lots2care4

lots2care4 has 10 years experience and specializes in Geriatrics.

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1. Christmas Gift Ideas?

   lots2care4 replied to Katillac's topic in General Nursing

   I have given Bath and Body Works lotion ... they all loved that. This year I bought my 'regulars' the Frost Guard for their cars in an effort to save them time and gas. Pretty soft throws for the others ... got a great deal at JCPenney on these! ME...

2. Multiple prn pain meds requested all at the same time

   lots2care4 replied to lots2care4's topic in Addictions

   Thank you ladies so much for your words of advice. This resident is in a LTC facility and is on Hospice; however, she continues with all her regularly scheduled meds along with the prns. I was not comfortable giving what she was asking for and I bel...

3. Multiple prn pain meds requested all at the same time

   lots2care4 posted a topic in Hospice

   0I have a question for ya ... been struggling with this for a bit... While working in a SNF, I have a patient who receives scheduled pain medications as follows: oxycodone 15mg q 4 hrs, gabapentin 300mg QID .. she also has a fentanyl patch 75mcg/hr. ...

4. Multiple prn pain meds requested all at the same time

   lots2care4 posted a topic in Addictions

   I have a question for ya ... been struggling with this for a bit... While working in a SNF, I have a patient who receives scheduled pain medications as follows: oxycodone 15mg q 4 hrs, gabapentin 300mg QID .. she also has a fentanyl patch 75mcg/hr. S...

5. Anyone mixing antigens for allergy drops?

   lots2care4 replied to allergyrn's topic in Endocrine

   Hello ladies/gents ... I just interviewed for a LPN position with an allergist/immunologist. One interesting aspect to this position was the need to learn how to mix allergen drops ... I questioned whether that would be within my scope of practice (...

6. Career change...need input and opinions please!

   lots2care4 replied to lovelane78's topic in General Nursing

   I am currently working as a private duty LVN. I make decent money but no benefits, vacay, sick time, etc. I am 35 and burnt out on nursing in general. At my age I just need to go back to school and get my RN and so on. I hate hospital nursing with a ...

7. Combining Med Passes

   lots2care4 replied to wearinwhite's topic in Geriatric

   hello, ladies ... :yeah:i applaud all nurses ... i am just 2 weeks into float orientation on a ltc unit and a relatively new lpn grad. we have 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9 o'clock passes, neb txs and other wound/eye txs on one floor. i've just finished 3 day...

8. Nursing home nurses, time saving tips?

   lots2care4 replied to treeye's topic in Geriatric

   :yelclap: your words of encouragement are awesome! i will be starting a new job in ltc and, while being a bit anxious about the staffing to resident ratio, i am excited to get back into it. absolutely love the 'shortcuts' you've mentioned and the ...

9. The latest nursing scrubs...

   lots2care4 replied to Joe V's topic in Humor

   Currently working in a Continuing Care Retirement Community ... in the Adult Home aspect of such. Management requests we wear 'casual attire', khakis, no jeans, no spandex, put together well with blouses/tops, but nothing provocative; we can wear sc...

10. dialysis training

    lots2care4 replied to tony's topic in Urology

    Hello fellow nurses ... I am a LPN working in an Enhanced Assisted Living Residence and find myself longing to be a nurse ... would like information on LPNs training to become dialysis certified. Is this something only for RNs? I would appreciate a...

11. What is so wrong with discussing end of life care?

    lots2care4 replied to imintrouble's topic in General Nursing

    :igtsyt: probably gonna be telling my age here but, remember the days when people just died when it was their time? no heroic methods, surgeries... etc. today, the medical field jumps right in, from one thing to another, doing their best to 'save his...

12. How would you have handled this?

    lots2care4 replied to ProBeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    yay! my thought process goes right along your lines! what if you had not called? you did the right thing; there would be no way you would have known she would come around. :redbeathe better safe than sorry! :)

13. Any suggestions for ongoing med errors?

    lots2care4 replied to DPRN's topic in LTC Directors

    Hello fellow nurses! :) I work in an adult home where cnas are employed as med techs. Our facility works off the 'point' system...you make a medication error, you receive points based on the error, type of med, etc. When an error is made, it reall...

14. Full Circle, My First Year of Nursing

    lots2care4 replied to Imafloat's topic in New Nurse

    Thanks so much for the wonderful synopsis of your first year...as I wipe the tears from my eyes, I understand all you've written. Continue on, my dear...you will do well! :heartbeat

15. Assisted Living

    lots2care4 replied to tammy07's topic in LPN/LVN

    kudos to all nurses out there who love their job...it shows! i just love this website and sit for hours reading all the varying degrees of commitment. :heartbeat having passed my state boards in september of 2007, i am new to the nursing field and so...