DEXAMETHASONE (DECADRON) INFUSION		version 1/23/2025		

Appointment Requests 	

	
	Interval	Defer Until	Duration	
	☑	Referral to IV Infusion Room	Once	S	1 treatment	
		Status: Future, Expected: S, Expires: S+365, Clinic Performed
	Urgency of Scheduling: Routine		
	☑	Nursing communication	Every visit	S	Until discont'd	
		Please continue to schedule subsequent infusion appointments manually as appropriate.		

Labs 	

	
	Interval	Defer Until	Duration	
	☐	CBC with platelet and differential	Every visit	S	Until discont'd	
		STAT, Normal, Clinic Collect		
	☐	Basic metabolic panel	Every visit	S	Until discont'd	
		STAT, Normal, Clinic Collect		
	☐	Urinalysis, automated with microscopy	Every visit	S	Until discont'd	
		STAT, Normal, Clinic Collect		

Nursing Orders 	

	
	Interval	Defer Until	Duration	
	☐	Insert Peripheral IV or Access Portacath	Every visit	S	Until discont'd	
		No details available for preview		
	☐	Vital signs - T/P/R/BP Per Unit Protocol	Every visit	S	Until discont'd	
		No details available for preview		
	☐	Nursing communication: Maintain IV access	Every visit	S	Until discont'd	
		No details available for preview		
	☐	sodium chloride 0.9% flush 10 mL	Every visit	S	Until discont'd	
		10 mL, intravenous, PRN, line care, Starting when released, for 10 doses		
	☐	sodium chloride 0.9% infusion 250 mL	Every visit	S	Until discont'd	
		250 mL, intravenous, at 30 mL/hr, PRN, Flush bag, Starting when released, Until Discontinued		
	☐	Discontinue IV	Every visit	S	Until discont'd	
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Pre-Medications 	

	
	Interval	Defer Until	Duration	
	☐	acetaminophen (TYLENOL) tablet 650 mg	Every visit	S	Until discont'd	
		650 mg, oral, once, Starting when released
	Administer 30 minutes before infusion.
	Maximum of 4 grams of acetaminophen per day from all sources. (Cirrhosis patients maximum: 2 grams per day from all sources).		
	☐	diphenhydrAMINE (BENADRYL) tablet 25 mg	Every visit	S	Until discont'd	
		25 mg, oral, once, Starting when released
	Administer 30 minutes before infusion.		

Medications 	

	
	Interval	Defer Until	Duration	
	☐	dexAMETHasone (DECADRON) in sodium chloride 0.9% IVPB	Every visit	S	Until discont'd	
		intravenous, Administer over: 15 Minutes, once, Starting when released