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 tele, oncology.

I work tele...

Lovenox or heparin, PPIs (usually Nexium), Lasix, Coreg, Lopressor

And if you wanna get technical, NS flushes are by far the most common drug given. :)

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Specializes in Home Care, Psych, Education, Case Management.

Clonidine, Depakote, Trileptal, Seroquel, Benadryl......Pedi-Psych.

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Specializes in ER, Home Health, PCU, Med/Surg.

Lovenox, omeprazole, metoprolol, amlodipine, dilaudid or percocet and restoril or ambien med surg tele ortho neuro night shift hence the sleepers for everyone!

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Specializes in ICU, Telemetry, PACU, Med-Surg.

DILAUDID by the gallon, Protonix, Lovenox, Tylenol, Rocephin

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Specializes in school, hospital, nursing home.

Elementary school nurse...

Adderall, Topamax, Cortef, Focalin, Ventolin, Renagel and insulin...I know that's seven but I have a busy office and give these everyday. :uhoh3:

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Roxinal, Ativan, Tylenol and Scopolamine...only four, but that's our comfort meds for hospice.

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Specializes in Pulmonary.

Zosyn, Levaquin, Vancomycin, lots o morphine, Solumedrol or prednisone. I work Pulm.

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Specializes in Cardiac & Acute Medicine.

Metoprolol, Nexium, ASA, Atorvastatin, Ventolin.

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Specializes in Nephrology-Dialysis/Surgery/Orthopaedics.

Erythropoeitin Alpha or Beta, Clonidine or Nifedipine SL, Tramadol IV, Paracetamol IV, Diphenhydramine IV

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Specializes in Psych.

Depakote, Seroquel, Thorazine, Ativan, Benadryl...Psych Nurse FTW;)

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Specializes in ICU, Home Health, Camp, Travel, L&D.

Pitocin, Nubain, Phenergan, Lortab & Motrin...for frequency, in that order. I love L&D.:yeah:

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Specializes in Acute long term, clinical, office, etc.

Heparin, lovenox, coumadin,ASA, plavix, protonix,metopropol, amarodarone, lisinopril, clondine, zofran,compazine,rennagel,reglan,lactelose,ducolax,sennokot,levaquin,vanco,flagyl,daptomyacin, dialtin,hydralazine,folic acid,vit B,Vit D,Vit C, Acute Care Vitamin, Iron,B12, insulin, dilaudid, morphine, oxycodone, hydocodone, trazadone, seroquel,ativan,xanax, restoril,zoloft,viagra,neurotin,metformin,diabeta, this is not a complete list, but all that I can come up with at the spur of the moment.

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