Geriatric, LTC - Page 8

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. LPN01112005

    LPN working as CNA

    Last reply by PsychNurseWannaBe, BSN, RN
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  3. ladimandy

    Nurse Kept my Great Grandfathers wedding Ring

    Last reply by achot chavi
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  4. Blackcat99

    Mandatory meetings and night shift

    Last reply by Blackcat99
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  5. Juwon

    Nurses Enjoy LTC

    Last reply by Geslina, BSN, RN
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  6. mondkmondk

    Doing away with side rails?

    Last reply by CapeCodMermaid, RN
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  7. ricksy

    New Nurse Pain Med Question

    Last reply by stippie09, ASN, RN
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  8. mom-wife-nurse

    Here's a new one: chart assessments before midnight.....

    Last reply by NurseNightOwl, BSN, RN
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  9. DixieRedHead

    Discharged at the point of death.

    Last reply by txredheadnurse, BSN, RN
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  10. mickeypat

    Medicare Charting

    Last reply by zieglarf, LVN
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  11. luvmydogs84

    Nursing homes' bad reputation

    Last reply by lovingtheunloved, ASN, RN
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  12. Inquisitive one

    Staff eating with residents

    Last reply by weirdRN, RN
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  13. ChickenJoyRN,BSN

    What is the state guidelines for nurse to patient ratio in SNF's/LTC for California?

    Last reply by CapeCodMermaid, RN
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  14. artsmom

    LTC and loving it

    Last reply by SleeepyRN
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  15. CapeCodMermaid

    Rationing Health Care for Seniors

    Last reply by SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN
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  16. ANNG7

    Hourly Rate for an LPN in Florida

    Last reply by gardenpartyy
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  17. retread71

    how much time for AM med pass?

    Last reply by twokidsmom,rn
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  18. Pat_Pat RN

    "Right" way to pulls meds from cards?

    Last reply by OldGrayNurse
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  19. funsizedliv

    Its Just not fair! Good Nurse getting fired (probably)

    Last reply by RedhairedNurse, BSN, RN
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  20. geekchic

    Does anyone LOVE Geriatrics?

    Last reply by mrs tink rn
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  21. JDougRN

    WHAT were they thinking at that Nursing Home???

    Last reply by DH.nurse
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  22. flashpoint

    How Often Do You Check...?

    Last reply by wanderlustnurse88, RN
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  23. knockandhello

    fed up and set up

    Last reply by Daytonite, BSN, RN
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  24. SP1CEGRL

    Discouraged after first day training on new job :(

    Last reply by Whit2389
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  25. Plagueis

    I hate being a LPN in LTC. The horror!

    Last reply by robby5313
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  26. croppyRN

    I'm not 'getting' this. Should I be RN?

    Last reply by KSGMaine, ASN
    • 40 replies