10.17.2019 - By Maureen Osuna, MSN, RN - Nursing school educator, author, and nursing student enthusiast.
As the main advocate for your patient’s safety, it’s important to understand that some medications can cause life-threatening conditions such as respiratory depression, bradycardia and even bleeding. And while not all medications have a reversal, some of them do...thank goodness! In this podcast episode, we’ll talk about some of the most common meds that, if overdone, may require emergent reversal.
* Opioids
* Benzodiazepines
* Beta blockers
* Heparin
* Warfarin
* Factor Xa inhibitors
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