Geriatric, LTC - Page 9

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. loriangel14

    How much orientation?

    Last reply by CapeCodMermaid, RN
    • 2 replies
  3. onthemark

    gentleness wanted for the elderly

    Last reply by TriciaJ, RN
    • 5 replies
  4. KSjo88

    DON Education

    Last reply by KSjo88, BSN
    • 3 replies
  5. CapeCodMermaid

    Writing Bad Orders

    Last reply by mtmkjr, BSN
    • 13 replies
  6. Cora_Ann

    LTC nurses...

    Last reply by BrandonLPN, LPN
    • 59 replies
  7. Longleggedstar

    Nurse refuses to give me report!!!

    Last reply by Hoosier_RN, MSN
    • 5 replies
  8. newtelenurse

    patient identifiers

    Last reply by bluegeegoo2, LPN
    • 5 replies
  9. Kac718

    LTC nurses having to do CNA work all day

    Last reply by lumbarpain56
    • 21 replies
  10. Nursing_excellence

    Getting orders noc shift

    Last reply by Tippyrn
    • 14 replies
  11. CapeCodMermaid

    Time to prepare

    Last reply by CapeCodMermaid, RN
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  12. Springdaisy04

    Understaffing

    Last reply by Springdaisy04
    • 4 replies
  13. CapeCodMermaid

    Nurses not caring

    Last reply by litbitblack, ASN, RN
    • 5 replies
  14. KarinBe

    Can medicine that dry out mucus hasten death?

    Last reply by sirI, MSN, APRN, NP
    • 3 replies
  15. CharityLLVN

    First SNF Job and seeing awful DM care

    Last reply by Vanessa1022
    • 10 replies
  16. MJLPN727

    LTC nurse life!

    Last reply by amoLucia
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  17. Thanksforthedonuts

    Dementia and driving??

    Last reply by Thanksforthedonuts, MSN, APRN
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  18. CapeCodMermaid

    Since when is it okay to be late ?

    Last reply by Serhilda, ADN, RN
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  19. staffing24

    RN Supervisor/receptionist

    Last reply by Golden_RN, MSN
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  20. CapeCodMermaid

    On Call

    Last reply by mander
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  21. Jendes1979

    Live's and licenses at risk

    Last reply by tess16
    • 15 replies
  22. tess16

    Will it get better??

    Last reply by middleagednurse
    • 21 replies
  23. arabstarRN

    How many residents is too many for one nurse?

    Last reply by Daisy Joyce
    • 81 replies
  24. calexis20

    New ALF ADOW

    Last reply by calexis20, CNA, LPN
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  25. Blackcat99

    What song describes your workplace environment?

    Last reply by Glycerine82, LPN
    • 32 replies
  26. VeraT

    Needle stick

    Last reply by CapeCodMermaid, RN
    • 4 replies