Nurses General Nursing
Published Jan 24, 2005
This may just be my naivete or age showing but I saw a prn order from an old "breast man" that read verbatim "Ativan 1 mg p.o q 4-6hrs prn pain".
Yuck :angryfire
RedSox33RN
1,483 Posts
I was prescribed Ativan when I had shingles several years ago on my face and scalp. It worked great on the headaches I got because of it.
CHATSDALE
4,177 Posts
state surveyers and pharmacy will not accept 1 or 2 nor 4 to 6 hrs...they require a specfic...it can be written as was suggested as separate orders for moderate or severe pain which allows a nursing judgement
many mds will give pain routine fist 24 hours and then on a prn basis...this usually works to the advanage of the paitient..
md who thinks that women are just hysterical ishould be out of the business
calliemimosa
4 Posts
Is this for real? Utterly fascinating! My son and his wife are expecting my first grandchild in March so I forwarded the article to him! He will think I have totally lost it when he reads it! hahahaha!! The shock factor is what I am going for! :rotfl:
Ativan is a wonderful drug instead of Xanax or Valium for anxiety or along with other pain relieving meds.
My husband has a SCI and has a LOT of neurogenic pain that does not respond to Morphine or other opiate pain relievers or anti-inflammatory drugs.
He says Xanax helps his pain more than anything else. I would like for him to try Ativan and see if it is as effective.
This is a very interesting thread!
alexandria1221
:chuckle
This may just be my naivete or age showing but I saw a prn order from an old "breast man" that read verbatim "Ativan 1 mg p.o q 4-6hrs prn pain".Yuck :angryfire
I've seen worse. Maybe it was because the patient was a pain.
JVanRN
406 Posts
Breast Men
That ummmm...."different":uhoh21: