This innovative model has helped reduce falls and pressure ulcers, and RN turnover rates have dropped as well.
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This innovative model has helped reduce falls and pressure ulcers, and RN turnover rates have dropped as well.
This progressive degenerative spine condition is commonly mistaken for
arthritis. This article covers assessment and management, including preop and postop care.
When an elderly patient becomes confused and agitated, a careful history of recent procedures and medications points clinicians in the right direction.
How to assess the integumentary and musculoskeletal systems, head, neck, face, and functional status
Innovative information technology tools help ensure patients get the right care at the right time.
How to use auscultation to distiguish sinus bradycardia from complete heart block in geriatric patients.
Discusses the problem of when it’s unsafe for an older person to drive.
Chronic pain has widespread effects on older adults. This article describes how to help patients manage it.
Multiple factors make the elderly susceptible to dysphagia. The author reviews
multidisciplinary management approaches and offers a checklist of simple nursing actions to promote assessment and management.
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