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 Med-Surg.

colace, nexium, potassium chloride, lovenox, morphine/ lortab.

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Specializes in Public Health, TB.

Insulin, Coreg, Lasix (and K+), lisinopril, Zocor. Cardiac tele

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Morphine, Diluadid, Fentanyl, Methadone, Norco, Percocet, Ativan, Valium... oops, that's more than five!

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Specializes in drug seekers and the incurably insane..

Aaahh...let's see...seroquel, risperdal, ativan, prolixin, and haldol.

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lopressor, insulin, tylenol, vanco, ambien

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adults: dilaudid, morphine, zofran, toradol, GI cocktail

kids: motrin, tylenol, azithromycin, amoxicillin, popcicle :)

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Specializes in Trauma ICU, Peds ICU.

Propofol, fentanyl, Novolog insulin, labetalol or hydralazine... um... colace. haha.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, L&D.

Colace, heparin, oxy, tranxene and synthroid are the ones I give every night (or morning) without fail.

Other common ones... metoprolol, reglan, vanc, zosyn, prednisone, omeprazole, miralax

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1. Tylenol

2. Seroquel

3. B/P meds

4. Colace

5. Namenda

I work at an Assisted Living Facility

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Specializes in PCU, Stepdown ICU, Home Health Case Management, ED.

insulin, omeprazole, lovostatin, heparin, levothyroxine

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Specializes in PCU, Stepdown ICU, Home Health Case Management, ED.

many others of course, but these 5 were the first to come to mind as usuals on almost everyone.

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NS, proton pump inhibitors, statins, insulins, beta blockers.

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