Geriatric, LTC - Page 20

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. Warn2601

    Alter charting

    by Warn2601,
    • 3 replies
  3. heynow1313

    crushing meds, best foods to disguise taste

    by heynow1313,
    • 35 replies
  4. blueskyy

    Was I wrong?

    by blueskyy,
    • 16 replies
  5. Adele_Michal7

    Adjusting to EMAR

    by Adele_Michal7, ASN, RN,
    • 5 replies
  6. bbrown74

    Fall and tabs/bed alarm inservice, any ideas

    by bbrown74, BSN,
    • 3 replies
  7. Zesikajia

    Skilled nursing facility helped.. !!!

    by Zesikajia,
    • 6 replies
  8. Adele_Michal7

    Policy on No Reliever.

    by Adele_Michal7, ASN, RN,
    • 5 replies
  9. healthcare2015

    Geriatrics

    by healthcare2015,
    • 4 replies
  10. Newnursey86

    Med pass 55+ residents and med error

    by Newnursey86,
    • 11 replies
  11. flashpoint

    Any Ideas on Increasing Hand Washing Compliance?

    by flashpoint,
    • 4 replies
  12. Adele_Michal7

    Paparazzi at work?

    by Adele_Michal7, ASN, RN,
    • 15 replies
  13. flashpoint

    How Do You Sign Your Narcotic Book?

    by flashpoint,
    • 17 replies
  14. mndlng97

    Will an Incident Report get me Fired?

    by mndlng97,
    • 3 replies
  15. RainMom

    Are we over-reacting?

    by RainMom,
    • 28 replies
  16. Life22feb

    What is a typical day working in a nursing home?

    by Life22feb,
    • 14 replies
  17. GRAB1

    Excessive use of Omeprazole or Protonix

    by GRAB1,
    • 18 replies
  18. HazelnutCream

    SNF/ALF challenges with Hospice providers?

    by HazelnutCream,
    • 5 replies
  19. conurse2015

    Started career at a SNF and now nobody is hiring me

    by conurse2015,
    • 5 replies
  20. GSDlvrRN

    Feeling defeated

    by GSDlvrRN, MSN,
    • 6 replies
  21. mtjoanna

    Hurting but happy

    by mtjoanna,
    • 1 reply
  22. Raviepoo

    Reaching dementia patients with verse

    by Raviepoo,
    • 0 replies
  23. tpnurse95

    Pain managment for the old old population with Alzheimer's and expressive aphasiia

    by tpnurse95,
    • 8 replies
  24. heynow1313

    any advice for sleeplessness with ALZ patient

    by heynow1313,
    • 8 replies
  25. GSDlvrRN

    Where can this take me?

    by GSDlvrRN, MSN,
    • 4 replies
  26. Mscoleman78

    Is Money Everything???

    by Mscoleman78,
    • 4 replies