meded101

meded101 has 4 years experience.

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1. Do you ever hold Lantus?

   meded101 replied to SleeepyRN's topic in Endocrine

   I would never say to never do something. Context and clinical judgement should always be considered, however with that said if you don't have to make that decision on your own or there is a consistent trend that the patient is getting lows, take act...

2. Theft of Fentanyl Patches

   meded101 posted a topic in Geriatric

   I'm noticing a disturbing trend of fentanyl Patches being stolen. While most facilities do a fairly good job of accounting for controlled substances, I can't help but realize that the only opioid we cannot keep locked under control at all times is f...

3. Nurses ignoring nausea complaints

   meded101 replied to ricksy's topic in Geriatric

   Review of meds for nausea is a frequent request I get. There are a lot of meds that can contribute to nausea, and there is no shortage of medication use in LTC :) We need to exhaust all possible causes, nausea is awful - good work. I hope they wer...

4. Fentanyl patches

   meded101 replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric

   I get this question all the time. Per Lexicomp, if there is difficulty with patch adhesion, the edges may be taped in place with first-aid tape. If there is continued difficulty with adhesion, an adhesive film dressing (eg. Bioclusive or Tegaderm) ...