Before I pass med on a new unit, I sit down with the MAR and go thru it and prioritize who will get meds first....residents with insulin, residents with more than one med time for the same med, resident with HTN, residents who are sick and reciving antibiotics, etc. so when I pass my meds I zig zag around alot, giving meds to resident in room 445, then taking the cart all the way to room 433, then taking the the cart across the unit to 456, then going to this room and moving the cart back down the hall to this room....Does this happen to any on out there in LTC land? I know some nurses who start on one end of the unit and simply work their way down or they put the cart in the activity room and wait till the residents come to them, but how do you do it?
