Managing chronic pain in the elderlyChronic pain has widespread effects on older adults. This article describes how to help patients manage it.
Promoting nonhazardous alcohol use by older adultsRoughly half of adults ages 65 and older drink alcohol. Although experts continue to debate the possible health benefits of alcohol when consumed in…
Attacking anterior-wall myocardial infarction in timeMore than 1 million Americans a year suffer a myocardial infarction (MI). This article tells you how – and how quickly – you need…
Getting the message out: Older adults need oral careDespite its link to overall health, older adults often do not get the proper oral health care they need. “Affordable, accessible preventive care, including…
How dolls can help patients with dementiaOne evening while making rounds in the geriatric psychiatry unit, a nurse manager heard a patient crying in a little girl’s voice and pleading…
Dementia: The quiet thiefThe nurse’s note read, “not orientated to place and time due to dementia.” Several hours of general anesthesia for a knee replacement and then…
Easing the anguish of Alzheimer’s diseaseAlzheimer’s disease afflicts not just the person who has it but everyone in that person’s orbit. Learn how to help family members caring for…
Oral care can be a matter of life and deathThis oral-care protocol reduces the risk of hospital-acquired infection.
Quelling atrial chaos: Current approaches to managing atrial fibrillationEvery year, 2 million Americans experience atrial fibrillation (AF)—a chaotic electrical storm that ripples across both atria. The more you know about AF, the…
Being a nurse, but also a daughter or son to our aging parentsNurses come to the profession to provide care for individuals and, in some cases, populations. It is what we do best and for most…
Managing chronic pain in the elderlyChronic pain has widespread effects on older adults. This article describes how to help patients manage it.
Promoting nonhazardous alcohol use by older adultsRoughly half of adults ages 65 and older drink alcohol. Although experts continue to debate the possible health benefits of alcohol when…
Attacking anterior-wall myocardial infarction in timeMore than 1 million Americans a year suffer a myocardial infarction (MI). This article tells you how – and how quickly –…
Getting the message out: Older adults need oral careDespite its link to overall health, older adults often do not get the proper oral health care they need. “Affordable, accessible preventive…
How dolls can help patients with dementiaOne evening while making rounds in the geriatric psychiatry unit, a nurse manager heard a patient crying in a little girl’s voice…
Dementia: The quiet thiefThe nurse’s note read, “not orientated to place and time due to dementia.” Several hours of general anesthesia for a knee replacement…
Easing the anguish of Alzheimer’s diseaseAlzheimer’s disease afflicts not just the person who has it but everyone in that person’s orbit. Learn how to help family members…
Oral care can be a matter of life and deathThis oral-care protocol reduces the risk of hospital-acquired infection.
Quelling atrial chaos: Current approaches to managing atrial fibrillationEvery year, 2 million Americans experience atrial fibrillation (AF)—a chaotic electrical storm that ripples across both atria. The more you know about…
Being a nurse, but also a daughter or son to our aging parentsNurses come to the profession to provide care for individuals and, in some cases, populations. It is what we do best and…
