Geriatric, LTC - Page 63

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. hope3456

    MARS: electronic or paper?

    Last reply by kbrn2002, ADN, RN
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  3. Orion81RN

    how PRN schedule works in LTC

    Last reply by freesia29, ASN, RN
    • 7 replies
  4. TrickieTam

    New job...

    Last reply by certifiedbuttwiper
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  5. blessedmomma247

    Kinda of a vent...

    Last reply by HippyDippyLPN
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  6. nicole68

    lawsuits

    Last reply by Meriwhen, ASN, BSN, MSN, RN
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  7. Terrified83

    Med error for new 2013 nurse

    Last reply by Havin' A Party!, ASN, RN
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  8. pinkiepieRN

    Culture shock: staffing ratios, medication passes and teamwork

    Last reply by amoLucia
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  9. laderalis

    Narcs sent home with wrong resident

    Last reply by laderalis
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  10. CapeCodMermaid

    Did You Even Bother To Read It? (vent)

    Last reply by Havin' A Party!, ASN, RN
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  11. blessedmomma247

    Long story...need to vent ...

    Last reply by Salisburysteak, BSN, RN
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  12. Katie13LPN

    Time Management

    Last reply by judybsn
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  13. blessedmomma247

    New job means new hours...the night shift...

    Last reply by meanmaryjean, DNP, RN
    • 1 reply
  14. Katie13LPN

    Rewarding Caregivers

    Last reply by CapeCodMermaid, RN
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  15. Blackcat99

    Nurses who always show up late to work

    Last reply by JBMmom, MSN, NP
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  16. NurseEricaB

    I feel like such an idiot

    Last reply by LTCangel, ADN, BSN, LPN
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  17. wellnavy

    Nurse Delegation with complex feeding

    Last reply by amoLucia
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  18. hotflashion

    Compassionate care for dementia at Beatitudes, Tena Alonzo

    Last reply by nervousnurse, ASN
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  19. BosSM22

    New Grad just got a job at LTC/rehab

    Last reply by JBMmom, MSN, NP
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  20. OldNurseNewTricks

    RN for 18 years and I'm completely lost with my new LTC job when it comes to Med Pass

    Last reply by creamcheesepuff
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  21. TheCommuter

    The Elderly Are Devalued

    Article
    Last reply by ricksy
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  22. pinkiepieRN

    new to ltc - any reading recommendations or other suggestions?

    Last reply by pinkiepieRN
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  23. venousr3tuRN

    Bombed my second shift on my own

    Last reply by soonrn2527
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  24. fairyluv

    so ready to quit

    Last reply by fairyluv
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  25. richnurse828

    Problems at the SNF

    Last reply by Havin' A Party!, ASN, RN
    • 25 replies
  26. keepitsimple0025

    2 months into my job, and I have state coming this whole week. any tips?

    Last reply by kmarie724
    • 2 replies