anniek

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1. just an oddity i had to share....

   anniek replied to sunnygirl272's topic in Gastroenterology

   L-Lysine has been extremely effective for me and many people I know for the prevention of canker sores, if I feel one coming on I'll start taking it and continue for a few days.

2. crushing pills

   anniek replied to nursejanedough's topic in Geriatric

   In the past we have always crushed our meds by the Pounding method, the facility where I work now uses a pair of plyers, each pill is individually packaged but if it is out of a bottle I put it in a souffle cup and no more pounding. To bad we couldn...

3. Eden Alternative

   anniek replied to ktwlpn's topic in Geriatric

   I work at a large facility where the Eden alternative was in place when I started there, The Front lobby if filled with plant life and a small water fountain, and there are about 5 dogs and probably an equal number of cats (1 for each unit in the fac...

4. State survey process on a Dementia wing

   anniek replied to j.eaton's topic in Geriatric

   Our facility is just starting a Dementia unit and I would be interested in hearing any feed back from anyone with experience with this. It is my understanding that there is no set times for care. How are meal times/bath times/ meds handled in this ...