Patient Medications

Patient Medications is the place for Registered Nurses to discuss patient medication administration, interactions, and dosing. General info about meds and hospital policy can be discussed.

Nurses Medications
  1. Nurse Beth

    Heparin | Nursing Considerations, Patient Teachings and More

    Medicine
    Last reply by Rafael
    • 1 reply
  2. allnurses

    Acetaminophen | Nursing Considerations

    Medicine
    Last reply by allnurses
    • 0 replies
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  4. northmississippi

    What are the top 5 medications YOU administer daily?

    Last reply by Buckeye.nurse
    • 222 replies
  5. UM Review RN

    Med Errors

    Last reply by catlvr
    • 212 replies
  6. BonnieSc

    Anyone Who Says They Don't is Lying: Medication Error

    Article
    Last reply by Dragonnurse1, ASN, RN
    • 121 replies
  7. chacmool

    Pushing Dilaudid?

    Last reply by karthal, ADN
    • 99 replies
  8. roser13

    EpiPens....who knew?

    Last reply by grammy1
    • 99 replies
  9. TazziRN

    Nursing students and new nurses.....about injection sites

    Last reply by wooh, BSN, RN
    • 98 replies
  10. pinkiepieRN

    Has anyone made a medication error and *not* get fired for it?

    Last reply by HannahMarine30
    • 97 replies
  11. MasonDixieChic

    Please Help, I'm new & made a huge med error, I'm devastated.

    Last reply by DiplomaNurseRN
    • 93 replies
  12. chevyv

    Pharmacists giving injections!?!

    Last reply by Rose_Queen, BSN, MSN, RN
    • 90 replies
  13. schoolmack

    Narcotics administration

    Last reply by BrandonLPN, LPN
    • 81 replies
  14. spectrabrite

    Do I give the med or hold?

    Last reply by morte, LPN, LVN
    • 79 replies
  15. Brandazzle1

    IV push failure - how I am failing

    Last reply by applesxoranges, BSN, RN
    • 77 replies
  16. missjune

    IV Push med– do you always have to pull back for blood return?

    Last reply by MunoRN, RN
    • 75 replies
  17. sharann

    Lovenox(enoxaparin) SQ

    Last reply by new_oldRN
    • 68 replies
  18. VivaLasViejas

    Gloves Necessary For SQ Injections?

    Last reply by hispanicpanic
    • 67 replies
  19. rn4ever?

    Will you give out a medication without the order yet?

    Last reply by PaellaMagi
    • 67 replies
  20. gouranga

    Tylenol ordered for pain.

    Last reply by Karou
    • 67 replies
  21. guest449786

    Nursing Dose

    Last reply by ArmyRntoMD, BSN, RN
    • 64 replies
  22. Nurse Amy Jolie

    Nurse giving discontinue medications to other patients

    Last reply by Catch22Personified
    • 64 replies
  23. rekea526

    Terrible Medication Error

    Last reply by canoehead, BSN, RN
    • 64 replies
  24. Guest219794

    Many RN's administer IV meds wrong.

    Last reply by Andrew, RN
    • 64 replies
  25. MrBlueSky

    Pain medicine to drug addict?

    Last reply by BostonFNP, APRN
    • 63 replies
  26. Veronica.c

    Chemical restraint and lazy nurses

    Last reply by traumaRUs, MSN, APRN
    • 59 replies