nurseekim

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1. Technology in preventing medication errors

   nurseekim replied to sk8inghunny's topic in General Nursing

   my hospital uses the pyxis system which contains pockets that open individually when that specific medication is selected. at times the pharmacy does make mistakes and fill the wrong pocket with the wrong medication. but that's when the 3 check in me...

2. End Of Life Issues---The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

   nurseekim replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   i currently work in a catholic hospital on a geriatric unit....when issues like this arises we call the sister and or the palliative care nurse. they would read and get an understanding of the patients advance directive, if there is one. they are ver...

3. Tips on dealing with the demented patient in the ER

   nurseekim replied to traumaRUs's topic in Emergency

   haldol increases death rate amongst the elderly. haldol should not be used to treat dementia.

4. Tips on dealing with the demented patient in the ER

   nurseekim replied to traumaRUs's topic in Emergency

   Most demented patient come from the nursing homes. These patients are often guarded from having to deal with the treatment from the nursing home. We as nurses have to try to comfort them which may help in decreasing there anxiety level.

5. Gerontological Nursing Case Study: Medication Use and the Frail Elderly

   nurseekim replied to VickyRN's topic in Educators

   As a nurse working on a geriatric unit I would ask the daughter when was her mothers last visit it her primary care physigian. Did they do labs and what was her inr then. Her inr is too high- so I would hold her warfrin, she is Brady - hr 39 hold dig...