I'm the jedi master of codes and any patient that is considered to be in "cardiac arrest" means they are already connected to a cardiac monitor and you can see what rhythm they are in. So i'm not sure...
Dementia pt's don't "refuse" medications because they are confused and they simply don't know what it is you are doing, or what is it you are giving them exactly. Suggesting there is some way to make...
Please provide specific examples of "unethical" when working with the dementia population. For example, is providing redirection or using similar techniques considered to be a misleading or deceptive...
Yeah, thanks for posting what I was thinking. It's all just an ethics crossroads dilemma. lol It's one of those situations that look great on paper, but in practice... well, you
Yup, for some apparent reason a lot of people miss the grade by mere fractions of a percentage point in many instances. Yeah, don't be discouraged or too hard on yourself. I know it's frustrating and...
I'm not trying to discourage, but here's a little perspective to think about. You're basically competing for a seat in a class usually consisting of around 16 students and there's probably over 200...
Crash_Cart replied to Lorie Brown RN, MN, JD's topic in Nursing News
Patients with DUI's will lawyer up and try to defend themselves using all kinds of legal arguments. A vindictive person could even file a report with the BON citing the idea that a procedure was...
The reality of the matter is that working with the dementia population is an entirely different world than what the op is suggesting in terms of ethical dilemmas and whatever else they are attempting...