What are the top 5 medications YOU administer daily?

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I want to read about medications that are nornally given by nurses, what do you normally deal with on your floor? I'm hoping to see a common drug list, but who knows...

Thanks.

Specializes in CEN, CPEN, RN-BC.

Zofran, Dilaudid, ASA, Morphine, Levaquin

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Specializes in LTC Rehab Med/Surg.

Protonix Synthroid Coreg Benzo of choice Norco

You can Almost determine age and area of nursing by the meds we give.

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You should google "Common NCLEX drugs" and you should find lists of commonly used drugs that are not only the NCLEX but most commonly given. Just depends on what kind of unit you're working on...

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Specializes in LTC.

colace, novolog, baby ASA, coumadin, xanax. LTC facility

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Specializes in Oncology/Hematology, Infusion, clinical.

It's hard to narrow it down to 5, but here goes:

Protonix

Fragmin

Dilaudid

Zofran

Reglan

The biggest determinant of most commonly used meds is probably what area you are working in.

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Specializes in Psych/Substance Abuse, Ambulatory Care.

librium

methadone

serax

phenobarbital

clonidine

....can you tell I work detox?? lol

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Protonix, Insulin, Colace, metropolol, heparin - LTAC

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Good question -- its cool reading replies and trying to guess where people work :) I'm still in nursing school, but I feel like I given a lot of Digoxin, so I was surprised not to see more of that.

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Specializes in LTC.

Doss, oxycodone, Lasix, KCl, Humalog, Lantus.

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Specializes in Telemetry/Cardiac Floor.

When I worked Tele it was...insulins, lasix,metoprolol,morphine and nitro paste.

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Insulin (novolog more than anything), colace, protonix, abx, lovenox/ heparin

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Specializes in Hospice Palliative Care.

I work in Hospice - so it is Dilaudid, Nozinan, Morphine, Atropine, and Ativan.

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