What's up with Zosyn? I work postop... has been a year now.My research yields used for pneumonia? So are they giving every dang pt zosyn to prevent it?
blondy2061h, MSN, RN 1 Article; 4,094 Posts Specializes in Oncology. Has 15 years experience. Jun 20, 2015 I've only ever seen Zosyn in premixed piggyback bags. I've mixed loads of Meropenem, Primaxin and Erythromycin, but never Zosyn.
TheNGTKingRN 208 Posts Specializes in General Surgery. Jun 20, 2015 We get it premixed! I guess we're spoiled. =P
lucymalfoy 25 Posts Specializes in Orthopedics, Med-Surg. Has 2 years experience. Jun 20, 2015 My hospital used to give every suspected sepsis case a vanc/zosyn regimen. Apparently now we have a zosyn shortage, so the replacement reigmen is vanc/cefepime/flagyl.
dream'n, BSN, RN 1,162 Posts Specializes in UR/PA, Hematology/Oncology, Med Surg, Psych. Has 30 years experience. Jun 20, 2015 Seems like Zosyn, Cefepime, Unasyn, Vanco, Rocephin, and Levaquin are the most commonly used where I work. Crap I forgot Flagyl, everybody and their brother is on Flagyl IVPB every 8 hours. Only my Vanco, Levaquin, and Flagyl come premixed.
dream'n, BSN, RN 1,162 Posts Specializes in UR/PA, Hematology/Oncology, Med Surg, Psych. Has 30 years experience. Jun 20, 2015 I don't know, but I sure hate mixing it. Takes for..ev..er.I'm jealous that some of you get it premixed!
TheNGTKingRN 208 Posts Specializes in General Surgery. Jun 20, 2015 Seems like Zosyn' date=' Cefepime, Unasyn, Vanco, Rocephin, and Levaquin are the most commonly used where I work. Crap I forgot Flagyl, everybody and their brother is on Flagyl IVPB every 8 hours. Only my Vanco, Levaquin, and Flagyl come premixed.[/quote']A lot of my burn pts are on a Primaxin & Vanco therapy.
mmc51264, ADN, BSN, MSN, RN 3,156 Posts Specializes in orthopedic; Informatics, diabetes. Has 11 years experience. Jun 21, 2015 We use so much of it that I have decide my next two dogs Vanc and Zosyn.
allnurses Guide hppygr8ful, ASN, RN, EMT-I 4 Articles; 4,721 Posts Specializes in Psych, Addictions, SOL (Student of Life). Has 21 years experience. Jun 21, 2015 It's works on all the MDROs at least until they mutate again.
