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  1. Question about insulins

    signet123 replied to mondkmondk's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Don't feel like a fool. This is a very common mistake. When Lantus first came out, I remember Doing this once or twice. Someone asked me what this new type of insulin was. I looked it up online...

  2. repeating parrot

    signet123 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I started working at a new nursing home recently. They have been orienting me to different halls. On the one hall I worked over the weekend, there was an intresting sight. This little old lady who...

  3. They dropped my mother head first

    signet123 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm an Lpn working in a local nursing home 2 days a week. I watch my son the rest of the time while my spouse works. My mother is a resident in the facility where I work. She went in there about a...

  4. New to LTC. Any tips for me?

    signet123 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You definitely need more orientation time. I was almost exactly in the same position you are six months ago. It was very overwhelming trying to learn all the patients and their habits. How they...

  5. tips for dealing with an uncooperative pt

    signet123 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm a new LPN working as a med nurse in a nursing home. I have this one patient who is very uncooperative. She is diabetic and gets accuchecks at 4 pm and 9pm. She gets Novolin N at 4pm as well as...