Geriatric, LTC - Page 10

How to get a patient with dementia to take their BP meds? How to provide care to both a husband and wife who are residents of your nursing home? How do geriatric patients differ from others when evaluating skin integrity? 

 
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  2. ltcnurse4u

    Crushing Oral Medications...New Regulation

    Last reply by Tenebrae, BSN, RN
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  3. CoffeeRTC

    Help me spend money!

    Last reply by Glycerine82, LPN
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  4. mozella

    How can an rn with no nursing experience be a supervisor

    Last reply by lumbarpain, ADN, RN
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  5. lukesbaby

    DSD Certificate On Line Course

    Last reply by amoLucia
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  6. bluegeegoo2

    What I Wish I Could Say to My Residents and Their Families

    Last reply by ltcnurse4u, CNA, LPN
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  7. CapeCodMermaid

    Staff Development Coordinators-what's included?

    Last reply by CapeCodMermaid, RN
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  8. momandstudent

    Restorative nursing

    Last reply by jay_lea1
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  9. CapeCodMermaid

    Infection Preventionist

    Last reply by CapeCodMermaid, RN
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  10. lyric65

    Confused on Charting in LTC

    Last reply by CapeCodMermaid, RN
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  11. greenthumbforwounds

    Posey foot elevator?

    Last reply by greenthumbforwounds
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  12. CapeCodMermaid

    NG Tubes

    Last reply by CapeCodMermaid, RN
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  13. CapeCodMermaid

    Checking placement of Gtube

    Last reply by CapeCodMermaid, RN
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  14. sunnyx4

    Change in condition during report (sort of)

    Last reply by Sparki77
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  15. CapeCodMermaid

    It's ME! or MINE

    Last reply by Leader25, ASN, BSN, RN
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  16. imaginethat8673

    Need opinions

    Last reply by amoLucia
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  17. lumbarpain

    Nurse physical and verbal abuse by patients

    Last reply by CapeCodMermaid, RN
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  18. everybodyluvsanurse

    How soon to give PRN Clonidine after routine BP meds?

    Last reply by Mahogany Queen
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  19. bluegeegoo2

    I Quit Nursing.

    Last reply by lumbarpain, ADN, RN
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  20. zoRN

    death in LTC

    Last reply by lumbarpain, ADN, RN
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  21. 2737

    Are state surveys conducted on weekends?

    Last reply by caliotter3
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  22. River&MountainRN

    Limited Orientation; High Ratio; How to Survive?

    Last reply by bryanleo9
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  23. aelmore

    Replacing LPNs with medication techs - Is this legal?

    Last reply by tsomargotte
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  24. Jf1421

    Certifications

    Last reply by Maacanto
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  25. Trulibra

    MED cart Wars. LTC

    Last reply by slauren
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  26. Kishaj6

    What's your 2nd shift routine??

    Last reply by River&MountainRN, ADN, RN
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