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  1. Can you still give give furosemide if pt bp is 90/60(order is to hold it if for bp <90/60)

    Newnurse1256 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Would you still give give furosemide if pt bp is 90/60(order is to hold it if for bp <90/60)

  2. Reason for not giving IV push med too fast?

    kate64 posted a topic in Med-Surg

    Hi everyone, I am in an RN refresher course, my instructor asked me point blank "what is the reason to give an IV push med slowly?" My original thought was fluid volume overload (which occurs with IV fluids because the volume), but could not immediat...
  3. Nurse Beth

    Furosemide (Lasix) Nursing Considerations: Administration, Patient Teachings, and More

    Nurse Beth posted a topic in General Nursing

    Furosemide (Lasix) Indications Furosemide (Lasix) is used to treat acute pulmonary edema, pleural effusions, and volume overload of different etiologies, including the following (1) Congestive heart failure Ascites from cirrhosis or e...

  4. Dilute Lasix before giving IV?

    guest1139088 posted a topic in General Nursing

    When I give Lasix, I mix it in a 50ml bag of NS, and hang it over 2 minutes. If the patient already has some NS running I just push it over 2 minutes. Good practice?

  5. IM and PO Lasix together?

    missourinurse2b posted a topic in Geriatric

    I have experience in both acute and LTC but admittedly, I have been out of long term care for some time and just now started a job at a SNF. I questioned an order that the doc wrote...resident receives PO lasix 40 mg daily but doc wrote for IM lasix ...