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okay. hello guys. so this time i would like to know some of the common drugs that needs precaution when administering it. it may be IV ot orally. i come across furosemide and i know that there is bp precaution when administering it. any knowledge thaT you can share when giving drugs that has precautions too. thank you! :):):)

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Specializes in CEN, CPEN, RN-BC.

There are precautions to nearly every single medication out there. Maybe try narrowing your search to high-risk meds. Each institution has a different policy on what constitutes a "high risk" drug and what actions are to be taken before, during, and after administration.

A few, but not all, from my hospital include:

IV lopressor

Morphine (on PCA)

tPA

etc etc etc

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Specializes in Oncology/Hematology, Infusion, clinical.

I'd like to help, but I'm not sure of what you are asking. Can you rephrase it or give more details as to what you're interest in knowing? As the previous poster mentioned, every drug has certain precautions.

Or maybe I'm just dense.

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Everything including normal saline

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A few drugs that I've learned from practice that can be unexpectedly dangerous are Benadryl in the elderly (anticholinergic--can cause delirium or urinary retention) and Ambien in anybody (I always like to know someone has had it in the past before I give it--otherwise you don't know who is going to react badly to it).

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Specializes in Anesthesia.

I had a pharmacology professor in grad school that I think summed up the idea on drugs and side effects the best. "Consider all drugs as a controlled poison, and then go from there". Even the most benign drugs or IV fluids can have serious and/or lethal side effects.

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EVERY drug needs precaution. There is no shame in checking and re-checking a drug book when you come across a drug you don't understand. If you don't know how it works - and therefore what precautions you should take when administering - then you have no business handing out meds. Honestly your posts are quite terrifying ... have you considered further education or refresher courses ?

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Specializes in CEN, CPEN, RN-BC.
EVERY drug needs precaution. There is no shame in checking and re-checking a drug book when you come across a drug you don't understand. If you don't know how it works - and therefore what precautions you should take when administering - then you have no business handing out meds. Honestly your posts are quite terrifying ... have you considered further education or refresher courses ?

Is OP a student? I just kinda figured they were...

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Is OP a student? I just kinda figured they were...

I don't think so. Last post referenced passing a licensure exam.

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.
okay. hello guys. so this time i would like to know some of the common drugs that needs precaution when administering it. it may be iv ot orally. i come across furosemide and i know that there is bp precaution when administering it. any knowledge that you can share when giving drugs that has precautions too. thank you! :):):)

always look up every drug before you give it!!!!!!!!!!!!! they all have precattuions both oral and iv.......

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Specializes in Perioperative Nursing.
EVERY drug needs precaution. There is no shame in checking and re-checking a drug book when you come across a drug you don't understand. If you don't know how it works - and therefore what precautions you should take when administering - then you have no business handing out meds. Honestly your posts are quite terrifying ... have you considered further education or refresher courses ?

we need to support each other, thats something we don't do very well as nurses, we of to remember that we are all at different levels, whether we have been practising for 1 year or 20 years.

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Specializes in Perioperative Nursing.

furesimide (lasix) you need to monitor the k not just the bp. get yourself a good drug reference book, as nurses we are constantly administering drugs sometimes there is drugs that we have never given before and even if we have sometimes we may not have given that drug for a long time; for example i worked on a medical floor for 5 years then i went to the or the drugs that we give on a regular basis is total different from the one on the medical floor, and every now and then i will come across a med that i haven't given in years. even though, i always look up my meds before given them, i also use the pharmacist they can provide you with a quick reference or just to reassure. in terms of iv meds every unit should have a compatibility chart get familiar with it. my teacher in nursing school gave me the pharmacist tip and i use it in my practice.

1. get a good drug guide

2. utilize the pharmacist

3. iv compatibility chart

4. remember your nursing principles

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