r/nursing RN - ICU 🍕 Jul 24 '22

Nursing Hacks Silent Knight Pill Crusher

It sucks at crushing pills. That is all.

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u/sci_major BSN, RN 🍕 Jul 24 '22

Using the silent knight bag right?

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '22

Naw, not even. Just put all the single dose packets on the counter and have at it until the pills look sufficiently powdered in their individual doses. We also use the pacemaker magnet for this same purpose.

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '22

The only time I’ve actually used the magnet to turn off a pacemaker it didn’t fucking work lmao.