Geriatric, LTC - Page 119

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. Ms.RN

    should I fill out med error form?

    Last reply by SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN
    • 10 replies
  3. brown eyed girl

    Burnt out on LTC. Suggestions PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!

    Last reply by brown eyed girl
    • 15 replies
  4. NCIANurse

    How many residents do you care for Per Shift?

    Last reply by nursegnet
    • 59 replies
  5. Forever Sunshine

    First shift tomorrow!

    Last reply by Forever Sunshine, ASN, RN
    • 8 replies
  6. pretty70

    should I complaint?

    Last reply by CoffeeRTC, BSN, RN
    • 14 replies
  7. obxdrmn

    Transition from ER to LTC

    Last reply by MeganAK
    • 10 replies
  8. TrickieTam

    Was fired today......

    Last reply by TrickieTam
    • 31 replies
  9. supernurse1230

    i hope i know when to hang up my stethoscope,

    Last reply by Siddhartha
    • 38 replies
  10. SuesquatchRN

    Those Special Moments with Residents

    Last reply by akanini, MSN, RN
    • 9 replies
  11. mondkmondk

    Very disappointed in treatment by fellow co-workers

    Last reply by DLS_PMHNP, MSN, RN, NP
    • 13 replies
  12. Kitty Hawk

    When asked "what meds are you giving me?"

    Last reply by calliesue
    • 23 replies
  13. mondkmondk

    Worried about a couple fellow co-workers and what this may mean for the rest of us

    Last reply by newtress, LPN
    • 19 replies
  14. sunshinegirlrn

    New Grads in LTC... Opinions please

    Last reply by jessripp
    • 6 replies
  15. mondkmondk

    Am I too old to go back to school?

    Last reply by mondkmondk
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  16. SuesquatchRN

    Defiant and Insubordinate

    Last reply by Debilpn23
    • 100 replies
  17. StNeotser

    What tactics do you use with Know All Aides?

    Last reply by LogCabinMom
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  18. nhelkhound

    Quitting...are they all the same??

    Last reply by regnurse1995
    • 18 replies
  19. topic

    Why hide barrier creams and/or skin preps?

    Last reply by fuzzywuzzy, CNA
    • 11 replies
  20. mondkmondk

    What could have been done differently?

    Last reply by morte, LPN, LVN
    • 14 replies
  21. wiley6coyote

    Seeing the future

    Last reply by vanlo001
    • 3 replies
  22. mondkmondk

    Who you gonna call??? (not Ghostbusters!)

    Last reply by CapeCodMermaid, RN
    • 6 replies
  23. natrgrrl

    What happens after med error?

    Last reply by Nascar nurse, ASN, RN
    • 13 replies
  24. supernurse1230

    Re: nursing duties and nurse/pt. ratio

    Last reply by locolorenzo22, BSN, RN
    • 8 replies
  25. mharrah

    LTC interview

    Last reply by TheCommuter, BSN, RN
    • 6 replies
  26. SuesquatchRN

    Rash of UTIs

    Last reply by teeniebert, LPN
    • 12 replies