tums in an ng tube

Is the dumbest thing that I have every heard of. But the cherry on top is that it is 3 times a day. Crushing tums makes them chalky and a mess. Not to mention clogging the damn tube up. I have had to do this for the last 3 days and every time i start my process my mind begins to wonder 1- is there not some other medication that could be doing this better,
2- omg not again, and 3- if the doctor that wrote this stupid order had to do this just once the order would be changed due to the pure stupidity of it.

Ok I have ranted thank you. Anyone else have moments like these when doing a task and thinking boy if the doctor that wrote this order had to do this it would be changed?
Think through how the patient could get the same pharmacological effects from an alternative med and ask that the order be changed. Hint: Pepcid.

Quote from AltraThink through how the patient could get the same pharmacological effects from an alternative med and ask that the order be changed. Hint: Pepcid.

Tums is Calcium Carbonate. Calcium Carbonate is available in liquid suspension form. I gave it all the time in inpatient pediatrics.

Tums is calcium carbonate and 10mg famotidine. Alternative forms of both are available.

Until you get the order changed...Crush finelyUse HOT water to dissolve it.Mix with 10ml regular temp water and give in tube. Voila

Quote from AltraTums is calcium carbonate and 10mg famotidine. Alternative forms of both are available.

Why not good ol Protonix?

Quote from Kara RN BSNWhy not good ol Protonix?

Quote from dudette10I looked up Tums after this post. From what I read, Tums is just calcium Carbonate. Tums Dual Action contains the both active ingredients you described. Apparently, there are two formulations of Tums on the OTC market.

Quote from Kara RN BSNWhy not good ol Protonix?

Quote from amoLuciaIs protonix crush-able??

Are they using the tums as a phosphate binder though?