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[NawlinsGirl]

What are the top medications that you hate to give and why?

Mine is Amphotericin B .. that is some harsh stuff...

[HeatherG]

I can think of a couple of ones.

Paraldehyde to stop seizures - smells terrible and that odor sure lingers!

Liquid Phenobarb tastes terrible and so does Orbenin (Cloxacillin). I remember a wise nursing instructor telling us that we should taste meds before we give them to children so we can experience first hand what we are up against and not lie to the kids. The after taste and lingering effects of those two meds is totally disgusting and I sure can understand why the kids end up wearing the drugs instead of swollowing them.

[NursetillaTheHun]

Lactulose. Nasty PO. Nastier PR. Gets the results though.

[NawlinsGirl]

OH YEA , HOW ABOUT A LACTULOSE ENEMA .....EWWWWWWW LOL

[NursetillaTheHun]

I know NawlinsGirl! The hardest part is trying to explain to the encephalopathic patient what you are about to do! Poor patients!

[NursetillaTheHun]

oh and cyclosporine stinks.

[WOZ]

Zoladex implant.......given sub cut , with massive bore ,pre-filled implant syringe.Scares the shit out of me ......and I'm holding the blunt end!!!!! :

[NawlinsGirl]

WOZ, what is that given for ?

[NurseChat]

It appears Zoladex is for prostate cancer (searching on Google).

[NawlinsGirl]

TY NurseChat

[WOZ]

zolodex given to lower PSA levels in males diagnosed CA Prostate.

[3boyzmom]

This isn't a "med" per se, but a treatment, I guess- charcoal via NG tube- to a toddler.....POOR BABY!!!

[WOZ]

Better to give than receive...ps...Dist rict Nurses rock

[ladybugj]

it would be sad to give activated charcoal to a toddler, but for those teens, who cry for help with a tylenol overdose, we can only hope it teaches them (and their parents) the first time. not a pleasant experience!

[3boyzmom]

I know- I used to work at an adolescent treatment center. We didn't give anything via an NG tube, not on site anyway, but we gave Ipecac once in a while! Not a pleasant experience for the kiddos. And you're right, you hope it "teaches" them not to do it again. Because if the action they take is a cry for help in the first place, it's a very very dangerous way to get it. Better to learn to talk about and ask for what you need! The kids were supervised taking their meds so I don't remember any drug overdoses while I worked there, but they swallowed all sorts of other things.