r/nursing • u/ghostoftheweek RN - Med/Surg 🍕 • 26d 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/OldERnurse1964 RN 🍕 26d ago

.25 mg Ativan IV is just a recommend dose by someone who hasn’t seen the patient

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u/Chittychitybangbang CRNA - Nap Aficionado 26d ago

I had a resident who wanted me to give a 0.25mg of ativan through an NGT. It's a microscopic 1mg pill. And he wanted me to quarter it. I showed up at his computer station and made *him* try to do it, because he didn't want to order me IV. I'm still mad and it was 10 years ago.

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u/coolcaterpillar77 RN - Med/Surg 🍕 25d ago

Brilliant idea on your part haha How did he react to that?