Top 5 medicine to pass in LTC?

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For me?

Insulin

Ativan

MOM

Dulcolax supp

Vicodin

These are the top 5 that I have to have on a daily basis at work. These meds pretty much tells you what kind of residents I have he-he.

Add Robitussin these coming few months ahead :uhoh21:

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Well, my number 1 is Docusate!

2. multi vitamin

3. xanax

4.lasix

5. digoxin

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the inpatient cocktail

Metoprolol

percocet

Ducolax

Prozac

combivent

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1. stool softner

2. xanax

3.stomach medication

4.resperdal

5.tylenol

I am amazed at the patients that are on >3 meds of the same kind such as 3 stool softners or 3 stomach meds.

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pain meds, psych meds, bowel meds.:)

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How about Chronulac...Haldol...or the new favorite Namenda :rolleyes:

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Specializes in ICU, PICC Nurse, Nursing Supervisor.

OK here goes

1. MVI

2. Namenda

3. ativan

4. zyprexa

4. risperadol

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Specializes in Trauma/ED.

Nobody mentioned my top one...

1. Coumadin

2. MVT

3. Senna/Doss

4. Remeron

5. Insulin

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coumadin

Insulin

nameda/ aricept

prilosec

colace or senakot

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Specializes in Geriatrics, DD, Peri-op.

Let's see...

1. colace

2. depakote

3. risperdal

4. clonidine (used for behavior managment)

5. promod powder (given for low albumin due to the above 3 meds)

Ya'll see what kind of place that I work. :chuckle

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For me depends what shift.

AM

1) insulin

2) metopropolol

3) lasix

4) colace

5) senna

PM

1) risperdal

2) aricept

3) depakote

4)seraquel

5) restoril

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I have one resident on Dig and another on Coumadin.

None on Lasix anymore.

Forgot to add Cardiac meds and Senokot as well :) but I would have to change my "top 5" title to "top ten".

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