, Cardizem...you get the idea. Good luck!

[mom2cka]

Good luck! I tend to give a lot of the blood pressure meds (all of them), insulin (we use pens, but if you're drawing it up, make sure you're comfortable with that) and diabetic meds, lasix, coumadin, pain meds (including oxycontin and oxycodone), allopurinol, bowel & bladder meds (flomax, colace, senokot, etc), sleep aides (including benadryl, ambien, restoril), ritalin, neurontin, reglan... ask if you can get a copy of the standing orders so you can become comfortable with those meds, if your unit uses one - I found that that was very helpful, so if I had to ask a physician for a med, I knew why I wasn't using one off that list, or why I needed something in addition to it. I've come across a lot of meds I'm unsure of, or know what it's for but can't see why it's used for a certain patient, and I use my drug guide a lot - I don't want to guess, and want to be able to answer a family member or patient if they ask what something is for as I'm giving a med. It's also helpful to know what can and cannot be crushed and put down a feeding tube. Utilize your pharmacists as well - they've been able to answer most any question I've put to them, it's amazing how much they know off the top of their heads!

[NurseKatie08, MSN]

Pain meds: Tylenol, Ibuprofen, T#3, Vicodin, Oxycodone, OxyContin, Dilaudid, Fentanyl Patches, Lidoderm Patches, MS Contin, MSIR, Ultram, Percocet

Other meds: Coumadin, Lovenox, Heparin, Lopressor, Atenolol, Dilitiazem, Lisinopril (& tons of other BP meds), Colace, Senna, MOM, Lactulose, Dulcolax (tab & supp), Zofran, Compazine, Reglan, Baclofen, Zanaflex, Flexaril, Calcium, Multivits, Statins (we see a lot of simvastatin and atorvastatin) Flagyl, Cipro, Levaquin, Keflex, Ceftazadime, Vanco (IV & PO), Zosyn, Zyvox, Nystatin suspension....the list could go on and on...every new admission I get, I see tons of new meds...always look them up as they come up!

[SoftGrayClouds]

Good lists yall, my first thought was Senna! Followed by Lortab 5's. LOL