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  1. common meds in LTC

    cwgirlqtpie replied to ajaxgirl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    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 ,...

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

    cwgirlqtpie replied to NurseyTee's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    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...

  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...

  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...

  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...

  6. Staff/Patient Ratio - 30 Patients per Nurse

    cwgirlqtpie replied to Colima's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    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...