Safe medication, correct medication is more important than timely medication.

In addition to hoping that everyone will not stop taking drugs or reduce the dosage without authorization, please don't worry if 9: 00 is the administration time during hospitalization and it's not time for nurses. There is more than one patient in the nurse, so it is difficult for everyone to give medicine at nine o'clock on time. Giving medicine half an hour before and after is not a delay. Correct management is more important than punctuality. It is a responsibility to check carefully and correctly. When practical nurse gives medicine to patients, he often cheers them up. "Every time you add a little medicine, you are farther away from health." .

As practical nurse, we like to take care of others. We expect the people we have taken care of to be healthy and like the feeling of being trusted. Therefore, we are happier than anything to see the patients we take care of gradually recover and get better day by day!

Health Notes-Drug Safety and Withdrawal

Patients often ask, do you have to finish all the medicines? Should I continue to take medicine after catching a cold? In fact, take a cold as an example, if there are serious symptoms such as cough, fever and sore throat. Doctors usually prescribe medicine for colds. If there are antibiotics, you must finish them, and you can't reduce them casually, because you must maintain a certain concentration in the blood to kill bacteria. As for the antipyretic, the doctor will make it clear that you don't need to take it after the fever has gone down.

Different drugs have different effects. Doctors usually explain that if patients don't understand, they should ask clearly in person, such as "Why did you prescribe this medicine for me?" What are the effects and side effects? "If my cough is much better, can I stop taking the medicine? "It is good to clarify my doubts to the doctor or pharmacist. I can't stop taking the medicine completely.

In addition, it is also suggested that everyone get into the habit of checking after getting the medicine bag and check the safety of medication for themselves and their families, which is both responsible and necessary.

Talking about Multiple Medications for the Elderly

For the elderly with multiple chronic diseases, multiple drugs and frequent visits, it is suggested that they can go to the Geriatrics Department to adjust their drugs, so that the elderly can reduce their medication, reduce the number of visits and restore their quality of life.

Correct administration is more important than timely administration.

Don't panic if the nurse hasn't come after the medication time. Practical nurse has taken care of more than one patient, so it is difficult to give medicine on time. Giving medicine half an hour before and after is not a delay, but it is more important for nurses and patients to give medicine correctly than on time.

Excerpt from the article: diary of life observation: a true report of 40 years of medical practice