I am still going thru orientation and a friend gave me a suggestion that I liked. He said most floors keep a list of the top 5-10 drugs they use on a regular basis by their Pixis to list name/generic names/potential side effects and incompatabilities. He recomended, go by your floor and ask them for a copy of it to study in down time and that will give you a little boost of knowldge when you start on your floor. Help the ego so you feel like you at least know SOMETHING beyond how to give a bedbath on day one =PSo I went up to the floor, ran into my soon to be manager and asked her if I could get a copy of that list. She loved the idea and zipped off to get it for me. Then she came back looking a little down saying, she could not find it. We joked, she told me just to look up and memorize everything I could about Dilaudid =PSo any other Med/surg folk recomend a few other common drugs that you use pretty much constantly?Thanks!
bas22 2 Articles; 51 Posts Aug 2, 2014 That's a pretty good question. Personally I give Dilaudid, Morphine, Norco, Zofran and Phenergan more than any other drug. A close second to that little group would be Metoprolol, Protonix, Lovenox and insulin. I also give tons of antibiotics with the majority being Zosyn and Rochephin. I am interested to hear what others will say.
CrazyGoonRN 426 Posts Aug 4, 2014 That's a pretty good question. Personally I give Dilaudid, Morphine, Norco, Zofran and Phenergan more than any other drug. A close second to that little group would be Metoprolol, Protonix, Lovenox and insulin. I also give tons of antibiotics with the majority being Zosyn and Rochephin. I am interested to hear what others will say.The only thing I can think to add is Toradol, Mucinex and Decadron.
KimberlyRN89, BSN, RN 1,641 Posts Specializes in Med-Surg/urology. Aug 4, 2014 That is tough. Morphine gets my #1 vote though, followed by lovenox, Percocet, vancomycin, and insulin.
THELIVINGWORST, ASN, RN 1,381 Posts Specializes in Public Health. Has 4 years experience. Aug 4, 2014 @Bas22 basically nailed it.
SunshineDaisy, ASN, RN 1,295 Posts Aug 4, 2014 That's a pretty good question. Personally I give Dilaudid, Morphine, Norco, Zofran and Phenergan more than any other drug. A close second to that little group would be Metoprolol, Protonix, Lovenox and insulin. I also give tons of antibiotics with the majority being Zosyn and Rochephin. I am interested to hear what others will say.That's pretty much my list as well. We also give Levaquin a lot!
vintagemother, BSN, CNA, LVN, RN 2,716 Posts Specializes in Critical Care, Med-Surg, Psych, Geri, LTC, Tele,. Aug 4, 2014 I know you said med-surg, but we use a lot of: depakote, seroquel, Ativan, klonopin, cogentin. Just to name a few. Guess what type of unit I work in? Lol!
Guests Guest 0 Posts Aug 4, 2014 That's a pretty good question. Personally I give Dilaudid, Morphine, Norco, Zofran and Phenergan more than any other drug. A close second to that little group would be Metoprolol, Protonix, Lovenox and insulin. I also give tons of antibiotics with the majority being Zosyn and Rochephin. I am interested to hear what others will say.While on med surg, I also gave a ton of Levaquin and Flagyl. Also, quite a bit of LasixNot to mention docusate and senna.
allnurses Guide Nurse SMS, MSN, RN 2 Articles; 6,837 Posts Specializes in Critical Care; Cardiac; Professional Development. Has 12 years experience. Aug 5, 2014 Flagyl, Levaquin, Vancomycin, Humalog, Lantus, Morphine, Zofran, Dilaudid, Lovenox, Protonix.
Aurora77 861 Posts Specializes in Med Surg. Has 4 years experience. Aug 5, 2014 Great question! I think my top ten would have to be: dilaudid, morphine, zofran, heparin (sub Q), flagyl, Ancef, insulin (lantus and novolog), vancomycin, levaquin, metoprolol.
DisneyNurseGal, BSN, RN 568 Posts Has 8 years experience. Aug 6, 2014 Vanco, Zosyn, protonix, Lovenox, Morphine, Metroprolol, Heparin (Injection and GTT), All kinds of insulin, gabapentin, Zofran