Meds you hate to give....

teeituptom, BSN, RN · Dec 3, 2007

dang, there are sev'l i hate giving.
my point is, my pts know that i suffer along w/them.
i make these God-awful faces as i push an iv, that i know burns, or take a crushed med, that smells like crap.
they look at me w/horror in their eyes. :rotfl:
(insert sick humor here. oh wait. i just did.)
like when my kids were babies and i fed them green vegetables.
hubby constantly scolded me for making such horrible faces, as i fed them.
no wonder they cried.
no wonder they don't eat green veggies, to this day.
but they love me in poker!
leslie

I have the flattest, least responsive face youve ever seen in poker.

leslie :-D · Dec 3, 2007

I have the flattest, least responsive face youve ever seen in poker.

why am i not surprised?

(but keep in mind, all my 'emotions' in poker, could be a bluff.

leslie :stone:D:stone

teeituptom, BSN, RN · Dec 3, 2007

why am i not surprised?
(but keep in mind, all my 'emotions' in poker, could be a bluff.
leslie :stone:D:stone

Keep in mind that I can always tell the difference, short of high stake games , its difficult to find people who will play poker with me.

ckc6977 · Dec 3, 2007

IV Digoxin, Metoprolol = I hate the fuss off putting up to the bedside monitor.

IV Adenosine = it always scares me when the flat line for those few seconds

Narcan = I hate watch the shake; it looks like they are convulsing sometimes.

Kayexolate, enemas = obvious reasons.

teeituptom, BSN, RN · Dec 3, 2007

IV Digoxin, Metoprolol = I hate the fuss off putting up to the bedside monitor.
IV Adenosine = it always scares me when the flat line for those few seconds
Narcan = I hate watch the shake; it looks like they are convulsing sometimes.
Kayexolate, enemas = obvious reasons.

Adenosine just isnt as much fun as electrically cardioverting them used to be. That was so much more exciting.Or maybe I was so much younger.

I love giving narcan, I dearly love it.

southernatheart · Dec 3, 2007

Phenergan IV!!

bigsyis · Dec 3, 2007

Charcoal! Especially if they vomit! The drama with the OG/NG is quite unpleasant as well![/size][/size]

...and I always tried to get them to the floor (sorry floor nurses!) before the mag citrate had time to kick in.

I was also not fond of giving paralytics, any type of laxative, potassium IV, Dilantin IV, and Phenergan IV. Ouch!

Shantas · Dec 4, 2007

D50: We have this protocol in our hospital where you have to fill out a tedious form and call a number everytime you give it, because we had a pt died after nurse kept on giving the pt D50 everytime blood sugar dropped:(

Go_Lytely: Specially for the pt wih GI bleed for colonoscopy...ufff the smell of it......

Any narcotis: because you have to keep on counting, lock the narc cabinet, sign a sheet...(we dont have a pyxis:()

RNgonewild · Dec 4, 2007

Regular old sliding scale reg insulin. Where I work you have to walk up the hall to get the stuff to test the blood sugar, get the blood, test the blood, :angryfireget the syringe, go to the pyxis, get it out of the refrig, get someone to check it with you, finally give the med. Then chart it all over the place. Takes about 15 minutes for one dose. And everything is in a different place.PIA

ckc6977 · Dec 4, 2007

Regular old sliding scale reg insulin. Where I work you have to walk up the hall to get the stuff to test the blood sugar, get the blood, test the blood, :angryfireget the syringe, go to the pyxis, get it out of the refrig, get someone to check it with you, finally give the med. Then chart it all over the place. Takes about 15 minutes for one dose. And everything is in a different place.PIA

I concur! We have the same process and it's such a pain, especially if you only have to give 1 unit of SSI!!!

**RosesrReder, BSN, MSN, RN** · Dec 4, 2007

Mucomist smells like rotten eggs.

Penelope_Pitstop, BSN, RN · Dec 6, 2007

You mix for 15 minutes? .

No, we mix it with NSS then hang it in a mini-bag. It runs over 15 minutes.