Top 5 medicine to pass in LTC?

[SoldierMedic]

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:

[night owl]

Calcium

MVT

Colace

Lactulose

Zoloft

[Angela Mac]

everyone is on-

colace &

calcium

many patients are on-

potassium

coumadin

*blood pressure meds*

*cardiac meds*

*inhalers* (I live in a big tobacco state)

[MsLpn02]

My top 5 meds are.................(drum roll please)

1. Lortab

2. Xanax

3. Senokot/colace

4. Robitussin

5. Extra Strength Tylenol

[mlolsonny]

Senna S

Colace

MOM

Tylenol

Lasix

[CardioHeather]

Miralax is HUGE here.

[Buddha]

The top five in Ohio LTC.

1. EC ASA-well, we gotta have heart

2. colace- for the anal obessed

3. Vioxx- we are a rehab facility aren't we?

4. Remeron- appetite stimulant and anti-depressive a two for one punch

5. Lortab- who wants to wait for the ES acetiomethophin anymore

:rotfl:

[anndoodle]

Top 5 for my 11-7 shift:

1. Lorcet/Lortab

2. Reglan

3. DCN100

4. Insulin

5. Tylenol

I'm over the Medicare hall, and we have a lot of new residents here for rehab with broken hips, knees, etc. here for PT/OT. Lots of pain meds. What amazes me is why most of these people don't moan and groan during the day for pain meds....they wait until I arrive at 10:45 and then they all start in on the call lights, requesting pain pills. True, they keep me running up and down the halls all night!

[donmomofnine]

Top 5 for my 11-7 shift:

1. Lorcet/Lortab

2. Reglan

3. DCN100

4. Insulin

5. Tylenol

I'm over the Medicare hall, and we have a lot of new residents here for rehab with broken hips, knees, etc. here for PT/OT. Lots of pain meds. What amazes me is why most of these people don't moan and groan during the day for pain meds....they wait until I arrive at 10:45 and then they all start in on the call lights, requesting pain pills. True, they keep me running up and down the halls all night!

That's why I prefer regularly scheduled pain medication for adequate pain management....eliminates some of the running around involved with giving prns and gives more effective pain relief!:)

[redheadRN]

We just got a new MD at our facility, so things are changing. At present, we are giving a lot of

1. Senna
   
2. Tylenol
   
3. Metoprolol
   
4. Aspirin
   
5. Depakote.
   

By comparison, our facility really skimps on behavioral medications.:chuckle Of course, we use them, but not in my top 5. (Depakote the exception).

[IDlvrM]

Risperdal

Insulin

Oxycodone

Senna

Potassium

[TMoscatelli]

Coumadin

digoxin

calcium

colace

Ativan

and lots of pain meds too

[sassynurse78]

1. Calcium

2. Lortab

3. Risperdal

4. Various Bowel Meds

5. Insulin (whats the deal anymore with more and more HS accuchecks and insulin? Its almost as bad as the 4pm!)