What are the top 5 medications YOU administer daily?

[northmississippi]

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.

[mcknis]

In the ER...morphine, zofran, vicodin, motrin, tylenol

[rn/writer, RN]

Ibuprofen, Percocet (or Norco), Toradol, PCA Dilaudid, Benadryl.

I work nights on a postpartum unit.

Day shift also gives Senekot, Simethicone, prenatal vitamins (iron helps low H&H).

[joanna73, BSN, RN]

Insulin, dilantin, digoxin, colace tylenol

[Flo., BSN, RN]

Norco, percocet, zofran, coumadin, feosol

[ayla2004, ASN, RN]

Aperitant, Ondansetron, Domperidone, Prednisolone and Oramorph.

Guess what sort of ward I work on!

Had to google aperitant never heard of it.

[Katie5]

Any such list is going to vary wildly based on the floor and unit specialty.

That, I do believe, is the intent.

[Katie5]

post surg:

zofran, ancef, dilaudid, morphine, percocet, lovenox, insulin, vanco, toradol, hydralazine, metoprolol, prilosec, tramadol, potassium, colace, phenergan, vicodin

New grad, -FIVE Meds.LOL;)

[aussiemom]

Epoetin, Zemplar, Ferrlecit, vancomycin, heparin

[kessadawn, BSN, RN]

versed

morphine

various antibiotics

albuterol

pepcid

It's RSV season in the PICU!

[MauraRN]

Haldol, clonazepam, Trilafon, Effexor, Abilify, risperdone, Prolixin Dec IM, Risperdal Consta IM, Prozac, seroquel, cogentin, benadryl, colace, insulin, lopressor, lasix, KCL, neurontin, Keppra, depakote, lithium, Elavil, dilantin, ASA, percocet, morphine ER, metformin, thiamine, folic acid, MVI, levothyroxine, Razadyne, APAP, Motrin, lorazepam.

And that is just one of my patients med list, lol.

I do psych home care. I have a kid in college which explains my current career path, lol.

[TiffyRN, BSN, PhD]

Ampicillin, Gentamicin, caffeine, heparin, iron

NICU

[K+MgSO4, BSN]

Analgesia, anti-biotics, anti emetics, (those 3 in large volumes) anti coagulants, anti hypertensives sliding scale insulin.

I work on an post operative ward. We do a lot of bowel surgery so we don't give aperients as they put pressure on anastomotic sites. We use metaclopramide (Maxalon) to improve gut motility.