All vitals should be normal in geriatric pt, but to answer your q, I would have to say heart rate since HTN is common problem and temp can actually decrease as we age (and when sick in elderly). Pain...
Ya no, I heard the same thing, but I did a google search of nursing homes in my area, went to their websites and quite a few of them had jobs posted for nurses. I've only applied to one in Oakland,...
It sounds similar to a nursing home. How many patients will you have? I worked at nursing home for a little bit. Kinda crazy and you odn't have time (unitl you get a routine down) to do much of...
I graduated May 08. I worked for 8months in LTC and am now unemployed. It really sucks to not have a job, esp. when I have so much debt to pay off, but things will get better. For now, apply to...
lynette.johnson replied to RNnTrainin''s topic in General Students
My 1st thought was tx the pain, but then I remembered learning that pain (although very real and distressing) is a psych issue which is always secondary to the tx of the primary medical problem. In...