adrienurse

so the orders usually call for ml's of the solution? How does the dosage in mg come into play? Maybe I'm having trouble picturing how the meds are supplued from pharmacy.

deleted

deleted

deleted

deleted

What do you make of the recent trend against antipsychotics? There has been research which seems to be getting validated elsewhere that shows at those elders being given these drugs to treat behaviours causes mortality to go up significantly through cardiac problems, but just from the results of falling. Have you seen a decrease in use where you work?

deleted

deleted

deleted

deleted

Holy cow how on earth can you bend down and do your work wearing a girdle?

On the issue of "sundowning", there is thought that this is more related to fatigue then the disease itself or the time of day. The person just cannot express what is bugging them so it sets off a host of behaviours. Schedualing afternoon rest periods may work. Of course there are no quick fixes or absolutes when working with these guys.

"i want to go home" is usually Alzheimer's code for "I'm tired and uncomfortable and don't feel secure here". Looking into fixing any of these 3 issues will usually help. Distraction also sometimes helps but not if the person is pre-occupied with the above 3. It can also mean that the person is bored. Understanding something about them and what they like to do and talk about also helps to occupy them. No small task though when you're taking care of 20 others, right?

deleted

deleted

okay I don't know where you are reading into the situation that I was being inappropriate.

deleted

it's one of those LOL cats thingies. I got it off of someone's facebook page.

wow you're giving me stress flashbacks Wouldn't it be nice if you could actually find respiratory supplies when you need them?

deleted

deleted

that a frail old man who lacks the coordination and dexterity to feed and care for himself can unwrap a complicated foot dressing in 5 seconds flat.

deleted

deleted

deleted