Meds you hate to give....

kellyo, LPN · Dec 15, 2005

Go-Lytely.

Nothin' "Lyte" about that!!!:chuckle

honeyb111 · Dec 15, 2005

[Mine is Amphotericin B (called "Ampho-terrible" at my hospital).

My pharm teacher actually taught us "ampho-terrible" :chuckle

I'm still a student but Go-lytely really needs another name :uhoh3:

The one that scares me the most???? Digoxin - had a clinical patient (LTC)end up in the hospital after giving it to him. He had alot of problems but it was scary. A&Ox3 before, completely out of it 30 minutes afterward

lpnstudentin2010, LPN · Dec 15, 2005

Ok i am not a nursing student yet (hopefully in the next few years) why is it that some meds cant mix with NS I had that problem this summer when i had surgery and i asked my mom she didnt kno but told me not to ask the nurse. so i will ask you guys. SOrry if it sounds like a stupid question

SaderNurse05, BSN, RN · Dec 15, 2005

1) Dilaudid, because I have had several pts who decide that is the time to get up and walk around naked

2) A milk and molasses enema

TweetiePieRN · Dec 15, 2005

Ok i am not a nursing student yet (hopefully in the next few years) why is it that some meds cant mix with NS I had that problem this summer when i had surgery and i asked my mom she didnt kno but told me not to ask the nurse. so i will ask you guys. SOrry if it sounds like a stupid question

Some things are not compatible with it. Different chemical rxns can occur!! That's why it's a good idea to call the pharmacist if you are not sure of the compatibilities and consult a good IV med book.

lpnstudentin2010, LPN · Dec 15, 2005

Some things are not compatible with it. Different chemical rxns can occur!! That's why it's a good idea to call the pharmacist if you are not sure of the compatibilities and consult a good IV med book.

thanks...just wondering cuz i was like "wont it just meet the NS in my veins" and my mom said that that was dif.

HappyNurse2005, RN · Dec 15, 2005

Hmm....

PR meds. In fact, any med that makes a patient poop. LOL. Especially an incontinent patient.

Peg tube meds. Especially when there are lots of them. You have to crush them all up, and crush them to powder-no chunks. Flush the peg, give the meds, (hope none got stuck inthe syringe), flush again. Really, you never can get 100% of the crushed med in the peg. SOme always sticks to syringe.

IM injections. Feels barbaric!

When I was in school, I loved to give SQ or IV meds. SOme days, I hate to give anything that isn't PO. Some days, I wish the pt's would just pop all pills down in one swallow and be done with it!

Mucomyst....ick.

OMG, that stuff smells like rotten eggs. I feel sorry for the folks who have to take it.

I've not yet had a pt on amphotericin, so I can't say i've had that experience.

OH, and any IV med that you have to push SSSLLLLLLOOOOWWWWLLYYY.

Bipley · Dec 15, 2005

A Skippy enema. Gahhhhhhhh Maybe that's more of a procedure. LOL

martymoose, BSN, RN · Dec 15, 2005

mucomyst=yuckomyst, pukomyst

go-lytely=go-muchly

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Super_RN, BSN, RN · Dec 15, 2005

Any med that has a reaction of oozing from any oriface (poop, vomit, etc).

Go-Lytely should be renamed Go-Thunderously with Explosive diarrhea

Phenergan + little old ladies= confusion, stripping, and legs through the side rails.

Any slow IV push meds.

Stinky meds that always seem to splash on my hands (Kefzol, Mucomyst, etc.)

Jeesh, I guess the only med I don't mind giving is Tylenol (as long as it's not a suppository)

Super

Bipley · Dec 15, 2005

Hmm....
PR meds. In fact, any med that makes a patient poop. LOL. Especially an incontinent patient.
Peg tube meds. Especially when there are lots of them. You have to crush them all up, and crush them to powder-no chunks. Flush the peg, give the meds, (hope none got stuck inthe syringe), flush again. Really, you never can get 100% of the crushed med in the peg. SOme always sticks to syringe.
IM injections. Feels barbaric!
When I was in school, I loved to give SQ or IV meds. SOme days, I hate to give anything that isn't PO. Some days, I wish the pt's would just pop all pills down in one swallow and be done with it!
OMG, that stuff smells like rotten eggs. I feel sorry for the folks who have to take it.
I've not yet had a pt on amphotericin, so I can't say i've had that experience.
OH, and any IV med that you have to push SSSLLLLLLOOOOWWWWLLYYY.

Oh my... you are sooo correct!

kadokin, ASN, RN · Dec 15, 2005

As a psych nurse, any Deconoate or slow release IM med. You never know who will have a reaction, and once it's given, you can't take it back and it doesn't metabolize out for UP TO 4 WEEKS. So scary!