Nurses General Nursing
Published Oct 24, 2017
TexasLVN13
3 Posts
I have worked at a few different places, and the facility I'm currently at does vancomycin different than any other. I'm curious as to how you do it. Which is correct when drawing trough prior to every 3rd dose?
Dose #1
Dose #2
Trough
Etc.
OR
Dose #3
HELP! No one agrees!
vintagemother, BSN, CNA, LVN, RN
2,717 Posts
We draw troughs before the 4th dose. Plus Renal function labs every 48 hrs
klone, MSN, RN
14,798 Posts
If the guideline is before every third dose (we don't do a trough until before 5th dose) then it would be:
Dose