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1. Using Haloperidol for sedation

   aila replied to aila's topic in Safety

   Thanks again, everyone for your posts. An update....I got propofol (Diprivan) approved for conscious sedation and vent sedation. Everyone is pleased with the results.

2. Using Haloperidol for sedation

   aila replied to aila's topic in Safety

   Thanks to all of your for your replies and concerns. I am currently wading thru policies and procedures and trying to update them along with being a full time night ICU nurse. Good ammunition is the one about haloperidol being an anti-psychotic, not...

3. Help on Med Surg from OB dept.

   aila replied to Ekaye's topic in Safety

   I work in a 28 bed hospital. The OB nurses float to m/s when there is no patient. They can be low censused, but no one is allowed to clock in and just sit. We used to have OB nurses just on call, the charge nurse would check the pt then call the OB n...

4. Using Haloperidol for sedation

   aila posted a topic in Safety

   I am working in small rural hospital that has two new internists. They refuse to use midazolam or lorazepam for sedation and prefer using haloperidol (Haldol). Last week they attempted to intubate with haloperidol rather than the other two. Has anyon...