IV push meds help

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I am posting this for my MIL. She is currently in her 2nd semester of the rn program. She is looking everywhere for IV push drug formulas. ANY info you ladies could give on this would be awesome :) All I can find is info on iv drips etc. Thanks a bunch!!

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Most drug guides tell you how fast to push the drug, if that is what you mean...such as a Davis Drug Guide. I am not sure about any websites...maybe someone else has an idea. Is this what you mean?

~J

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Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt.

i'm assuming she is looking for a chart that tells her how fast specific iv medciations are to be pushed, is that correct? there is only one site that i know of that you can get access to a chart of iv meds and how fast they are to be pushed iv. that is at this site:

http://www.musc.edu/pharmacyservices/ - to access the pharmacy policy manual click on "pnp alpha index" on the left side of this web page. you will get the index listing of the pharmacy services of the medical university of south carolina. you can find two different iv push medication charts (adult and pediatric) here by clicking on the following links: iv push chart - adults and iv push chart - pediatric

http://www.csi-infusion.com/admin/newsposter/attachments/2-04tests.pdf - this article from csi infusion services has a chart on the third page of antibiotics that can be safely administered via iv push and how fast they can be administered this way.

many facilities are moving toward using mini-infusers, or piston driven infusion pumps for direct iv push medications for safety purposes.

this site will give her an idea of the kinds of medications one particular facility allows it's nurses to give iv push. please tell her that it is important that the policy manual at each facility needs to be consulted as many facilites specifically list out the medications rns are allowed to give iv push. there are some medications nurses don't want to be given iv push.

http://pharmacy.uams.edu/pnp/policy%20907.htm - here is a copy of the university of arkansas for medical sciences department of pharmacy policies and procedures that specifically lists out the medications that nurses are and are not permitted to give by iv push.

hope this is what you are looking for and that it helps.

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Specializes in Gerontological, cardiac, med-surg, peds.

Another great resource on IV push medications:

http://home.sc.rr.com/nurdosagecal/IV%20Push.htm

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You can go to the bookstore, or Amazon and get a book called something like:

Medication Calculations made incredibly easy.

It give formulas for drip rates, and such. There really aren't too many formulas for IV push medications. Actually, I am unaware of any IV push formulas- I just push it like the drug book or my hospitals policy says. (Actually the trend is going away from straight push of anything, either putting things like Reglan/Phenergan in to a 50-100 CC piggyback or pushing verrry slowly via a running IV...)

A good Drug book will give information on Push meds...

Hope this helps. I don't have my book handy, as I'm packing for another contract...or full time job!! or I'd just post the formula..

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Dimensional analysis:

Dose ordered times amount provided, divided by dose provided. In other words, if you want to give 700 mg of Rocephin IV push, it comes in 1000 mg per 4 ml vials. You multiply 700 by 4 and divide it by 700, and it will give you how man mls to give.

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Thanks alot :) You helped her find the answers she was looking for!!!

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