Common meds given in LTC facilites? New nurse seeking advice

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Hi I passed my nclex-pn exam this pass Tuesday 8/16 and verified my nursing license on the License verification site on Thursday 8/18. I'm interested in working at my current job as a nurse that I worked at as a CNA and another LTC facility PRN. I was just wondering what are the common meds given in nursing homes to get familiar with them before beginning my new career as a nurse!

Thanks in advance!

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Specializes in ER, PCU, UCC, Observation medicine.

Well I never worked in a LTC before but I see all the meds they're on when they come to the hospital, the most common I see are:

aspirin

plavix

coumadin

metoprolol

lasix

bumex

HCTZ

lisinopril

coreg

amlodipine

crestor

simvaststin

pravaststin

tricor

fenofibrate

omega 3 fish oil

Vitamin B

calcium supplements

K-Dur (Potassium)

Enalapril

Losartan

Metformin

glimepiride

glipizide

Lantus

Humalog

Novolog

NPH insulin

just to name a few :)

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Specializes in Neuro, Telemetry.
Well I never worked in a LTC before but I see all the meds they're on when they come to the hospital, the most common I see are:

aspirin

plavix

coumadin

metoprolol

lasix

bumex

HCTZ

lisinopril

coreg

amlodipine

crestor

simvaststin

pravaststin

tricor

fenofibrate

omega 3 fish oil

Vitamin B

calcium supplements

K-Dur (Potassium)

Enalapril

Losartan

Metformin

glimepiride

glipizide

Lantus

Humalog

Novolog

NPH insulin

just to name a few :)

^^ THIS!! Lol. And don't forget Prilosec, tums, and digoxin. Lots of that. Ooh. And MVI. Residents LOVE their MVI where I work.

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Specializes in PCCN.

Haldol.

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paxil

zoloft

wellbutrin

xanax

lorazepam

restoril

lyrica

gabapentin

every kind of laxative imaginable

phosLo

singular

I'm tired

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Specializes in PCCN.

remeron, mirtazepine, olanzapine. dulcolax,miralax.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Tele, Dialysis, Hospice.

Pretty much everyone is on a bowel protocol of some kind. You will be giving a ton of Colace and Miralax. Those are both ordered on a daily basis (Colace twice a day).

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

Metolazone, Hydrocodone, Tramadol, Colace, Senna, Promethazine, Seroquel, Celexa, Plavix, Aspirin, Aggrenox, Ativan, Xanax, Zoloft, Amlodipine, Lisinopril, Isosorbide Mononitrate, Nitroglycerin, Calcium, Vitamin D, Multivitamin, Cyanocobalamin, Diovan, Meclizine, Remeron, Trazodone, Pravastatin, Simvastatin, Clonidine, Loratadine, Natural Tears, Metoprolol Tartrate, Metoprolol Succinate, Carvedilol...

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Specializes in ER, PCU, UCC, Observation medicine.
Haldol.

ha! IVP please.

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norco/ vocodin, percocet, oxycodone, oxycontin, Roxinal ....meds we see a lot for pain.

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Dilaudid, Dilaudid, Dilaudid...Percocet, Norco, morphine, Ativan...

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Specializes in LTC & home care.
Pretty much everyone is on a bowel protocol of some kind. You will be giving a ton of Colace and Miralax. Those are both ordered on a daily basis (Colace twice a day).

Agree 100% - we also gave senna frequently.

It doesn't look like anyone has mentioned levothyroxine, iron, or Prostat.

Also, we usually had at least one person on some type of antibiotic. Keflex, Cipro, Bactrim, etc.

OP, congrats on passing the NCLEX!

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