Geriatric, LTC - Page 7

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. CapeCodMermaid

    Come On People, How Stupid Are You??

    Last reply by imintrouble, BSN, RN
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  3. dander625

    Is this reasonable or am I being a newbie?

    Last reply by Atheos
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  4. Blackcat99

    Fake nursing/CNA licenses or what?

    Last reply by NursexOx
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  5. debRN0417

    Leave me alone when I'm passing meds!!!!!

    Last reply by king_of_the_hill_fan
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  6. 37changes

    LTC nurses: Can I hear from you, please?

    Last reply by 37changes, ASN, RN
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  7. proudauntie415

    Did I just get thrown under the bus? Or I'm a bad nurse?

    Last reply by BrandonLPN, LPN
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  8. Purple Princess

    shocked at what I saw!

    Last reply by Jo Dirt
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  9. bucksandra

    State Surveyors....

    Last reply by dcnballmom, ASN, RN
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  10. lovingtheunloved

    AAARRRGGGGHHH!! Stupid cell phones!

    Last reply by acgemt
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  11. Jo Dirt

    The Cold Hard Facts?

    Last reply by TrudyRN
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  12. OhioCCRN

    wow! the laziness!

    Last reply by LockportRN
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  13. Blackcat99

    What lies were you told when you were first hired in LTC?

    Last reply by Havin' A Party!, ASN, RN
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  14. southernbeegirl

    Ok people, face facts: Staffing in LTC is always going to be outrageous!

    Last reply by blue4nurses
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  15. TheCommuter

    The Elderly Are Devalued

    Article
    Last reply by ricksy
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  16. newRNhereMI

    Made a huge mistake now worried for career.

    Last reply by systoly
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  17. Blackcat99

    Do the state inspectors ever show up on noc shift?

    Last reply by missmercy
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  18. Ms.RN

    would you finish work from previoius shift?

    Last reply by Jo Dirt
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  19. msnursekim

    to give pain meds or not to give meds?

    Last reply by lisamc1RN, LPN
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  20. old rural nurse

    Scheduled toileting not being done by certain CNAs

    Last reply by lpnbecky123
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  21. djsugar

    How long should it take to pass meds to 44 to 45 residents

    Last reply by PillPusher1
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  22. Cyndi_1985

    overheard a CNA badly verbally abusing an elderly patient

    Last reply by Cyndi_1985
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  23. GrassHopper2

    MDS Charting Emphasis for Staff

    Last reply by niecy RN
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  24. FROGGYLEGS

    the neverending med pass

    Last reply by c.oconnor
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  25. shel_wny

    Made to Falsify Documentation :(

    Last reply by CloudySue
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  26. TheCommuter

    Restraint-free facility = FALLS GALORE

    Last reply by Forever Sunshine, ASN, RN
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