Topics About 'Metoprolol'.

Providers write upwards of 45 million prescriptions for metoprolol annually(1). Nurses will encounter many patients on this drug, and this article will help you to administer metoprolol knowledgeably and safely. Following this article, you will ...

I have to write about this because I am a new grad and am currently having a panic attack about what happened (or didn't happen) on my shift last night. I work for the float pool for our hospital and last night was placed on the med/surg unit. I had ...

Quick question: How fast can one push metoprolol 5mg x 3 for acute MI that will be going up to cath lab? Some of the literature I read states 5mg over 5min, some says 5mg over 2-3 minutes, some literature states rapid push with 2 minutes between dose...

I have a resident who gets, among other things, scheduled digoxin and metoprolol during his 0800 med pass. Both meds have a parameter on them to hold if AP is less than 60. His Apical was 61; I gave his metoprolol and held his digoxin. My rationale i...

Order: Metoprolol tartrate 25mg/tab. Give 1/2 tab daily PRN SBP>100 or HR>100. Patient background: Paraplegic w/ hx of intracerebral hemorrhage and HTN. I know the contrainidications for metoprolol are SBP

I am researching information on how to create a nursing teaching plan on the drug metoprolol. I am familiar with the nursing care plans, however not sure what they are looking for with the teaching plan. If I'm understanding this correctly it's speci...

Are these safe to give together? If HR has been sustaining in 140s all day, stable BP and doctor orders IV Metoprolol to be given while on the Amiodarone gtt, is it safe or could it send them into cardiac arrest?

Hi all! I have a question / wanting opinions on this... At the facility I work at, nurses often hold medications for what they consider “nursing judgment”. I do understand nursing judgment, but sometimes am unclear where that line crosses over into ...

I have been a nurse for a year so I am still pretty new... I have always and only pushed metoprolol IV while a patient is on tele. Last night a patient had IV metroprolol scheduled for only B/P control and it was un-needed, his B/P's were like 120's ...