in LTC have you ever...

Specialties Geriatric

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had a dr's order to restrict visitors for a single resident due to expectant visits from drug dealers?!

i mean..what this world is coming to. when your 70yr old granny is expecting hook ups from the east side boys, my lord. i fear for the future of my non-existant children.

then on top of that(obviously she's a very heavy narcotic abuser), this woman is going into major DT's from ETOH, nicotine, lortab, valium, soma...etc and all we are able to give her is PRN 0.5 ativan q6. haven't doctors ever heard of WEANING someone off of these things?! :banghead: she should have had some sort of rehab before going into LTC.

sorry...rant about my shift. :spbox:

Specializes in acute care and geriatric.

Oh I have patients like that- pretend they are confused and do crazy stuff!!! Keeps us in stitches!!

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