Category: New Nurse

Hi friends and happy Medication Monday! Woot, woot. Today we are talking Rizatriptan! Who knows what this medication is used for? If you guessed migraines- you are correct! In today’s blog post I will be teaching you all you need to know about Rizatriptan, including it’s side effects and contraindications. Keep reading to learn more… Rizatriptan, an anti-migraine medication, is prescribed to patients when…

Hello my friends 👋🏼 you know what time it issss… Happy 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆! Today we are talking one of our most common antibiotics Penicillin.  In this case, we are discussing 𝐁𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧. Bicillin is a penicillin antibiotic that is ONLY given intramuscularly. This medication comes with a 𝗕𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗕𝗢𝗫 𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 that IV administration can be associated with cardio respiratory arrest and death. Therefore, always remember Bicillin is given as deep IM injection only.  𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫? 🦠 Bacterial infections…

Hello friends. You know what day it is… Happy Medication Monday! Today we are discussing Digoxin and what to monitor when your patient is taking digoxin, a known and widely used cardiac medication. I know some of you have been wanting to hear more about cardiac and cardiac medications specifically since this system tends to be one of the more difficult subjects in nursing (totally agree, btw!) so let…