Medications for a dying patient

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Specializes in PMHNP.

i am doing an article skit in school for a dying patient to show beneficence. can someone recommend 4 drugs for a dying patient that fit this category

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I would love to help you, as would lots of others members. But we need your help too. Lots of students just want easy answers, which has made most of us really jaded.

Give me (and other members) some of your ideas/research, and we will give you some help. What have you thought of this far? Any ideas? What does beneficence mean versus malefience? Especially in this situation...

I promise that I'm not being snarky or a witch; we are a helpful group!

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Specializes in Pedi.

Well, what are you trying to do at the end of life? What drugs promote these goals?

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Specializes in Oncology.

Is this someone at the end of life who's allowed to die or someone who is not being allowed to die? If the latter we can talk about around 50 drugs.

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

Moved to nursing student assistance forum

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Mostly roxanol and ativan. Also consider oxygen as a medication and how it might prolong life as opposed to providing comfort. Along those lines, albuterol. How might roxanol help with air hunger? Recently had some haldol prescription given to someone from the doc. Haldol is not a medication that I like. Look at the side effects of haldol compared to ativan. Nausea meds like a phenergan suppository.

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Specializes in Geriatrics.

Morphine, ativan, oxygen, atropine, Tylenol

Now think about why and what route would be best?

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Ativan, morphine, methadone, haldol, oxygen, senna, Tylenol, scopolamine patch..

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Specializes in retired LTC.

Make sure supportive services are avail, like maybe a minister,priest, rabbi, etc if desired.

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