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Again, to all of you, a hugh thank you. Passgasser, you are not stirring up the pot, you're giving me crucial information I need to know and I'm so appreciative. My MD has given me numerous articles on the effectiveness of the drug in Ped's, but it's been administered by the physician. We are getting our hospital attorney involved and I and my manager don't want ANY of our nurses administering drugs out of our scope of practice. I'll keep you informed as to what the atty says. By the way, I'm in the state of CT. Where are all of you from?

Thank you all for your reply's. Boy, Ketamine is really a hot topic!!!!:angryfire

Thanks all. Exactly what I needed!!

Our physicians in my ED want to use Ketamine for conscious sedation in children for short procedures. All of the nursing drug references I've looked at have no pedi references for use: dosages, route of administration, side-effercts etc. I've also looked at sources that say it's an anesthetic agent and not approved by the FDA for use in children. So, who out there uses it and where can I find some user friendly guidelines to educate my staff? I need a written reference to give them, not just an MD's order and our MD's telling me how safe and effective it is.:typing

Thanks RJ. I already do that on an ongoing basis. I need a written assessment tool per our hospital protocol for competency. I can spend the time writing one out, but I was hoping that someone had a written assessment tool I could use. I appreciate the help though!!

does anyone have a test to assess trige skills to give to ed staff or know where i can download one so i don't have to do the work myself? i'd hate to re-invent the wheel if i don't have to. i'm overloaded with work as it is. ena has nothing to help me. we use 3 tier triage in my ed. thanks

I agree, hang nails are BEYOND ridiculous, but how about this? My husband is an EMT and one night, at 2am, he got a call to bring a patient to the ED for....."CHAPPED LIPS!" Ya HATE when that happens!!!:chuckle