mandaaRN

mandaaRN specializes in med-surg.

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1. Ultram! Help!

   mandaaRN posted a topic in Patient Medications

   Someone please help me understand the difference between ultram and narcotic pain relievers. How would I explain to the patient what this medication is? Thank you in advance!!

2. Aspiration treatment!?

   mandaaRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   What do you do when you suspect a patient is aspirating? Do you turn them on their left side and NT

3. Giving meds together

   mandaaRN replied to mandaaRN's topic in Patient Medications

   What if they're both

4. Giving meds together

   mandaaRN replied to mandaaRN's topic in Patient Medications

   Thanks 0402! It's been buggin the hell out of me and being a nurse for just a year, I'm still asking so many questions! I always want to do the RIGHT way lol

5. Giving meds together

   mandaaRN posted a topic in Patient Medications

   Question! Is it okay to give Ativan IV with dilaudid PO at the same time? Same goes for any narcotic and Ativan together? I ask nurses at work but never get a straight answer as they are always busy...

6. Running K-Rider with NSS piggyback

   mandaaRN posted a topic in Patient Medications

   How would I run a K-rider with NSS for the purpose of burning sensation? I have ran the K-rider @ 50mL/hr with NSS piggybacked @ 50mL/hr as well on concurrent mode. Is this correct or is there another...

7. diluting IV push meds

   mandaaRN replied to peaceful nurse's topic in Patient Medications

   Do you still flush with 5cc before and

8. Hospital diets

   mandaaRN replied to mandaaRN's topic in General Nursing

   Okay so is gingerale okay with cardiac

9. Hospital diets

   mandaaRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   So for our patients who are on heart healthy, carb controlled and renal diets, we have gingerale, cola, and juices plus pudding and jellos in our fridge. What is okay to give to patients on these...

10. Adjusting IV drip rate

    mandaaRN replied to mandaaRN's topic in Patient Medications

    My concern was for if the doc needed to be notified and change the order or if its the nurses

11. Adjusting IV drip rate

    mandaaRN posted a topic in Patient Medications

    GRAY AREA! Can the nurse slow down the IV rate fore potassium or magnesium if the patient is complaining of burning or do we need to call the doctor to adjust the

12. Help with IV Potassium administration

    mandaaRN replied to sediaz's topic in Patient Medications

    Changing the rate needs an order or is that at the nurses

13. Dropped pills

    mandaaRN replied to mandaaRN's topic in Patient Medications

    Or document it? Although I didn't. But for future reference, god for bid it happened

14. Dropped pills

    mandaaRN posted a topic in Patient Medications

    So last night when I was giving my patient her meds in the med cup of course, she dropped them on the floor. It was her synthroid and oxycodone. I told her I would get new pills for her but she...

15. Pain management

    mandaaRN replied to mandaaRN's topic in Patient Medications

    Wouldn't you want to worry about the peak of the PO occurring at the time of IV