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OK, I just had to share this.
I myself have never taken Ambien, but I just learned that it is apparently very popular among our night shift people for helping them sleep during the day.
This one woman was commenting that she took it as soon as she got home, but then she decided she wanted some mac & cheese. She was cooking it, and the next thing she knew the smoke detectors were going off. She started walking towards the smoke detector to shut it off, and her hubby started screaming at her that er shirt was on fire! She had no clue.
Then they all (nights) chimed in and agreed that you absolutely cannot take it until you have done everything and are lying in bed. Knocks you out that quickly.
I guess I can see why you should exstinguish your cigarette first!
Heather
Some people are just like that..... they can take tons and tons of meds and not even be touched. I have given a pt 12 mg of Morphine IVP (staggered doses of course ...over an hr and obviously under the order of the MD) and they were as clear and coherent as if they'd never gotten it. And the pain was still there just as strong as before. Me on the other hand....I tremendous pain two years ago because of a greatly needed root canal....waiting for my appt to get it the dentist prescribed Tylenol #3 .... I took one and for a whole 24 hrs I was incoherent!!!!!!
memphispanda, RN
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I was looking up Ambien (zolpidem) in my drug book for clinical tomorrow. I got to the nursing considerations section of my Mosby's 2001 drug reference, and the first one listed under administer is"after removal of cigarettes to prevent fires".
What is that?? Is it supposed to be funny? Am I missing something?