RNurse24

my bad i meant 20mg of lasix :)

wow...this really made my day...since she pullled out the medicine with the mar im assuming i thought everything was good...but as a new employee and each day after work you think back about the things you did right and wrong i wish i caught it right then and there....thanks for the replies

well...since i know kcl is always in meq i overlooked the mg. its my weekend off and i didnt clarify it...will i get in trouble for this? im in my orientation and i was just giving the med that the primary nurse pulled out for me...

ok...the mar order is 40 mg route iv lasix...understandably potassium was prescribed also since lasix is a potassium wasting diuretic...well the kcl (potassium) ordered was 40mg oral...which was weird to me because potassium is always in meq. so 2 potassium tablets was pulled out 20 meq each equalling 40meq...is mg and meq used the same in kcl tablets?

either you did horrible in your orientation or your preceptor just thought your not up for the job and. talked to the manager about it. I'm guessing you did not even get passed orientation...maybe something like a. doctors office will be a better fit