Nurses General Nursing
Published Aug 7, 2002
nancyf
4 Posts
Harleyhead
141 Posts
make sure pts can take po ie:no n/v.
Thanks, but I was thinking more of amount of time between doses to reduce risks of over medicating. Thanks
shannonRN, BSN, RN
322 Posts
we don't have any set standards or protocol. i usually tell them that i have to dc the pca and ask them if they would like to use it one last time...they are usually okay for a couple of hours. converting from pca to po is common on my floor and i haven't seen any problems with overmedicating.
no problem....glad it helped.:)