cwgirlqtpie

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1. common meds in LTC

   cwgirlqtpie replied to ajaxgirl's topic in Geriatric

   A couple of the newer ones that I have seen recently include Kadian (a time released, once a day dose of morphine) and talacen (a synthetic pain killer). We also use a lot of roxanol, dilaudid , tons and tons of lortab(all strengths). Dilantin and...

2. "Take down" in LTC?????

   cwgirlqtpie replied to NurseyTee's topic in Geriatric

   What she did is totally wrong .... I have been in LTC two years and have never seen that done. That wouldn't be tolerated where I am employed. Good luck to you as a new nurse ... ltc is hard .... it isn't for everyone .. and even for those of us wh...

3. are you burnt out too?

   cwgirlqtpie replied to godivalady's topic in General Nursing

   I guess I am getting to the "burnt out" point ... two years as a brand new nurse in a LTC facility will do that I suppose. I recently s witched to PRN status and only work two 12's a week because I realized I had a problem at work. When I went to ...

4. is this typical?

   cwgirlqtpie replied to shock-me-sane's topic in General Nursing

   You'd be surprised, overall ... at the general health conditions of residents in ltc, especially the ones who are snf. The facility I work in, there is no differentiation between ltc and snf other than the paperwork end of things for the nurses. Of...

5. want to help out a friend BUT.....

   cwgirlqtpie replied to hhrhrn41's topic in General Nursing

   In our LTC facility we are allowed to give a coworker (cna, administration, secretarial, etc ) anything that is on our cart that is stock ... anything that is prescription, we must ask the DON or ADON ... usually a one time only thing may be allowed,...

6. Staff/Patient Ratio - 30 Patients per Nurse

   cwgirlqtpie replied to Colima's topic in Geriatric

   I have been a long term care facility floor nurse for two years now ... daytime shift (you know the job responsibilities that go with that) .. and am so sick of pt and family complaints about how poor of a job we do. No one other than other ltc nurs...

7. Can our medical histories be used against us?

   cwgirlqtpie replied to Nurse Jeni's topic in General Students

   Where I live, your previous dx may be used against you. I was diagnosed as bipolar over ten years ago. I was actually encouraged to attend nursing school by both my case worker and my doctor. When I applied for nursing school, nothing was asked co...