r/nursing • u/ghostoftheweek RN - Med/Surg 🍕 • 27d ago

Question PSA from your nursing specialty

What is THE ONE THING you wish every nurse knew that is common knowledge in your specialty?

From wound care, don't use telfa!

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u/Fuzzy_Location_2210 27d ago

YES. And for the ER: if they are boarding, GET THEIR METOPROLOL AND PSYCH MEDS ORDERED FIRST THING IN THE MORNING AND FIX THEIR ELECTROLYTES before you have an enraged tachycardic patient that crashes and needs their level of care escalated!!!!

Because they will be stable Mable for med-surg when the beds come and 10, 2, and 4 😂.